Music

EVENTS March 20-26

COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT FOR OUR FOOD SYSTEMS Is growing your own food something that is important to you? Head down to City Hall and show support for local food systems…

Horror from beyond the silver screen

Ask any film buff worth their salt about horror and John Carpenter is a name that’s bound to come up. The director of such cult films as They Live, the…

Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

On Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., the Fernwood Community Centre will host Vinyl Supernova, the biggest record fair on Vancouver Island. Organizer Ryan Wugalter has some tips for…

CFUV raises funds with Fundrive

With its 30th birthday just around the corner, CFUV 101.9 FM is turning to its listeners at UVic and in the Greater Victoria region for donations to the radio station…

Grossbuster brings back beats

Local dub-electronic artist releases Singularity “Singularity” can be defined as the condition or state of being singular, meaning something that stands for itself. In the case of Victoria beat-maker Grossbuster’s…

Get along with Analog

Odario Williams, creator and lead singer of Grand Analog, describes himself and his bandmates as “music nerds.” They’re interested in what year an album was recorded, how it was recorded,…

Illy brings Australian rhymes to the Great White North

A form of music wholly invented and exported by our US neighbours, many of us have grown up with hip hop pervading every corner of cultural lives. But hip hop’s…

EVENTS Feb. 6-19

ART MARIMEKKO, WITH LOVE EXHIBITION Just in time for Valentine’s Day, check out the Finnish textile and clothing design company who revolutionized prints. These lively, ground-breaking prints were pioneered by…

B4.DA.$$: A contemporary contribution to hip hop’s golden era

When you think of the golden era of hip hop, 2015 may not immediately come to mind. Think back to 1994 when Nas, Wu-Tang, and Biggie dominated the New York…

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