Amelie Proulx, a just-graduated Master of Fine Arts student from NSCAD, can pursue her work with a bit more breathing room, thanks to a new art award she won last Friday. The Starfish Properties Student Art Award, created by David B. Smith, president of NSCAD University, and Louis Reznick, is in its inaugural year and […]
Holly Gordon
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InFullBloom Spring Fair & Green Garden
It’s spring time, and the folks at Imagine Bloomfield want to celebrate with a spring fair that’ll sprout a native perennial and heirloom seed sale, local vendors and family activities. “It’s to celebrate gardening and the take on helping Bloomfield bloom,” says Susanna Fuller, co-chair of Imagine Bloomfield. The blooming Fuller talks about is that […]
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Shakedown Combo’s rockabilly genes
Davey Lee Goode reveals a surprise over the phone. Asked how the members of his band, The Shakedown Combo, met, he chuckles. “That’s kind of a closely guarded secret: We’re a family.” It’s tough to figure that out from their website, but Gill Goode, vocalist (pictured), and Davey, guitarist, are married, and they moved to […]
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Gloryhound video shoot with The Bad IDeas, Gentlemen Husbands and Arietta
Since we last saw Gloryhound at its CD release in November, the band has stepped onto an entirely different cloud: After performing Juno shows in St. John’s, the local rock band found itself signed with an agent. “We’re very excited about working with Ralph James and the Agency Group,” writes Evan Meisner, lead singer of […]
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Raised by Swans with First Aid Kit, Pink Moth and The Sorrys
Raised by Swans has been compared to Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Stars and Stills in the press recently, but the London, Ontario, band’s frontman, Eric Howden, has one thing to say to it all: “We sound most like a plum being dropped onto a gym mat in an empty room.” Plop. The ethereal-sounding indie rock […]
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Champagne Supernova
Ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher was spotted at Biscuit General Store last week, arriving in the city while Eastern Front Theatre’s SuperNova Theatre Festival coincidentally graces the Neptune stage. In honour of the two, we’ve gathered a few places for you to fill your glass of champagne supernova. Bishop’s Cellar This local wine shop has more […]
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Halifax Dandelion Festival
Remove the weeding gloves and back away slowly—it’s time to appreciate the yellow blooms of dandelions at the Halifax Dandelion Festival. “Frustration accumulated over years at the negative attitude people have developed towards dandelions,” writes Pat Brennan-Alpert, of the Grainery Food Co-op, on why the Co-op started the festival last year. Out of that frustration […]
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Wireframe traces the Khyber’s Ballroom Gallery
Walking into the Khyber’s Ballroom Gallery first yields a stark white landscape: Bright lights sit on the floor facing the ceiling, illuminating the bare white walls and floor. Turn the lights off, and you’re transported: Photo-luminescent tape glows from the contours of the room, highlighting the moulding, electrical outlets, sprinkler pipes, arches and exit sign […]
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Go symphonic with David Myles
David Myles’ excitement about his upcoming symphony performance buzzes over the phone line, just four days before the show. “When it was first mentioned, I freaked because I was so excited,” he says of when he found out the symphony wanted to book a show with him. Myles says he’s only been listening to recordings […]
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Erin Costelo
Local lady Erin Costelo steps out of her jazzy piano pop and into the arrangement of orchestral music this Saturday with the Blue Engine String Quartet. “I have a bit of a background in classical music, and I’ve always loved string quartets, and it was a chance for me to combine my interest in composition […]
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Come see Invisible Publishing
“Get low, twerk, shake with Invisible Publishing”—Saturday night lands a big party kiss on the Khyber with the launch of Invisible’s spring catalogue and tour, the end of Atlantic Book Week and Montreal author Ian Orti’s launch of L (and things come apart). Orti will be reading at 8pm, then it’ll be time to twerk […]
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Garden variety
Earth Day visits us for the 40th time next week, and the Spring Garden Library is hosting a talk on urban gardening to mark the occasion. The Ecology Action Centre’s Garity Chapman—project coordinator for the Urban Garden Project—will give the talk. “It’s going to be kind of an introduction to growing food in the city, […]