Youth poets showcase talent at 10th annual Victorious Voices Festival April 24, 2019April 20, 2019 Josh Kozelj After months of hard work, high school students across Victoria were given a chance to express themselves, to perform the poems they spent hours writing, rewriting, and writing again for
Patrick Boyle to play at latest ‘Blues for Eric’ concert on April 13 April 11, 2019April 8, 2019 Joseph Blake Trumpet star and UVic professor Patrick Boyle will celebrate the seminal music of Louis Armstrong while raising funds at the ninth 'Blues for Eric' benefit concert. The show starts at
UVic’s Japanese Culture Club hosts first Japanese Equinox Festival April 4, 2019April 23, 2019 Mike Graeme From the drums of the Uminari Taiko group that made the Michele Pujol room rumble to the Furusato Dancers twirling with branches of flowering cherry blossoms, the Japanese Equinox
Northern-Irish singer-songwriter SOAK to release second album April 3, 2019March 24, 2019 Anna Raptis At age 22, Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson, known by her stage name SOAK, is set to release her second album in April 2019. Grim Town will include fifteen original songs,
Album review: Colony House’s ‘Only the Lonely’ April 2, 2019March 24, 2019 Saiyah Aujla Only the Lonely, the 2017 sophomore album of the band Colony House, is the perfect sequel to When I Was Younger that skyrocketed the band to success. With a mixture
Why are today’s award shows losing their relevance? April 2, 2019March 24, 2019 Dorothy Poon If you’ve paid attention to the buzz surrounding award shows recently, it’s most likely been due to scandals like the #MeToo movement or Oscar host controversies. It’s clear that being
The most diverse library in Victoria is inside the SUB March 23, 2019April 4, 2019 Josh Kozelj This library pales in size comparison to the towering bookshelves residing in the McPherson library or the vast foyer of the Law library. When you walk into the SOCC office,
Review: ‘Good Morning, Viet Mom!’ March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Emma Bishop In Good Morning, Viet Mom!, Franco Nguyen tells a story of growing up as the son of Vietnamese immigrant parents in a moving and hilarious show with themes of family,
Mike Delamont confronts difficult childhood in ‘Mama’s Boy’ March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Glenn Howard On Mar. 8, Mama’s Boy opened the 10th annual Spark Festival at the Belfry Theatre. Mike Delamont used every part of his towering six-foot-six frame to deliver a moving, intimate
The Phoenix Theatre’s ‘7 Stories’ held over to March 24 (for good reason) March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Brianna Bock As the sun starts to go down, the 100-year old Lillian (Rahat Saini) admires the beautiful evening, while The Man (Lyle Hendriks) is lost in his own troubling thoughts. Morris Panych’s existential...
