Sleepshake shake it up at LuckyAs a musician, I always have my ears perked for quality musicianship, songwriting, and performance, and I know from previous shows that Victoria’s Sleepshake tick all the boxes. So when I got the opportunity to review their show at Lucky Bar on Friday, January 20, I was stoked to experience their music live again. Sleepy […] Continue Reading |
Local author to give presentation on BC beer historyJoe Wiebe is a true beer aficionado. His book Craft Beer Revolution won the 2014 Gourmand Award for Best Beer Book in Canada, he helped create the BC Ale Trail (a vital resource for any beer lover travelling throughout BC), and he also serves as the beer director for the Victoria Beer Society (whose Victoria […] Continue Reading |
Fortune Gallery’s Winter Show showcases local artistsFortune Gallery is currently presenting this year’s Winter Show, featuring paintings, sculpture, and other artwork from 21 local artists. Mark Gruenhage is one of these artists; Gruenhage says that while painting, his primary emotion is calmness, because the act of painting is cathartic, allowing him to work out his stress and emotions. “‘Calm,’ honestly, is […] Continue Reading |
Daniel Lapp brings Home for Christmas back for a live audienceThe holiday season is quickly approaching, which means local legend Daniel Lapp is preparing for his 19th annual Home for Christmas concerts. Lapp is the artistic director of the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Chwyl Family School of Contemporary Music, which includes the contemporary music program offered through Camosun College. Best known for his fiddle skills, […] Continue Reading |
One-man A Christmas Carol returns to Craigdarroch CastleGet ready to get transported back in time to Victorian England as actor Jason Stevens performs his one-man take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Craigdarroch Castle this month. Stevens studied acting in London, England before moving to Victoria. He was a stay-at-home dad who needed a creative outlet, which is when he re-read […] Continue Reading |
A Night of Bowie a night to rememberAs a huge David Bowie fan, I always have an eye out for any content related to him. His face clutters the walls of my bedroom, his albums crowd my record cabinet, and my several Bowie T-shirts are in the regular rotation of my wardrobe. So when I heard that a Bowie cover band was […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get ready to sell scarves for Nepal charityA Camosun College Marketing Project Management (MARK 420) group will be selling scarves and donating 100 percent of the proceeds to Victoria-based charity ICO Nepal on Wednesday, November 23. The event will be held from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on the first floor of Interurban’s Centre for Business and Access (CBA) building, and is […] Continue Reading |
Spring Awakening imperfect but interesting rock musicalUVic’s Phoenix Theatre opened its doors last week to premiere its interpretation of Spring Awakening, an erotic rock and roll musical based on a German play written in 1891. This adaptation features music from Duncan Sheik, with book and lyrics written by Stevan Sater. The story takes place in late 19th century Germany and follows […] Continue Reading |
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings remain most dysfunctional band in the worldIt all started as a one-off side project. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings formed back in 1996 when Stephen Fearing, Tom Wilson, and Colin Linden got together to pay tribute to their friend and mentor, Canadian folk artist Willie P. Bennett. There was no plan beyond the release of their first record, High or Hurtin’: […] Continue Reading |
Upsetting but hopeful start for Camosun’s basketball teamsThe Camosun Chargers basketball teams lost their home openers against the VIU Mariners on Friday, November 4, but showed hope for success in the future. The Camosun women’s team opened their season at home against the number-one ranked team in the nation, the Vancouver Island University Mariners. Despite a strong first quarter by the home […] Continue Reading |
