Jo Passed @ Lucky Bar, Victoria BC. #indie #alternative #yyjmusic #yyjevents #yyj #victoriabc #musicsky

Suppose the one benefit of almost being hit by a cop running a stop sign is that I got to yell at a cop. Ass. #yyjbike

New Broken Social Scene is on the way. #musicsky

This #vinylsunday spin is Mazzy Star’s 1996 release, Among My Swan. A nice way to say goodbye to another weekend. #alternative #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

Apparently if you drive an oversized truck you get right-of-way if you honk your horn before turning left in front of oncoming bicyclists. #entitleddrivists #yyjbike

Piss @ Big Fernwood, Victoria BC. #punk #yyjmusic #yyjevents #yyj #victoriabc #musicsky

It’s a pretty sweet thing when QGIS crashes and you lose 3 hours of work. #gis

Driftwood has its first batch of bottled whisky available at the taproom. Just saying. #yyjwhisky #yyj #victoriabc

Preoccupations single MUR, one of my favourites from last year, just played on the phone and it reminded me of its video, which seems even more relevant than it did a few months ago. #postpunk

After 4 nights out of town for 4 nights of live punk music it’s nice to return home and slow things down with a spin of The National’s High Violet, being that it’s #vinylsunday. #alternative #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

Ribbon Skirt (with Motherhood, Stucco and Cassia Hardy) @ The Palomino, Calgary AB. #bobsled26 #indie #postpunk #yycmusic #musicsky

As of today campsite bookings for #smokeydoesbc26 can begin.

The Shivas @ The Palomino, Calgary AB. #surf #rock #bobsled26 #yycmusic #musicsky

Coming to Victoria: Shabazz Palaces with Sargeant X Comrade, White Eagle Polish Hall, March 21st. #hiphop #yyj #yyjevents #yyjmusic #victoriabc

PACKS, a band I learned of during the lockdown of 2020 and felt it was time to see in person. #bobsled26 #yycmusic

Thankful that even though tonights ticket said it goes until 2am, it is not going until 2am. #bobsled26

Ok Calgary, I am in you and if anybody needs me I’ll be at the Palomino every night, for the next 4 nights. #bobsled26

UPDATE: Lighthouse Brewing in Victoria closing after nearly 30 years, Phillips buying brand cheknews.ca/lighthouse-b...

This article contains a good list of why cars are bad for cities: * They (obviously) can’t be operated safely in bad weather; * Require police ($$$) to enforce rules; * Drivers are too distracted by all the gadgets/road users; * Drivers lack education. The result: death and injury. #yyjbike #yyj

To protest the need to spend almost the entire day inside on a computer when it is so nice outside I am spinning a classic #punk album for this #vinylsunday. Bad Brains self titled debut. A true gem, it is. #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

What a wonderful day it was to be out and about in the #yyj.

Coming to Victoria: Cancer Bats, Capital Ballroom, April 18. #punk #yyj #yyjevents #yyjmusic #victoriabc

Bandcamp bans AI music, the first music platform to do so. Because “We [Bandcamp] believe that the human connection found through music is a vital part of our society and culture, and that music is much more than a product to be consumed.” #musicsky

New Kim Gordon dropping in March. This makes me happy. #alternative #punk #musicsky

When bicyclists rules the Klondike, because is there even a better way to get from point A to point B than a bike? #yukon #bikesky

“If you can see the faces of people going the other way, lit up by your beam, you are probably blinding and annoying them.” #yyjbike #bikesky

Another great 2025 release was Sorry’s Cosplay. Genre wise hard to describe, but whatever it is I’m always excited for more. #alternative #indie #vinylsunday #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

Have yet to feel the need to wear a winter coat this winter. #yyj

It’s unfortunate that Eby’s NDP is growing less concerned about climate change with increasing wildfire and flooding risks. It’s almost as if Eby would rather lead the BC Conservative Party. #bcpoli #bcndp

For me a good start to the morning is drinking coffee and listening to new Dry Cleaning after buying tickets to see Armand Hammer at Lee’s Palace in Toronto.

In less than 2 weeks there’s been 2 hit & runs on Hillside, notably just east of terminus of protected bike lanes, known to make roads safer for everyone. As drivers continue to maim vulnerable road users @victoria.ca needs to extend Hillside lanes, at minimum, east to Graham bikeway ASAP. #yyjbike

When world events got you down treat yourself to 8 minutes of watching people riding bicycles in the snow in Utrecht. It helps. #bikesky #frostbike

Key takeaway from this story is that work to extend the Blanshard St protected bicycle and rolling lanes north to Kings Road has begun. #yyjbike

It’s easy to be pessimistic about politics these days but the ideas, energy and crowd that @avilewis.ca brought to Victoria tonight was hard to miss. He’s the reset that both the NDP and federal government need right now. #cdnpoli

The galloping goose overpass in Colwood is on track to be complete by March. Ding ding! #yyjbike

BC Green Leader @emilylowan.bsky.social says the party needs to work “on building power with working people, renters and young people across B.C.” Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli

Near the top of my list of favourite albums of 2025 was GOLLIWOG courtesy of billy woods. Further proof he’s incapable of releasing a bad album and a fine first #vinylsunday spin of the year. #rap #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

Imagine if you will that Canada had a leader who’d strongly condemn the unilateral takeover of another country by a country that threatens to make us their 51st State. #cdnpoli

I’ll never understand the need for motorists to drive more aggressively when it’s raining, like they’re the ones out in the elements. #yyjbike

New speed camera replacement just dropped in Ford’s Ontario

We’re exactly 1 week away from the first potentially excellent album of 2026. If the teaser tracks to Dry Cleaning’s Secret Love are reflective of entire album it’s sure to be a doozy. #postpunk #musicsky

Cherry blossoms seem to be appearing on Vancouver between Johnson and Pandora. #yyj #victoriabc

Those could have been the greatest pancakes I have ever produced.

Car free living can save a person an average of $12,000 annually, making living in expensive cities more attainable. Cities also save money by investing in bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure. Win-win. #bikesky #yyjbike #bikeyvr

The reward for bicycling to the summit of Mount Tolmie. #yyj #saanich #victoriabc

Hey Victoria! Mark your calendars! I’m heading your way on January 6 for the first stop of the All Out for Avi tour. Join me and local musicians for some good fun and conversation about a vision for an NDP that works for our future. RSVP: https://avilewis.link/victoria #cdnpoli #bcpoli #NDP

Always good to have something to look forward to, so perhaps time to start annual spring vacation planning. The 16+ hour Prince Rupert to Port Hardy ferry may or may not be involved. #smokeydoesbc26

A very recent ‘blind buy’ that I would call a complete success. The 2022 Status/Non-Status release Surely Travel is a great introduction to the London Ontario band and a splendid final 2025 #vinylsunday spin. #indigenous #alternative #folk #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky

Hello my friend. #yyj #victoriabc