Bette and Wallet, reminding you that summer is right around the corner. Photo: M. Lavallée Nova Scotia’s longest-running folk festival, the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, celebrates their 24th year, and you are officially a punk if you don’t give them their propers. Taking place in (doy) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (UNESCO world heritage site, don’t you […]
Stephanie Johns
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off on a natural charge bon voyage
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Your humble servant presents: HUSBAND & KNIFE cassettes
Husband & Knife in the kitchen. Cooking up those hits. Ohboyohboyohboy. Husband & Knife have made a limited edition run (only 100!) of new release More Of Them (Than Us), and are presenting it to you this Friday April 3 at Gus’ Pub with The Ether, Story and The Friendly Dimension. The cassette will be […]
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Paragon Theatre opens Friday
Rich Aucoin helps cut the ribbon at the Paragon. Photo: Matt Atkins Photography The Paragon Theatre, the self-proclaimed “phoenix of Gottingen Street,” is due to open for realsies this Friday April 3 with a big ol’ party featuring Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Rich Aucoin, Ghettosocks, The Darcys, live painting by co-owner Peter Farmer […]
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DD/MM/YYYY come home(-ish)
Toronto’s DD/MM/YYYY are making a triumphant return to Halifax Saturday April 4 (an early show at 2627 Connolly Street with Bloodhouse and Pig, $5, all ages. Later show at Gus’ Pub with Tomcat Combat and Glory Glory Man United. $6). Their shows last summer (with Baltimore’s Video Hippos) were explosive and engaging. Their new album, […]
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Did you know? 90s Halifax music explosion tonight
I saw Sloan at the airport this week. Jealous? Skillfully pointed out by Orange Glass/The Memories Attack‘s Ron Bates (the latter are, as we speak, number two on the CBC Radio 3 top ten. And number one in my heart). Members (and in Sloan’s case, all of them) of Haligonian greats Super Friendz, The Inbreds, […]
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Paper Beat Scissors’ lovely stop-motion video makes Friday even better
Thrill to this beautifully calming video for Paper Beat Scissors‘ “Flicker” (off their 2008 EP, Be Patient). Created by Coraline and Corpse Bride animator Chris Tootell. That’s star power.
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Grand Theft Bus understands your love of online voting.
Play “Freebird”! Grand Theft Bus would like to have a little fan input during the arduous set list creation process. For the band’s “By Request” east coast tour, the group has opened up “a request line for people to vote for old songs that they would like the band to dig out of the vault” […]
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Add another sleep to your D12 countdown calendar
D12 may not appear exactly as shown. D12‘s Halifax appearance (scheduled Friday, May 1 at the Palace) has been postponed for the very next night, Saturday, May 2 (still at the Palace). I tell you, that group’s drama is better than any soap opera. Also worth noting is that global cutbacks have even reached D12, […]
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Obey Convention III line-up
Tyvek won’t disappoint. Lovers of loud and/or experimental music rejoice. Divorce Records‘ Obey Convention is back for a third triumphant year; the festival is taking place May 22-24 in Halifax. The Obey Convention is “a festival of free ideas in both music and art.” Expect loads of music, video screenings, installations, a zine fair, workshops […]
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Josh Martinez is “Going Back To Hali”
Josh Martinez – Going Back to Hali w Classified, Skratch Bastid Josh Martinez came back to Halifax with a mission in mind, film his new video or freeze trying. Martinez’s “Going Back To Hali” (with Classified and Skratch Bastid, directed by Cazhmere) brought him back east from his Portland, Oregon home for a visit with […]
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Neil Young. Buy hundreds of tickets now.
Ol’ crazy eyes Young He just couldn’t stay away. Halifax plays host again to the best guest appearance on Last Waltz (at least the one with the most coke on his face), Mr. Neil Young. After completing shows in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, music icon Neil Young comes home to Canada to bring a tear to your eye. The tour starts April 6 in Newfoundland, with a very manageable ten dates in all. Thank god Halifax is on the list for April 10 at the Metro Centre with Everest. Tickets go on sale February 28. All shows