Rifflandia

Boogie T

Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 14

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2017

Hailing from the swamplands of Louisiana, Boogie T opened the first night of Rifflandia (September 14) at Phillips Backyard. At the back en...

Victoria's Rifflandia Gets Moby, Zeds Dead, Bonobo, Hot Chip for 2017 Festival

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2017

This summer, Victoria's annual Rifflandia will be celebrating 10 years in the music festival game, and to get the West Coast all riled up,...

Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans

Main Stage, Victoria BC, September 14

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertan's proved what it is to be Canadian when they took the Rifflandia Mainstage for an early afternoon set. S...

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 off...

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 f...

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...

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, a...

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 e...