May in Halifax usually means a few things: The leaves come back in Point Pleasant Park after a long winter away; The Public Gardens become a living Monet painting stuffed with blooms; Halifax’s student population shifts and jolts towards new beginnings as degrees wrap up and graduations draw near. While the ending of one chapter […]
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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Remembering Menz & Mollyz
Tonight at Menz & Mollyz, it would’ve been Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dandersen—back in a world where such things could exist. Writing that sentence today, nine weeks (ish) into a global pandemic, feels like saying “this was a walking trail favoured by long-neck dinosaurs.” Writing that sentence today, five weeks after a Facebook post said […]
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Nick Nemeroff tells us a joke
Nick Nemeroff learned what makes a good one organically, working at Just For Laughs in Montreal and taking note of what was cutting it up onstage. Soon, the stand-up was diving headfirst into open mic nights, moving to Toronto to follow in the footsteps of indie comics like Chris Locke and Sara Hennessey. Then came […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with our May 18-24 social distance streaming guide
Monday May 18 Marisa Anderson A photo essay, video premiere and playlist courtesy of the guitarist who’s worked with the likes of Sharon Van Etten and Beth Ditto is Monday’s contribution from EVERYSEEKER Festival. The fest describes Anderson’s sound as mixing “elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music” to “re-imagining the […]
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David Myles, hopeless romantic
The first time you listen to David Myles’s Leave Tonight, you’ll bite your lip. Your teeth press down as the opening notes lift—because this is mood music and frankly, had you known, you’d have shown up better dressed. The bite becomes a chew as you realize oh, is this what smooth sounds like? (Spoiler alert: […]
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Hello Delaware’s Dana Beeler knows how you feel
Dana Beeler was all set to go on tour. Her band Hello Delaware—which carries the same indie rock swagger of No Doubt and lyrics as sharp as a Lorelai Gilmore comeback—was about to play 10 dates across the UK, the band’s biggest international outing to date. Newly released material (the first since a five-track EP, […]
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So I guess we’re all about to become Hat People
Spring fashion is yet another casualty on the list of things cancelled in 2020. As COVID-19 continues, it can feel particularly frivolous to think about the ways florals can be groundbreaking. That old adage/Reba McEntire song about being all dressed up and, well, you know the rest, rings particularly true. We have entered the age […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s arts streaming guide May 11-17
Monday May 11 Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and delight, and with no prizes on the line, you won’t even mind missing a […]
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EVERYSEEKER Festival moves online, continues melting your mind with offbeat art
The festival formerly known as OBEY knows that, while we still have to keep our distance socially, nothing need stop our minds converging under art’s wild and varied umbrella. And, by moving to a completely online, 100 percent free festival, EVERYSEEKER is making sure of just that. From May 15 to June 30, a series […]
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Aquakultre’s feast of a lifetime
It’s clear from the very first guitar strum that opens Legacy—the long-awaited debut LP from neo-soul superstar-in-the-making Aquakultre—that the table is set. The CBC Searchlight winner’s record asks upon entry that you taste its opulence. There are pomegranates strewn on the linen; deep bowls of cold-skinned grapes; flaky sea salt swimming atop combs of honey. […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s arts streaming guide May 4-10
Monday, May 4 Campbell Woods Fresh folk for your ears at 4pm via Facebook Live. Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and […]
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You officially have things to look forward to as Mayworks Halifax moves online
Mayworks Halifax—the festival celebrating workers and the arts—isn’t gonna let COVID-19 hold it down. The annual event—which kicks off tomorrow and has socially distant programming available all month long—is rife with the sort of content that makes you feel seen and helps you learn about the labour movement. Even better? It’s a slice of normalcy […]