Felicita’s turns up for rap October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Melissa Faye Reid On Sept. 26, Felicita’s hosted a hip hop show featuring local talent: Downtown Mischief, Pigeon Hole, and Sweatshop Union from Vancouver. I’m relatively naïve to hip hop, but generally focus
Meat and Bread offers exactly that, and then some October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Adrian Paradis You might wonder just how good such a simple concept can be. A few slabs of protein between two pieces of carb can only be so tasty, right? Chef Joe
Karaoke night still going strong October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Kier Robins On Thursday nights at Felicita’s, you can either find your own voice or enjoy a dose of schadenfreude when karaoke takes over the UVSS pub after 9 p.m. While enjoying
An order of soul with funk on the side: Garden City Grooves: a review October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Melissa Faye Reid Last weekend marked the second annual Garden City Grooves music festival, celebrating three nights of soul, funk, and groove music. The two masterminds behind the festival are Nathan Ambrose and
A band like no other October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 Owen Hann alt-J has always been discordant. Their 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave, epitomized modern music in its diverse and eclectic landscape, drawing on a number of different sources and ideas. Their
UVic writers inspire a new generation September 28, 2014 Senica Maltese UVic’s Writing Department celebrated its Annual Faculty Reading Night on September 23rd and, as always, it was a hoot.
Rewind that tape: vintage goodies for the old at heart September 26, 2014 Katrina Wong Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris will forever remain a film dear to me because of the protagonist’s adamant fondness for the past. The lesson learned became similar to the idea...
Bend Sinister goes all-out September 25, 2014September 24, 2014 Emmett Robinson Smith Bend Sinister is crazy. Crazy skilled, crazy ambitious. The Vancouver-based group has created a rock opera at a time when nobody does that anymore. Their latest effort, Animals, is larger-than-life...
Taste locally September 25, 2014September 24, 2014 Lauren Sherwood For entrepreneurs Logan Hayman and Jeremy Becker, their motto is “When you want to create change, there is no time like the present.” Based in Kelowna and Victoria, Taste Locally
Beach House entrances Sugar nightclub September 25, 2014September 28, 2014 Gabe Lunn Beach House was probably my first taste of “indie” music back in the mid-00’s. I can remember stealing their self-titled debut off of my sister’s CD shelf and being confounded...
