Arts

All things must come to an end. After 17 years, Vancouver indie-rock band Frog Eyes—who started out in Victoria—are calling it quits. Their new album, Violet Psalms, will be the band’s last; guitarist/vocalist Carey Mercer says the circle is complete.  “When we were making it, it felt very much like we were making our first […]

The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue might appear to be all sparkles and dazzling seductiveness from afar, but performer Champagne Sparkles says their upcoming HOT PINK! fundraiser event—which contains music, comedy, and dancing—conveys much more powerful messages around body image than what people are used to seeing. “People are certainly more aware of the mainstream ideals of […]

Greg Keelor Last Winter (Warner Music Canada) 4/5 Last Winter, the fifth solo release from Blue Rodeo founding member Greg Keelor, has flown in a bit under the radar. The four-song EP combines a new and different sound with the haunting and familiar vocals that helped weave Blue Rodeo into our collective memories. Melodic, ambient, […]

Until Saturday, May 19 From Israel to Victoria Theatre Inconnu presents Tenant Haymovitch, a play about a young writer struggling with his past, from May 1 to 19. Set in a derelict apartment in the slums of Tel Aviv, Tenant Haymovitch brings the complexities of Israel to a theatre in Fernwood. Ticket prices vary from […]

Felix Cartal Next Season (Physical Presents) 3/5 Vancouver DJ and producer Felix Cartal fills soundwaves with clapping high-hat noises and snappy-squirrel electro-beats for just over an hour on his third album, Next Season. Several of the tracks feature guest musicians, and Cartal also includes his cover of the 1998 New Radicals song “You Get What […]