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Arts group challenges community to get creative
Reports on Challenge Crisis with Creativity community art project created by Gage Gallery to help people during Covid 19
Avis Rasmussen: The View from Here
Avis Rasmussen’s fascinating life as a visual artist comes into focus in The View From Here. The Victoria Arts Council (VAC) has collected over 100 artworks that chronicle her incredible journey, spanning over 60 years. The retrospective begins with an
Bison BC Tour into Europe
From Feb 26th to Mar 21st Bison BC toured Europe. They hit eleven different countries in twenty-four days and played a show every night. I’ve heard somewhere that Europeans love metal so I’m sure it was a crazy good time, and did great ...
APEX BREAKS "Ultimately, what really matters is not the size of the crowd but how engaged they are."
Live-show extraordinaire act APEX BREAKS are quickly rising up through the ranks with their unique twist of Psychedelic Jungle Funk. The devoted 10-piece are carving out a lasting career for themselves, and kindly took part in an interview to delve a litt
Studio Visit with Marie-Andrée Allison, March 2022
http://www.artopenings.ca/marie-allison-2022.html
What Swank Did on Their Summer Vacation.
Swank sashayed out of Van this summer. How many gigs in how many nights? 6 gigs in 6 sweaty nights! It was like a military operation, but with booze. Name clubs and the bands that you played with. The Grateful Fed, Kelowna, The S...
PARLOUR STEPS: Nothing Ambiguous about Determination
It always does me proud to discover a local band making quality music that's true to the landscape of this varied terrain. Rocky, cool, stormy, eclectic, thoughtful and laid back, these words only begin to describe the Parlour Steps sound. ...
The Wrecktals – Speaking their mind from time to time.
The Wrecktals – Speaking their mind from time to time. An interview with bassist Christoph Leon by Denis Maile of The Skinny DM: How did you come up with the band name? CL: As a reminder to never take ourselves too seriously, re...
Jazz Sextet Continues To Groove
She’s been at it for 35 years, but Toni Blodgett’s love of jazz continues to fuel her band’s unique blend of what she calls “more traditional” music. What it really means is her group has access to a vast repertoire of jazz tunes and has develo
Sandra Froher at Leaf Modern Gallery
http://www.artopenings.ca/sandra-froher.html
VIctoria Musicians Stage Tribute to Gord Downie
Victoria musicians stage tribute to Gord Downie. Proceeds benefit Cool Aid Society and BC Cancer Agency. Interview with Lola Parks. Show organized by James Kasper of Mighty Speck Records.
EL Have Been a Band for 10 Years
Eric joins Jon Williams on the Afternoon Zone to talk about the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the band.

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