I’ll cut right to the chase: I believe my cat is the very best cat there is. Her talents and charms know no bounds. Also like most of us, when I turn to the internet for some mindless relaxation during the work day, I look at cat videos. But instead of softly chuckling at some […]
Stephanie Johns
flossin'
off on a natural charge bon voyage
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Howse of love
Musician Roger Howse has been a staple on stages in Halifax for years, burning up blues riffs and providing the soundtrack for many whiskey-soaked evenings. But like any good blues musician, Howse’s life has had some trouble. Coping with depression, anxiety and physical illness, including a hand injury that inhibited his masterful slide playing, Howse […]
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Dan MacCormack is book smart
Dan MacCormack’s latest album, October’s Symphony of Ghosts, lives in the fertile valley between folk and literature. MacCormack’s album was the result of six years of work, picking away his concept of an entire album based on the 15—now 16—novels of David Adams Richards. Dubbed “literary folk,” MacCormack’s inspiration for the album came from Adams […]
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Outlier Film Festival lineup announced
Outlier Film Festival brings “acclaimed, strange, and remarkable films” from all over the world to a select few venues across the city from November 27-29, this year featuring What We Do In The Shadows, Wetlands, Kung Fu Elliot, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead and more. The festival specifically explores the genres of cult, fantasy, […]
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Who won Nova Scotia Music Week
Over brunch in Truro, Music Nova Scotia gave out 49 awards to conclude Nova Scotia Music Week. The Town Heroes took home five, Kim Harris made off with three, and GroundSwell Music and their affiliates got a whopping 11 awards. Here’s the complete list of lucky ducks. Entertainer of the Year: The Town Heroes Female […]
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High 5: Construction
It’s my favourite time of year! When every single sidewalk is closed and all the roads are a mess of rubble and neon vests! Haha! What a time to be alive and a pedestrian! “Sea Change,” Construction & Destruction Cousins/Construction & Destruction Split by Construction & Destruction “Last Road Trip,” Holy Shit! KBD OOP by […]
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Maira Kalman Nov 7 appearance cancelled
Due to a broken arm, illustrator and storyteller Maira Kalman has unfortunately cancelled her Halifax appearance at St. George’s Church Friday, November 7. Refunds on all tickets will be honoured.
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Halloween high 5: A spoopy playlist
“Don’t Haunt Me, OK?” Cold Warps “C’est L’Halloween,” Matt Maxwell “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” Tracy Morgan and Donald Glover “Don’t Ghost My House,” Fresh Talks “Halloween,” Krispy Kreme Related Stories
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Rad new Rich Aucoin video for “Want to Believe”
Directed by Jason Eisener (and featuring a cameo by our own Adria Young), Rich Aucoin‘s “Want to Believe” video has all the essential elements for an amazing movie trailer. How many bags of money can we throw at people to make this an actual movie? Name the number of bags, folks. While you are collecting […]
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CAPACOA Conference to come to Halifax, January 21-24
The 27th annual CAPACOA Conference will take place in Halifax this year, bringing representatives from the arts presenting and touring sector from all over the country to the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel from January 21-24. The theme is “culture of convergence” and although this event is pretty inside baseball regarding the professional commercial art world, […]
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HPX: Day three, in words
Halifax is making a very typical Halifax impression for all these out-of-towners by insisting on raining constantly for the entire duration of the Halifax Pop Explosion. That said, it hasn’t “dampened” enthusiasm (HAHA GOOD ONE) at all and last night’s shows were a pretty good time. I got to the Olympic Centre early to see […]
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HPX: Day two, in words
I love watching Andy Bush yell. And he yells a lot as the host of Good Morning Tonight, a live talk-show produced by HPX comedy whiz Stephan MacLeod, which features Andy’s “dad” Rollie Bush (Mark Little) desperately trying to derail all of Andy’s attempts at even marginal success. Joined onstage by “Positive” Geordie Miller and […]