Scott BlackburnPeachy keen. It’s been a good couple of weeks for the Company House. Fresh off an ECMA nod for Venue of the Year and co-owner Heather Gibson’s win for Manager of the Year, the warm, cozy Gottingen joint has also begun hosting an Artist in Residence program. Co-owner MaryAnn Daye likens the program to similar initiatives at the Cameron House in Toronto, where musicians get the chance to “present new music, fine tune older pieces and hone their performance skills in a live environment.” Natasha Peach will be assuming the role every second Monday for the next few months,
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Contrived’s comfort
I first heard of Contrived as an undergraduate student in Kingston, Ontario. Some friends who grew up in Cole Harbour were gushing one morning about a band of fellow Haligonians who had stayed at their broken-down student house on Albert Street and shared their beer. The day after the show at the now-defunct 477 Club, […]
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One of a kind
Halifax is no stranger to the one-man band. BA Johnson comes to mind, leaping beer-soaked and shirtless from Casio to guitar, or Shotgun Jimmie, who sings like an angel while strumming away and pumping a bass drum with his feet. Then there’s Mike Silverman, AKA That 1 Guy. Though Silverman falls under the same “one-man […]
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Saturday Sloppies at Reflections
Everyone, I’ve got an announcement: I’m PREGNANT. Reflections has become our new favorite Saturday pre-drinking joint now that the bar has introduced early shows beginning at 9pm. Last week we swilled $3 bottles of Olands to the sounds of the eternally youthful The Whiskey Kisses and the exuberantly cuss-y Whiskey Bent and Hellbound. Plus, two words: Hee-Haw burlesque. Then we went to a house party and got all stupid to Jimmy Cliff, in that perfect mid-buzz phase where you’re kind of silly but not yet sloppy and feeling tomorrow’s regret. A perfect evening. This week, The Visitation takes the stage
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Never Mind the Bullocks – Here’s the ECMA results
A Razzie and an Oscar? Who am I, Julia Roberts? Man, I need something to wash the boring-as-shit taste of last night’s Academy Awards out of my mouth. You can re-visit the Coast’s infinitely more entertaining liveblog of the event, and if you want to read some funny celebrity Tweets about the event, go here. […]
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ECMA Industry Awards Announced
ECMA 2010 INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS Broadcast of the Year presented by Atlantic TractorsAtlantic Airwaves Event of the Year presented by Cape Breton UniversityHalifax Pop Explosion Independent Company of the Year presented by Sampson McDougallSonic Entertainment Group Industry Professional of the Year presented by CARASDarren Gallop Manager of the Year presented by Gillis Home Building CentreHeather […]
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Frolic with Caribou
“Me, I’m a big fan of the ‘magic eye’ motif when it comes to my button-up shirts.” Caribou (human name: Dan Snaith) will beckon you into his dreamy poppy-psych world on Friday June 11th at the Paragon Theatre. Doors are at 9:30pm and tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Ticket info […]
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No Sleep ‘Till Sydney?
Sadly Scene and Heard will be missing out on the ECMAs this year. Instead your humble narrator will spend the weekend as she usually does, talking about herself in the third person, watching Walker Texas Ranger and drinking Wildcat until she cries. She was really looking forward to all these mini-festivals and “No-Cases” for up-and-coming […]
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Peanut Butter Juno-Time
photo by the lovely Julé Malet-Veale The Juno nominations were announced this morning, and although the list features the usual suspects (Nickleblegh, Billy Talent, Michael Bublé and yes, despite the fact I quite like him, Joel Plaskett is ubiquitous enough at these award ceremonies that he, too counts as a usual suspect) there are some […]
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Video Difference: Tickets to Paradise
Dear Video Difference, I’m pretty into you . Let me count the ways: 1) You are the only video store in Halifax that carries The Cramps: Live at Napa State Mental Hospital. (I know. I’ve checked.) 2) You sell me cigarettes at 4am. 3) Your employees are sexy. Now there’s yet another reason to head […]
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The Numbered Head Have Fun
The Numbered Head made a video for their song “Alligator Gallop” featuring beer, plastic bagheads and chutzpah. It’s proof that you don’t need big budgets to have major funzies. Watch.
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My Name Is Garfield and I Hate Mondays
Yes friends, it’s Monday and we’re once again looking down the barrel of a hairy week. The only things getting me through this damp morning are 1) a giant cup of dark roast from Zona at the King’s Wardroom and 2) the memory of Dog Day covering Nirvana’s “Drain You” at Friday night’s show at […]