Entertainment

Rifflandia announced another wave of artists Thursday, revealing that No Scrubs hitmakers TLC, viral favourite Oliver Tree, and British pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform at the annual musical festival.

Born in London, England, and raised in the Bronx, rapper Slick Rick came to prominence in the mid-1980s as MC Ricky D in Doug E. Fresh’s Get Fresh Crew.

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including David Sedaris at the Royal Theatre on Monday, May 13.

A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk does “a great disservice” to the victim, her family and her community, says a retired cop who worked on the original investigation.

The seventh and final season of Moosemeat & Marmalade premieres tonight on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder paid tribute to Harpo’s Cabaret and its founder Gary Van Buskirk during Pearl Jam’s tour-opening show in Vancouver on Saturday.

Jim Cuddy, 68, is booked into the McPherson Playhouse on Nov. 13 and Parksville’s Knox United Church on Nov. 14.

Sharply observed, well-directed and acted, Vision Disturbance offers plenty of humanity and a soupçon of hope while sidestepping easy or clear-cut solutions.

Jim Jefferies and Jimmy Carr will bring The Charm Offensive Tour to Victoria on Oct. 26, the first run of dates to feature their combined talents.

For her final offering as artistic director of Victoria Baroque, flautist Soile Stratkauskas put together In the Trees, a multimedia concert that honours her love of the natural world.