Music

Music rags: ‘Rap-landia’

One of the best things about the proliferation of festivals, much like the Internet, is the exposure to new music of all genres. It’s representative of the changing way many…

Shambhala: A victory for friendship

Shambhala Music Festival is a finely tuned machine, bringing a ranch in Salmo, B.C. to life for four days each year.

Tech N9ne: consistently inconsistent artist

At first glance – or in this case, first listen – Tech N9ne and his music seem like the ultimate exercise in performance art. It all hints of a world…

UVic alumnus releases sustainability-themed album

Danton Jay, musician and UVic alumnus, will launch his debut album Morcenx, which the David Suzuki foundation partly contributed to, on July 24.

Last day of Ska Fest 2013: Dub FX and Yasiin Bey

Dub FX played numerous “one last song”s to help stall for the tardy Yasiin Bey.

The Krells and post-modernism

A sound experience at Open Space gallery

Girl punk grown up

The Abbie Hoffman Society

Music Rags: The power of comedy in the face of tragedy

“I named this album LIVE as in ‘to keep not dying’ — not ‘live’ as in ‘I saw her live performance.’ This title not only makes sense to me considering…

The Archers on target for success

Victoria-based folk/rock ensemble The Archers officially formed in September 2010 when, after a few short months, co-founders Sandy Hughes and Ethan Caleb decided that their two-piece collaborative, which had primarily…