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Soprano’s Bar shuts down but don’t count out karaoke
Soprano’s Bar, Victoria’s only live karaoke joint and notorious dive bar, has closed its doors for good, going out with a bang on New Year’s Eve. A message posted on the bar’s Facebook page on Dec. 31 served as the official annou...
Top 10 Albums of 2012

2012 was a great year for ska and reggae music. We've produced a list of what we feel are the top 10 albums that were the best of the genre in 2012.

Review: Canadian Guitarist West Coast Comerford happy to play blues
A story on west coast Canadian blues guitar man, West Coast Comerford. Comerford has played in many blues bands out of Victoria, including the Rockin' Devils, All Them Blues Band and Uncle Wiggly's Hot Shoes Blues Band. The piece was published on Digita
Album Review: Sticky Fingers - Caress Your Soul

This sounds like the clash between the end of the two-tone era with the sharp sounds of The Jam, The Clash, and the reggae influence from groups like Katchafire and 10FT Ganja Plant. The production is pretty smooth and really makes the album an above a

Barbara McCaffrey at The Chapel Gallery
Barbara McCaffrey is a conceptual artist who uses fibre arts to express her ideas and experiences. She skillfully manipulates the materials at hand. Visit the webpage here: http://www.artopenings.ca/barbara-mccaffrey.html
Mary Anne Molcan at the Chapel Gallery
Preview: http://www.artopenings.ca/mary-molcan.html
Langford musician shares legendary link
Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Samantha Dickie & Louisa Elkin at Fortune Gallery
Samantha Dickie’s conceptual ceramic sculptures and Louisa Elkin’s contemplative oil paintings together at Fortune Gallery Feb 17-March 24, 2022. Preview: http://www.artopenings.ca/dickie-elkin.html
An Unveiling: The VIS!
We are excited to share that for a month or so our team have been secretly working on something pretty fantastic – and it’s now ready to share with you! Say hello to Sunset’s new Interactive Virtual Stage system, a game changer for local speakers, t
Animation in art education: the animated classroom
Abstract: Our society is surrounded by a vast array of messages conveyed more and more with moving images animated to seem so realistic that it becomes difficult to know whether the images being viewed are "alive" or created by the human hand. Animation
Tanya Tagaq at the Farquhar Auditorium Sept 18, 2024
Guests at the Farquhar Auditorium are in for a special experience on September 18. Tanya Tagaq, Inuk throat-singer, composer, actor, author and activist, opens the venue’s fall season. Tagaq performs qiqsaaqtuq, with the Victoria Symphony, and sivuniti
Ira Hoffecker presents Transitions at Fortune Gallery
Ira Hoffecker presents Transitions at Fortune Gallery

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Review: Canadian Guitarist West Coast Comerford happy to play blues
A story on west coast Canadian blues guitar man, West Coast Comerford. Comerford has played in many blues bands out of Victoria, including the Rockin' Devils, All Them Blues Band and Uncle Wiggly's Hot Shoes Blues Band. The piece was published on Digita
Author: Marcus Hondro
Published by: Digital Journal
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