Rock Show: Photos from bands at Polly's Cove Trail

Nigel Chapman (Nap Eyes) solo set Credit: Adria Young

This past humid Saturday afternoon, a bunch of Halifax bands carried gear, a generator and sweet summer snacks to the old lookout on the Polly’s Cove Trail, a rugged path with a beautiful view of Peggy’s Cove. Organized by Matt Peters, the Polly’s Cove Summer Show featured eight sets of folk, rock, sludge and electronica on rock beds. Real rock and roll. This reporter (me) slept in until 3:30pm, so I missed Escape Tapes and Sledge, but after grilling hot dogs and drinking coffee, I snapped a few photos as the day moved between light and grey. It was a pretty sick show.

Matt Peters (organizer) kept things rolling Credit: Adria Young

Cactus Flower (Jess Lewis) solo set Credit: Adria Young

Bad Vibrations (sometimes “Bad Vibes”) Credit: Adria Young

Evan Cardwell (Bad Vibes) Credit: Adria Young

The sun came out, Nick Dourado says peace Credit: Adria Young

Dave Burns (Surveillance) Credit: Adria Young

Rachel Fry and Tri Le (Surveillance) Credit: Adria Young

Josh Salter and Evan Cardwell: “For the homies” Credit: Adria Young

Gift From God (Kira Daube, Lindsay Dobbin, Liz Johnson) Credit: Adria Young

Liz Johnson (Gift From God) Credit: Adria Young

Nigel Chapman and Danika Vandersteen Credit: Adria Young

Check out all of these bands online or at an upcoming show (I’ll let you know). And this just in: Surveillance released a new video today in anticipation of their upcoming seven-inch (check out Dave Burns’ label Various Records, you distortion-loving freaks). Memories of the rock.