Andre Fenton is selling his self-published book of poems, Ode to Teen Angst, as fast as he can print them. “I always joke around about selling this book like a mixtape, it’s not really in stores yet, so I just carry it with me,” he says. Fenton sells copies from his bag to people who […]
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Going way Underground
Staying Underground residency Friday April 13 & 20, 9pm Alteregos Cafe, 2193 Gottingen Street RHONDA, Pleasure Forever, All Black Everything with Alfalfa Brown Friday April 7, 10pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street Pop-up shop with Alfalfa Brown Tuesday April 11, 6-8pm Lost & Found, 2383 Agricola Street “The best comment I heard was that […]
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The Laundry Room Gallery tides you over
The Laundry Room Gallery is a breath of dryer-fresh air—a small previously unused space, thoughtfully curated, is transformed into a community gathering hub. Featuring a three-day gallery pop up in the new space, located beside the Cochran Bay laundry room at King’s College (6350 Coburg Road), and a closing reception April 8 hosted by Emily […]
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Tegan and Sara in Halifax July 27
Your favourite JUNO-nominated indie-pop duo, Tegan and Sara, come back to Halifax touring their latest release and eighth album, Love You To Death, at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium on Thursday, July 27 at 8pm. Tickets are $49.50 in advance and $54.50 day of show (including tax and CIF) and will be available this Friday, March […]
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BurgerFriesPop is a winning combo
BurgerFriesPop EP release w/Jessie Brown, FM Berlin, Bad Partys Friday, March 24 at 9pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street $7 “It was totally on purpose,” says guitarist and vocalist Dale Boudreau on new wave trio BurgerFriesPop’s decision to release their EP during Burger Week. With all of the online rumbling about The Coast’s ever-popular week-long […]
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Comedian John Mulaney at the Rebecca Cohn May 11
You can thank Just for Laughs for bringing my boyfriend John Mulaney to Halifax with his Kid Gorgeous tour. May 11, 7pm at the Rebecca Cohn you’ll be laughing so hard you might think you’ll never be able to stop laughing, trust me. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 24 at noon, available online, by […]
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Outlander author Diana Gabaldon comes to Halifax
Diana Gabaldon in Halifax Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium $23 Diana Gabaldon is the superstar author of the addictive #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander series, the story a mix of historical fiction, romance, sci-fi, mystery, fantasy, adventure and general hotness. Gabaldon is coming to Halifax thanks to the Bookmark, and will be […]
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Things I would ask Cheryl Blossom if I bumped into her getting a smoothie or whatever
Actor Madelaine Petsch—AKA Cheryl Blossom from the CW’s BRILLIANT (I do not care what any hater has to say on this topic) series Riverdale—is in town, shooting a horror movie at Dartmouth’s Prince Andrew High School, called Polaroid (high school weirdo finds old Polaroid camera that mysteriously kills those who appear in its photographs, if […]
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Symphony Nova Scotia announces 2017/18 concert season
This afternoon Symphony Nova Scotia announced their upcoming 2017/18 season with a full orchestra preview of highlights, which include good ol’ classics like Beethoven’s Ninth and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to Halifax Pop Explosion’s Ria Mae concert and The Music of David Bowie “Our upcoming concerts include the sublime Brahms Violin Concerto and his First Piano […]
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OBEY Convention early line-up announcement
Celebrating the 10th edition of the festival, OBEY X, the OBEY Convention announced the early line-up for spring’s wildest festival, including Indonesian folk, hip-hop, thrash metal and more. Clear the ol’ calendar for May 25-28, across the city at “alternative and historic venues” (over half of the programming free and all ages) OBEY once again […]
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Plumtree’s back catalogue re-released on vinyl
Thanks to Label Obscura, you can refresh your 20 year old Plumtree collection (sorry old, scratchy CDs, you are no longer cutting it) with some freshly pressed vinyl. The label re-released Mass Teen Fainting, Plumtree Predicts The Future and This Day Won’t Last At All on March 7 with a limited edition of 300 copies. […]
