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Too weird to live, too rare to die: In memoriam of the Carlton
Last month the Carlton Performing Arts Hub, a short-lived but intense venue that housed both Victoria’s amateur wrestling league and underground music scene, put on its final evening of kayfabe entertainment. We went to assess the damage and document the closing of...
Rifflandia Resurrected
Highlights and let-downs from the September music festival After a four year hiatus, Rifflandia returned to the City of Victoria, starting on Sept. 15 and closing out on Sept. 18. The festival began in 2008, its first ever lineup featuring Brother Ali, Current...
Diamond Cafe making funk pop waves in Victoria music scene
Local musician talks live performance and his funky sound The irony of Diamond Cafe’s popularity as a funk pop musician in Victoria is that it stems from an ethos of individualism and an early career rejection of the cookie cutter path towards musical success....
Victoria’s music scene loses Subculture Club
Looking back on the legacy of Subculture Club Photo provided by Stephen Bailey. This February, the Victoria music scene’s not-so-secret best-kept secret, Subculture Club, closed the doors of its physical location permanently. “The concern became … if we [take...Our Digital Print Issue
