New Music Revue: Steph Macpherson delivers honesty and empathy on new EPSteph Macpherson Cowards (Independent) 4/5 Local alternative/folk singer/songwriter Steph Macpherson has come out of a four-year-long silence (her last album was 2015’s Stones) with her new EP, Cowards. It starts off with one of her best songs ever, “Wasted,” which is fiercely honest lyrically—it’s surprising, soothing, and empathetic. It’s clear that Macpherson has been down […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: October 9 to 22, 2019Thursday, October 10 Getting the Indigenous perspective Victoria poet laureate John Barton will be hosting Local Indigenous Perspectives on October 10. The free event is a celebration of Indigenous writers and will feature readings from Danielle Geller, Kim Senklip Harvey, Philip Kevin Paul, and Troy Sebastian. Local Indigenous Perspectives takes place from 7 pm to 8:30 pm […] Continue Reading |
Experimental documentary at Antimatter explores Amazon’s business practicesAmazonia is Columbus, Ohio-based filmmaker Roger Beebe’s new experimental documentary about the physical places where Amazon packages are stored, processed, and delivered, and he’s bringing it to this year’s Antimatter film fest here in Victoria. Since 2007, Beebe has been exploring what he calls a “multi-projector performance,” where he uses up to eight projectors working […] Continue Reading |
Vancouver indie band Said the Whale discuss their history and growthVancouver-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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Mean Jeans show youthful spirit on new albumMean 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 […] Continue Reading |
Creativity crosses boundaries in BC Culture DaysThe 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 […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: September 25 to October 8, 2019Until 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. […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Locals Scimitar drop excellent second albumScimitar 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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: DENM’s new EP half-litDENM 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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: 18th & Addision give modern take on pop-punk with new EP18th & 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 […] Continue Reading |
