An Intimate Evening with Hey Ocean! did not disappoint. Friday’s show consisted of many HO! back catalogue tunes (starting with “If I Were a Ship”), a handful of new ones and solo songs from the band’s three founding members. Although the crowd was very chatty (seems to be a problem in Halifax these days) HO! […]
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Review: Sleepless Nights w/Mardeen at The Seahorse
If you’re looking for a solid pop/rock band, look no further than Mardeen. The classic two guitar, bass, and drums setup doesn’t disappoint with these folks. Mardeen was a great pre-cursor to the main event: Sleepless Nights. This was my first ever Sleepless Nights show, and potentially my last. The band reunited recently for a […]
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Review: Leif Vollebekk, The Heavy Blinkers and Tyler Hache at HUFF
Night four of HUFF was full of firsts for me; first time really enjoying the opener (Tyler Hache has a great mature voice for being so young), first time seeing both The Heavy Blinkers and Leif Vollebekk, and first time trying The Carleton’s delicious new chicken wings. The Heavy Blinkers managed to cram themselves on […]
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Review: Kim Harris, Stewart Legere, Tyler Messick at HUFF
Tyler Messick and Virgil Muir were a great start to the third night of HUFF. Stewart Legere was the next to take the stage and his set was comprised of beautiful songs and excellent anecdotes. He played songs from his latest release, Quiet the Station (recorded at Village Sound), which he describes as “a great […]
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Review: Shyre, Camille Delean and The Olympic Symphonium at HUFF
Shyre started off the night with a theatrical jazz/operatic pop set which wasn’t quite my thing but the crowd seemed to enjoy it. After Shyre came Camille Delean, who was the real star of the night. Camille had Forward Music Group roster musicians Tim Crabtree (bass) and Michael Feuerstack (guitar) on stage with her, as […]
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Review: Three Sheet at the Seahorse
I have to be honest, this is a very biased review. I have been a huge fan of Three Sheet ever since I saw them open for Shad at the Grawood in 2012. Unbeknownst to me, they had already been on the Halifax scene for many years and I have been fortunate enough to see […]
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Review: Joel Plaskett on Georges Island, Saturday, July 29
My main motivation for going to the show was to explore Georges Island. However, due to strict fencing and security, exploring was out of the question, and my focus shifted to the afternoon’s concert. The Brood and Port Cities both played good opening sets but it was clear that the crowd was really there to […]