Here’s a couple of summer-y concert announcements to ease you as you trudge, ever-forward, through these remaining weeks of winter doldrums. NOFX has announced Halifax as a stop on its upcoming “Great White NOFX Tour.” They’ll be playing the Halifax Forum on June 15th with Teenage Bottle Rocket and Old Man Markley. Tickets are $25/$30 and go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10am. Tickets will be available at all Ticketpro outlets, including United Bookstore (1669 Barrington St), Video Difference (6086 Quinpool Rd & 1239 Bedford Hwy), Alderney Landing (2 Octerloney St) and CD Heaven (118 Wyse Rd),
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Black Moor Noise
Hear part of the Background Noise chat with Mark Little above. If you’re like me, you just don’t know where you’ll be getting your radio jollies now that Andrew Krystal has left Maritime Morning, am I right? Cough. Well, for those who like their radio humour loud and crude, Background Noise might be the thing for you. It’s an amusingly crass local comedy talk show hosted by four kooks (Devin Deuville, Derrek Ord, Luke James and Jon Sangster) and recently enjoyed its one-year anniversary. Each episode is a mix: there are interviews, cheeky takes on local news, radio bits,
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Introducing: Girl U Want
Conflict of interest alert: Oh hey, remember that girl DJ night thing I mentioned awhile back? Well it is happening THIS TUESDAY, HOLY FUCKING SHIT! It’s called Girl U Want. Come and party with me and a bunch of cool girls while we play our favorite songs. You will hear everything from Motown to electro to hip-hop to garage to whatever you want to dance to. It will be really fun. Boys and girls of all persuasions are welcome. It’s $3 and starts at 10pm, and all the money will be going to Bryony House shelter for women and
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Buck, up
memory lane Buck, up It’s never easy looking back at the person you used to be. For musicians, old songs can serve as diary entries, resulting in wistfulness, rediscovery or total embarrassment. When Buck 65—AKA Rich Terfry—took a look back at two decades of recordings in preparation for the release of 20 Odd Years, a […]
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Go To The Seahorse Tonight
We’ve already trumpeted news of this event a few times, but it bears repeating: there’s a mighty fine SXSW sendoff show going on tonight with your favorite bands – Dog Day, Duzheknew, Secret Colours and Cousins. There is a suggested $10 donation at the door to help the bands allay their travel costs, and you […]
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A Very Noyes Offer
As I write this, I am sick as hell and listening to the song “Scratches” from Dog Day’s forthcoming 7” of the same title. It’s the shiny type of song that makes you feel like you might be sticking your head out of a car window somewhere, and it’s almost June, and the light from […]
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A/V Goes Hard in the Paint
Philip Clark, aka A/V, takes a brief respite from teaching Korean children to make a guest appearance at DJ James Reid’s hip-hop night, Hard in the Paint. The event features “crunk, dirty South, dubstep (wompwompwompwompwomp) and Gucci Mane.” And maybe some Lil’ B too, we suspect? Gus’ Pub, 10pm. $3, cheap dranks!
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A Completely Indulgent Post About Lemmy
I just watched the Lemmy movie and got the new Motorhead album in the mail. Combined, these two things reminded me that like matter, he is everywhere, and he cannot be created or destroyed. Everything that everyone says about him is true. You can be having the worst night in the world, but then your […]
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Dan Mangan is Coming
yes, i’ll have what he’s having. Vancouver singer-songwriter, Polaris Prize-short-lister and general all-around babe-meister Dan Mangan will be bringing his charms to the Seahorse on April 22, much to the delight of many in the Coast offices and, I suspect, many others in this city. His last show in ’09 sold out! Don’t sleep on […]
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Five Silly Questions with Hind Legs
Five Silly Questions with Hind LegsHind Legs are a sweet, gnarly little two-piece who have recently started playing in public. Halloway Jones (vocals, guitars) and Ben Deinstadt (drums) make crunchy music from a bygone era. Their songs would not be out of place on the Singles soundtrack, except there’d be a lot less Chris Cornell […]
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HPX SXSW Taco Party is Official
DUZCUZ Here’s the confirmed lineup for the Halifax Pop Explosion stage at SXSW. If you are lucky enough to be there, go here. Sat March 19th, 7pm (music starts shortly afterwards)Paradise Cafe (CANADA HOUSE)401 East 6th Street 7:00 Said the Whale8:00 Cousins9:00 Carmen Townsend10:00 In-Flight Safety11:00 Duzheknew12:00 Rich Aucoin1:00 Golden Dogs It ain’t a SXSW post without a dancing taco GIF, folks. If you are a sad fucking sucker like me who will be spending SXSW at home in Halifax shoveling and crying into your baked beans, you can still see Duzheknew, Cousins, the magnificent Dog Day and the bright
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Happy V-Day With Jenocide and Windom Earle
my favorite PJ era is this one There’s some holiday or something today. Why not just go dancing tonight, ya dingus?For those in the north end, you can catch an early Jenocide show with Catholic Gaydar, plus a performance with Elle Noir as part of the Pink Triangle DalOUT party at Menz Bar at 8pm. Wear something fleshy-coloured. Later she will double-team the Wardroom stage at the University of King’s College with Windom Earle at 10pm. But wait, there is more? She heads to the UK to play a few shows there this week, and we have it on
