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The Carolyn Pyramid Scheme of Grief (59 X Records/Disconnect Disconnect Records) 4/5 Here’s what Atlanta-based three-piece The Carolyn know what matters: punk songs don’t need to be over two and a half minutes long. As it turns out, no songs on their third LP, Pyramid Scheme of Grief, go beyond that length, and absolutely nothing […]

There’s a feral creature lurking in the dark woods of Saanichton this Halloween, bringing a howling good time to Heritage Acres. Written by David Elendune and Ian Case of theatre company 31 Iguanas, High Moon combines spooky horror, campy Westerns, and a dose of political commentary in an alternative theatre format.  “My motto is to […]

Yasmine Kandil learned a lesson while teaching at Brock University in Ontario: newcomers to Canada don’t necessarily want to see their stories as narratives of struggle. While her students worked with a community group for a class assignment, some of the recent immigrants “were sad when they saw some of the scenes that the students […]

I enjoy writing poems, but I’ve always been anxious about sharing my work with others. When my best friend took me to my first open mic back in March last year, I was eager to go check it out but told them I would not be performing. That was not the case in the end, […]