“If my style of comedy was on a T-shirt, it would be one of those ‘I Survived a Shark Attack’ shirts that look like you really did just survive a shark attack,” says Toronto’s Chris Locke. The frequent Comedy Network comedian and actor returns to Halifax for Warm Soda at The Company House on Tuesday […]
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Pusha T: Rap royalty
Since 1992, Pusha T (AKA King Push AKA Terence Thornton) has been on the grind with his brother No Malice (AKA Malicious AKA Gene Thornton, together AKA Clipse). The Virginian duo has collaborated with just about everyone in the game, breaking off into ones in 2010. King Push is one of those rap gods. His […]
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Hot Oral Sex (and more)
“Sex is an integral component of intimate relationships,” says Jess O’Reilly, a doctor, Toronto’s Playboy-TV host, author and sex educator, “But we live in a culture in which having sex is acceptable, but talking about sex is taboo.” Thus, The Everything to Do with Sex Show is designed for dialogue. From seminars to main-stage acts […]
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North star
“People forget that we are alive,” says Tanya Tagaq. The Inuk throat-singer from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, has been performing her unique style of traditional throat-singing for over a decade. For In the Dead of Winter, Tagaq will perform her original score to the 1922 film Nanook of the North at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on […]
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Wrestle woMania
Just ask any pro wrestler and they’ll tell you wrestling truth: the blood, sweat and tears are real. In entertainment wrestling, pain and pleasure form an almost-perfect union of athletic excellence and performance art. Still, wrestling is critiqued for its over-the-top campiness, which happens to be the same reason why it has one of the […]
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Group on
Glorious LA Lakers six-time champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, “You can’t win if you don’t play as a unit.” Think about that the next time you’d rather stay nestled among chips and Netflix. We know it’s not always easy getting the 60 minutes of recommended physical activity per day to stay healthy and in shape. […]
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Gonzo with the wind
“It’s a mix between the Commedia dell’arte, a live-action role-playing game and a pagan ritual,” describes Rhys Bevan-John, one-half of Misery (Loves) Theatre Company. With comic Bill Wood, the Halifax Forum will be transformed to a mystical, magical and weirdly fantastical New Year’s Eve party. Gonzo New Year’s Eve: An Elemental Bacchanalia is a coming-together […]
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Critics’ picks 2013: Music
DAVID DAHMS David Dahms AKA Odysseus Catfish Jenkins III, Big Titteh, Dubs, OCJ3, The Toothless Wonder, D-Double, DMN8R, One Dread and Potato Salad is a premature mic dropper and has been writing for The Coast since 2013. The Caravan LOCAL The Caravan (independent) “What Up Steve?” channelled frustrations with the federal government more than any other […]
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Two Hours Traffic jam
“When we started out, we didn’t have any big goals,” says Liam Corcoran, vocalists and guitarist for Two Hours Traffic. “We were at UPEI and just wanted to write some songs and play our own music in Charlottetown.” He had no idea what the next decade would bring: “It all came as a surprise to […]
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Rob Lemon: Into the Wilderness
If there’s anyone who knows Halifax’s music history, it’s Rob Lemon. The 43-year-old street musician has been playing around the city, mostly on Spring Garden Road, since 1989. He remembers Sloan’s Smeared CD release show at Club Flamingo, he’s seen country legend John Prine seven times and he’s witnessed the industry shift from label to […]
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6 Unbelievable Christmas Traditions
1 Mummering “I remember mummering at my grandparents’ house in St. Mary’s Bay, Newfoundland,” says local comic Brian Aylward. “People from the community piled into the kitchen dressed in drag. Everyone would try to guess who was who. There was live music, dancing and lots of laughter.” First recorded in 1819, mummering (or mumming) in […]
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Love for Scott Jones
Gottingen Street for Scott Jones is a multi-venue fundraiser taking place Thursday, bringing the community together with compassion and love. by Adria Young “Scott’s got such a natural smile. You can tell he wears it a lot,” says David MacDonald, drummer of PEI’s Paper Lions. The rock band is just one of over 30 performers […]