bad vibrations The always-weird-and-wonderful Heather Rappard has created a uncomfortable new video for my favorite nightmare rock n rollers Bad Vibrations. The video for “What Now”- from their upcoming album Black Train – features punks, grody basements, syringes with glowing mutagen-like substances, seizures and wild times. The album drops October 14 and the band kicks […]
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Reflections Moves to Gottingen?
reflectionscabaret.com There’s been murmurings going around for some time that Reflections – the downtown dance bar and home of the full band open mic night Rockin’ 4 Dollars – might be moving to the old Paragon Theatre/Marquee space at 2037 Gottingen St. Right now, it looks like the rumour is true: reports from OpenFile Halifax […]
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Jon McKiel’s New Record
jon mckiel Jon McKiel is releasing his new album Tonka Warcloud this Saturday (tomorrow night oh my gawdd) at Gus’. His tiny, perfect EP Confidence Lodge was the fire that kept me warm last winter, so like everyone else I’m psyched. McKiel’s release is part of a Shotgun Jimmie double-header. The pride of Sackville will […]
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Slam Dunk Make Great Videos
slam dunk I watched this crafty video for the song “Bleacher Lovin” by Vancouver hippie-punks Slam Dunk at 2am on a Saturday night and thought it was pretty great. I’m happy to report that it still holds up in the stark and sober light of a Wednesday afternoon. It’s a collage cut-up dream: Magazine pyjama […]
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Where To Play: THE INTERNET
Johnathan Ely Cass A photo from Jenn Grant’s Southern Souls video. Oh hi! This week’s “Where to Play” focuses on the increasing number of DIY videographers sharing footage of your favorite locals playing tunes and cracking wise. One of my favorites is Southern Souls, a collaborative site led by videographer Mitch Fillion. Fillion posts Le […]
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The Low Anthem Is Coming
the low anthem City and Colour are coming to play a show at the Rebecca Cohn on February 20, 2012. The Tara Thorne-endorsed indie folkers the Low Anthem are opening. They apparently put on a very good live show. Although our tastes sometimes diverge, I usually will give something a chance if Tara likes it. […]
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New Noyes
1000 Awesome Things You might recall that we wrote about the Noyes Records subscription series back in February. For $40, you get a limited-pressing 7″ by Dog Day, Cousins, Duzheknew, Homo Duplex, Doug Mason, Play Guitar, Cold Warps, and We Need Secrets. So far I’ve really enjoyed the Cousins and Dog Day releases – it’s […]
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Where to Play: Fairlanes
For a long time, I associated bowling alleys solely with the Cosmic Fridays of my youth, watching pals throw gutter balls under disco lights while Dance Mix ’95 blared in the background. It also turns out that you can put bands in a bowling alley, compounding the good times for all. Musician and CKDU host […]
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Everything’s Coming Up Ria Mae
So, I’m not sure how many of you have been following Ria Mae‘s Facebook fan page since she and longtime collaborator/buddy Margot Durling went out on a U.S. tour a couple of weeks ago to support Melissa Ferrick – but it’s exploding. Every other post is made by a fan mentioning how awesome Mae’s show […]
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Upcoming Concerts: James Blunt, A Simple Plan
Today, two big concert announcements popped into my email inbox: James Blunt will be coming here on Sunday November 27, playing a show to the moms of Halifax at the Metro Centre. Also, did you know that A Simple Plan are still a band? They are, and they are playing here Sunday February 26, 2012. […]
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Minus World Goes On Tour
Minus World Everything’s coming up Minus World these days. The cute orchestral synth pop outfit with a heart like a blinking Nintendo has been nominated for a Music Nova Scotia award for Electronic Recording of the Year- AND they’re embarking on a tour. Holy schnikers. Dates and tunage below. Thursday, Sept. 22nd – Plan B, […]
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HPX Goes North
animal dance! animal dance! Bad news: This past week, the Elephant and Castle closed, meaning that the restaurant’s basement bar – home to Three Sheet’s Thursday hip-hop parties, along with many other shows — is now gone. Crud! More bad news: the Halifax Pop Explosion had a bunch of shows booked there, including Les Breastfeeders […]