Zola Jesus miraculous at Central United
By Therese Shultz Central United Church was filled once again on June 23 as the venue was taken over by the haunting and ominous sounds of Zola Jesus. Nika Roza Danilova, lead songstress from...
The Reflector
Justin Townes Earl plays intimate show at The Marquee Room
By Therese Shultz It’s not very often that an artist can renew the sounds of our roots and bring them to an audience in an entirely new light. Mr. Justin Townes Earle is the...
Wild Nothing take you to church
By Therese Schultz One would not generally equate a church atmosphere with words like dreamy or hazy, but with Wild Nothing in the house at Central United on Wednesday for the opening day of...
Jim Ward brings years of experience to Sled Island
By Vanessa Conley After playing punk and post-hardcore for the better part of 20 years, Jim Ward is slowing it down. The effects of endless touring and constantly making albums took its toll. “It...
SHE delivers plenty of laughs in camp style
By Brianna Turner Trepan Theatre’s comedic adaptation of H. Rider Haggard’s 1887 novel, heralded as the most influential and best-selling novel that nobody has ever heard of, is easily one of the funniest productions...
Buzzcocks on the line: preview one of Sled Island’s featured bands
A conversation with guitarist/songwriter Steve Diggle of The Buzzcocks By Aysim Parkan The Buzzcocks are one of the original punk rock bands of the early ‘70s having spawned from the same circles...
Have a laugh with local comedy festival, FunnyFest
By Vanessa Gillard Sharing a laugh with someone is one of the fastest ways to bond, and having a sense of humor about certain situations can certainly give a person perspective. Perhaps these ideas...
Sled Island preview: Cursive
By Jesse Graham I was first introduced to Cursive when I was a fresh faced fifteen-years-old. Having been recently broken up with by, at the time, the love of my life, I laid in...
Fleet Foxes new album organic and romantic
Released: May 3, 2011. Sub Pop Records The Fleet Foxes’ newest album Helplessness Blues seems appropriately named, as the group have made their lyrical endeavours more intimately personal, and their music more haunting. Robin...
Stranger than Friction
By Vanessa Redux, Sex Columnist So, we’ve all heard the stories about the girl who smeared peanut butter on her hairy taco and let her unsuspecting pooch go downtown, or the one about a...
