Arts

Joshua Hyslop Echos (Nettwerk Music Group) 4/5 Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop’s third album, Echos, encompasses everything I love about the genre. With a combination of heavy acoustic guitar and whispered-tight-to-the-microphone lyrics of heartbreak, Echos is soothing and easy on the ears. Tracks such as “Fall” and “How You’ve Been” are reminiscent of Sleeping at Last […]

Comics and graphic novels have created some of the most legendary memories for both children and adults. Capital City Comic Con is a chance for likeminded people to bask in the creativity the world of comics has created. Comic Con director and Cherry Bomb Toys co-owner Candice Woodward says that she is really into supporting […]

Emma Cook Living Proof (Indoor Recess) 3.5/5 Emma Cook wrote her fourth album, Living Proof, as she overcame a head injury and post-concussion syndrome. By drawing on this, Cook creates a melancholic and haunting 10-track experience. The Toronto-based singer’s voice flips from powerful lower notes to a willowy, higher range, reminiscent of the Celtic sounds […]

Some of Canada’s most well-known bands have come out of Toronto and Montreal; the cities are known for having a much larger music-industry infrastructure than the west coast. Still, that didn’t stop Montreal R&B/soul musician Fraser Hamilton—better known by his stage name FRASE—from moving to the small town of Ymir, BC to focus on his […]

Black Wizard Livin’ Oblivion (Listenable Records) 4.5/5 Vancouver doom metal/stoner rock band Black Wizard’s fourth album Livin’ Oblivion is one hell of a raw and honest journey from start to finish. At times, it’s not as heavy as its predecessor, 2016’s New Waste, but its diversity pays off. Eugene Parkomenko’s hearty drum work on opener […]