“I’ve never been to Halifax and up until a few months ago, I thought it was in western Canada,” says comedian Todd Barry. As a comic, actor and voice actor, the Manhattan-based funny guy has appeared on all of your/my favourite things: Wonder Showzen, Chapelle’s Show, Bored to Death, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Sarah […]
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Trillion to one
“Trap music is the space where southern hip-hop & electronic dance music collide,” say Halifax’s new trap duo Trillionaires (Michael Molloy and Nick Hood). “In the past couple of years, producers combined the sounds of both genres, mixing the drums of the southern hip-hop with the synths and builds of dance music to create something […]
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Nocturne: Not to be missed
Nocturne Survey & Critical Race Two artists will take on Nocturne 2013 in an attempt to see, critically review and photograph all 91 projects located across Halifax and Dartmouth using Twitter as the competition medium. The first artist to visit all the pieces and cross the finish line at Anna Leonowens Gallery will be the […]
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Obscuro references
Taking form in the 17th century, the string quartet was a four-piece ensemble small enough to play in the drawing rooms and salons of the European aristocracy. Classical composers explored the tonal relationships between violins, violas and cellos, and the musical structure of the quartet became the essence of repertoire chamber music. That is until […]
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Pub to club
All over the world, female DJs light up the clubs to create space for female EDM, hip-hop and soul DJs behind the booth. In Halifax, with DJ Gwen West (AKA Gwen Westell) and DJ Swayback (AKA Katie McKay), Bodywork has been rocking the mixers and tables since 2011. A semi-regular event at Gus’ Pub, Bodywork […]
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The Coast’s Fall Preview 2013: Music
Classical gas September 24 to October 5 The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street Hallelujah! The joyous classical music fall season in Halifax gets off to a great start this month with the St. Cecilia Concert Series and Symphony Nova Scotia—just a couple of the organizations in Halifax who are starting their 2013-2014 seasons, with […]
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Fall preview 2013
Make it a fall of YES with events, festivals, exhibits, concerts, productions and showcases in music, theatre, dance, comedy, literature, visual arts, film. You don’t have to choose, you just need a good command of Google calendars and a willingness to become your best culturally-enriched self. We believe in you. CLICK HERE for your full […]
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Hop culture
“From MC J & Cool G getting a major-label record contract in 1989 to Classified winning a Juno last year, Halifax has built a reputation both nationally and internationally for our diverse hip-hop community,” says Michael McGuire, chair of Hopscotch Halifax, also known as producer, spoken word poet and rapper Hermitofthewoods. On Friday and Saturday […]
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The Coast’s Fall Preview 2013: Events, literary & comedy
Hal-Con 2013 November 8-10 World Trade & Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street day pass $30, weekend pass $70 hal-con.com Did you know that in early drafts of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Lando Calrissian dies in an exploding Millennium Falcon, taken out by the destruction of the second Death Star? If you […]
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The Coast’s Fall Preview 2013: Dance & Theatre
DaPoPo Theatre’s Live-In October 1- 31 at The Living Room, 2353 Agricola Street dapopolivein2013.blogspot.ca Five years ago, the members of DaPoPo Theatre hatched a clever idea for financing rehearsal space. Why not book the TNS Living Room theatre on Agricola for an entire month, rehearse during the day and host paid performances and readings at […]
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2 Live 2 nasty
“We have the record for the most cuss words on an album,” says Brother Marquis of Miami’s 2 Live Crew, “It’s like 375 cuss words on As Nasty As They Wanna Be.” Legendary Brother Marquis and Fresh Kid Ice, the first southern rappers to go platinum, hit up Halifax for the first time at The […]
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Miesha & The Spanks’ one-woman wolf pack
Women rule. Miesha & The Spanks prove it. Calgary’s garage-rock two-piece is on tour with its latest, Girls, Like Wolves. Produced by Ian Blurton (C’mon, Cowboy Junkies), the band’s seventh album finally captures the ferocious, wild atmosphere of Miesha Louie and Stuart Bota. “We’ve been playing harder live for awhile, but not quite pulling it […]