Baby Eagle’s known to be Steve Lambke, and Steve Lambke’s known to be many things: a founding member of The Constantines, co-owner and operator of indie label You’ve Changed Records and construction worker for a builders’ co-operative. Before that, he was a physics major at the University of Guelph, but is uncertain how his science […]
Sandi Rankaduwa
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Give it up
The Holiday Toast has been a treasured tradition in Halifax’s arts community for the last 10 years or so, but this time they are switching things up. In past years, the night—put on jointly by the Khyber, Centre for Art Tapes and Eyelevel Gallery—was happy, but hectic. It featured heated bidding wars over art, raffles, […]
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The Sheepdogs’ doggy style
On a misty Wednesday night in March 2010, The Sheepdogs played to 10 people at the Seahorse, a venue whose capacity is 250. The scruffy Saskatoon natives, unfazed by the poor attendance, packed up to hit the road for their next stop in Boston. Nobody knew that within the next two years, they’d have a […]
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James Franco and Allison Higgins bring their collaborative show to the Anna Leonowens
James Franco is coming to town. Sort of. Franco is collaborating with NSCAD University student Allison Higgins for her graduate exhibition at the Anna Leonowens Gallery. Though he’s best known as an actor, Higgins only really learned of the star through his artwork. It began with her perusal of an art gossip and party blog. She […]
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Deer Tick’s new tricks
It takes time to become who you really are—unsolicited counsel given to me by a chatty, pregnant stranger proud of waiting until her 30s to get married and start a family. It took awhile, she said, before she understood what worked best for her. This same notion can be applied to the five scruffy, booze-swilling […]
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Purity Ring
The internet has been abuzz over Purity Ring ever since the electro-pop duo—consisting of GOBBLE GOBBLE’s Corin Roddick and Halifax’s Megan James— unleashed its frenetic first single in mp3 form. Ungirthed swims through spooky synths and spasmodic snare-heavy beats to become even more playful as James’ sprightly singing dives in, glittering and gleaming. The recent […]
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Coast video: Joel Plaskett does Grand Parade
The Joel Plaskett Emergency drew thousands of fans (including Premier Darrell Dexter) into Grand Parade Square on Valentine’s Day for a free show during the 2011 Canada Games. Coast videographer Sandi Rankaduwa was there, and brings us this recap.