Righteous babe The In the Dead of Winter festival is in it’s triumphant 5th year, bringing 54 performers together to warm you people up during the bleakest month in Halifax. 2010’s performing artists include Ani DiFranco, John K. Sampson, Justin Rutledge, Luke Doucet, Rose Cousins, Catherine MacLellan, Ken Whitely, Ron Hynes, Ruth Minnikin, The Wooden […]
Stephanie Johns
flossin'
off on a natural charge bon voyage
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Dave Bidini at the Carleton on December 6 and 7
The Bidins also wrote a book of erotic hockey stories. Entertaining writer and Canadian songsmith Dave Bidini is coming to town with Bidiniband, featuring Don Kerr, Paul Linklater and Doug Friesen, making their Maritime debut next Sunday and Monday at the Carleton. 20$ for two hours of “Canadian Shield Rock.” And there will be a […]
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Listening to Fugazi complain is making my day
“Where I come from, saying ‘shut the fuck up’ is rude”
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Five questions with Meat Curtains
Um, gross! Meat Curtains play minimalist punk songs about underage boys, dead dogs, and news anchors. Their vocals all sound like like they’ve unleashed the gates of hell and dual drummers mean you hear that hammering in your head for days. They’re great entertainers, what can I say? Scene & Heard: What are you up […]
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Last Call Chernobyl stoked on Warped
They’re a Canadian band After I made a ridiculous post last week, Last Call Chernobyl got back to me. Here’s what they have to say about their Warped Tour win. Steph: How did you guys feel when you found out?Last Call Chernobyl: The four of us started screaming like school girls at first. It was […]
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Burnt Church: Hanging out in the music teacher’s pet cemetery
Burnt Church (named after “a small, yet controversial, fishing town in New Brunswick,” says guitarist/vocalist Mike Parks) haven’t been together quite a year yet, but the band is made up of some scene vets. Featuring Mike Parks (Prisoners, On The Blood of Others, Raygunomics) and Gerald Smith (Existench, Gorebage, Thy Flesh Consumed) and (Fredericton’s Hard […]
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Talk of the town: best music of 2009
A History OfAction in the North Atlantic (Noyes) High-octane, Maritime-themed math rock? Yes, please. A History Of gets the Halifax music scene right, and finally gives us a full-length record. —LK Black MoorThe Conquering (Diminished Fifth) The stuff of heavy metal legend: surviving a car crash, Black Moor channels death and Kill Em All hooks making you […]
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Rad Radiator
Fuck Montreal plays raucous, deconstructed punk music, kicking off a two-week US tour (to promote its new seven-inch record upon return) with a show at Club 1668 on November 27 with Strings, Liars on Fire, Good Kids Bad Kids and Dave Fultz. Alex Currie and Jenny Empey, two members of Fuck Montreal (along with Mike […]
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Cuban Assassins and Myles Deck and the Fuzz found that cooperation makes it happen
Cuban Assassins The two bands release their split 7inch at Gus’ Pub this Friday, November 27 with The Dead Pinkertons and The Nuclear ($6).
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March 19: Perfect time to execute “Operation: Change Rollins into dream husband”
Gimme gimme gimme: Perving on Henry Rollins in person? Don’t mind if I do! You thrilled to his ramblings in Get In The Van, you felt uncomfortable when you watched that YouTube video where he humiliates that poor kid trying to interview him, and you’ve thought about him countless times in the shower, now you can have a chance to see that neck in person when Henry Rollins comes to the Rebecca Cohn on March 19. Tickets on sale Friday, December 4 at noon, $30 (+ service charge) available at the Arts Centre Box Office.Charge by phone: (902) 494-3820 or
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What the wow? The Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock in Halifax
Finding a decent picture of Glen Matlock is no picnic Billed as: “An intimate performance from the man who penned such classic songs as, ‘Pretty Vacant,’ ‘God Save The Queen,’ and ‘Anarchy In The UK,’” Glen Matlock (The Sex Pistols, The Rich Kids, Vicious White Kids, The Philistines, The Flying Padovanis, Slinky Vagabond) comes to […]
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A little ditty I wrote for Last Call Chernobyl
Last Call Chernobyl won the Warped Tour competition,Last Call Chernobyl won the Warped Tour competition,Last Call Chernobyl won the Warped Tour competition,And they are too busy to answer my dumb questions. All they gotta do is put their minds to it, knuckle down, buckle down and do it, do it, do it*. *”It” being have […]