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 […]
Adria Young
Posted inArts + Music
Interview with L.A. rock band Fragile Gang on love and loss
“Bands are like gangs,” says Arlo Klahr of Fragile Gang, “Gangs need each other to be strong.” Tonight at Gus’ Pub, Fragile Gang brings their folky post-punk, hazy heartfelt pop jams all the way to Gus’ Pub. The touring duo will be joined by Toronto post-punk band Casper Skulls, with Halifax locals Josh Salter and fuzzy pop ensemble The Everywheres […]
Posted inArts + Music
Flood Together: Q&A with Floodland’s Lauchie Headrick
In April, Halifax’s Floodland released It’s The Fire, which featured the single “Old School,” a perfectly named rock jam for this four-piece rock band. Across the universe of their releases, Floodland brings classic pop sounds into modern indie rock, like a revolver. To shake it up, baby, Floodland’s been covering legendary Beatles songs in live performances. With […]
Posted inArts + Music
Thrash and learn
“Every human being deserves the right to a safe environment in which to lay their head to rest,” says Dwayne Wright, musician and organizer of Headbangers Against Homelessness. On Saturday at the Oasis, the fundraiser features four Halifax metal bands—Aikia, Snap the Butterfly, Forward Unto Dawn and Oceans Will Rise—with all proceeds going to Shelter […]
Posted inArts + Music
Review: Old & Weird/New Fries split EP
Last Friday, Toronto’s Pleasance Records released a seven-inch split with four new songs by Halifax’s Old & Weird and Toronto’s New Fries, bands that are different in approach, but alike in the methods by which they’re challenging convention. Honestly, this seven-inch super-rocks. There’s a pretty good chance you’ve never heard anything like it, probably ever. […]
Posted inArts + Music
Clyde A. Wray is paying attention
“Most folks don’t want to feel. I try to write about how I feel,” says accomplished poet, playwright and director Clyde A. Wray, who will read from works old and new at Prismatic. Based in Fredericton, Wray turns fleeting moments into permanent forms by staying open to the world: “All I have to do is […]
Posted inArts + Music
The Mariachi Ghost is Winnipeg’s one-of-a-kind show
After moving from Mexico to Winnipeg in 2004, guitarist and artist Jorge Requena discovered the city’s vibrant and thriving Latin American community. By 2009, he was inspired to begin a Day of the Dead-themed graphic novel for Mexico’s important national holiday that honours life. This became the blueprint for the group The Mariachi Ghost. Travelling […]
Posted inArts + Music
Bid on Joel Plaskett tickets for The Khyber
Just this morning, Halifax-Dartmouth hero Joel Plaskett opened an Ebay auction for two tickets to the sold out Joel Plaskett Emergency Down at The Shore Club on September 4. The event is a benefit for The Khyber Building Fund to restore The Khyber Building (1588 Barrington Street), which has been facing a red-tape nightmare since the city closed its […]
Posted inArts + Music
Mark Little’s Good Dad Tonight Returns Tomorrow
For the last few summers, while filming CBC series Mr. D, Toronto-based/former-Picnicface comedian Mark Little has hosted a whacky talk show called Good Morning Tonight. What started in 2012 as a sketch show in the sweltering Khyber attic — with Andy Bush, Cher Hann, Brian MacQuarrie and more — Good Morning Tonight became such an annual hit that […]
Posted inArts + Music
Mauno Myth: Trio Release Album Wednesday night
“It’s a study of digital and analog — the difference between them and what happens when they’re combined,” says Nick Everett, one of the three musical wizards of Mauno (“mao-no”). With Evan Matthews and Eliza Niemi, the experimental pop group releases Rough Master with Dories, Foam and Kurt Inder on Wednesday night at Menz Bar ($8, 8:30pm). […]
Posted inArts + Music
In-Flight Safety’s Got Stockholm Syndrome
Halifax’s careful ambient pop-band In-Flight Safety recently released a new single, “Stockholm,” to announce a new EP to be released in September, alongside a couple mini-tours in the fall. Plus, visual artist Graeme Patterson is currently working on a music vid to be released later this month, says the band’s vocalist/guitarist John Mullane. No surprise that […]
Posted inArts + Music
Kwestomar Kreation’s 3rd Annual Fashion Show Tonight
“The company was started by my mom Victoria Aidoo in 1995. She has a really good eye for fashion,” says Esi Aidoo of clothing distributor Kwestomar Kreations, “My family is from Ghana so we mostly feature Ghanaian clothes and designs, with designers from the Ivory Coast, Sudan and other areas in Africa.” After two successful years, Kwestomar Kreations […]