If you see any of these people on the street, give them the ol’ chest bump. Good work! Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year: Charlie A’CourtAlbum of the Year: Joel Plaskett – ThreeFemale Artist Recording: Jenn Grant – EchoesMale Artist Recording: Joel Plaskett – ThreeGroup Recording: The Stanfields – The StanfieldsNew Artist/Group Recording of the […]
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Zuppa Theatre release The Music Room Sessions
The Right Honourable Rich Aucoin will play a song or two on Friday This Friday at 7pm at the Music Room (Tickets are $35, which includes CD. For tickets/info please call 489-9872 or email info@zuppatheatre.com), Zuppa Theatre Co. are throwing a big party to release their Poor Boy CD into the world. “The CD, The […]
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Truro’s Instruments make rare appearance
Truro’s INSTRUMENTS makes a rare appearance on Thursday, November 5 at The Paragon Theatre (with The Lodge and Dreamsploitation). Described as a “reclusive post-rock trio,” the group is set on making each show special. “We are really intent on doing things on our own terms,” says J LaPointe. “In a lot of cases that means […]
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Get your ECMA showcases right here
Tony Dawe The Sidewalks play the ECMA Rock Stage The 2010 ECMA showcases have been announced. The 2010 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference is set for Cape Breton from March 4-7.
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Slayer/Megadeth Canadian Carnage tour dates postponed
My very favourite Slayer needs a backrub From the Roadrunner Records site: Poor, poor Tom Araya from Slayer hurt his back and both Slayer and Megadeth have postponed their Canadian Carnage tour, including their much anticipated Halifax stop.
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Ticket sales for the English Beat have been put on hold
“PLEASE NOTE THAT SALES FOR THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD. MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW.” All right, all right, Ticketpro. You don’t have to shout. The English Beat concert is scheduled for November 26 at the Paragon Theatre.
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2 for 1 Blondie tickets tonight
According to my red hot source, Blondie tickets are 2 for 1 tonight if you know the password. The password is “HALLOWEEN” (very original, guys). This offer is not online, only in person or on the telephoooooooone, get down there on your knees, etc, etc. Contact Ticket Atlantic here!
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Melissa Auf der Maur added as opener for Halifax and Moncton dates with the ol’ STP
Keep Auf der Maur weird Severely cool-looking bass player/singer/ex-Hole/ex-Smashing Pumpkins/Dad has street named after him in Montreal/photographer/all-around witchy woman Melissa Auf der Maur is coming to the east coast with the Stone Temple Pilots for their November 24 date at the Halifax Metro Centre and to Moncton on November 23 at the Moncton Coliseum. She […]
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Ontario folk singer Taylor Mitchell killed in Cape Breton
Taylor Mitchell, who was scheduled to play at the Carleton on Sunday, November 1, was hiking the Cape Breton Highlands National Park when she was attacked by coyotes and died in hospital from the wounds. She was in the middle of an east coast tour promoting her new release, For Your Consideration. The talented 19 […]
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Gone Drinkin’ provide you with new songs, punk themes
Local punk band Gone Drinkin’ are generously releasing their newly recorded (but yet to be mastered) album, Destructive Mind, one track at a time on their MySpace page, so you can eagerly anticipate their early February album release show. They just posted the first of many songs, “Missing the Point”. “Missing the Point” is about […]
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Scare tactics: 3 concerts, 3 costumes
GWARw/Lamb of God, Job for a Cowboy</p> Thursday, October 29 at 8pm, Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road, $45 adv/$50 door, ticketpro.ca, sonicconcerts.com, 888-311-9090 “Some people see the glass as half-empty, some people see the glass as half-full, I see the glass as broken and being rammed up someone’s butt.” Such is the philosophy of GWAR’s […]
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Studio A Cafe opening weekend a success
Sound Market Studios (6208 Quinpool Road, 492-4408) new cafe and venue, Studio A Cafe, held their first shows this weekend (Friday, October 23 with Big Game Hunt, Broken Ohms, Chesterfield and the Ottomans, Cicada and Saturday, October 24 with Last Call Chernobyl, Chris Martin and the Troubleshooters, Deerfield, The Numbered Head) and you’ll be pleased to know it all went swimmingly. “Basically, the future of the café as a venue looks bright; we had a great response this weekend, our ‘trial weekend,’ and we’re aiming to start hosting regular shows and events by the middle of November,” says Robert Corrigan,