Django Fest brings Roma flair to VictoriaThis month, venues along Victoria’s waterfront district will be transformed into a world of near-mystical performance art rooted in the wayfaring soul of the European Roma and the sparkling jazz clubs of the first half of the 20th century. It was by the blending of these two styles that Django Reinhardt, himself Romani, crafted a […] Continue Reading |
Toronto’s USS return to second home VictoriaToronto’s USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) are playing not one but two dates in town on their current tour for new album New World Alphabet, and there’s a reason for that: it was Victoria where the band first started to get noticed outside of Toronto. “In 2008, when our first song got discovered and started getting […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 1 to 14, 2017Wednesday, February 1 Strongerthans John K. Samson of Winnipeg indie rockers The Weakerthans is returning to town with his new project, the Winter Wheat. Northcote opens; the show will set you back $20. See sugarnightclub.ca for more info. Saturday, February 4 Drum bangin’ and general boogyin’ A drum and dance festival will be held in […] Continue Reading |
Gracie explores polygamy from the eyes of a youthGracie explores the life of a girl growing up in a polygamist society in Bountiful, BC. Local playwright Joan MacLeod wrote the play; she says that she would like audience members to come away from the play with a conscious mind about what’s happening in BC, and even here in Victoria. “I’d like for people […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 18 to 31, 2017Until Sunday, January 22 Performing people Check out the work of Camosun College Visual Arts faculty Brenda Petays and John G. Boehme, as well as alumna Grace Salez and emeritus Judie Price, in Open Action: A Collection of Photographs and Relics from People Who Perform, on display at The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective. See thefiftyfifty.net […] Continue Reading |
From Door to Door explores multi-generational family issuesFrom Door to Door is a new play focused around three generations of women in a family and how they each grow and adapt to their own situations. But how can such a small cast successfully perform as three generations’ worth of characters? Director Zelda Dean says she won’t give away how they pull it […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Beachheads, Louise Burns, Khodara, TerrifierBeachheads Beachheads (Fysisk Format) 2/5 Norway’s Beachheads are best known for having members of metal band Kvelertak in their ranks, but here on their debut album they veer far away from metal. Heavily influenced by power-pop bands of yesteryear, the band shows potential but is dragged down by mostly depressing lyrics and songs that just […] Continue Reading |
None of This Was Planned leaves bad taste in mouthIn None of This Was Planned, reporter Mike McCardell writes about the people he’s met while trying to get stories on the streets of Vancouver. The characters he talks about range from inspirational to odd. When I read the title and found out what it was about, I was excited to read this. And while […] Continue Reading |
UVic prof uses video games to challenge artMegan Dickie’s motivation to become an artist came early: her father worked in architecture and construction, and her mother was a schoolteacher. Dickie—who is also an assistant professor of visual art at the University of Victoria—always created things as a child and, she says, had a hunger for drawing, which continued into her adult life. […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 4 to 17, 2017Until Sunday, January 22 Going from door to door A story about three generations of women, From Door to Door is a comedy being held at Congregation Emanu-El synagogue. Focusing on the loss of a mother’s husband, the play expands on the roles of a grandmother, mother, and daughter and how each one affects the […] Continue Reading |
