“Are we working on anything lately? Well, we just put a shelf together,” jokes Andrew O’Brien, one half of St. John’s folk-pop duo Fortunate Ones. “We’ve actually been on the road so much, it can be tough to find time to write, but we’ve been rehearsing some new stuff that we’ll try out in Halifax.” […]
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Listen to our playlist full of In the Dead of Winter artists
The Coast’s IN THE DEAD OF WINTER Playlist WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MEET IN DREAMS? by TYLER MESSICK Loyalty by The Weather Station Even (single) by Dark for Dark Days Of Heaven by Steven Lambke Windows – Single by Gianna Lauren Quiet Parade by Quiet Parade People by The Burning Hell Big Volcano, Small […]
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Check out this year’s winning Film 5 projects
Last week, the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative aka AFCOOP announced the 2016 winners of the Film 5 program in which aspiring and emerging directors, producers and crew produce a five-minute film from script to budget to star-studded premiere. With two phases — Program Development (Phase I) and Production (Phase II) — participants experience the full range […]
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A 90s Quiz with That 90s Night
*Joey from Blossom voice* Woah! Did you know that DJs Jeff Pineau and Trevor Murphy (Quiet Parade) have been bringing Halifax one of the most nostalgic dance events, That 90s Night, since July 2012? *Jesse from Full House voice* Have mercy! Well, it’s true and it’s giving me Goosebumps. Tonight at The Seahorse, they’re gonna hit you baby, […]
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Art Notes: Khyber Meeting and Show Openings
* * * * * HANK BULL & BRUCE BARBER @ SMU ART GALLERY Curated by Joni Low and Pat Wendt, the Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery (923 Robie Street) has a full art-weekend planned for you. You’re invited to the following events: on Friday at 7pm, Vancouver-based artist Hank Bull speaks on his sculptural installation that […]
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Hurt, hope, healing and the NS Home for Colored Children
“It’s a difficult read,” says Wanda Taylor, the author of The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, a comprehensive history of the structure that stood in rural Dartmouth for over 70 years. The Home was the site of extreme abuse and neglect for hundreds of African-Nova Scotian children in the protective care of the Nova […]
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Juxtapose is a performance to smash the patriarchy
From Thursday to Saturday, Live Art Dance presents the North American premiere of a one-hour duet between Finnish-born choreographer Cecilia Moisio and Polish performer Katarzyna Sitarz. Juxtapose is an interdisciplinary feminist dance that’s frilly but fierce, subdued yet savage. Moisio explored these seeming contradictions in a recent conversation (Q&A has been edited and condensed). How does […]
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The Carleton Music Bar & Grill Needs Your Help
The Carleton Music Bar & Grill needs your help. For years, the elegant Argyle Street venue owned by Mike Campbell has been the setting for some of the most memorable and intimate shows. With a delectable menu, expert bartending, that beautiful patio, attentive sound engineers and the best audio system in Halifax, it’s been a staple […]
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Watch: Halifax’s new punk band, fronted by a four-year-old
Halifax’s newest punk band Problem Attic is already much cooler than you. And the lead singer, Jude, is only four! You’ve got some catching up to do. Today, exclusively at The Coast, Problem Attic releases first single, “RAWR,” as part of a split release called Hand Sanitizer (All We’ve Got Records) with Japanese-Halifax band, Come With Me (If […]
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Listen to this cover of “Moonage Daydream” by Walrus
Halifax rockers Walrus just released a cover of David Bowie‘s 1972 song, “Moonage Daydream,” the song that describes the ‘rise’ of Ziggy Stardust from Ziggy Stardust. Recorded last year, Walrus decided today was the day to share this song with the world and pay their respects to one of their musical heroes. Rest in peace, […]
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The Coast staff picks their favourite David Bowie songs
This morning it was announced that the world has lost David Bowie to cancer after an 18-month illness. He had just turned 69. Without question, he was one of the most influential artists, actors and performers in this history of music, one of the most unique in his approach to challenging social conventions and one of […]
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Share this Dub Kartel post to win an Evolve bracelet + prize pack
“Where my ganja smokers at?” says Dub Kartel‘s Kyle McCracken. We’re right here, man!! If we share this live video of the dance hall/reggae band’s set at Evolve 2015, we have a chance to win a bracelet for this year’s Evolve, the amazing three-day summer festival just outside of Antigonish. ON TOP OF THIS AMAZING […]