Arts

moondaddy Lightwave Lightwave (Maps Music) 4.5/5 Cara Politker, the woman behind moondaddy, has a talent for creating a dreamy atmosphere through music, and she proves it on the California-based dream-pop quintet’s new EP Lightwave Lightwave. Lightwave Lightwave, which follows up their 2023 debut, Poet Lies, is a mesmerizing release, perfectly capturing dream-pop with its moody […]

Dark Sounds is a series of flamenco literary performances by the members of Palabra Flamenco and poets Garth Martens and Jan Zwicky. In this unusual way of reinventing the flamenco tradition, two poets perform with a dancer and a guitarist who improvise and respond to the English-language poetry and storytelling. They dive into themes of […]

Delta Sleep Blue Garden (Sofa Boy Records/Wax Bodega) 3.5/5 Delta Sleep is a British band known for its unique blend of math rock and indie pop. They have been active since 2010 and have released four EPs and just released their fourth LP, Blue Garden. This new LP offers a great mixture of sounds, highlighted […]

Fixation Speak in Tongues (Indie Recordings) 4.5/5 Riding high on the praise of fans and great potential in their break into the scene, Norwegian metalcore band Fixation believes this release is their best yet, and, frankly, I agree. Speak in Tongues is a powerful mini-album, following the journey of spiritual questioning, particularly in critique of […]

Leeroy Stagger 3 AM Revelations (Tonic Records) 3/5 Victoria’s own Leeroy Stagger is taking on the music scene with a touch of a classic Americana sound on his 13th album, 3 AM Revelations, which comes as a result of over 20 years of experience.  I find that the first songs at the start of the […]

Experimental filmmaker Kara Hansen currently works as a film instructor in the US, but she’ll be travelling back home to the west coast for a screening of her work at Victoria’s Antimatter Film Festival this month. The festival features all kinds of work that challenge the conventions of what sharing art can look like. “It’s […]

The ninth annual Victoria Festival of Authors is approaching, bringing together authors from all over Canada for panels, readings, and nature walks. Yeji Y. Ham is a Korean-Canadian author participating in the festival panel Let’s Do the Time Warp (or, Time After Time After Time) about speculative fiction. Ham has been writing seriously for around […]

Toronto-based string quartet The Fretless has been together for 10 years and counting; they’re currently touring in support of their sixth album, Glasswing. But they met through what many may not know exists: a strong and interconnected national fiddle scene. “There’s a bit of a fiddle community in Canada,” says fiddle and viola player Trent […]