Astrocolor Rifftop Tent Stage, Victoria BC, September 18

Published Sep 19, 2016

At first, it was hard to take Astrocolor seriously. Wearing faux fur, white suit jackets, sunglasses and scruffy handlebar moustaches, the r...

Fruit Bats Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 18

Published Sep 19, 2016

Talk about a rhythm section. Sitting effortlessly in the pocket, Fruit Bats' set breezed over the mid-afternoon sunny lawns of Rifflandia fr...

The Darcys Rifftop Tent Stage, Victoria BC, September 18

Published Sep 19, 2016

Whatever, Darcys; just, whatever. Too much glam, too much trying hard. Too much attitude, not enough actual music.   "Yeah, we just got of...

The Zolas Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 17

Published Sep 18, 2016

Local favourites the Zolas played mid-afternoon on the Saturday (September 17) main stage, getting the crowd moving and drying off after rai...

Band of Rascals Rifftop Tent Stage, Victoria BC, September 17

Published Sep 18, 2016

Band of Rascals are literally that; "nuts and bolts rock and roll" is their self-described genre. In their better moments, which strongly ev...

Tennyson Rifftop Tent Stage, Victoria BC, September 17

Published Sep 18, 2016

Tennyson are a barely legal brother and sister electro-pop duo who have been making waves recently for their explosive soul-infused sets, an...

Hello Moth Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria BC, September 16

Published Sep 17, 2016

Hello Moth is the weirdest, most underrated, most original and unashamedly true-to-self performer on the Rifflandia lineup, hands down.  ...

We Are the City Sugar Nightclub, Victoria BC, September 16

Published Sep 17, 2016

For the second night in a row, sound issues plagued a band's Rifflandia set, but We Are the City handled it as gracefully as possible, pulli...

Michael Franti & Spearhead Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 16

Published Sep 17, 2016

Michael Franti & Spearhead headlined at Rifflandia's main open-air stage Friday night (September 16) to a very stoked crowd. His typically f...

De La Soul Phillips Backyard, Victoria BC, September 15

Published Sep 16, 2016

Switching venues to the backyard of the renowned Phillips Brewery, headliners De La Soul closed out the first night (September 15) of this y...

Goodwood Atoms Victoria Event Centre, Victoria BC, September 15

Published Sep 16, 2016

Goodwood Atoms followed Judah after about 45 minutes of feedback that kept them from starting their set. When they finally were able to play...

Andrew Judah Victoria Event Centre, Victoria BC, September 15

Published Sep 16, 2016

Andrew Judah opened the first night at the ninth edition of Rifflandia Festival in Victoria Thursday night (September 15), playing to a grad...

​Bob Moses / Desert Sound Colony Theatre Fairmount, Montreal QC, October 4

Published Oct 05, 2015

"It feels so good to be back in Canada," yelled Jimmy Vallance, one half of de facto Vancouver electro-duo Bob Moses, to the hipster crowd a...

​Lianne La Havas / Charlotte Cardin / Keenan O'Meara Corona Theatre, Montreal QC, September 29

Published Sep 30, 2015

Lianne La Havas has found her niche, and she's working it hard. Once a folk singer with tinges of a little R&B and soul, her band was a full...

Chilly Gonzales Theatre Outremont, Montréal QC, April 25

Published Apr 26, 2015

Chilly Gonzales doesn't play by your rules. He makes crude, politically incorrect jokes about colonization. He dresses in a bulky bathrobe o...

José González Théâtre Corona, Montréal QC, April 12

Published Apr 13, 2015

The mood was jubilant for José González' sold out Sunday night set at the historic Théâtre Corona in Montréal. González is currently touring...

Stars / Hey Rosetta! Metropolis, Montreal QC, February 5

Published Feb 06, 2015

An eager crowd was at Metropolis for the double bill of Hey Rosetta! and Stars on Thursday night (February 5), and for the most part, the tw...

M. Ward Petit Campus, Montréal QC, September 9

Published Sep 10, 2014

Though charming, M. Ward's Montréal set was somehow tarnished with an odd energy. Maybe it was the big full moon waning outside, or the fact...