Spew Gird your loins in a cool costume for a heavy metal Halloween party at Gus’ Pub with Spew, Abyssed, Black Moor and Terratomb (October 31, 10pm, $8/$5 with a costume). The Halloween show is an album release party for locals Spew, who describe themselves as “fast, drunk, headbanging thrash. With a sprinkle of punk […]
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Mike O’Neill has a brand new Gemini
Dreaming of brulée Hometown hero Mike O’Neill (The Inbreds, The Beginners, The Lodge) won a Gemini at the October 19 industry awards show gala (the rest of the awards will be handed out in a ceremony next month held in Calgary, which will air on Global) for his composition work on French Food at Home II: French Food desserts. O’Neill won Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series. I don’t believe I have ever spoken to anyone who won a Gemini before, so I was eager to hear his thoughts. “It’s a good looking award.
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Art Garfunkel + April 10 + Metro Centre = you, Feelin’ Groovy
Garfunkel looks like he’s up to something The one and only Art Garfunkel is scheduled to perform at the Halifax Metro Centre on April 10. Tickets are $67 and $77 and go on sale November 2 at 9am at the Ticket Atlantic box office, 451-1221, the 17 participating Atlantic Superstore outlets and online at www.ticketatlantic.com. […]
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Priestess in Halifax!
Priestess: So unbelievably adorable Promoting their new album Prior to the Fire, Montreal’s Priestess return to Halifax a mere two days before the Slayer/Megadeth show, to fully ensure that your eardrums are going to take out a life insurance policy. Priestess play at the Paragon Theatre on November 7 with Trigger Effect and The Motorleague. […]
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Wind down from HPX with some more exciting new music
Hostas! They say the best cure for a hangover is a drink mixed with a mellow evening of quality bands. Fulfill both those requirements tonight (Sunday, October 25) at Reflections (10pm, $3). Since Sunday is all about concision, so here are my three word (basically) reviews: Unnerving, powerful, made-in-garage: Dead DogAtmospheric, friendly, poppy: The HostasMellow, […]
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Hitchcock and pianos and lectures and sexy ladies
The Dalhousie University Department of Music kicks off their inaugural Music and Culture lecture series (coinciding with the launch of the Music Department’s MA program in musicology) with a healthy dose of seduction and suspense. Dr. David Schroeder presents his lecture, “Pianos in Hitchcock’s Films: Instruments of Seduction” on Friday, October 23 at 5pm in […]
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ID crackdown at local bars?
Is it just us or is being turned away at your neighbourhood bar for having an expired ID the norm these days? HRM Police say it’s not required that ID be accepted if it is expired, but agree that for all intents and purposes, a piece of ID means simply photo, birth date and address. […]
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Guns N’ Roses in Halifax on February 4 at the Metro Centre
Guns N’ Roses come back to Halifax to promote Chinese Democracy on February 4 and now I’m feeling extra glad I learned solo two from November Rain, because you never know. Tickets on sale Saturday, October 24 at 9am, $54.50/$69.50 available at the Ticket Alantic Box Office in the Halifax Metro Centre and at all […]
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Haliween ’09 with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Skratch Bastid
From Press Release HQ: “The party is poised to be one of the largest Halloween parties to be held in Halifax since the banning of alcohol effectively put an end to the Argyle Street Mardi Gras in 1990. The 3000 person capacity event venue anticipates to be close to capacity this Hallow’s Eve and expects […]
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Finally, Halifax adults can hear their alternative tunes
HFX Broadcasting Inc./Z103.5 FM were approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to operate a new English-language commercial FM radio station, this one with a focus on the adult alternative. Z103.5 has 24 months to get the station on the air, and they plan to have it running in about a year. Okay, so […]
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More (White)Cowbell!
Last October, White Cowbell Oklahoma covered Halifax in pumpkin guts sprayed from a whirring chainsaw. This year, they’re back to serenade you with songs from their third album, Bombardero, and celebrate a whopping 10 years as a band. Only time will tell if Tuesday’s show with Iron Giant at the Seahorse will be as wild […]
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Second Serena Ryder show added November 28 at St. Matt’s
2009 JUNO Award-winner Serena Ryder will return to Halifax in support of her latest release is it o.k.. Due to popular demand, a second show has been added at St. Matthew’s Church on Saturday, November 28 at 8pm in addition to the show on Friday, November 27 at 8pm. Ryder has racked up the impressive […]