Arts

Hawksley Workman and Kevin Breit Breit Workman (Isadora Records) 3.5/5 With 17 solo albums (give or take, depending on how you count them) to his credit, Juno Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Hawksley Workman has teamed up with one of our nation’s finest guitarists, Kevin Breit, on their highly experimental debut instrumental album, Breit Workman. Known widely for […]

The Last Gang Noise Noise Noise (Fat Wreck Chords) 4.5/5 As a long-time staple of the Los Angeles punk rock scene, The Last Gang’s newest and third album Noise Noise Noise has been highly anticipated. This album features 10 punk songs that channel the band’s anger towards the ongoing pandemic that has taken lives and […]

Since I’m writing reviews for live theatre again because live theatre is actually happening again, I jumped at the opportunity to take in the opening night of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Written by American playwright Terrence McNally and directed by UVic theatre professor Brian Richmond, the play takes many risks, full-frontal […]

On October 15, Victoria singer/songwriter Leeroy Stagger released his new album, Dystopian Weekends. The album deals with some heavy themes: the song “Ventura,” for example, addresses Stagger’s feelings around grief over the loss of a friend. And it makes sense that there are heavy themes on the album, considering Stagger was working on it through […]

Getting the chance to visit Antarctica was always on my bucket list. But even if it’s not on yours, Antarctica (opening Saturday at IMAX at the Royal BC Museum) is a truly beautiful and entertaining experience from beginning to end. It also shows ways to protect our planet and reduce emissions that cause climate change […]

On Saturday evening, I trudged through a frigid downpour to stand before the imposing architecture of Craigdarroch Castle. Darkly silhouetted against the dusky sky, all that was necessary to complete the mood was a flash of lightning and a peal of thunder. In a small room beneath the attic, I witnessed actor Jason Stevens’ telling […]

A Camosun College student is seeing his experience with his harm-reduction work—and his hard-partying past—reflected in a new feature film, River Road, which he is the co-producer of. Second-year Social Work student (and frequent Nexus contributor) Fred Cameron says that his childhood friend Rob Willey, who wrote and directed the movie, aims to tackle themes […]

Jane Mathew Such Perfect Lives (Independent) 4.5/5 Such Perfect Lives is a beautifully put together indie-folk album from Toronto-based Jane Mathew. The album—Mathew’s debut—mixes her hypnotic vocals with soft guitar and ukulele, and her songwriting makes you feel like you’re escaping to another world. Mathew writes all of her own music; each song is its […]