By the time Cliff Cardinal’s one-actor show Huff reaches Halifax audiences (it opens today at Neptune Theatre as part of Prismatic Arts Festival, and runs until Oct. 9), it’ll be the 200th-and-change time the lauded playwright has retold the tale. “Over the years, Huff has become more of a known quantity,” Cardinal begins, speaking by […]
Morgan Mullin
Morgan was the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Coast, where she wrote about everything from what to see and do around Halifax to profiles of the city’s creative class to larger cultural pieces. She started with The Coast in 2016.
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Classic Albums Live announces two Halifax shows for February 4 and April 16
Classic Albums Live—the roster of A-List musicians who come together on stage in the name of re-creating a beloved LP on stage—announced two Halifax shows today. The ensemble will perform Billy Joel’s The Stranger on February 4, 2023 and The Beatles’ Let It Be on April 16. Both shows will be held at The Light […]
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Halifax artist Ivan Flores wins provincial prize in BMO 1st Art! competition
When it comes to local art stars on the come-up, few are glittering brighter than Ivan Flores: It was announced today that the NSCAD student has won the provincial division of the BMO 1st Art! Competition. An annual prize with a two decade tenure, 1st Art! recognizes an artwork (and artist) from each province and […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Nocturne Festival
Nocturne is art’s big night(s) out: An after-dark transformation that sees the city become a living, breathing gallery chock-full of art installations and performance. Ever since the pandemic, what was once a single evening has turned into a multi-day event, giving you even more opportunities to take in pop-up pieces of art by hundreds of […]
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JPEGMAFIA and Sarah Harmer announce new dates for Fiona-cancelled shows
When the arrival of Hurricane Fiona caused its own flurry of cancellations, it meant concerts by both up-and-coming MC superstar JPEGMAFIA and singer-songwriter Can-con queen Sarah Harmer had to be cancelled. The former was slated to come to Halifax as headliner for Hopscotch, the largest hip hop festival in eastern Canada. The latter was landing […]
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The Beaches announces Halifax show for February 24
Toronto four-piece The Beaches are no strangers to Halifax: They’ve done high-octane sets at the low-ceilinged Seahorse Tavern, and have warmed the Scotiabank Centre stage for both Matt Mays and Avril Lavigne. Today, however, the band announced its return, with a headline show slated for Halifax on February 24 at The Light House Arts Centre. […]
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Carleton Stone’s new album Papercut slices deeper
Don’t get him wrong: Carleton Stone doesn’t consider himself famous-famous, a capital-C celebrity, or anything like that. When I ask him how it feels to be recognized on the street or, say, never being able to visit somewhere like North Street coffee shop Java Blend in peace, I hear his brow furrow over the phone. […]
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Prismatic Arts Festival 2022: Witness Aysanabee’s soaring voice—and rising star.
It’d be easy, if lazy, to compare Aysanabee to Sam Smith or Jeremy Dutcher: The Oji-Cree singer-songwriter brings the same goosebump-giving sense of drama either artist delivers, and like them, he boasts a voice so big it makes Adele’s boldest belting seem medium-sized by comparison. But if you were to compare Aysanabee to anyone else […]
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Nova Scotia Music Week announces Four The Moment tribute
Music Nova Scotia’s annual industry celebration slash music fest, Nova Scotia Music Week, just dropped news that has me ready to battle the rental car crisis for passage to Sydney, Cape Breton (where this year’s event will be held). In a release sent this morning, the organization says that its annual awards show and brunch—the […]
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Have you watched the HRM-shot, sci-fi series From yet?
It’s a big week for Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia: The horror-slash-sci-fi series From—which was shot in the community in 2021—has made its Canadian streaming debut this week, on the Paramount+ platform. The series’ story swirls around a small town in middle America where things are decidedly….off, as all who enter the town are then trapped […]
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Five new releases by Halifax musicians you need to hear now
Your fall playlist is about to get freshened up thanks to these local artists, who are bringing new, must-listen music from all corners of the genre map. No matter if you’re craving a tongue-in-cheek piano ballad (see Ben Caplan and Terra Spencer, below) or are a hip hop head looking for some serious bars (Owen […]
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A eulogy for The Shubie Tree
We belong to each other. That is probably the lesson encased by a cell wall, photosynthesizing into infinity each time someone calls The Shubie Tree “mine.” It fell alone in a field while the rest of us were busy securing shelter. “I saw the tree broken, and my body caved in, like I felt the […]