KISS hit Victoria, journalist eyes Paul Stanley from audience

When KISS played the Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena recently, what I really wanted was to get some time to sit down and talk face to face with singer/guitarist Paul Stanley. I even went so far as to jokingly put together a moderately successful online petition (hey, 57 people signed, not bad, if you’re asking me) to […]

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Concert review: Ziggy Marley brings a Jamaican haze to Victoria

As I arrived to the Royal Theatre last night, I came to the realization that Vancouver Island and our surrounding areas have way more Rastafarians than I thought. Well, that’s what it seemed like, anyway. Jamaican and reggae colors were in full effect. There were more dreadlocks there than I have ever seen in all […]

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Noms!: Bravo Pizza bold and tasty pizza choice for Victorians

Located on Saanich Road just past Uptown, Bravo Pizza is a small family-style pizza joint. While I can’t say much for the decor, I didn’t really mind because we grabbed our pizza and left. The food was absolutely fantastic. Pricier than Second Slice by quite a bit ($36 for two larges and a bottle of […]

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Jerry Seinfeld brings the expected to Victoria, everyone wins

Wandering through the jam-packed Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre before legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld performed tonight was a surreal experience: as I pondered whether or not to buy a beverage to enjoy with the show, I stumbled into a tall man wearing a Hawaiian shirt; another, with zany hair; another, wearing ill-fitting clothes. No one was trying […]

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Rock of the Woods music festival announces lineup

Rock of the Woods, taking place July 26-28 in the Cowichan Valley, announced its lineup May 2 at a launch party in downtown Victoria. Festival organizers unveiled a lineup that includes Seattle folk-rockers The Cave Singers, San Fran psych-soul band Monophonics, Canadian songstress Hannah Georgas, and Victoria’s Jon and Roy. Also on the bill are […]

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Leiren-Young-penned Stampede Queen brings Williams Lake to life onstage

Mark Leiren-Young had his life changed when he moved to Williams Lake, BC in 1985 for a job as a newspaper reporter. Leiren-Young’s award-winning 2009 book Never Shoot a Stampede Queen has now been adapted to the stage, so his adventures from that time are flooding back again. “The wildest part is this is like […]

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Mötley Crüe bring lifetime of decadence to Victoria

Watching Mötley Crüe play live is many things: entertaining, fun, funny, morbid, and a good chance to ruminate on pop culture. And a chance to pretend you’re riding a motorbike, which long-suffering singer Vince Neil implored the Victoria (or, uh,”Vancouver area,” as he once awkwardly said after a too-long pause trying to remember where the […]

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