Arts

Vancouver-based indie band Said the Whale are in the middle of a tour across Canada and the United States to promote their new album Cascadia. For guitarist/vocalist Tyler Bancroft, the tour finds the band—who formed in 2007—coming full circle. “It is really our return to where it began,” says Bancroft, “appreciating the west coast and […]

Mean Jeans Gigantic Sike! (Fat Wreck Chords) 4/5  Mean Jeans, the party punkheads from Portland, Oregon, just released their fourth studio album, Gigantic Sike! The record—actually their fifth, if you count 2018’s Jingles Collection, 23 unsolicited product jingles—is guaranteed to give listeners one hell of good time with the excitement in it. “Fun,” “young,” and […]

The time has come for every reasonably sized city in BC to open up their proverbial creative stage and flaunt what they have to offer for BC Culture Days.  Since 2009, British Columbia’s Bridge Arts and Community, a non-profit charitable organization, gets together with up to 10 artist ambassadors and promotes the awareness of arts […]

Until Sunday, September 29 Where to look? Dare to look? Not sure what to do when the weekend hits? Perhaps you’re wanting something slightly different from the brain-blasting social life of the nightclubbing crowd? The gutsy and unapologetic exhibit All Eyes on You by Nicole Sleeth has taken female nudes in an entirely new direction. […]

Scimitar Shadows of Man (Independent) 4/5  Driven by the double-kick drums of Camosun/Nexus alumnus Clayton Basi, Scimitar is back with their second full-length album, Shadows of Man. Their 2010 debut album Black Waters was an instant classic, so word of their long-awaited return had local metal fans buzzing with anticipation. What exactly is this? Death […]

DENM Endless Summer (Rock Mafia) 3.5/5  DENM, an artist based out of Southern California best known for his 2016 hit “Lit,” recently released his newest EP, Endless Summer. This is DENM’s third EP, taking influence from rock and reggae while occasionally tossing in a hip-hop beat or EDM bass line. The EP is a relatively […]

18th & Addison Old Blues/Modern Love (Wiretap Records) 4/5  New Jersey duo 18th & Addison invigorate the pop-punk scene with their cutting-edge style and polished sound on their new EP, Old Blues/Modern Love. Band members Tom Kunzman and Kait DiBenedetto are pop-punk industry vets, and their experience shows in the quality of the music. 18th […]

The Lumineers III (Dualtone) 4/5  III is the third full-length album from Denver-based folk-rock band The Lumineers. This concept album tells the story of a family known as the Sparks and their struggle with addiction. Although this is a more melancholy side of The Lumineers than we’ve seen in the past, it’s definitely an extremely […]