For the last three years, dancehall band Dub Kartel’s Kyle McCracken (AKA DJ KDZ) has been bringing good vibes to Halifax via Home Bass, a jam of dance music that showcases local talent every Thursday night (and some Fridays) at Reflections Cabaret. This weekend, Home Bass presents an entire festival of that good music all […]
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11 local hip-hop artists are heading to Atlanta
Next weekend, 11 local hip-hop artists are heading to Atlanta to showcase at AC3, one of the largest hip-hop festivals in America. The southern city is a literal hot-bed of hip-hop, home to artists like Gucci Mane, Rich Gang, 2 Chainz, Jermaine Dupri, Waka Flocka Flame, Andre 3000, TLC and many more. Also known as ‘Hotlanta,’ several musical movements have […]
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Photos: Saturday night’s NHL Preseason Game
The Carolina Hurricanes won 5-3 against the New York Islanders last night at a special NHL Preseason Game in the recently renovated Scotiabank Centre. Over 4,000 people turned up to check out Eastern Conference stars like Islanders captain John Tavares, Canes captain Eric Staal (and assistant captain Jordan Staal), new Hurricanes Kris Versteeg (just copped from the Chicago Blackhawks with Joakim Nordstrom), returning Cane Jay McClement […]
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Bluenose-Ability: Film Festival now seeking submissions
Local non-profit reachAbility is now accepting short films for its first-ever Bluenose-Ability Film Festival, which will take place in Halifax from December 3 to 5. Launching on United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, BAFF is the first disability film festival in Atlantic Canada (joining disability festivals all over the world): The Bluenose-Ability Film […]
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Jump into Hopscotch Halifax
Hopscotch Halifax is quickly becoming one of the city’s best annual music festivals. From live street art demos to the country’s champion battle rappers to American DJs and local dancers, this year’s Hopscotch pulls out the big guns with Orlando’s DJ Dallask and festival headliners Indiana’s Freddie Gibbs and Long Island MC Rakim. This year, […]
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Where I Work: Lisa Lipton
Along with Raymond Boisjoly (West Coast), Sarah Anne Johnson (Prairies/North), Abbas Akhavan (Ontario), Jen Rafman (Quebec), Atlantic Canada’s 2015 finalist, Lisa Lipton, prepares for the Sobey Shortlist Exhibition at the AGNS, opening on September 26. The winner will be announced at a gala on October 28. WHO SHE IS “My name is Lisa Lipton, some […]
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AFF Reviews: The Lobster, Room
Movie reviewers everywhere are loving The Lobster, the first English-language film by Greek director, Yorgos Lanthimos. The absurdist comedic satire is set in a UK near-dystopia where it’s illegal to be single. So when David (Colin Farrell) gets dumped, he’s immediately transferred to this freak-show singles hotel where he has 45 days to find a mate or […]
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Q & A with L.A. comedy duo Cheap Smokes
Tomorrow night at The Company House, Toronto/L.A. comedy duo Cheap Smokes (Kaitlin Mamie and Laura Danowski) are presenting a variety show that’ll satisfy all of your comedy cravings (8pm, $7). The show will feature special guests Adam Christie (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Heidi Brander (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), local comic Dan Hendricken and appearances […]
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AFF Review: Sloan at The Marquee
On Saturday night, Toronto-Halifax’s Sloan returned home to celebrate the 35th Atlantic Film Festival at a pass-holders special event at The Marquee Ballroom. There were also performances by The Brood, Rose Cousins and Buck 65 but I only made it for my Sloan dogs. Just after midnight, Sloan appeared and jumped right into “If It […]
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AFF Reviews: Bound, Undone, The Stanford Prison Experiment
This weekend, several selections at the 35th Atlantic Film Festival explored human psychology through various narrative styles. On Friday, I rolled into the Lord Nelson Hotel at 1:30am to catch 1980 sci-fi musical, The Apple, which was one of the best worst movies I’ve ever seen, a terribly awesome, tacky romp through the exploitative music […]
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AFF Review: Hyena Road
This week, Paul Gross (Due South, Passchendaele) premiered Hyena Road, the first Canadian contemporary war film, which he wrote and directed, at TIFF and last night at the Atlantic Film Festival. The Afghanistan-based, Jordan-shot film also stars Allan Hawco (The Republic of Doyle) and Rossif Sutherland (son of Donald Sutherland). And, just like the film, I’m conflicted. It […]
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Retro vibes: the 2015 Atlantic Film Fest full program announced
The 35th Atlantic Film Festival announced the full program this morning at The Lord Nelson Hotel. There was cake, popcorn and coffee and I also met my childhood hero, CTV‘s Liz Rigney. Along with the earlier-announced Atlantic Canadian selections, AFF 2015 offers an exciting lineup of award-winning domestic and international features and shorts hitting Halifax theatres from […]