Music

Trackmeet is a band built on friendship, garage jams, and ‘Super Monkey Ball’

Their collaboration and mutual respect for one another is how their single, “Joanna" — most pop-forward song — came together.

A Pop Protest for Palestine: Bashar Murad’s ‘ITSAHELL!’

ITSAHELL! reflects Murad’s dreams for the future, a protest against the genocide of Palestinians carried out by the Israeli state, and a critique of Western culture.

Five Victoria releases to get you away from Spotify, and towards local performers

“Eventide” features twinkling electric guitar that chops and reverberates with Glass’s own enunciation, reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky. It remains a purposely instrumental release, made for the…

Offbeat: CFUV shares top October albums

Kara-Lis Coverdale, Maria Gajraj, Ribbon Skirt, FONTINE, and Niloo counted among CFUV's top charting artists in October.

Geese’s latest show in Vancouver was an incredibly energetic performance filled with raw emotion

Winter never got too familiar with us, or at least he didn’t gush about Vancouver or our specific audience in a pandering way, like performers often do. Instead, his interactions…

Corduroy Aspect debuts first album ‘It’s The Best I Can Do Right Now’

The band may not know exactly where they’re going, but Courchesne indicates that they certainly know who they are.  “Don’t book us if you don’t want a fast band that’s…

Fifth annual Victoria Records Fair donates proceeds to CFUV

“We like the music community. We don’t need to make any money off of it,” said Lunger. “We are happy to donate our time.”

UVic’s resident Taylor Swift expert gives his opinion on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

“I really like ‘Fate of Ophelia’ almost despite myself. I kind of don't want to, because it's the most obvious bait for an English prof, but I really think it’s…

Agriculture’s ‘The Spiritual Sound’ is a big, cinematic example of how beautiful metal can be

Agriculture’s music suggests even the most grim, aggressive, fantastical sounding genres have room for interpersonal joy. 

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