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Hip Hop Karaoke turns up at Lucky Bar

The room is dim, loud and packed. Bartenders work in a blurred frenzy. Some people sit. Others stand. Most dance. Onstage, two skinny white dudes in V-necks and Birkenstocks give…

‘Stepping Out’: shaking it out in 1980s London

The talented folks at Langham Court are grooving to a new beat in their fresh rendition of Richard Harris’ Stepping Out. At once witty and resonant, this comedy delves into…

Events: Jan 21–Feb 3

ART Vic Slam: CIPS Qualifier Watch poetry get competitive as eight top poets battle to win a chance to represent Victoria at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam — taking place in Vancouver…

My most underrated albums of 2015

Eartheater — Metalepsis Metalepsis is an album by Alexandra Drewchin that earned praise on Bandcamp and in Britain’s Fact magazine but truly deserves more recognition. The album is an ambient hybrid of…

My pick of the flicks of 2015

About a month ago, as I sat down to write a list of my favourite movies of 2015, I realized I hadn’t seen nearly enough films in 2015. So over…

The best decision I made in 2015

In a haze of essay-writing near the end of term, I bought a ticket to the Dec. 14 Vancouver stop on Miley Cyrus’ Milky Milky Milk tour. I’d hoped that…

Events: January 7–20

ART Curator’s Tour: Recent Asian Art Acquisitions Join Barry Till as he leads an informative tour of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s collection of Asian art acquisitions from 2013…

Streeters: Are you going to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

  “Yes, I’m planning on seeing it on the 20th. It’s my best friend’s birthday that day and he’s having a Star Wars-themed birthday party which includes laser tag and…

Starships and soundscapes: How John Williams makes Star Wars sing

When the first teaser trailer for The Force Awakens premiered last November, it didn’t take much to get me excited. The promise of new stories and adventures in the galaxy…

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