Freelove Fenner w/Sheer Agony, Brave Radar Friday, October 24, 2pm Gus’ Pub and Grill, 2605 Agricola Street free Freelove Fenner w/Mozart’s Sister, Un Blonde, Old and Weird Saturday, October 25, 10pm Gus’ Pub and Grill, 2605 Agricola Street $15 Mysterious, moody and cinematic—with recordings that are bell-clear and, well, perfect, Montreal’s Freelove Fenner—Peter Woodford, Caitlin […]
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Ryan Hemsworth’s not alone
Ryan Hemsworth w/Danny Brown, Tennyson, Weirdo Click Saturday, October 25, 7pm Halifax Forum, 2901 Windsor Street $39/$45 Halifax-born, internationally adored DJ and producer Ryan Hemsworth (and former Coast writer, incidentally) just got back from Japan. He’s predictably tired but extremely happy. If you follow him on any social media, you’ll understand this was a big […]
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Let Emoji Scotia plan your HPX
How can something so small and goofy pack such an emotional punch? Ours is not to reason why, so we’ve made the most of the rich tapestry of emojis and created a matrix for you to plan your Pop Explosion viewing by mood.
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Test your Wu-Tang knowledge
1. Bedford’s own Skratch Bastid backed him as a DJ a) Ghostface b) Raekwon c) both 2. Has appeared on 30 Rock, twice a) Ghostface b) Raekwon c) both 3. Has been compared to ancient Greek scribe Homer a) Ghostface b) Raekwon c) both 4. Has ten (10) rap aliases a) Ghostface b) Raekwon c) […]
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HPX by day
It’s worth a mention right off the top that the Halifax Pop Explosion app (available where you buy your apps) is pretty handy for prioritizing your fest. Although if you’re anything like me all you’ve managed to do is created a bunch of scheduling conflicts for yourself. Varied musical interests! Great in every instance but […]
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HPX: Day one, in words
HPX is always a bittersweet time for me, I love watching bands perform, seeing friends and meeting new ones, but I dislike wearing festival bracelets and having any trace of a bar stamp on my hand the next day. Clearly, I deserve your sympathy. I met two nice pals Adria and Nicole at the Atlantica, […]
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Becka Barker’s The Hundred-Eyed Satellite
The Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street Zone 3, exhibit number 301 http://wmdp.ca/ Artist and filmmaker Becka Barker has been collecting hundreds of hand-drawn-from-memory maps from Haligonians for weeks, hosting World Map Drawing Parties at libraries and opening up online submissions to increase her hoard. Why, you ask? All will become clear at Barker’s […]
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Nocturne star James Luna: Ishi: The Archive Performance
Video screening, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Windsor Foundation Theatre, 1723 Hollis Street Live performance, 7pm Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre Zone 1, exhibit 100 Artist talk Thu, Oct 16 at NSCAD Bell Auditorium, 5163 Duke Street, 6:30pm www.jamesluna.com Acclaimed artist James Luna’s Ishi: The Archive Performance makes its Canadian premiere at this year’s Nocturne, and […]
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Stephen Kelly: Open Ended Ensemble
King’s Wharf, The Anchorage, 15 King’s Wharf Zone 5, exhibit 500 www.stephenkelly.ca Ghostly tones emanate from miniature tube guitar amp-looking devices, each trying in their robotic way to hit the same note—matching the hum of a fluorescent light in an eerie automaton choir. Artist, computer programmer and musician Stephen Kelly has created Open Ended Ensemble, […]
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Read our daily coverage of the 2014 Halifax Pop Explosion
Keep up/live vicariously as we recap all our HPX adventures in blog and photo form from now until the end of the fest. Show suggestions welcomed at arts@thecoast.ca/tweet at us @TwitCoast. Click here for these blogs we were just discussing.
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Strange Attractor sees a darkness
“I really can’t get into modern garage rock and a lot of the modern punk sounds,” says Strange Attractor’s frontman and driving force, Jeff Houle. “Can’t stand revival and I feel like most bands are doing it wrong, at least for me. I wanted to put imagination back on the plate and also a have […]
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HPX: Your first two days
First of all, are you well-hydrated? Sufficiently rested? Do you have a good base going? Anything less than that signals peril, young HPX learner. The storied festival kicks off this Tuesday, and there’s still a lot of music-listening to be done before next Thursday’s HPX issue. Get a leg up on the pile and dive […]