The Halifax Pop Explosion just dropped its first round of announcements. Don’t bore us, get to the chorus, you say? Oh fine: Brutal Knights, GZA, Polaris Prize nominee Holy Fuck, The Inbreds (that’s right), Islands, Monotonix, Retribution Gospel Choir (pictured), Ruby Coast, Scarce, Ron Sexsmith with Symphony Nova Scotia, Polaris Prize nominee Two Hours Traffic and Woodhands.
Early bird passes on sale Monday here.
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2008.