Rainy Rifflandia Recap September 19, 2018 Marshall Scott-Bigsby Music lovers congregated to Royal Athletic Park for Rifflandia's 11th year Music has the ability to bring people together in ways that would otherwise never be possible. It’s easy to let...
“I call that place my church”: the Victoria house concert scene September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Emma Sloan More than just a couple of bucks in front of 12 people Inside the Tim Hortons on Ravine Way, the line-up is brimming with Victorians clamouring for their midday double-double fix....
Five up-and-coming artists to watch (or listen) for at Rifflandia 2018 September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Dante André-Kahan Victoria’s music scene can be accurately described with many words, but the vague complexity of “eclectic” may be the only truly accurate choice. Between the several characters that grace our...
Lost in landscape, Passenger releases expansive new album August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Blaine Willick Passenger scours North America for a place to belong in latest record Runaway It’s been a few years since the mega hit “Let Her Go,” but now English singer-songwriter Passenger has taken...
From dawn ‘til busk August 12, 2018August 9, 2018 Emily Fagan The streets of Victoria are filled with two things — tourists and buskers. The latter are pretty interesting, it turns out On any given summer day, Alyssa Jean Klazek can be found dancing...
Buddy Puked goes viral with “aggressively juvenile” song “Ad Hominem” July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Punk band formed on campus goes after Jordan Peterson in the single for their new album, "Postmodern Times" "He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame." "There’s a battle outside...
Local youth string ensemble fundraising for an Emerald Isle excursion June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Emily Fagan Group hoping to travel, commit random acts of violins A two-time Canadian Folk Music Award–nominated group of local youth musicians have their sights set on Ireland, but they need community support...
Killy delivers a short but sweet performance at Vertigo April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Eden Da Silva In the constantly evolving new generation of hip-hop music, a rapper's live performance can make or break their career. On Thursday, Toronto rapper Killy proved that he was here to...
Harrison Brome’s Vancouver R&B blues March 30, 2018April 2, 2018 Blaine Willick Musician’s emotional music on full display in new EP Harrison Brome is a different type of musician emerging from Vancouver, B.C. He was born with a learning disability and was homeschooled...
Holy folk, Joshua Hyslop’s new album is worth a listen February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Blaine Willick "Echos" is perfect Sunday morning background music A new folk album is reverberating from the mainland, and you should listen up. Joshua Hyslop emerged in 2012, and has since been serenading...
