PUNK Tongan Death Grip with The Blameits, The Nymphets, Billy Ray Cyborg The Nymphets, with regular members Johanna Heldebro and Jared and Benjamin Leon, are emerging from the forest to play their first show in Canada since a year-and-a-half ago. The punk band started in Montreal, but members Heldebro and Jared called New York home […]
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Shelving thoughts
Local architectural firm Fowler Bauld & Mitchell and Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen were recently hired to design and build Halifax’s soon-to-be Central Library, and are starting the public consultation process this week with the first public meeting. With projects such as Citadel High School and Dalhousie’s New Academic Building under FBM’s belt, and both […]
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Alderney Gate Library’s big 2-0
Twenty candles sit atop the cake for Alderney Gate Library’s birthday on Monday, and you’ll have a chance to blow them all out at a lunchtime celebration that also opens a photo exhibition of the library from 1990 to the present. “We had a ton of neat old photos, so I got a really nice […]
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Ranters, Ravers and Raconteurs
Keltie MacNeill, interning curator at Eyelevel Gallery, believes in storytelling as a way of working on solutions, be it for the world’s problems or those of a budding artist starting a career. That’s why she made a call for artists who could tell a story through their work for Eyelevel’s current show, Ranters, Ravers and […]
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One Life Surf heats up
The ladies at One Life Surf School are leaving the boards at the beach and heading to the Seahorse to host one big dance party this weekend. “This is just a fun excuse to bring together all the partners and friends who help make our company happy,” writes Caralee Murphy, from OLSS. Not to be […]
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Colleen and Paul sing it all
“I’m a princess and I live in the tower spa, and I’m having a mud bath now,” says musician Colleen Hixenbaugh, pulling off a snobby air before bursting out laughing. Hixenbaugh is using a phone at the spa of the Ontario inn where she’s staying, after a show with husband Ron Sexsmith the evening before. […]
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One Bloody Thing After Another
For fans of Joey Comeau’s web comic A Softer World, the writer’s newest project of a young adult horror novel is only a side step from his usual voice. Stripped of its horror elements, the story is about the best friendship—and possible romance—of two teenage girls, and what it means to be “family.” Add in […]
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The Uncontainables: grab your tights and cape
Thirtysomething Dance Co-operative’s members have one thing in common: “We’re a bunch of adults who just can’t seem to give up the passion for getting on stage,” says Kate Hayter, the group’s artistic director. The strength is found in their differences, and this year it’s superhero strength. “We’ve had a very challenging year; we felt […]
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Uncorking corkage fees
An accepted way of dining in most larger cities, the habit—and allowance—of bringing your own wine to a restaurant is still finding its coaster in Halifax. A good number of bars don’t allow it, but we searched around for which venues give you some of the best deals on corkage fees the city has to […]
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Playing the rails
Gianna Lauren is about to hop a train to the other side of Canada in what looks to be a new local musician trend: for free, as long as she performs while travelling on the VIA Rail legs of her trip. “A few fellow musicians have spoken highly of the experience,” she says, naming artists […]
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Sleepless in Halifax
The Sleepless Nights and Myles Deck & The Fuzz tour poster shows a roomy white Dodge Ram van, ready to take on the Canadian road. Sadly, Sleepless Nights members are now planning Bettie White’s funeral. “Three days before we were set to leave for this tour, our beloved van broke down to the point of […]
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What chamber to choose
Chris Wilcox is driving to get some thumbtacks. “That’s what us high-powered administrators do best,” he says with a laugh. Wilcox is the managing and artistic director of the Scotia Festival of Music and has been working with it since its beginnings in 1980. “People no longer have to go to Europe to listen to […]