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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Halifax indie rocker Rich Aucoin has more on his mind than just pumping up an audience when he hits Victoria Wednesday. Currently on a cross-Canada tour opening for K-OS, Aucoin is using the rare opportunity of being on the west coast to indulge in one of his favourite past-times: surfing. “When I can’t surf I […]

Consisting of no less than seven hirsute dudes, Memphis country-punkers Lucero made a rare appearance in Victoria to the delight of a modest crowd at Club 9one9 on Wednesday, April 4. Yes, punk fans, they did their Jawbreaker cover; more on that soon. Charelston, SC duo Shovels & Rope opened the show with their own […]

They’ve often taken a backseat, literally, to lead singers and guitarists, but if Zoro has any say in it drummers will finally get the credit they deserve. Currently on a drum clinic tour, the drummer known for his work in Lenny Kravitz’s band, among many others, and proclaimed “minister of groove” is hoping to inspire […]

When Leonard Cohen climbed to the stage of Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on the night of Thursday, March 7, a packed arena of fans stood as one and wrapped him in a roar. Cohen opened with “Dance Me to the End of Love” and sealed his connection with us by dropping to his knees while he […]