Crossing Borders: Traversía Latinoamericana Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Oct 31, 6:30pm, free H alifax soprano Maureen Batt launches her fourth Crossing Borders recital series here at home before heading to South America on tour. On Thursday, October 31, Crossing Borders: Traversía Latinoamericana will be presented at the Halifax Central […]
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Show review: Walrus warms the stage for Diet Cig but steals the show at Halifax Pop Explosion
The last night of Halifax Pop Explosion did not disappoint at the Marquee. Garage bands from as far as New York to as close as Dartmouth came together for one last explosive show on Saturday, October 26th. First on the docket? Diamondtown. Looking very comfortable on their home stage, the bandmates pulled the crowd in […]
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Show review: Spencer Krug and Charlotte Cornfield enchant their audience
There is nothing more healing than listening to the beautiful musical stylings of Charlotte Cornfield and Spencer Krug. At the pair’s Halifax Pop Explosion set on Oct 26, Cornfield played a short but sweet set. Standing on a beautifully lit stage, she wore the same overalls she is wearing on the cover of her newest […]
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Show review: Japanese Breakfast is a feast
Four bands from three provinces brought four dynamically different shows to the Marquee on Thursday, Oct 24th. As fans started to pour in, stash their coats and crack open a cold Olands, excited chatter about the anticipated bands could be heard around the bar. Toronto’s Doomsquad got the night off to an electric start. The […]
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Show review: PUP will never live up to its name
Walking into a sold out show, you know it’s going to get a little wild but walking into a sold out PUP show? Wild doesn’t even begin to cover it. OUTTACONTROLLER and Weekend Friends got the crowd very warm and sweaty for PUP on Friday October 25th at the Marquee Ballroom. Going back to its […]
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Show review: Halifax Pop Explosion’s Songs of The City is a love letter to all of us
Halifax Pop Explosion got off to a moving start on Wednesday night with Songs of the City, presented by United Way Halifax at the Spatz Theatre. The show featured six storytellers and five artists. Each storyteller told their own personal story of struggle, transformation and resilience. Each artist debuted an original song that was inspired […]