WEAVES at the Marquee Credit: Lenny Mullins

The 25th Halifax Pop Explosion has come and gone, another blitz of guitars, beats, clapalongs and discoveries. Here’s how our Lenny Mullins saw the festival.

CROSSED WIRES at the Marquee Credit: Lenny Mullins
METZ at the Marquee Credit: Lenny Mullins
BEAUTS at the Marquee Credit: Lenny Mullins
LOU CANON at the Seahorse Credit: LENNY MULLINS
ARON D’ALESIO at the Seahorse Credit: Lenny Mullins
THE COURTNEYS at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
CLOUD NOTHINGS at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
JAPANDROIDS at the Forum MPC Credit: LENNY MULLINS
LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS at the Forum MPC Credit: LENNY MULLINS
TANIKA CHARLES at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
THE MATTSON2 at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
KIRSTEN OLIVIA at the Forum MPC Credit: LENNY MULLINS
AQUAKULTRE & THE BIG BUDI BAND at the Marquee Credit: Lenny Mullins
YUKON BLONDE at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins
PATRICK WATSON at the Forum MPC Credit: Lenny Mullins

This article appears in Oct 19-25, 2017.