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Looking for an alternative to the Concert on the Hill on Canada Day, are you? CKDU has organized a concert on another hill, a Community Potluck Picnic at Fort Needham Memorial Park, from 2 to 5pm on July 1st. Featuring Brent Randall and his Pinecones, Matt Reid, Old Man Luedecke, Dusty Keeler and Alpaca and […]

Isn’t it nice to work together? Noyes Records (Lornevale) and No Scene Records (Halifax) certainly think so. The two local indie labels are joining forces to present two days of joint roster showcases at the Khyber this weekend. The Saturday show features The Establishment, Tomcat Combat, Joyless Streets, Medium Mood, Jon McKiel and Boy For […]

Forward Music Group has teamed up with Evolve (held annually in Antigonish, this year on August 3-5) to sponsor their second stage. And, oh, what a second stage it is! Are you ready for Do Make Say Think, Apostle of Hustle, Mother Mother, Classified, Brazilian Girls and more? I thought so. Tickets on sale now. […]

As was mentioned in this column last week, Flip the Switch has been cancelled. Organizers say the owner decided to pull the plug at the last minute, leaving many punk and hardcore fans feeling decidedly emo. Promoters say fans should have hope, as they’re trying to get something together. Because true fans never give up. […]

American death metal lords Dying Fetus make their way from Maryland to the Maritimes on June 1. Dying Fetus is reported to play “the ultimate blend of death metal, hardcore and grind.” The band has toured the world extensively and has an impressive roster of albums—they’re here promoting their newest, War of Attrition. Aside from […]

Kicking off a miniature, but powerful, Maritime tour, Toronto-based The Guest Bedroom just wants you to have a good time. They play “dramatic post-punk that dabbles in good times and party favours.” Sandi Falconer (guitar), Tim Smith (drums), Alan Kelley (bass) and Rob Castle (keyboard) will “continue to assault middle Canada for the rest of […]

Halifax drummer Benn Ross has been known for playing with as many bands as he can, including Al Tuck, Thrush Hermit, Piggy and many others. A November 2004 Coast article about Ross listed 51 artists and bands that Ross had worked with, and the number has grown since. Two years ago Ross decided to cut […]

Halifax’s dance-punk fiasco Sharp Like Knives is calling it a day. Drummer Adam Seward will soon move up to Toronto, so the band plans to send him off in style with three final shows on September 8 (NSCAD Lounge), 9 (Speakeasy) and 14 (Pavilion). “It’s been a good three, three-and-a-half years,” says frontman Paul Hammond. […]

Many of our busiest touring acts are out on the road, and a pair checked in this week. Wintersleep was reached resting in Ottawa following South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, where, affable bassist Jud Haynes reveals, the band met a musical hero. “We met Thurston from Sonic Youth. Loel snuck him into a sold-out […]

Pop rock trio MIR has secured a new European record deal with Silversonic Records in Germany, after having released its debut full-length Invisible Science on East/West Records in 2001. The agreement includes full marketing and promotion for 7 Directions, which originally hit record store shelves in North America back in the fall of 2004. This […]

There’s news to report once again from the Wintersleep camp. Fresh from signing a management deal with Sonic Entertainment, the workaholics released their second video from their sophomore self-titled album at The Marquee Club on February 24. For “Fog,” the band was finally able to go the animated route it had wanted to go for […]