Last month, Halifax singer-songwriter Cactus Flower (Jess Lewis) released her first full-length, Magic Hour. It’s an album that was years in the making but completely worth the wait. Splitting her time between several projects — as a harmonious vocalist in Dark for Dark, as a technician in Halifax theatre productions, as a player in three […]
Adria Young
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Text to win tickets to see The Kiefer Sutherland Band!
How often do you get a chance to see the jerk-punk from Stand By Me? The time is now! Kiefer Sutherland, one of the original Lost Boys and notorious Hollywood party-dude, brings his alt-rock country-jams to Halifax this weekend. The Kiefer Sutherland Band will appear at The Carleton Bar & Grill on Saturday for a private fundraiser. […]
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Everything’s Comin’ Up Kestrels
It’s been almost a year since grunge-pop trio Kestrels (Paul Brown, Chad Peck, Devin Peck) have played in Halifax. Now on summer tour, the heavens have aligned for the band’s local return. Octopi Entertainment presents Kestrels with Designosaur, beauts and Teleri tonight at Menz Bar ($8, 10pm): a milky way of sparkly tones. As the stars of Noyes Records, […]
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Word Nerd
Wordburglar Album Release Friday, August 14, 10pm Gus’ Pub and Grill, 2605 Agricola Street $10 “Sometimes I’ll just think of a line, or I’ll hear a word and love it so I’ll want to rhyme that word,” says comic-book writer and nerdcore rapper Sean Jordan Volpe, also known as Wordburglar. “You never know when an […]
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Q&A with CROSSS’ Andy March
After years of touring, a relocation to Toronto and a lineup change, the heavy-experimental CROSSS released the album Lo at the end of May, and it fucking slays. Following 2013’s Obsidian Spectre like a shadow, Lo has received much critical acclaim: Lo’s full-fledged anxiety bleeds through sludgy technicalities, droning distortions and occult storylines. It’s spooky as […]
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Sappy Fest 10: pure magic
More than any other year, Sappy Fest 10 in Sackville, NB was one of the best weekends of my life. The moments swirl in my mind like a snow globe of the best people and musicians I’ve ever met. As always, the lineup featured some of the most diverse and dynamic artists in […]
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A Sight For Sewn Eyes, Halifax’s fresh princes
“We approached this record by finding a pocket where we can splice chaos and beauty together without it coming out as a messy batch of undercooked cupcakes,” says Andrew Benoit, guitarist for Halifax’s tech-metal hot-boys A Sight for Sewn Eyes. After a 2012 debut and some time off, the band is returning with a new, […]
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Holy comics reading, Halifax!
“Comics are the world’s most democratic art form,” says cartoonist Jonathan Rotsztain. “They are truly one of the best ways to communicate.” On Tuesday at The Khyber, Rotsztain presents Holy Comics Reading, Halifax!, an evening of cartoonists and writers sharing their creations one doodle at a time. A zine-maker since 2008, Rotsztain has been a […]
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Museum Pieces’ triumphant return
Troubadour rock-songwriter Tyler Messick wants you to know he’s back. After a 10-year break, his one-time Halifax band Museum Pieces features a new lineup and record on the way. Following a string of early- and mid-2000s releases like Philadelphia, and the departure of long-time creative partner Andy March (Crosss’), Messick moved to Montreal to keep […]
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The Halifax Summer Opera Festival is here and its queer
“Opera is, by its very nature, queer as hell,” says Nina Scott-Stoddart, the artistic director of the Halifax Summer Opera Festival. “For the company itself, we’re always rehearsing during Pride weekend and finally we got sick of trying to sneak off to the parade and other events, so this year we scheduled the whole festival […]
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24 Hours at Evolve 2015
A quick rip out to Antigonish for one of the summer’s most anticipated events reminds us that Evolve Festival’s charm comes from its community.
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Long live the female king, Real Eyez
“It started in junior high,” explains Halifax rapper and singer RealEyez (AKA Erin Dorrington). “They’d always say, ‘You’re too real for your own good,’ you know? I’m very outspoken and I’d rather tell people the truth.” And the truth is—RealEyez has big dreams. Along with starting an independent label, Confiscated Records, she will release her second […]
