Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson will be passing through Halifax this Thursday, and he’s bringing his acoustic guitar. He’ll be strumming alongside his long-time “musical comrade” Jim Bryson in the serene setting of The Carleton. Samson says the unplugged session will feature some new tunes from both artists, but there will be plenty of Weakerthans […]
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Eureka! Mother Mother’s in town
Vancouver’s indie power-pop-rock quintet Mother Mother will hit the end of a coast-to-coast road this Friday at the Paragon Theatre. The band’s frontman/producer Ryan Guldemond says the cross-country trek is nothing new, but it’s still a great experience. “This is familiar turf for us, but coming off the heels of a new release gives it […]
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Veronika Horlik’s Burn
Veronika Horlik has spent the last two years combining painting with ceramic sculpture to create works of art. She’s now showing off three of those pieces in her MFA thesis exhibition titled Burn. The show has three works to check out. Plotlog is an impressive sculpture that measures about four meters in length and is […]
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The Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival at the Musuem of Natural History
Planet in Focus has teamed up with the Alliance of Natural History Museums to bring a cluster of award-winning eco-docs across the country. The tour, called The Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, looks to highlight the current state of the Earth’s environmental crises and hopefully spark some inspiration for change. The tour […]
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Van Gore wins new Hobo fake trailer contest
Mineville, Nova Scotia’s own Keith Hodder has taken down the Hobo with a Shotgun contest with his extra-bloody fake trailer Van Gore. Hodder’s film sliced and diced its way through the competition and ended up the contest’s top online vote-getter. On top of bragging rights and victorious glory, Hodder gets his fake trailer onto the […]
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Quaker Parents and Dream Friends tapestravaganza
[image-1] Remember cassettes? Well, better dig out your boomboxes because Quaker Parents and Dream Friends are having a split-tape release show this Friday. Special guests Long Weekends will also be joining the party. The split will be called Tap Turns Off/Dream Girls, and will feature nine new tracks. Five mathy and sure-to-be catchy indie rock tunes are coming from Quaker Parents (Tap Turns Off) and their pals Dream Friends (Dream Girls) will supply the other four tracks. So, why tapes? Mark Grundy of Quaker Parents says the manufacturing process is a lot faster when it’s left up to the musicians.
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Concrete Roots’ dance battle on Friday will shake the neighbourhood
Concrete Roots brings together the youth of Atlantic Canada through positive hip hop promotion and urban dance. More specifically, bboying and bgirling—AKA breakdancing. Drew Moore, Concrete Roots director, says the company is all about giving youths an opportunity to do something positive while promoting the local breakdance community. “I like seeing the youth develop confidence,” […]
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CKDU seeks homeless or low-income musicians for compliation
CKDU is looking to put out a CD in order to raise cash for the homeless, and it needs help from low-income and homeless people. In fact, CKDU is looking for homeless artists to perform on the record. Songs should be centred around what the homeless experience is like, while staying positive and informative. And […]
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Two Planks and a Passion go all Boardwalk Empire on your ass
Award-winning Two Planks and a Passion theatre company is celebrating its 20th birthday with a 1920s-themed gala called The Speakeasy on Saturday, April 16. The shindig will host an auction, live music, dancing, gambling and a three-course meal, all happening at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (555 Ross Creek Road, Canning) Make sure […]
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Heroine’s trunk shows continue
After three years in the Creative Crossing building, Heroine has closed its Charles Street doors. The Halifax fashion boutique run by Jodi Manley will move its trunk show series to the new art and event space at 2053 Gottingen, known simply as 2053. Here’s the designer schedule for this spring’s trunk shows, starting next weekend: […]
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Waffles in Dartmouth!
The Waffle Experience has set up shop at the Dartmouth Farmers’ Market, which runs Saturdays, 8am-1pm at Alderney Landing. The new waffle joint has four flavours to choose from: traditional, apple walnut & blackberry, orange-lavender and chocolate overload (for the sweet-toothed among you). You should watch out for the occasional limited-time or seasonal flavour as well. The Waffle Experience offers the goods in frozen form too, just in case you’re not quite hungry enough to eat a freshly-made waffle while perusing through the market. This delicious venture is brought to us by Christopher Galbraith. You may be familiar with his
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Hobo With A Shotgun a hit in cinemas and with downloaders
[image-1] Hobo With a Shotgun has taken off at the box office. It’s the most popular Canadian-made movie to see in theatres right now, and word-of-mouth is doing its job to sell the film. Hobo has also made a serious climb on the downloading charts, having made The Pirate Bay’s top 100 downloads list. The film’s director/co-writer Jason Eisener loves the box office numbers, but he’s none too pleased with the seeders and leechers pirating his movie online. On Monday, April 4, Eisener created an account on The Pirate Bay torrent site and posted this plea on the comments section