OBEY’s back to make your May long weekend wildly, wonderfully weird with sonic stylings like your ears have never heard before. The four-day sound and music fest boasts uber-dancable Kudro beats courtesy of Portugal’s Nídia, emotional catharsis with the energy-cleansing rhythms of duo ONO and classical lute playing by Chinese literati-inspired Liu Fang. Rounding out […]
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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Twelve hip hoppin’ weekend picks
Two top Cancuk DJs spin new beats, a graffiti-infused art show lands at The Dart and the F.A.M.E. Fashion Show brings some swagger to Spryfield for a weekend full of hip hop-esque energy that’ll have your brain firing faster than Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther soundtrack. F.A.M.E: Fashion, Art, Music, Eat Sunday The annual celebration featuring haute […]
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Twelve awesomely artsy weekend picks
Just in time for our annual celebration of the city’s new art, peep these creative ways to fill the best days of the week. Righteously Political Poetry: Canticles vs. Slavery and Imperialism with George Elliot Clarke Saturday Celebrated poet George Elliott Clarke tackles five centuries of slavery and imperialism with recent poetry, including his ongoing […]
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Kelsey Borden stitches her anxiety
Kelsey Borden, Thoughts and Confessions February 27-March 3 Anna Leonowens Gallery 3 1891 Granville Street Kelsey Borden’s interest in embroidery didn’t click in one moment. It unfolded slowly: “I come from some very crafty women. My grandmother was Depression-era, so she sewed all her kids’ clothes, and my mother grew up with the craft of […]
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Carrie Allison investigates home
Public beading circles Treaty Space Gallery, NSCAD University Port campus 1107 Marginal Road February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 6-9pm What does it mean for a place to be called home? It’s a question that’s become inescapable for interdisciplinary artist Carrie Allison. Living in Halifax for several years after being raised in British Colombia and […]
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Kevin Cormier lives through paint
“I had this one really turbulent Tinder date where they decided ‘Let’s meet at your studio at 12 o’clock in the morning on a Friday.’ We had this big bag of booze and we were just tearing through my work and this boy was like ‘You’re Taylor Swift!’” Kevin Cormier laughs, leaning forward in his […]
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Emmanuel Nwogbo’s digital riffs
Emmanuel Nwogbo’s favourite James Bond is Sean Connery. Growing up on tales of spy missions and perfectly gelled hair, he’s seen all the Bond films, but it’s Connery’s ’60s capers that stand tall above the rest: “I keep watching those ones because they’re so ridiculous. Some of the names are hilarious, stuff that you could […]
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Twelve weekend picks you’ll love
It’s almost the Lunar New Year and almost Valentine’s Day, meaning there’s no shortage of reasons to give Netflix a rest. Sing-e-brate: Phoenix partners with The Big Sing Friday Phoenix celebrates another trip around the sun with The Big Sing—the proudly amateur sing-along that asks you to bring the voice you have—for a sing-a-bration of […]
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Get off the couch for these 12 epic weekend picks
We’ve redesigned our weekly roundup of Sure Things and are pretty excited about it—and we hope you’ll be, too. Imbibe: A Cocktail Event Thursday Top Nova Scotia mixologists shake it off with over 30 delicious sample-sized cocktails for your swilling pleasure at the Lord Nelson Hotel. more deets Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Friday […]
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Stars announce Halifax concert
Known for its dreamy, decedent soundscapes and haunting vocals, Stars have been building sonic castles in sad-core style for over almost 20 years. Here, the band celebrates its impressive back catalogue (we hope “Take Me To The Riot” and “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” make the encore set list) and its latest effort, 2017’s There Is […]
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Ten unmissable weekend picks
10 Tell It To The Mic presents Jessica Leblanc Friday Poet Jessica Leblanc shares some verses at this Alteregos Cafe open-mic session, where audience members are encouraged to share their stories, songs or even read blog posts at the mic. 9 The 2nd annual Garrett Mason Extravaganza Saturday The local blues legend shares a swath of […]
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GroundSwell Music launches Into The Night Music Festival
A post shared by Said The Whale (@saidthewhale) on Sep 22, 2017 at 9:13am PDT Formerly billed as the GroundSwell Music Festival, Into The Night Music Fest started as a way to highlight all the musical magic happening at GroundSwell Music’s synonymous label. Since 2015, it was like walking through a live, label completion CD […]
