Pete Freckelton originally got into Bob Dylan out of desperation. “I was a Canadian child of the ‘80s,” says the Port Williams programmer. “What were my options? There was Madonna and Glass Tiger. I started getting into heavy metal—Ozzy Osbourne singing about addiction, Metallica singing about social injustice. I got into Dylan through metal because […]
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Looks like we’ve got a Situation on our Hands
“Just working on my fitness” I think we all knew this was coming—-Jersey Shore‘s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will soon be making an “appearance” in Halifax. A mere $25 will get you into Pacifico’s “White Party” on May 6—-and $85 dollars will get you into the “VIP” Capitol Room, where the man himself—-no doubt tanned, […]
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Grrl, Interrupted?
Is it just me or is Riot Grrl making a weird comeback? For those of us, male or female, who still jump around to Fontanelle and All Hands on the Bad One, I supposed it never really left. And here and there, there’s bands like Gossip, who are full-on famous now but haven’t forgotten their […]
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Diminished Fifth Showstravaganza
As the ECMAs loom, the newly created “Loud” category seems to be flourishing more than ever in its second year. You can get a taste of all six Loud nominees—Big Game Hunt, We, the Undersigned, Black Moor, Uncooperative Death, The Motorleague and Shelter with Thieves—as they embark on a brief four-city tour of the Maritimes […]
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Daniel, Fred and Julie are coming to town
sunny sackville afternoons In terms of a Canadian musical dream team, you can’t get much better than Daniel, Fred and Julie. This self-titled album is the product of a collaboration between Julie Doiron, Fred Squire and Daniel Romano, whose interpretations of public-domain roots and folk songs (plus a few off-the-cuff originals) are simple and stirring and basically it’s just totally fucking perfect. I have to throw objectivity to the wind here – it’s my favorite album of the year so far. That’s why I am thrilled to learn that the trio will be embarking on a tour of Eastern Canada
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Waye Mason Passes the Buck
This photo was taken for exclaim when Waye was interviewed for their Music School section. Click on the photo and you can read it! Waye To Go! (sorry everyone.) It was sort of a shock to log onto Halifaxlocals.com for the first of ten million times this morning and pause at Waye Mason’s deceptively casual […]
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Concert Announcements for a Snowy Day
Love this band photo. Fans of the Hand Drawn Dracula label can rejoice! On the heels of the awesome upcoming Postdata show, we’ve learned that Contrived will be coming this direction for a few Maritime dates. They’re due in Halifax on Friday, March 12 at 10pm at the Paragon Theatre. Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door, and you can get your hands on ’em through ticketpro.ca. They’ll be joined by the always-lovely Heavy Meadows and the Total Camble Experience. This is a little old news, but whatever: Billy Talent is coming here with Alexisonfire on April
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Fed Pennies are Kicking Ass, Taking Games
As the Olympics kick into gear this week, Canadian musicians have already basked in promotional gold. Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado lip-synched their way back into the public consciousness during the opening ceremonies last Friday. Meanwhile, a host of local favorites are scheduled to play on the other coast sometime during the Games. Meanwhile, Halifax’s Fed Pennies have benefitted from the Games in another area entirely: video games. Their song “Buzzing in My Head” was recently chosen by Sega as part of the soundtrack for Vancouver 2010 — The Official Game of the Olympics. The song will join tunes by
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Metric Remove Foot From Mouth, Play Halifax
Keep on truckin’, you guys. Yes yes, I think we can all agree that Metric are better at making music than they are at philanthropy. Thankfully, we will be seeing a lot more of the former when they come to play the Cunard Centre on April 14. They will be accompanied by the large-haired, Springsteeny […]
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Punk Rock Karaoke TANITE!
Um, HOLEY MOLEY. This ain’t yer mam’s canned karaoke neither. Nope, the All Wound Up version will feature a LIVE BAND made up of members of Myles Deck and the Fuzz, Cold Warps, Envision, the FatStupids, The Hemingways and Die Brucke. And here’s the songs they’ll have on “deck”: Straight Edge RevengeInstitutionalizedLights Out (!!!)In Your EyesAttitudeSix PackDammitToo Drunk To Fuck (!!!)Soda (!!!)BoxcarSkullsAstro Zombies Bullet (!!!)GranolaHead53rd and 3rdToday Your Love Tomorrow, The WorldDean’s DreamUrusla Finally Has TitsCalifornia Uber Alles (!!!)Hey SuburbiaPunk Rock GirlBeach Party VietnamKnowledgeNutritionThe Things That Only Eats HippiesTotallyI’m a PretenderBobYellin In My EarBasket CaseWaiting Room (!!!)TotallySecret SongGod Save the
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Finding a free munch
Freeman’s Little New York 6092 Quinpool Road, 429-0241 Hungry Hour runs every Friday from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Freeman’s owner Laurel Harrington usually staffs the bar, while her husband Mark briskly walks the aisle, dishing out slices of pizza, cucumber and egg sandwiches and occasionally bowls of mussels—all totally free, as long as you have a […]
