While you’re heating up Lean Cuisines in the office microwave, Port Hood’s bluesman Dan Doiron will be putting away some ribs and mac and cheese—sweet tea on the side—in Memphis, Tennessee. The winner of the East Coast Blues Society’s Maritimes to Memphis competition, the Cape Breton guitarist and his band will be shredding their hearts […]
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off on a natural charge bon voyage
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Dana Beeler
“I just wanted to amp it up,” says Dana Beeler. “I was tired of being nice.” Beeler is referring to a recent shift from her country and bluegrass beginnings to an edgier sound. Beeler’s roots are country-fried, having played bluegrass with her family and releasing the twangy debut full-length The Long Goodbye in 2012. But […]
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Kuato hunts the deadliest game
Kuato‘s Josh Pothier just went nuts running around the woods for a day with local male Kris McCann, all in the name of this video. Directed by Jeff Miller and Adam Toth, you can buy “Groundwork” on limited edition cassette or wait patiently for the full length, The Great Upheaval coming this spring. Man, I […]
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Khyber Arts Centre, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia to be relocated
(Disclosure: I am currently a member of the Khyber board) This Monday, Khyber Centre for the Arts’ artistic director Dan Joyce got a notification from HRM Events & Cultural Initiatives manager Elizabeth Taylor to leave and have no further programming at the Khyber Building on 1588 Barrington Street. The reasoning being that construction on a […]
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Pleased to meat you
I’m not a dieter. Sure, I think about it like every other woman in society who has better things to do, but I never get around to doing it. I don’t adhere to any food restrictions. I’ve eaten grasshoppers and live sea urchins and dog and coagulated blood-filled intestines before. If it’s on the food […]
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Check in with Kinetic
Your body may not need warming up with these unseasonably warm temps, but don’t forget about that pesky soul. Kinetic Studio simultaneously feeds your spirit and launches its 2014 Studio Series with a weekend of contemporary dance from choreographers Don Rieder, Janice Jackson and Liliona Quarmyne (January 18, 19 8pm at DANSpace, 1531 Grafton Street, […]
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Talk show
Prepare yourself for some Inception-level music journalism about music journalism. It can be forgiven in the service of spreading the word about about Accessible Media Inc.’s Pop Talk. Host Ryan Delehanty has been behind a mic for years, first with CKDU through his Bourbon Jungle and TV Party podcasts and then professionally with AMI—an organization […]
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Cud Eastbound’s fantastic voyage
Cud Eastbound gathers no moss. The Halifax-based banjo-plucking folk musician’s third full-length album Furcula “Little Fork” was recently released on new label All We’ve Got Records, but only after Eastbound had toured the album extensively, for a year and a half, in fact. “Travelling is the most important part of my life, it can help […]
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Debra DiGiovanni’s in Bloomer
Comedian Debra DiGiovanni’s smart (and funny and poignant) mouth has gotten her prime spots on Comedy Network’s Match Game and Video on Trial on MuchMusic. Finally, Just for Laughs took notice and DiGiovanni is making history as the first ever female that Just for Laughs has toured across Canada with her Late Bloomer Tour. You read that right. FIRST […]
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The Mighty Billie Dre & The Poor Boys
Billie Dre & The Poor Boys’ new video puts a silver lining on the freezing cold. Hockey! Ice or floor, it doesn’t matter, really. Take a look at this heartwarming underdog tale. I want them to make another but next time as the Hanson Brothers. Eh? Eh? Related Stories
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Halifax Is Burning’s local love
Have a listen of Halifax Is Burning‘s best of 2013 local playlist and pretend it’s December 31 again. Let’s make this the best year ever, guys. Hear more of the same and musings from host Trevor Murphy Tuesdays at 6:30-7:30pm on CKDU 88.1FM
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Vote in the Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Music Awards!
Now’s your time to shine, folks. Let us know your favourites of 2013 in the Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Music Awards survey (or BOHM, for ease). Click here and vote to your heart’s content! You could win a $1000 shopping spree at Long & McQuade just by voting! Poll is open until Sunday, February […]