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Fans like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s goods

The first thing that struck me as Seattle hip-hop vet Macklemore took the stage on Sept. 21 was the new knowledge that the MC is apparently somewhat of a heartthrob…

Rifflandia’s White Buffalo an evocative mix of talent

There are few things in music as compelling as a man with a guitar.

Music rags: Rifflandia performance that takes the Cake

It’s in with the old and in with the new. 

Island music event hopes to attract more sponsors, Canadian talent

The Vancouver Island Music Awards to welcome submissions from around B.C. and across the country

Rifflandia leaves audiences wanting more

Victoria pulls off fifth year of music festival excellence

Bumbershoot 2012 eclectic mix of music and comedy

Taking place in Seattle Center from Sept. 1–3 on various outdoor and indoor stages, the Bumbershoot music/comedy/arts festival really had something for everyone.

SUB roof set for biggest party in decades

Bands will play on roof of Student Union Building this month

A marriage of one in a cardboard kitchen

Christel Bartelse returns to Victoria Fringe Festival with sequel

Fringe’s Wind in the Pines a worthwhile challenge for Western audiences

Based on an old Japanese folk tale, the play features the ghosts of two young women who are in love with the same man and are waiting for his return.