Start your engines! Photo: Mathu Andersen You know RuPaul from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar!, M.A.C. Cosmetics and Madame Tussaud’s Museum. But now you will also know him from that time you hung out at Reflections Cabaret, this June 20. Dance club drag queen RuPaul will make you laugh, make you cry, […]
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MIR SuperShow 2009 kicks off the Multicultural Festival
Sarah! Those shoes! MIR’s SuperShow 2009 kicks off the 25th Multicultural Festival at Alderney Landing the weekend of June 26 and the concert brings Paula Cole and Sarah Slean along for the ride. Advance tickets for Friday’s SuperShow 2009 are available for $32 (plus applicable taxes & fees) from www.ticketatlantic.com and local Atlantic Superstores or […]
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More bands announced for Halifax Rocks 2009
Those boots were made for walking… on the grass of the Common The force behind Halifax Rocks 2009 (July 18 on the Common) has announced who is going to round out the ol’ KISS bill. The artists are Thornley, The Trews, Econoline Crush and The Novaks. The chance for your band to join that crop of dudes on stage is still up for grabs. “We are holding a regional contest amongst numerous local bands and we will select one of them to open the show,” says organizer Harold MacKay. Find out more on the Halifax Rocks website.
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Edmonton’s Famines want you to feast on their punk rock
Edmonton, Alberta’s Famines (ex-Vertical Struts and the Wolfnote) play exciting post-punk. Expect some great albums for sale on various forms of media, and a Tuesday night at Gus’ Pub full of jumping and dancing, with York Redoubt and the Pushers. You can catch them tonight at Reflections too, cheer heartily as they spin the wheel […]
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Klarka Weinwurm CD release this Wednesday
My vote for Halifax’s own Piaf-style little sparrow is Toronto transplant Klarka Weinwurm. Six of Weinwurm’s quiet and revealing songs are being set free to soar on your stereo via her self-titled EP release show on May 20 at the Paragon Theatre with Ruth Minnikin and Jon Mckiel. “I recorded the album in my home […]
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Tonight at Tribeca! Haligonian superstar Speakerbruiser Rob!
Raise a few cups with Speakerbruiser Rob This Sunday May 17 marks a very special edition of Lifted. A commemoration of Mr. Ash Tactic’s birthday, and a performance by Speakerbruiser Rob (Megasoid, ex-Sixtoo) with an opening set by DJ Tex beginning at 10pm at Tribeca ($6). It’s a long weekend, get out there.
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José Gonzalez comes back to town, just for you
The great José José Gonzalez returns to Halifax after his sell out show last year, this time with his backing band in tow (Thursday, June 25, all ages, 7:30pm, $20/$25, at St. Matthew’s Church). Intriguingly, The Got to Get Got open with an acoustic set. Tickets are on sale now and available through the Ticketpro […]
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Obey Convention blog = infotainment
Cosmetics: Blonde on blonde You’ve probably been seeing the lovely purple, green and blue posters around town, but have you been keeping up on the news via the Obey Convention blog? Check it out at obeyconvention.blogspot.com and learn a little bit about many of the performers for the the third annual “festival of free ideas […]
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Nova Scotia Music Week tickets on sale Friday
Ah, the fun of an awards show! Tickets for the Nova Scotia Music Week Gala Awards Show and Festival (in Yarmouth Nov 5-8) are available for sale starting Friday May 15, and they are limited, so, you know, keep that in mind. For $29.99 (plus convenience charge) the public can purchase a limited amount of […]
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Halifax Scooter Council DJ night this Saturday
The Halifax Scooter Council (which sounds completely awesome and I can’t believe I didn’t even know there was such a thing) is holding a DJ night fundraiser for their 10th annual Rally in the Valley at Club 1668 (Lower Water) on May 16 at 9pm, $6. Expect a whole ton of soul/mod/Stax/motown/Tamla/ska/reggae and Brit-pop. DJs […]
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Endangered Ape bring Albertan accents and good music to Gus’ tonight
Get in the van. Photo by Arif Ansari Lethbridge, Alberta’s Endangered Ape have suffered through broken iPhones, jabs about Pitchfork, and various flus and colds to get to Halifax, so show your sympathy and appreciation by coming to Gus’ Pub to see them, their tour buddies Amelia Earhart, Room Doom and the Stolen Minks. “We […]
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HotKid raise hell in Halifax
HotKid show you their tuff side HotKid’s new album, Someday Somehow, (you know, the one with the impressive Canadian indie rock pedigree: produced by Ian Blurton of C’mon/Change of Heart/Blurtonia and mixed and mastered by Rick White of Eric’s Trip/Elevator) is free to download on zunior.com, and you should do so in preparation for their May 15 date at Gus’ Pub with tour mate Andrew DeVillers, Cuban Assassins and Myles Deck and the Fuzz. And then when they get here, you can buy a nice pretty copy. “We have some home-made silk screened CD copies of the new album. We’re