Here we go—the music event Haligonians have been waiting for is finally here. The only problem is, how will you choose who to go see? Maybe our profiles below will help you narrow it down.
Ms. Banks
Charlotte Day Wilson
Cloud Nothings
The Courtneys
Lido Pimienta
Patrick Watson
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Tasha the Amazon
Twist
Weaves
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
While you’re at it, check out some favourite releases from Forward Music Group.
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Lido Pimienta is lit
The fiercely independent artist, who built herself from the ground up straight into the Polaris Prize, wants to include and inspire everyone: “When I’m on stage, I will give you everything I can possibly give you.”
Ms. Banks is on fire
The young and fierce London rapper makes her Halifax Pop Explosion debut.
The Courtneys’ tour snacks
Chocolate and chips will fuel the Vancouver rock trio’s trip to HPX this week.
Forward Music Group’s slow burn
A decade and dozens of releases in, the Halifax-via-Fredericton collective keeps pushing on.
Weaves burst Wide Open
Toronto art rockers push for extremes on their latest record.
Patrick Watson, finally
The Montreal troubadour and national tresaure plays Halifax for the first time.
Get caught up in Twist
Toronto grit-poppers have already moved beyond the sound of last year’s debut, landing on something “different in a good way.”
Tasha the Amazon does it all
The award-winning Toronto rapper spits fire (and sets them sometimes).
Cloud Nothings’ clean energy
The Cleveland garage rock band brings stellar Life Without Sound to Halifax.
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s new approach
For its first Halifax show in five years, Toronto’s noise-rock collective brings new elements along.
The Rural Alberta Advantage’s Wild heart
The third time’s the HPX charm for Halifax favourites, bringing their brand-new album to town.
Charlotte Day Wilson’s homecoming
The former Haligonian returns on a wave of praise and buzz for her soulful, gentle voice.
This article appears in Oct 19-25, 2017.