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....
Folk duo brings fiddle stylings back to Victoria October 13, 2015 Arianna Cheveldave After a sojourn in Toronto, Rachel Capon is returning to her roots at the University of Victoria’s School of Music. After graduating from UVic with a B. Mus in 2007, Capon...
Events: Oct 8–Oct 21 October 8, 2015October 7, 2015 Myles Sauer ART Art Battle 315 Whoa, “art battle”?! Sounds awfully combative. Well, yes and no. Art Battle is live competitive painting, with artists creating the best work they can in 20 minutes! The...
Art Hive provides a creative outlet for UVic students October 8, 2015October 7, 2015 Denna Naemi Looking for a safe place on campus to have fun and express yourself creatively ? The UVic Art Hive is a brand new campus resource available to any curious mind...
Disclosure’s pop takeover October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 Emmett Robinson Smith Disclosure’s story is an unlikely one. Two brothers, Howard and Guy Lawrence, break into Top 40 radio, dominating the airwaves with a song called “Latch” that rewrites the soundscape of...
One Wave Festival inspires a rising tide October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 Kaitlyn Kokoska Activists and artists alike shared their message at the eighth annual One Wave Festival, held on Sept. 22–26 in Victoria. The Pacific Peoples’ Partnership (PPP), a local non-profit group representing...
Dawn Pemberton and the roots of Vancouver soul October 2, 2015 Blake Morneau With all the indie rock and EDM emanating from the musical hotbed that is the Canadian West Coast, it’s easy to forget that the coast is also fertile ground for...
Rifflandia: Nothing’s stopping Joey Bada$$ September 26, 2015 Emmett Robinson Smith Compared to his Victoria fanbase, Joey Bada$$ stands in stark relief. Raised in Brooklyn, amidst a street culture different from anything on Vancouver Island, he was shaped by fellow New...
Battle of the Bands gives New Souls a leg up September 25, 2015September 28, 2015 Alexis Koome Autumn has once again settled into Victoria with chillier mornings, earlier sunsets, and the return of the student routine. UVic has jolted back to life with a slew of events,...
Events: Sept 24–Oct 7 September 24, 2015September 23, 2015 Myles Sauer Art For This Land Audain Exhibition 2014-15 Audain Professor of Contemporary Arts of the Pacific Northwest and Visual Arts MFA Jackson 2Bears will present his 2015 Audain Exhibition in the Visual Arts...
