It’s been a good year to be in Wintersleep. The band members spent 2016 headlining Gridlock festival, dropping an album that was also totally jaw-dropping (more on that in a second) and, now, will be celebrating all those wins with a big show at The Marquee. Hitting the stage January 14 and 15 with their […]
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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T.I. brings politically-charged EP to Halifax.
Though it might have been a while since you’ve grooved to a dirty-south-style jam by T.I., the wait for shimmying, shaking, or Whatever You Like is officially over: The Atlanta-born-and-based emcee is heading north of the border to party it up in Halifax on January 31. Hitting the Exhibition Park Stage, fans are about $50 […]
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Internal Dialogues brings the inside out
Maria Doering spends her life in the “and” between body and soul. Crafting mixed-media pieces that combine printmaking, portraiture and fabric, she constructs canvases that explore that space, too. “Everything that makes us who we are, not just anatomical but on a whole level, including language and character traits and intangible stuff: I’m trying to […]
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Ment shines bright this weekend
For Rachel Blair-Johns, owner of Dartmouth’s Ment Jewellery, a piece begins to take shape long before she begins molding metal in her home studio. Her minimalist architectural collars, studs and midi-rings rest in her imagination first, next to childhood memories and visions of Incan empires. “I’ve always been inspired by ruins. As a little girl, […]
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Ten ways to make your weekend a masterpiece
10 Shoebox Packing Party Thursday Do some good while having a good time, packing shoeboxes with gifts for women in Nova Scotia shelters. Bring clean, unopened and unused personal care items from toothpaste to tampons (and things like lipstick, socks, non-alcoholic chocolate and gift cards) to top off your box. 9 Kazan Co-op Truck Sale […]
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Kailee & Pearse
“I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride…so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep,” reads a poem by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, describing a love of no surprises, just connection. A love like Kailee Joudrie and Pearse McCarron. It was the perfect choice, then, for a reading at their intimate, 150ish-person wedding, […]
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Will you marry us?
You and your special someone are getting hitched, but you never dreamed of a three-tier wedding cake—much less some religious figure blessing your union. Obvious isn’t you, and all your favourite sitcoms feature a scene with loved ones presiding over vows, meaning you’d adore a special someone green-lighting your first legally married smooch. And while […]
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AFW 10 years strong
Atlantic Fashion Week showcases 3 and 4 Friday, November 25, 8pm Saturday, November 26, 8pm 174 Hector Gate, Dartmouth Crossing, $25 Showcases continue until December 10, for a full event lineup see: atlanticfashionweek.com Atlantic Fashion Week’s creator and director Angela Campagnoni isn’t interested in reminiscing about the past 10 years—how the event has grown from […]
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Ten picks for a super weekend
10 Silent Reading at the Imbibery Thursday Two hours with just your book, your beer and your thoughts—and no phone—at Good Robot. 9 Re-imaging The Short Film Friday Challenge your idea of what a short can be at this screening of quick flicks by three boundary-pushing directors at NSCAD’s Bell Theatre. 8 Atlantic Fashion Week […]
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Chris Locke’s dad brain
Chris Locke w/host Dan Hendricken, Cher Hann, Matt Wright, Heidi Brander Thursday, November 17, 8pm w/host Adam Christie, Cher Hann, Bob Kerr, Struan Sutherland Friday, November 18, 8pm The Company House, 2202 Gottingen Street Chris Locke learned he was afraid of bears the hard way. The comedian was on a hike in Northern Ontario with […]
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Video Difference’s iconic flicks get a second curtain
The Video Difference era ended months ago, as the Quinpool Road destination rented its last DVD on August 15. With the Halifax landmark closing, there was worry its impressive vaults of indie, Canadian and old-school movie offerings would be lost (or, at least, scattered amongst private collections). Coast writer Tara Thorne chronicled the store’s credits […]
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Sam Roberts’ favourite road songs
Sam Roberts Band w/Adam Baldwin Friday, November 18, doors at 7pm Halifax Forum Multi-purpose room, 2901 Windsor Street Tickets are $39.99 in advance and $44.99 day of show www.sonicconcerts.com As the Sam Roberts Band gear up for another tour (supporting the 2016 album TerraForm), it feels like a lot’s changed for some of the hardest-working […]
