Hermann’s Jazz Club celebrates 40 years, looks ahead to post-pandemic world

It’s not just about the music for Hermann’s Jazz Club manager Nichola Walkden. For 40 years, the club has been bringing people together, making multi-generational impacts through music and giving people hope. But it’s been hard—really hard—this past year. She and her all-women management team have gotten creative and provided what she calls an essential […]

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New Music Revue: Doohickey Cubicle rock soft and smart, with a nudge and a wink

Doohickey Cubicle Don’t Fix Anything 😉 (Independent) 4.5/5 Imagine that you’re in bed struggling to fall asleep. After about 15 minutes of tossing and turning, you decide to try some relaxing music. But what will you listen to? Well, I’ve got great news for you: Vancouver-based soft rock/synth-pop band Doohickey Cubicle—formerly known as Booty EP—is […]

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New local podcast explores curatorial hospitality

Toby Lawrence is creating the space for big conversations about art, curation, and relationality. In connection with Krista Arias’ Earth Is My Elder exhibit, running now at Open Space, Lawrence has launched a podcast, In Relation: Engaging Curatorial Hospitality, to make these conversations accessible. Arias and Lawrence met at the UBC Okanagan campus as PhD […]

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The Earth Is My Elder offers immersive experience at Open Space

The Earth Is My Elder, running now at Open Space, starts before you even enter the gallery. The poetry of artist Krista Arias is stencilled in neon pink on the pillars out front of the gallery, her voice carrying from speakers over the din of the street, and the second-story windows full with the vibrant […]

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New Music Revue: LIZZARD make rock fascinating on fourth album

LIZZARD Eroded (Pelagic Records) 4.5/5 Get ready for some great alternative music in Eroded, the fourth album from French rock trio LIZZARD. Listeners new to the European rock scene will be amazed by this album’s quality. Eroded is a great example of combining melodic and hardcore styles. The music is fascinating with various sounds in […]

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New Music Revue: Anna Akana showcases progression on new EP

Anna Akana No Longer Yours (Jenga Productions) 4/5 Anna Akana has followed up Casualty, her 2019 debut album, with No Longer Yours, a six-song mini-album that features her popular single “Pink.” A proud member of the bisexual community, the Los Angeles-based Akana uses her pop music to be open and reflect on her personal experiences […]

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Victoria Film Festival 2021 review: Marlene

When it comes to positive things you can say about COVID-19, the list is very short, but one of the few things that this pandemic has done is reinvigorate the need for inspirational art. With her new film Marlene, Calgary-based director Wendy Hill-Tout proves how essential inspirational art is. Marlene revolves around Marlene Truscott’s side […]

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Victoria Film Festival 2021 review: Queen of the Andes

As horrific as this past year was for most of us, 2020 will go down as the year when science prevailed. This past year brought new, effective vaccines, the potential discovery of life-preserving levels of phosphine on Venus’ surface, and the finding of more bodies of salt water on Mars. Discoveries like these have effectively […]

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