Rifflandia

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  Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

  Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 15

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013

  A soggy crowd stayed through the drizzling rain to see the root rockers Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros close out the Rifflandia music...

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  Hot Hot Heat

  Royal Athletic Park Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  "It's just nice to play with my buddies again onstage." The words of Hot Hot Heat leader Steve Bays pretty much summed up the Victoria-born...

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  Death From Above 1979

  Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  If the hype and sheer size of the crowd is any indication of an anticipated set, the defunct then reunited Death From Above 1979 were one o...

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  Rob Garza (DJ Set)

  Rifftop Tent, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  Well before Rob Garza's set time, the Rifftop tent swelled with people eager to see one half of revered DJ duo Thievery Corporation. Swiggi...

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  Bear Mountain

  Studio CMCT, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  Rifflandia's last show on Saturday night wasn't advertised on the program. It was a surprise set by Vancouver's Bear Mountain at the tiny S...

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  Derrick May

  Market Square, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  Nabbing Detroit house legend Derrick May for Rifflandia might have been the organizers' biggest coup this year. Known as one of the forefat...

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  Chali 2na

  Rifftop Tent, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  If you've ever wondered how legends are made all you had to do was be in the audience on Saturday at Rifflandia when Jurassic 5's Chali 2na...

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  Hawksley Workman

  Metro Theatre, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2013

  He may have jokingly said he'd never performed for a crowd before, but those who know Hawksley Workman know he's a seasoned professional. W...