It might feel too early-bird to discuss yet—the equivalent of shopping for back-to-school sweaters before vacation even begins—but on this not-yet-summer afternoon, the CBC dropped its fall/winter 2022-2023 TV lineup. Amongst the new offerings (Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimento is getting a variety show; a medical drama set in the north called SKYMED), four Halifax […]
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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William Prince announces Halifax concert November 13
Last fall, Juno-winning singer-songwriter William Prince sold out two shows at Halifax’s Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (6101 University Avenue)—and today it was announced he’s out to do the same, with a concert slated for November 13 at the venue. Blending gospel and outlaw country influences, Prince dropped two albums in 2020 that’ll most likely factor heavily […]
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Arkells announce Halifax concert September 30
The Juno-winning band Arkells announced today it’ll be expanding its upcoming tour, adding a date in Halifax to the list. The band will hit the Scotiabank Arena stage on September 30, with indie pop legend Lights warming the stage. Promoting Arkells’ latest album, Blink Once, the tour thus far is mostly festival dates—but by the […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 EVERYSEEKER Festival
The artsy, out-there (yet accessible) EVERYSEEKER Festival is the type of event that challenges and feeds you, bringing together some of the most boundary-pushing artists from Halifax and the world to help you unleash your inner weirdo and make you feel something. What is the official name? EVERYSEEKER. What is it also known as? Some […]
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Legendary author David Sedaris is coming to Halifax June 25
Since the mid-90s, bestselling author David Sedaris has been making his readers find beauty in the banal, building a silver lining to life that’s actually comic gold. He’s written over 10 books—mostly essay collections and true stories from his own life—and is a fixture across the best radio programs in America. Now, he’s coming back […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival
The city’s annual celebration of outside-the-mainstream movies and the directors who make them, Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival is known for bringing critically adored movies to town that audiences would be unable to access otherwise. Run by the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative, it’s been screening interesting, challenging and plain old cool movies for over 15 years. What […]
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The Dalhousie Arts Centre’s expansion might just fix Halifax’s venue crisis
Standing inside the new expansion of the Dalhousie Arts Centre, Lori Ward (senior director of development at Dalhousie University) is in a hard hat, describing the sorts of acts that’ll play at the school’s new, 300-seat Joseph Strug Concert Hall. The acoustics are some of the best in North America, Ward explains, since the building […]
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The Scotia Festival of Music plays on
Simon Docking, artistic director of the Scotia Festival of Music, can’t really pick what he’s most excited for at this year’s festival, happening from May 29-June 12. It could be Kerson Leong’s opening night set, which features an ambitious, violin rendering of Schubert that he calls “an extraordinary six-minute piece…There’s only a handful of people […]
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Hopscotch Festival is bringing Freddie Gibbs to Halifax July 31
Halifax, this is not a drill. Freddie Gibbs—your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper, who routinely steals the spotlight on tracks with Tyler, The Creator, ScHoolboy Q and Rick Ross—is coming to town July 31. Hopscotch Festival, the annual harbinger of fall and celebration of hip-hop, is offering the show as part of its off-season programming. The […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Scotia Festival of Music
The biggest chamber music festival in the region, the Scotia Festival of Music offers intimate showcases and big ticket concerts with the biggest names in its genre. A staple of the Halifax live music scene, the event has been around for four decades. What is the official name? The Scotia Festival of Music What is […]
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Manchester’s brilliant anti-folk band Crywank hits Halifax tonight on farewell tour
Since 2019, fans of the horrifically named but musically genius Crywank have felt the end is near: Right before COVID, the band’s two members—who hail from Manchester and make up one of the best examples of modern anti-folk—announced the breakup that close listeners had heard coming, thanks to the several-part song “I Love You But […]
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Rich Aucoin announces quadruple album
Halifax indie legend Rich Aucoin announced yesterday via Exclaim! magazine that his next album will be his most ambitious yet: The sound alchemist known for throwing eras and influences in a blender to deliver sweet-as-a-smoothie power-pop, Aucoin says Synthetic will be a quadruple album, released in four parts over two years. Recorded at the prestigious […]