This past weekend, for the first time Rifflandia Festival and Breakout West Conference combined for a weekend of music in Victoria. Part of the Breakout West Conference was the Western Canadian Music Awards, hosted by CBC’s Grant Lawrence from the McPherson Playhouse on Sunday, September 20th. Presented to music artists from the 4 Western…
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Countdown to Rifflandia 2015
We’re just a month a way until another Rifflandia Festival takes over Victoria. This year, with the addition of Break Out West, patrons get two great festivals in one. Chromeo, Modest Mouse, Mother Mother, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, Kieza, Joey Bada$$, Arkells and Tokyo Police Club headline the impressive line up of over 100…
Pacific Northwest Festivals 2015
Sasquatch Music Festival is upon us in a few weeks, bringing a plethora of artists to the Pacific Northwest and launching the start of the Festival Season in our neck of the woods. Here’s a few of the multi-artist festivals in Oregon, Washington, Alberta and BC. (Note, not all the festivals have their artist line-up…
The West Coast Music Festival Line-Up 2014
This weekend Coachella Music & Arts Festival gets underway, marking the unofficial start of the West Coast Festival season. Here‘s a few of the festivals coming to the West Coast this year that make for a great weekend or day out. Apr 11 – 13 & April 18 – 20: two weekends for Coachella Music…
Rifflandia Festival kicks off for 2013
Victoria is about to come alive with the sound of music as Rifflandia Festival takes over the city. For the next for days, September 12 – 15, venues all across Victoria will host acts from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Courtney Love, Big Boi, Beth Orton, Matt & Kim, Current Swell, Humans, Hot Hot…
Rifflandia Festival 2012
For three days each September Victoria comes alive with the sound of music…no Julie Andrews isn’t running down the hill but you may be running to hear great acts like Flaming Lips, Mother Mother, Cake or Everlast. Rifflandia Festival Year 5 runs from this Thursday night, September 13th to Sunday September 16th, in venues across…
Rifflandia Festival turns 4!
Food Vendors Surround The Field Victoria’s music event of the year, Rifflandia, celebrated it’s fourth festival by taking the music outside and expanding beyond the traditional night time venues. As though on cue, the dubious West Coast morning clouds broke and brilliant sunshine arrived to smile on the two festival stages. Royal Athletic Park was an…