Music

Heartwarming and humorous: Kitt & Jane will make you laugh at the apocalypse

Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near Post-Apocalyptic Future, created by UVic alumnae Kathleen Greenfield and Ingrid Hansen with Rod Peter Jr. played at UVic’s Phoenix Theatre…

Deltron 3030’s new album gives the kiss of life to the hip-hop world

It’s been 13 years. Thirteen years since the last sighting of hip hop’s great heroes, Deltron 3030. Hip hop has become a wasteland, and though glimmers of hope appear from…

Victoria band This Day Burns presents a unique take on metal music

Let me just say off the bat that I am not usually a fan of heavy metal; I prefer indie and acoustic singer-songwriters that are more often seen at an…

Don’t mess with Beliebers

Twitter is a funny, marvelous thing. I work with it in my job as a social media consultant, and I use it extensively in my personal life to keep up…

A diamond in the rough: Pretty Little Dirty

Pretty Little Dirty by Amanda Boyden is one of those books that I can pick up time and time again. One of those stories for which, although I know the…

Mainland fiddler not in the mainstream

The first time I saw violin-looping sorceress Hannah Epperson, I was in awe. Where did the girl making all this new, wonderful noise come from? Turns out she has been…

Folk artist Zachary Lucky looks forward to Victoria audience

With three EPs and two full albums already under his belt, The Ballad of Losing You is Zachary Lucky’s return to the music scene. Kicking off his latest Canadian tour…

Album Review: Kye Marshall’s Pencil Blues

Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist better known for his Bach than his bluegrass, but when he joined a team of string musicians to create The Goat Rodeo Sessions back in…

Six from Riff — Six Rifflandia 2013 acts that won’t soon be forgotten

Easy Star All-Stars While the burgeoning North American festival scene prides itself on its diversity of genres, one thing is abundantly clear looking over the lineups for these musical parties:…

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