So neat and orderly. It’s going to be a real gong show (HA!) when Buried Inside come back to town on August 21 (at the Paragon with Minivan Halen and Slave Class). Expect amps and lots of them.
Stephanie Johns
flossin'
off on a natural charge bon voyage
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Marilyn Manson in Halifax: Why the hell not?
Marilyn “Paul from the Wonder Years” Manson is coming to the Metro Centre on September 25. What’s your take on him? Mine is that he is an innocuous nerd with a good film collection.
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No action from D.O.A.
Old press photo! Cute! D.O.A. will not be coming to Halifax in the fall, as previously announced. Scheduling claims to be the culprit, or maybe it’s something you did.
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Horses run wild at Gus’ tonight
These are Horses. Photo by Krista Dzialoszynski Horses are a band from the east coast, who moved to Toronto and come back almost all the time. They have been called “beard-rock” and “man-rock,” so if you haven’t guessed already, they are guys. Nice guys! Q: What is next for Horses? Are you guys doing more […]
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Chris Murphy: Broken collarbone, schmoken schmollarbone
Da boys Chickenfoot are due to make their Halifax debut this Sunday on Citadel Hill, but most folks around here have been looking forward to Sloan’s return, especially given the terrible news that bassist Chris Murphy was thrown from his bicycle when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver late Friday night. According to an official statement from the band: “Chris is recovering at home having being released from the hospital on Saturday morning. The impact resulted in a broken collarbone and an assortment of cuts and bruises. We’re confident that he will have a full recovery and he has
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Consider yourself teased: Rich Aucoin’s mini-trailer for new album
Rich Aucoin asked over 500 musicians from across Canada to be on his upcoming record/film We’re All Dying to Live: Public Publication EP/Over the Top! LP. Here’s a little taste of it.
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New venue alert! The Old Mill Upstairs makes Wyse Road more fun
The Fat Stupids can relax and record at the same time. Candace Redden (owner of CD Heaven) and Earl Joudrey from (Fight To Live Productions) have answered many prayers for a place to play in Dartmouth with their new venue upstairs from The Old Mill on Wyse Road, conveniently named The Old Mill Upstairs. Redden has been putting on shows at CD Heaven for two years, and witnessed Dartmouth’s demand for a bigger punk and rock venue firsthand. “We are planning on blowing this place wide open,” says Redden. “All we really need to do is let the Hali fans
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Pick up Black Moor’s The Conquering Saturday at Monte’s
Dartmouth’s metal moguls Black Moor release their long-awaited album, The Conquering, at Monte’s Bar and Grill this Saturday ($6adv/$8door, 10pm. With Orchid’s Curse and Death Valley Driver). “I really can’t even express how stoked we are to finally get this album out to the public,” says Rob Nickerson (bass). The Conquering is being released through […]
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Cool dad and cold ones Sunday at Gus’
Photo by Courtney Kelsey Former Haligonians, current Ontarians Cool dad play post-Evolve on Sunday, July 26 at Gus’ Pub (10pm, $5). “Evolve was incredible,” say Cool dad. “We kicked off the entire festival. We had a great crowd and got an amazing response. We played in a gorgeous yurt.” Featuring Al Melnyk (organ) and Greg […]
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Ghost Bees play in Halifax this Friday at the Khyber
Ghost Bees float back into to Halifax for the summer with a show at the Khyber with Fall Horsie (first Halifax show this year!) and Cousins on Friday, July 24 (10pm). This is the folk duo’s first show this year after touring Europe for a few months and then across Canada with Timber Timbre in […]
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Envision kick off tour in Sackville
Envision get some air. Halifax’s premier straight-edge hardcore band Envision play an all ages show at the Sackville Heights Community Centre on Saturday, July 25 with Get Bodied, Last Laugh, Stay Hungry, Pest Control, Enraged Entity, John Doe and For The Hollow (6:30pm, $8 or $25 for a car load of people, and they define […]
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Morning Mood Music says auf wiedersehen
Gather the gang this Tuesday morning This Tuesday morning is Simon Thibault’s last time at the decks at CKDU, where he will be hosting his final episode of Morning Mood Music, the five year long running radio program featuring indie rock in Canada. “I started the show in 2004, and have loved doing it for […]