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Sometimes it takes some time and experience to realize some of your earliest ideas. Kate Braidwood, co-head of Wonderheads Theatre, first began development of her company’s new show, The Middle of Everywhere, as a thesis project while she was studying at the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Northern California. The BC-born theatre writer […]

Mastodon Once More ‘Round the Sun (Reprise Records) 4/5 Atlanta technical metal juggernaut/unlikely success story Mastodon have a rich, varied discography well worth spending lots of time with. Here on album six, they hit a mean median middle ground of all the elements that makes Mastodon Mastodon: technical and expansive progressive metal, swarming and disconcerting […]

Despite the overcast weather, Victoria Ska Fest succeeded at drawing a good-sized crowd to their Friday-night show. The beer tent was packed, the crowd was excited, and Fishbone was playing. A full-throttle band that mixed ska, soul, and punk, Fishbone were a hit. And even though there were plenty of kids in the crowd, frontman […]

Although I love live music of most genres, I had never been to a concert of just ska music, so I was excited but not quite sure what to expect at Victoria’s annual Ska Fest. When I arrived, the audience sported many a mohawk and shaved head, and it was clear that tattoos weren’t taboo […]

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart took to an intimate, candlelit stage at Save-on-Foods Memorial Center the night of June 29, where they absolutely killed their tour’s final show in Canada. There’s no denying that many years have passed since the rock duo’s rise to fame in the 1970s, […]