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Two Rats Loving takes on Battle of the Bands finals

Two Rats Loving is a Victoria-based, multi-genre band, comprising three students, a tattoo artist, and a UVic alum that started practicing in September. Now, they're in the Battle of the…

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…

UVic alumna’s exhibition explores memory in the deep sea

“Memory is shifting; it changes over time. It’s fluid for me,” she said. “I really wanted to create this space for my viewers to experience the deep time, deep ocean,…

UVic alum Esi Edugyan’s novel comes to life in new Disney+ adaptation

I was so removed from the whole process … it felt more like they were doing a translation of something that was already closed and finished for me, [something] already…

The sound of UVic: Campus musicians on the local music scene

I attended the UVic Live Music Club’s (LMC) meet and greet event last month. It was a night of beautiful acoustic originals and covers.