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Shad isn’t trying to comfort his listeners this time. On his latest album, A Short Story About a War, the Toronto hip-hop artist (full name: Shadrach Kabango) portrays a world much like our own, a world of vulnerability and rage, of fear and rationalization. Even though this album is a departure from Shad’s love for […]

Until Sunday, February 24One way to learn Italian!Pacific Opera Victoria is presenting La Traviata at Royal Theatre; the opera inspired the films Moulin Rouge! and Pretty Woman. Pre-performance lectures take place in the theatre lobby one hour prior to each show. Tickets are between $27 and $144, and are available from the Royal box office […]

CrowsSilver Tongues (Balley Records)4/5  Silver Tongues is the debut album from London’s Crows. The band plays a fusion between hard-hitting post-punk and hostile shoegaze, and they do a great job of it here. This album throws you into the soundscape of a dive bar with its first track, “Silver Tongues,” which furnishes your eardrums with its […]

Van GooseHabitual Eater(Cardboard Queen Records)3/5 The best way to describe Van Goose’s debut album would be “an indie futuristic secret agent videogame soundtrack.” And even though it’s a debut, the sole member of Van Goose, Shlomie Lavie, has been around the music industry for years and is the drummer of alt-rockers Marcy Playground. But experience […]

A new exhibit at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is bringing the works of an artist who was overlooked in the early 20th century to the public’s attention once again. Emily Carr was born in 1871 in Victoria; today she is well known for her intriguing landscapes and unique painting style. AGGV chief […]