Nick Lyons

Victoria author Monique Gray Smith's Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience

Book Review: Tilly by Monique Gray Smith

Monique Gray Smith's debut novel comes as a much welcome addition to a post-post-modern literary climate

Victoria author Monique Gray Smith's Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience
Death From Above 1979 closed out the main stage at Royal Athletic Park Saturday, Sept. 14 on day three of Rifflandia 6.

Rifflandia 6 review: Saturday at Royal Athletic Park

Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza, Chali 2na, USS and Death From Above 1979.

Death From Above 1979 closed out the main stage at Royal Athletic Park Saturday, Sept. 14 on day three of Rifflandia 6.
Souls of Mischief played their album 93 to Infinity in full Saturday, Sept. 14 at Phillips Brewery as part of Rifflandia 6.

Rifflandia 6 review: Souls of Mischief at Phillips Brewery

Lovers of old school hip hop were spoiled by the sixth installment of Rifflandia.

Souls of Mischief played their album 93 to Infinity in full Saturday, Sept. 14 at Phillips Brewery as part of Rifflandia 6.

Q wows Victoria audience

A sense of excitement washed over Victoria's Royal Theatre as the lights dimmed and the evocative tones of Q's opening music began to play.

Jian Ghomeshi is taping an episode of Q at the Royal Theatre tonight

Preview: Jian Ghomeshi tapes the Q at the Royal Theare

Wednesday night taping to feature some of Victoria's most engaging figures

Jian Ghomeshi is taping an episode of Q at the Royal Theatre tonight
Rod Matheson takes in the Hank & Lily CD relase party at Sunset Labs

Rod Matheson’s thousand-day road

Music fan delves into the heart of live music on the West Coast

Rod Matheson takes in the Hank & Lily CD relase party at Sunset Labs

Blackout Beach hits the Copper Owl

Blackout Beach’s Fuck Death marked radical departure for the band, who will be hitting Victoria March 15

Leonard Cohen played a marathon set at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre March 6.

Concert Review: Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen played a marathon set March 6 at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre

Leonard Cohen played a marathon set at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre March 6.
Bonehoof's CD release party is Thursday, March 7 at Logan's Pub.

City Something: Monday’s Top Picks for Arts and Entertainment for March 7-13

Monday's Top Picks include Bonehoof CD release, Martha Wainwright and Ghosts of the Plaza.

Bonehoof's CD release party is Thursday, March 7 at Logan's Pub.
The Death Ballad Love Tellers Tour rolls into Merlin's Sun Home Theatre Sat., Feb. 23.

Death Ballad Love Tellers Tour

A strange and brooding caravan is heading for our coastal town.

The Death Ballad Love Tellers Tour rolls into Merlin's Sun Home Theatre Sat., Feb. 23.
Built to Spill's set at Sugar was easily the best to hit our town this year so far. Review by Nick Lyons

Concert Review: Built to Spill

Built to Spill's set at Sugar was easily the best to hit our town this year so far.

Built to Spill's set at Sugar was easily the best to hit our town this year so far. Review by Nick Lyons
Stephen McBean and the Pink Mountaintops are playing a benefit concert Fri., Dec. 21 for the Victoria Society for Children with Autism.

McBean juggles mountains — both black and pink

local musician Makes a Triumphant return to Harpo's for a concert benefiting the Victoria Society for Children with Autism.

Stephen McBean and the Pink Mountaintops are playing a benefit concert Fri., Dec. 21 for the Victoria Society for Children with Autism.
CBC's Jian Ghomeshi captivated crowds at the Alix Goolden Hall, Tues., Nov. 20.

Home Is Where You Live Long Enough To See the Trees Grow: An Evening With Jian Ghomeshi

CBC Radio host captivates crowds at the Alix Goolden Hall with a reading from his new book, 1982.

CBC's Jian Ghomeshi captivated crowds at the Alix Goolden Hall, Tues., Nov. 20.

Slam Dunk proves it isn’t flash in the pan

Local five-piece party band slams its first studio album

Scott MacDonald is Virtual Elvis.

Sincerest form of flattery

Elvis impersonator becomes The King, leaves it all on the stage

Scott MacDonald is Virtual Elvis.
Jason Collett's latest release Reckon paints a deeply foreboding portrait of a country on the verge of collapse.

Identity crisis: Jason Collett’s Visions of Canada

Canada is Jason Collett’s most consistent and compelling muse.

Jason Collett's latest release Reckon paints a deeply foreboding portrait of a country on the verge of collapse.
Carolyn Mark is releasing her new album Queen of Vancouver Island Thursday, Oct. 11 at Logan's Pub.

The Queen of Vancouver Island

Victoria's musical cornerstone Carolyn Mark releases a new album Thurs., Oct. 11 at Logan's Pub.

Carolyn Mark is releasing her new album Queen of Vancouver Island Thursday, Oct. 11 at Logan's Pub.
Jon Cohen

A New Kind of Troubadour: Jon Cohen’s Lonesome Road

Jon Cohen, who is set to stop in Victoria this week, is a penultimate example of this new-wave of solo performers.

Jon Cohen
The Flaming Lips

Rifflandia: The Flaming Lips

Once again, The Flaming Lips managed to cast an amnesiac web upon the unsuspecting.

The Flaming Lips

Rifflandia: Austra

In a live setting, Austra's songs are even more desperate, moody and urgent