There’s something unusual going down at the Citadel on Caturday. Now in its second year, The Just For Cats Film Festival will transform the Citadel’s fortress into an outdoor theatre and screen the “greatest hits” of viral cat videos on a giant pop-up screen–expect some furr-miliar faces like Lil Bub and Keyboard Cat. The entertainment […]
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Budget-slashed Fringe Festival turns to crowdfunding
The show must go on? The Atlantic Fringe Festival is looking for your help to fund this year’s festivities. An IndieGoGo campaign, launched this morning by festival director Thom Fitzgerald is looking to make up for the funds slashed by Halifax council. The scrappy theatre festival urges supporters to dig deep into their pockets to […]
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Versus union
Without conflict, there would be no stories worth telling. The Dart Gallery seeks to tell popular stories of conflict in fresh, contemporary ways with VERSUS, the downtown Dartmouth gallery’s latest group exhibition. VERSUS was initially dreamed up by Pierre Tabbiner and Dartmouth Clothing Company’s Eric Miller as a means to examine the relationships between classic […]
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Going through the (e)motions at Fat Wrecked
I’ll be honest, Fat Wreck Chords predates me. But the legendary punk label’s artists were there when I needed them, stumbling into my lap in the form of the Warped Tour 2005 compilation CD. I wasn’t allowed to attend Warped Tour 2005, so I was just an angsty 12-year-old with a Discman and a long […]
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A decade of $Rockin’ 4 Dollar$
Every Monday night there is a pilgrimage to downtown Halifax. It’s undetectable at first—a slow, leather-and-denim-clad flock making its way over the Citadel from the north end, running for the Dartmouth ferry terminal, stumbling in thin throngs from the university neighbourhoods. They might be carrying instruments. They will certainly be a little bit tipsy. The […]
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2015 Halifax Pop Explosion initial lineup announced
It might not feel like it, but October is a long way off. Even so, you can now spend the rest of your summer dreaming about Halifax Pop Explosion‘s stellar lineup. Some of the acts gracing your fave stages this fall include: Travi$ Scott, Dillinger Escape Plan, Purity Ring, Alvvays, Majical Cloudz, Andy Shauf, The […]
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Meet the three amazing artists creating public art for the Halifax Common
Three artists representing the LGBTQ+, Aboriginal and African Nova Scotian communities will collaborate with the municipality to create public art on three pedestrian plazas.
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Love the ones you’re with
In the midst of an extensive North American tour, The Wooden Sky frontman Gavin Gardiner talks about a profound Halifax Pop Explosion experience and how to tour successfully.
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(Re)Introducing The Mankos
The Mankos don’t fuck around. Well, not when it comes to their music. The four-piece slut-punk act has existed since 2012 in different iterations, swapping out drummers in what frontperson Sam Horak calls “onenight stands.” Horak believes the revolving door of drummers is good luck, though: “Look at The Germs,” she says. “The Ramones, Spinal […]
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Here are your 2015 Masterworks Arts Award finalists
Five artists representing five different mediums are in the running for the prestigious award, a place in history and $25,000.
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Viet Cong in Halifax September 16
Polaris Prize long-listers touch down in the city just as the students return.
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There’s a not-so-secret show on the waterfront tonight
Tokyo Police Club is rocking the waterfront tonight with a very special local guest.