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​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.
Yvonne Blomer: the City's Poet
Yvonne was interviewed for the Sept/Oct 2015 issue of YAM magazine, where she discussed her role as Victoria’s Poet Laureate.
Why Kingston's Pat Murphy relishes retro music and early Hip
Murphy's band 80s Enuff! performs live at The Cove Inn, June 30
How to Gather Family Stories
My great grandmother was a school teacher. She raised five children in small town Alberta. When she reached the point of near exhaustion, she would grab a book and a blanket. Then she’d tell her husband she needed a break and she’d disa...
Cheap Trick, 'Dream Police' ('Guitar Center Sessions'): Exclusive Video Premiere
Cheap Trick proves endless talent performing on "Guitar Center Sessions" season finale. The unrivaled band shows no signs of slowing down as they amaze the crowd with their classic, high-charting song, "Dream Police". The group recently toured th
Welcome to rock 'n roll city
Local historian Glenn Parfitt was determined to create a website chronicling the early days of rock ’n’ roll in Victoria — despite the challenges involved in tracking down material.
The Amazing Journey of a MISSA Artist
MaryLou Wakefield, a local Victoria artist, came away with a life-altering experience last summer. It changed her perspective on what she could achieve as an artist— with courage, curiosity and the willingness to take a risk. Here is her story.
16 years in, The Strumbellas keep on believing
A quick Q&A with the JUNO-winning band ahead of their sold out show in Kingston on February 23.
Sex With Strangers/ Parlour Steps/ Call The City / Streetlight
Nearly Famous Music Festival Friday, November 14 @ Railway Club This night had a definite New Wave feel to it. A draft choice of late 70's and early 80's influences was bandied about. Streetlight, a four piece of bass, drums, keyboard...
Artists making more from merch sales is music to rapper Cadence Weapon's ears
Merchandise sales are essential for touring artists, and a new program will give them a bigger slice of the pie.
Minto Climbs Olympus
Minto Climbs Olympus by Matt Hagarty It's any young band's dream to record an album with such a marquee name as Steve Albini's. Recording with the famed sound engineer/pundit responsible for output from Nirvana, Superchunk, The Stooges,...

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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
Big Hank and The Smokin Hot Toasters
We play a good mix od R&B & Swing with a bunch of from Sidney BC
Hansen Dan "Kanonn"
Metal, Punk, Rock, Experimental from Victoria BC
Jeffrey Sez
from Victoria BC
Cheap Flavor
Alternative Blues-Punk from Victoria BC
West Coast REACH Association
Utilizing music & the other performing arts for social good
722 Cormorant St. Victoria BC
Open / Operational
Thursday Night Jam at The Loft
Cancelled - no jam. Drummer's head wouldn't fit through the ...
229 Gorge Road East Victoria BC
Closed / Inactive
First Metropolitan United Fellowship Hall
Large hall in the First Metropolitan Church Building.
Open / Operational
Club Alhambra
Photo credit Niels Petersen Located in the Bedford Regency ...
Closed / Inactive

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