Punk above ground release Observing the elbow-bashing, mosh-pit etiquette during a performance by Punk band No Liars you realize their music is an intense emotional and physical release. It is a shared catharsis for both the fans and the band who are super chill off stage. For the past ten years the members of No…
Keeping it linear Relatively new band LABS (the abbreviated combination of their names) containing singer song writer, Lindsay Bryan, former top twenty contender at Peak Performance project,and producer/multi-instrumentalist Adam Sutherland, formerly of Armchair Cynics, identified during a few short recording demos that they could create their own band. And they wasted no time. Right out…
Duo enveloped in sound After gaining industry advice at Peak Performance 2014, The Wild Romantics set out this spring on a cross Canada tour with a new EP and newly formed vision. Powered by sheer determination, their plan is to deliver an unforgettable live show. Aleisha K. and Evan M. say they aren’t going to suffer for their…
Capturing the Love of Art Ashley Opperman closely watched her mother at young age and went on to study two years of visual arts at Camosun college building a portfolio to display in a group art show. The idea of implementing all the areas of her studies from graphic design to water colour unravelled with…
Lay Low part of Nu-Funk Resurgence Rarely an eleven piece band surfaces in the Victoria Rock scene blended elements of Jazz. It’s hard to ignore the Nu-Funk sound of The New Groovement who were selected for August’s Band of the Monthat The ZONE 91-3 FM. Their scale of live music is a cool, refreshing change….
Up and coming young champ is a positive influencer In pursuit of his passions, thirteen year old Austin Black has a motto, “Live the life you love; don’t let it live you.” During seven years of training Shotokan Karate along side his grandfather, it seemed Black also started to excel in other areas – as an…
Who knows where it leads, let it happen. Influenced early on by his mother’s musical guidance Richard Moody found a lifelong devotion to the string instruments. At fourteen Moody moved with his family to France where he studied and practiced classical viola 3-5 hours a day. Being a part of a city and conservatory incredibly supportive…
Listen. It’s not behind you, it’s ahead of you. The soul moving voice of Steph Macpherson makes it hard to imagine she had anxiety or was shy about being on stage. Yet, after nearly fourteen years of voice lessons, her love of playing guitar and Sarah Harmer finally took over and in high school she…
Introspective work creates a movement for women Life has a way of working itself out, but if you ask Alice Bracegirdle it has a way of “moving” into place. During a dark time in her life as a single mom on welfare she woke up one day, said “enough” and jumped up dancing. Bracegirdle wanted…
“Stick” to pass and go fast; it’s all strategy Rarely is cycling the Velodrome at 60km without brakes the first thing that comes to mind when you think about youth sports. Yet, a growing number of young people in Victoria like John Willcox are doing just that. Inspired after a bike tour in Europe, Willcox…
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