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Music the only way forward for Towers and Trees songwriter
Towers and Trees, a Victoria-based indie-folk band, became known in 2012 for “Montreal,” a song about running away to the east “where the action is.” For a young Adrian Chalifour,…Matt & Ben makes for ‘wicked smaht’ Vaudeville production
Confession time: I have never actually seen Good Will Hunting. But, now I can officially say I’ve seen a play full of jokes about it – and had so much…Back to basics for Finger Eleven
Finger Eleven is back. The band formerly known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys played at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney on Oct. 31 in support of their new album Five…‘Writing’s on the Wall’ in the new Bond context
With the Nov. 6 release of Spectre comes the latest addition to the James Bond song canon with “Writing’s on the Wall” by Sam Smith. This latest install-ment is very…Ghostkeeper’s return to the ocean
Calgary-based band Ghostkeeper is performing at the Copper Owl on Nov. 12. The band released a new album in late October called Sheer Buffalo that features the most refined yet…Beyond the exterior of War Baby
’Twas the night before Halloween, and a menacing crowd arrived at the Copper Owl to unleash their dark sides and headbang. No headlining band could be more fitting for the…How I learned to stop worrying and love Shania Twain
Of all the things I expected to see at Shania Twain’s Oct. 24 show at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, giant plasma leopards were not at the top of the list — or…Events: Nov 5–18
ARTS Art Battle Witness the creative process of artists under a 20-minute time constraint at this live painting competition. Viewers determine the winner by voting for their favourite painting and…Our Digital Print Issue
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