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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Concert Announcement Jazz Fest adds Alvvays, Chaka Khan and more to stacked 2018 lineup
Tickets on sale Friday, April 13 at 10am.
Posted By Tara Thorne on Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:53 AM
Canadian superstars Alvvays (July 11, Tent) and life superstar Chaka Khan (July 12, Tent) have been added to the mix, as well as Matt Andersen and The Mellotones, Whitehorse (July 14, Tent) and Nicholas Payton (July 14, St.Matt's).
Tickets for Caesar and War on Drugs are on sale now. The rest go up this Friday at 10am. The fest will round out its lineup in the coming weeks.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Concert Announcement Sloan plays the Marquee May 3
Tickets on sale today for ECMA performance.
Posted By Tara Thorne on Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Halifax's favourite boy band Sloan—which Exclaim recently proclaimed better than The Beatles—will make your high-kicking East Coast Music Awards dreams come true with a show May 3 at the Marquee.
Tickets are $25, go on sale today at 10am, and will get you onto both floors of the building, which has a stacked lineup of Adyn Townes, Motherhood, T. Thomason, Kill Chicago, Fuzz Fiction, Walrus, Hello Delaware and The Town Heroes.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Concert Announcement OBEY Convention XI reveals full roster
Your May 24 weekend just got weird.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 3:20 PM
OBEY Convention is always a head trip. The three-day fest, held the weekend of May 24, calls itself "Atlantic Canada’s most adventurous music festival"—a title it lives up to beautifully as it repeatedly exposes Halifax to sounds newly invented, or that few of us knew existed.
This week, the fest announced the full list of names that'll be leading us on an odyssey of noise this spring, and dudes, it's gonna be hype:
Un Blonde, the solo project of Montreal's musician, producer and composer Jean- Sebastian Audet, sees the walls between avant-funk and low-key soul crumble. Platitudes, meanwhile, sees a collaborative project between two inter-disciplinary artists do radio, performance and A/V presentations.
The dance floor'll be melting as Strange Froots blends musical traditions of Haiti, Ghana, Jamaica and Senegal into a chill soul sampler, and you can get your daily dose of reworked classical music as Melody McKiver delivers a stark, experimental blend of Western Classical and Anishinaabe traditions on the viola.
The sonic equivalent of a shot of green juice, you can get your hot hands on the full lineup's sonic tonic at obeyconvention.com/artists—and fill the time until the fun starts with this jam from Strange Froots:
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Concert Announcement Feist announces one, two shows in Halifax
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 16 at noon.
Posted By Rebecca Dingwell on Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:43 AM
Feist fanatics will get two chances to feel it all with the indie singer-songwriter in Halifax this May. Born in Amherst, Leslie Feist released her debut album in 1999 and rose to international popularity several years later after her song “1234” was featured on an iPod commercial. Feist’s latest work, Pleasure, was released last spring.
Feist will be playing the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on May 25 and 26. Tickets are $66.50 in advance and $71.50 day of show will be available starting Friday, February 16 at the Dalhousie Arts Centre box office, by phone at (902) 494-3820 and online at sonicconcerts.com.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Concert Announcement Jeff Tweedy to break Wolfville's heart April 15
Tickets on sale Friday at noon.
Posted By Tara Thorne on Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 12:13 PM
Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy will stop by this spring with a show at Acadia's Convocation Hall in Wolfville on Sunday, April 15. Tix are $56.50 and go on sale at noon via Sonic Concerts or by calling the box office at 1-800-452-8425.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Concert Announcement Stars announce Halifax concert
Montreal's ethereal pop six-piece hits the Marquee Ballroom April 13.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:23 PM
Known for its dreamy, decedent soundscapes and haunting vocals, Stars have been building sonic castles in sad-core style for over almost 20 years. Here, the band celebrates its impressive back catalogue (we hope "Take Me To The Riot" and "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" make the encore set list) and its latest effort, 2017's There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light, with a Marquee Ballroom show April 13.
Tickets go on sale this Sunday at sonicconcerts.com and are $38.49 in advance and $42.99 day of show.
Fill your time waiting with the soft, lush "Ageless Beauty" (and be prepared to happily hum the melody for days):
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Concert Announcement GroundSwell Music launches Into The Night Music Festival
The rebranded fest hits Olympic Hall March 16-17 with The Flatliners and Said The Whale headlining.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:12 PM
Formerly billed as the GroundSwell Music Festival, Into The Night Music Fest started as a way to highlight all the musical magic happening at GroundSwell Music's synonymous label. Since 2015, it was like walking through a live, label completion CD introducing Haligonians to local gems like the alt-rock The Town Heroes and punky Like A Motorcycle.
This year, though, Into The Night's shaking it up a bit, including Ontario punks The Flatliners and indie groove machine Said the Whale to the festival lineup.
The Flatliners and Like A Motorcycle kick things off Friday, March 16 while Said the Whale and The Town Heroes keep it chill on Saturday, March 17. While more acts are TBA, Black Buffalo Records will be on site March 17 for a record fair from 11am-4pm.
Tickets are on sale now for $25 so fans better get on this great way to spend St. Patrick's Day.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Concert Announcement Sloan, Measha Brueggergosman and Rose Cousins among new names added to ECMA awards show
The ceremony and concert happens May 3 at the Scotiabank Centre
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 2:54 PM
The Maritime Grammys are returning to Halifax this spring after what feels like too many years away, and with them are coming one hell of a big ticket. While the entire ECMA madness lasts from May 2 to 6, the awards ceremony itself (which takes place May 3) boasts a week's worth of talent, with old-stock rock royalty Sloan, the golden vocal chords of Measha Brueggergosman and folk queen Rose Cousins adding to a mix that already includes Joel Plaskett, Universal Soul, The Barra MacNeils, Les Hay Babies and The Once.
The East Pointers, Port Cities, Quake Matthews, Kinley, Makayla Lynn and City Natives round out the second wave of award ceremony performers for the Scotiabank Centre show, and tickets are available now for $40.
Monday, January 8, 2018
Concert Announcement The War on Drugs play Jazz Fest 2018
Daniel Caesar also on tap; tix on sale Friday
Posted By Tara Thorne on Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:11 AM
Friday, December 15, 2017
Concert Announcement A Tribe Called Red headlines FREE NYE concert
It all goes down at Grand Parade Square from 10pm to 2018.
Posted By Noah Widmeyer on Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:12 PM
Hailing from Ottawa, A Tribe Called Red fuses hip hop, reggae, and dance music with elements of Indigenous music.
Hitting mainstream recognition when it became the first Indigenous group to win the Breakthrough Group of the Year award at the Junos, the DJ collective has gone on to play at a slew of big festivals—think Coachella, Bonnaroo, Osheaga and New Orleans Jazz Fest.
A Tribe Called Red's live shows often feature traditional dancers (though there's no word yet as to if that'll be part of the Grand Parade experience), while the music is a modern resurgence of Indigenous culture, sampling vocal chanting and drumming.
Kicking things off at 10pm is the EDM-bumping hometown hero Neon Dreams, meaning arriving early is a must.
If all that wasn't enough, there's also fireworks, which the city says are the largest light show in the province.
Get hyped with my personal favourite a Tribe Called Red Song, "Sisters":
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Concert Announcement Protest the Hero stopping in Halifax for its Fortress 10th anniversary tour
Posted By Matt Dalton on Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 3:01 PM
Canadian progressive-metal band Protest The Hero announced it will be having an extensive North American tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its gold-certified album, Fortress.
The 10-track LP was released in early 2008, debuting at number one in Canada.
The band will stop in Halifax at the Marquee Ballroom on Tuesday, April 24 at 8 pm.
Tickets go on sale Friday December 1 and will be available at the etixnow kiosks in the Halifax Forum (2901 Windsor Street), Music Nova Scotia (2169 Gottingen Street) and online at sonicconcerts.com.
Friday, November 3, 2017
Concert Announcement In The Dead of Winter Festival announces 2018 lineup
Waxahatchee, Kaia Kater and Palehound all snag headliner status.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 2:59 PM
Though this freakishly warm fall has winter feeling falsely far away, In The Dead of Winter Festival reminded us today that the snow is a-comin'—but luckily for us, so is the awesome singer-songwriter-focused festival with its folk-rock-Americana stylings.
The fest quietly put tickets on sale this morning for a slew of shows, including the trademark Songcircles, which sees much of the lineup share songs and stories in a more relaxed, intimate setting at Good Robot Brewing.
Also on deck? Waxahatchee at The Marquee, delivering the sonic equivalent of Mayan chocolate (sweet, rich, yet intensely fiery) to your frostbitten ears.
We’re also marking shows with Kaia Kater, an African-Canadian banjo player dedicated to sharing Old Time tunes with the masses, and the Boston-based Palehound, a lyrically-fuelled, emotionally-vast alternative group, to our calendar. Check out a video from Palehound’s latest album, A Place I’ll Always Go, below:
The fest runs January 18-20 with shows happening across the city and you can check out more at inthedeadofwinter.com.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Concert Announcement Bahamas, Matt Mays, July Talk and The Beaches announce Halifax shows
January's about to be burning-hot with these Big Tickets.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 4:00 PM
Two concerts announced this week have me planning to make 2018 the year that listening to a shit ton more music becomes my official new year's resolution. These shows will surely help:
On January 12, Bahamas celebrates his fourth effort, Earthtones, which takes D'angelo-inspired rhythms sifted through a singer-songwriter style. The result? A show at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium as warm as a dip in the Caribbean.
On January, 20, meanwhile, a ticket so hot it'll burn your hands lands at the Scotiabank Centre: Matt Mays, Dartmouth's own rock 'n' roll prince, celebrates his new wax Once Upon A Hell Of A Time with the gruff-soft, his-hers vocals of July Talk sharing headliner status. Warming the stage? The Beaches; the east-side Toronto offspring of Garbage and Hole that'll bowl you over with its punk goddess vibes and is literally worth the ticket price on its own. Check out what I mean with the band's latest vid, "Money":
Get full details on Bahamas' show here and the Matt Mays w/July Talk, The Beaches show here.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Concert Announcement / Prismatic Arts Festival Prismatic Arts Festival announces 2017 lineup
Cure the love that ails you and practice your English at the multicultural fest.
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 3:05 PM
Prismatic Arts Festival, the annual celebration of culturally-diverse art in all mediums, dropped its first lineup announcement for the 2017 festival today. Running September 14 to 23 in a slew of venues across the city, the event boasts plays, dance performances, panel discussions and more.
Tickets for the fest go on sale July 25 and range from $5-$250 (including single tickets, festival packages, conference tickets).
While full details for events have yet to be announced, here’s a peek at some shows we’re marking on our calendars:
The Raft
A classic scene from Homer’s Odyssey—windswept, away from home and clinging to a dilapidated sea raft—gets updated with this play following desperate refugees attempting to outwit a temptress and make it to shore.
Orchestral Powwow
Cris Derksen marries traditional Indigenous Powwow music and dance with classic symphonic stylings for this, the ultimate cultural mash-up.
Broken English Karaoke
Stephanie Yee’s party-starting karaoke night has been a fan favourite at past festivals. This year’s Prismatic sees it return once again to push participants to navigate the boundaries between familiar and unfamiliar.
Asheq: Ritual Music to Cure a Lover
If you've ever felt literally lovesick, Shahin Sayadi’s workshop-stage musical play will ring a special chord: The story is set in a fishing village in Southern Iran where zar exorcism ceremonies, brought to the region by escaped East African slaves, are used to cure illness (and love.)
Re-Quickening
Santee Smith's beautiful, arresting show explores the intersection of Indigenous and new dance performance. Prismatic Festival adds this isn't your typical dance show: "Created through a process unique to Smith's culture, Re-Quickening is a spiritual resurgence, a piecing together of shards of knowledge that tips colonialism on its head."
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Concert Announcement Deadmau5 headlines Halifax's FREE Canada Day concert
July 1, 5pm on the Common
Posted By Morgan Mullin on Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:03 AM
After months of waiting (OK, maybe that was just me), the headliner for the year's biggest outdoor birthday party has finally been announced! Today the city confirmed that Deadmau5 will be rocking The Common with what he calls "the world's most transformative DJ stand" his CUBE 2.1.
It'll be the first time the cube sees Canada, so house heads will want to make sure they're within moshing distance to witness it in all its EDM glory. Rounding out the bill is a sonic buffet ranging from North Preston R&B giant Reeny Smith to poet laureate Rebecca Thomas to local rocker Matt Mays.
The party kicks off at 5pm but as this show will probably be the hottest ticket in town, you might wanna make a day of it—or at least arrive early.
While we wait for the fun, practice your moves with mau5's newest mix, stuff i used to do, which dropped earlier in 2017.
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