Starships and soundscapes: How John Williams makes Star Wars sing December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 Myles Sauer When the first teaser trailer for The Force Awakens premiered last November, it didn’t take much to get me excited. The promise of new stories and adventures in the galaxy...
Adele could’ve had it all, but only gets halfway December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 Cormac O’Brien “Everybody tells me it’s ‘bout time that I moved on And I need to learn to lighten up” So sings Adele in “River Lea,” halfway through her new album 25. It wouldn’t be...
Keys N Krates talk doing it live, Victoria, and fear of missing out November 24, 2015November 25, 2015 Brendan Lee This time of the year can be stressful. The air is frigid, the days turn to night before they’ve even really begun, and those assignment due dates that felt like...
The Sylvia Platters play on namesake with upbeat debut November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Cayden Johnson Ever wonder what happened to the bands featured on the original American Pie soundtrack? Get ready to be re-introduced to the kind of mature pop rock that helps make high...
Music the only way forward for Towers and Trees songwriter November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Jess Lin Towers and Trees, a Victoria-based indie-folk band, became known in 2012 for “Montreal,” a song about running away to the east “where the action is.” For a young Adrian Chalifour,...
Back to basics for Finger Eleven November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Emmett Robinson Smith Finger Eleven is back. The band formerly known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys played at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney on Oct. 31 in support of their new album Five...
Ghostkeeper’s return to the ocean November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Cayden Johnson Calgary-based band Ghostkeeper is performing at the Copper Owl on Nov. 12. The band released a new album in late October called Sheer Buffalo that features the most refined yet...
Beyond the exterior of War Baby November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Cayden Johnson ’Twas the night before Halloween, and a menacing crowd arrived at the Copper Owl to unleash their dark sides and headbang. No headlining band could be more fitting for the...
How I learned to stop worrying and love Shania Twain November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Myles Sauer Of all the things I expected to see at Shania Twain’s Oct. 24 show at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, giant plasma leopards were not at the top of the list — or...
After-party antics aside, SweetLeaf anything but rude October 14, 2015 Max Szredni Feeling the buzz? On Oct. 16, local band SweetLeaf will perform at the Victoria Event Centre as part of the third annual Rudefest, an all-ages concert celebrating B.C. ska music....
