lovely lisa bozikovic This year Sappyfest has created the mother of all hype machines, releasing a monster compilation mix featuring songs from every artist playing the festival. So basically, there’s 45 songs on there. That’s your driving playlist from Halifax to Sackville. Go here and put in the code “sap2011x3d” and then enjoy some of […]
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Cursed Arrows Release Video for “Death Rattle Blues”
Cursed Arrows have put together a video for the bluesy rager “Death Rattle Blues.” It features the duo wandering around a spooky field littered with old cars and a rotted bus. It’s a creepy looking place that I would like to visit. Like the song, the video is gritty and a little mean. They host […]
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NSMW Showcase Submission Deadline is TODAY
Hey guys – if you’re looking to apply for a showcase submission for Nova Scotia Music Week 2011 – taking place November 3 – 6 in Yarmouth – the deadline is TODAY! At 5PM!! Run, don’t walk! Or rather, start typing your damndest, since they only accept online submissions. First, check out the showcase guidelines […]
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Black Moor, Metalian and Sanktuary get “Tundrastruck”
eric hanlin tastes it out Oh Black Moor, where you been girlfriend? Our Halifavorite metal band has gone through some tumult in the past year, losing drummer Sylvan Coderre and guitarist Nick Jones (Jones now plays in We’re Doomed). They’ve still managed to record a few songs in studio, one of which will be appearing […]
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Wintersleep Plays Free Show in Dartmouth July 30
Wintersleep announced about a half hour ago via Twitter that they’ll be playing a free all-ages show at Alderney Landing on Saturday July 30. This is a pretty good summer for the D, concert-wise – the Arcade Fire and M-Fest concerts are also taking place at Alderney Landing. And hey, I heard a rumour they’re […]
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Vixens
Vixens are one of those bands you keep hearing about before you actually get to see them. Their brand of quick, venomous hardcore punk seems to leave people dumbfounded. Josie Stevens, Rosie Davis, Bridget Robins and Julia Tufts first met while attending all-ages shows and bonded over a mutual desire to “sound like a bunch […]
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Inmortis
The members of Inmortis—Holly Fox, Lisa Faulkner, Jolene Zacher and Gerald Smith—bring a variety of influences to their virulent musical brew, including punk, thrash and black metal. “Basically we like music that doesn’t suck, and we smash it all together,” says Fox. The band is currently working on its first album with producer Mitch Kelly, […]
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Hind Legs rule at slightly weird
I hadn’t intended to meet Hind Legs at a weird, heretofore-unknown-to-me jam space called Headquarters in the north end at 11pm on a Sunday night. But singer/guitarist Hally Jones is rather charmingly persistent—“Dude! You have to come to Headquarters!” she texted, over and over again—and so I went. At the door, Jones is resplendent in […]
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Like a Motorcycle
Like a Motorcycle played its first show at Gus’ in March. Since then the band has been working its ass off in a quest to create rock music that is darkly melodic and deeply felt. Good buddies Kim Carson, Jillian Comeau and Michelle Skelding have kept themselves busy booking shows, creating merch (cute t-shirts and […]
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Minus World
Minus World originally started out as a solo project, after singer/keyboardist Justin Wiles saw a Rich Aucoin show and realized that you don’t need a band—or even a guitar —to write thoughtful, emotive dance music. However, he eventually decided he needed a drummer and enlisted Kat Williams on the kit. Their debut EP is deceptively […]
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Slumlord
Slumlord was originally a “one-time-only band,” according to Severine Kavanaugh, who learned bass in order to play a show with drummer Tasha Gobeil and husband TJ Kavanaugh at their wedding last summer. However, the trio enjoyed it so much they decided to keep things going. “Anywhere TJ goes, I’m going,” says Gobeil, who also plays […]
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The Graboids
Here’s what you need to know about the Graboids: They understand that punk is not vain. They understand that punk is fun. And when Halifax is starved of sunlight and everyone’s broke and you’re feeling fat and gross and just wanna get trashed, sometimes that’s just the ticket. Case in point: their live show, which […]