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Over 30 years in, Ron Hawkins and band still revel in "pushing against the system"
Indie Rock Hall of Famers, Lowest Of The Low, celebrate new album release October 12 in Kingston with By Divine Right
Summer & The Sinners – Can’t Keep a Good Girl Down
Let me preface this review by saying I’ve known Summer since she was barely out of her teens and coming out to sit in or jam at various venues I was playing at around Victoria BC. I’ve watched her career with great interest and she has ...
THE HOTEL LOBBYISTS
Eazy-E, Bone Thugs, Big Tymers, you name it: the bitches-n-money ghetto-rap is slamming the minute I crack the door. Jordie Dammet, bassist for bar-rock goodboys The Hotel Lobbyists (and sideman for country boozer, Shiloh Lindsey), is boot-...
GWAR – Oderus Urungus Does Not Smoke Crack Well With Others
GWAR – Oderus Urungus Does Not Smoke Crack Well With Others Oderus Urungus is not the sort of intergalactic barbarian warlord who minces his words. I spoke with the leader of GWAR recently, and between copious puffs on his crack pipe,...
​Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Electrifying Collaboration Goes "Beyond Friendship"
"I remember one of the last times he saw me, he said, 'Please make sure everybody hears this music.'" Promise kept.
On the road with Cambridge
Cambridge has been prominent in the Vancouver punk scene since late 2005. Tour is nothing new to them; this is their second cross-Canada run. The first one went quite well up until a breakdown in Brandon, Manitoba caused them to miss some s...
Local musicians join ‘Music Across the Border’ to benefit United Way
TV station brings together music artists from New York and eastern Ontario
Red Hot Lovers – s/t
The Red Hot Lovers had their cd release party and last show ever on the same night. Talk about rock stars. I would be worried about doing that based on the fact that you might end up with a box of cds in your closet. Hopefully this doesn’...
Thriving in Colour: Emancipation Weekend 2023 Celebrations
The annual Kingston Emancipation Weekend Celebrations take place July 27 to August 1, 2023 under the theme "Thriving in Colour".

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Space race: Performing arts groups face dwindling venue options amid rising costs
It may have weathered the pandemic, but Victoria’s performing arts community is increasingly homeless in a city where property values continue to rise
Author: Mike Devlin
Published by: Times Colonist
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Utilizing music & the other performing arts for social good
722 Cormorant St. Victoria BC
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Thursday Night Jam at The Loft
Cancelled - no jam. Drummer's head wouldn't fit through the ...
229 Gorge Road East Victoria BC
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First Metropolitan United Fellowship Hall
Large hall in the First Metropolitan Church Building.
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