Austra The Polaris Prize Short List came out yesterday. Everyone on this list will receive $2,000 and the winner receives a grand prize of $30,000. Here it is. Arcade Fire — The SuburbsAustra — Feel It BreakBraids — Native SpeakerDestroyer — KaputtGalaxie — Tigre Et DieselHey Rosetta — SeedsRon Sexsmith — Long Player Late BloomerColin […]
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Have Fun On Warped Tour, We’re Doomed
While I spent most of this rainy spring sitting on the couch, eating chips, the hot youngprog-rawkers in We’re Doomed have recorded an EP, filmed a music video, played a whackload of shows and are now gearing up to hit the road as part of the Canadian legof the Vans Warped Tour. (You may recall […]
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Herohill’s Canadian Gift
The folks behind the wonderful local/Canadian music website Herohill have prepared a Canada Day treat for you. On July 1st, they released a Gordon Lightfoot compilation featuring a whole whackload of bands taking on the catalogue of this Canuck elder folk statesman. The list of artists is broad and varied, and includes A.A. Wallace, Quiet […]
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Tongan Death Grip LP Now Available
The end of the postal strike in Canada (for now) heralds the arrival of bills (bad) the “Stephen King Rules” t-shirt that I ordered online like six weeks ago (good!) and Tongan Death Grip’s LP Chula Vista (yeah better!) which you may have read about here. What I’ve heard is really good, lemme tell ya, […]
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Coconut Grove No More
alison lang Tupperware Remix Party at Coconut Grove, October 2010 Coconut Grove Nightclub is turning into a yoga studio. According to an article in today’s edition of allnovascotia.com, the Grafton St. venue will be closing down at the end of the month and transformed into a Bikram Yoga. Owner Remo Petrella says he’s working on […]
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Orchid’s Curse doesn’t walk alone
When it comes to making music videos, some bands like to keep things simple. But Orchid’s Curse wanted to put their funds towards a special type of vision. “Anyone can come and see us play,” says lead singer Josh Hogan. “But it’s not every day that you see a giant robot tearing apart a scientist.” […]
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Make a Stanfest Vote
lindsay duncan The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is currently hosting a video contest for bands who are looking to win a spot playing in the festival. So far Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers and Mary Stewart have uploaded videos of quiet, intimate little performances in their homes, while others like Amanda LeBlanc and Air […]
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Halifax heads to Sled Island
gianna lauren It’s officially summer touring season, with a whole cluster of Halifax bands headed all over which where. The latest event is Sled Island, which has been producing an increasingly bomb lineup of musical talent from across Canada and the world for about five years now. This year’s festival runs from June 22 – […]
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Jenn Grant Makes Polaris Long List
Jenn Grant’s Honeymoon Punch has made the Polaris Long List, which was announced today at 2pm AST. The Maritimes were also repped by the excellent likes of Shotgun Jimmie, Sloan, Buck 65, Frederick Squire and Hey Rosetta! Complete list of nominees is below. Congrats you all. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Austra – Feel It […]
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HPX NXNE Showcase
Hi Toronto! Four great bands from Halifax are coming to play an NXNE show at the Velvet Underground (510 Queen St West) this Saturday, presented by the Halifax Pop Explosion. Dance Movie kicks off the night at 8pm, followed by Glory Glory (9pm) Jon McKiel (10pm) and Cousins (11pm). Many Halifax types will be in […]
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Must see event planner: Music & Fests
July 1-3 Stan Rogers Folk Festival On the eve of the 15th anniversary of Canso’s Stan Rogers Folk Festival, I remain amazed at how consistently the calibre of the lineup sneaks up on me. This year features the legendary folksinger Judy Collins, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame) and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Dan Hill. Former Broken Social Scene-ster Jason Collett is also on […]
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Backyard movie queen confessions
As the operators of a semi-legal backyard trash-movie cinema, my friends and I know we’re not particularly unique in Halifax. Many other fine outdoor cinemas have preceded us, including the alFresco filmFesto, which is basically a really big backyard that happens to include the waterfront, and the Roxy, which used to take place behind an […]