Soul Tribe Live Fri Oct 11-Sat Oct 12 Halifax Convention Centre 1650 Argyle Street $65-$490 In the 13 years since author Elizabeth Gilbert embarked on her soul-searching, page-turning journey Eat, Pray, Love, she says she’s been overrun by women grabbing her hand on the sidewalk, looking for reassurance about their own would-be wild quests. As […]
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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Behind the setlist with Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin was nervous about his headlining slot at The Marquee Ballroom on October 5: “I had been asking about ticket sales up to a couple days before,” he confesses, speaking by phone. “I made a decision to not look up at the crowd until I got right to the mic.” He needn’t have worried—the […]
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To a T.
T. Thomason w/Zamani, X Thu Oct 3, 8pm The Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen Street $12/$15 There’s a moment on track six of T. Thomason’s new, eponymous album that bobs across the listener’s consciousness. It is equal parts siren song and buyer beware. “Queen of hearts, I’m the King of Spades, always digging my own […]
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A queen claims her crown
The Last Wife Oct 3-4, 7:30pm; Oct 5-6, 2pm & 7:30pm Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street tickets from $30 There’s a scene in Neptune’s season-opening play, The Last Wife, where Stephanie MacDonald stands, tall and square, trying to not burst out laughing. The play, written by notable playwright Kate Hennig, imagines the interior life of […]
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AfterWords, after all
AfterWords Literary Festival Oct 2-6 Various locations afterwordsliteraryfestival.com A fterWords is a brand-new multi-day literary festival with an emphasis on representation and accessibility. Local literati mainstays Stehpanie Domet (a Coast contributor) and Ryan Turner have been talking for years about starting an international literary festival here at home. But recently the pair teamed up with […]
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Ten questions with Shotgun Jimmie
Grinding it out in the indie landscape since the mid-2000s, Shotgun Jimmie (real name Jim Kilpatrick) has carved a niche in the pop-tinged, singer-songwriter landscape. With nine albums under his belt and his heart forever on his sleeve, his is the jangly sort of sound that tickles your eardrums—as sugary and energetic as Pop Rocks […]
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Twirl on into the weekend with these Sure Things
From the Brazilian dance troupe Focus Cia de Dança kick-starting Live Art Dance’s new season to Sugar Sammy bringing down the house at Spatz Theatre, it’s a red-hot weekend. Sugar Sammy Friday The funny guy The New York Times calls “a fearless comic with a talent for provoking both laughter and outrage”, Sugar Sammy brings […]
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To The Lighthouse
The Location Matt Likely has spent years working his way up the gilded ladder of the film industry, starting as a graphic designer “making signs that are used in the background of a movie,” to roles like artistic director or production designer. When luminary auteur Robert Eggers decided that Yarmouth—in particular, what Likely describes as […]
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Fall Arts Preview: Stage calendar
SEPTEMBER The Last Wife The Merritt Award-winning, Dora Award-nominated Stephanie MacDonald takes pride in playing tough women—”like your cousin who isn’t gonna let that shit slide at family dinner,” she tells The Coast. Here, she brings her considerable talent and same ain’t-no-pushover attitude to the role of Catherine Parr in Neptune’s season opener, The Last […]
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9 ways to show your climate concern in Halifax this week
Interfaith gathering and climate action rally A moment of silence to honour victims of the climate crisis kicks off this gathering, followed by speeches from climate activists and faith leaders on how meaningful action can be made. Fri Sep 20 Noon-1pm Grand Parade Square 1770 Barrington Street Free Youth National Die-In Fri Sep 20 3:30pm […]
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Ten questions with Mobina Galore
From the out-to-please-nobody energy of staying-in anthem “I Need To Go Home” to the brute squall that is “You’re Not 23 Anymore”, Mobina Galore doesn’t give a fuck what you think. What do drummer Marcia Hanson and guitarist Jenna Priestner care about? Crafting punched-up rock songs they describe as “vocally aggressive power chord punk.” The result […]
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Have a poppin’ weekend with these Sure Things
Get into feast mode at the return of Italian Weekend, rock out with the hardcore punk of Mobina Galore and pass the popcorn at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival’s opening weekend. Who Let The Dogs Out screening Friday Over 120 movies will be shown at this year’s FIN Atlantic International Film Festival—and while they are […]