The second Atlantic Fashion Week was much more focused than October’s event. Gone are parties, and blending of retailers and national designers; instead, two nights highlighted local fashion designers. Perfect. Friday night, the Olympic Centre was almost completely full, as crowds gathered around the runway under lightly billowing white sheaths. Most of the five NSCAD […]
Cultural Festivals
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Fashion forward
While the world anxiously speculates about a dire economy, and Judd Apatow’s posse smugly appears on the cover of Vanity Fair wearing nothing but undershirts and barrels, Nova Scotian fashion designers continue their creative business as usual. This weekend, at the second Atlantic Fashion Week, nine of those designers, plus a group of talented NSCAD […]
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Under cover
Ian Gosbee explains how his band, 1 Lady Driver, morphed into a Kiss tribute band last Halloween. “We did one classic-rock set,” he says, “and for the second set we came out as Kiss.” The response to the Kiss set was great: “People were freaking out.” The band has continued to get a great response […]
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What to scare
Rebekah HiggsMusician, Coast reader poll winner for Best Dressed Local ArtistOne year I was poison ivy. I sewed together an onesie out of a green velvet tracksuit, wrap my hair into two cones, and glued fall leaves to my eyebrows. But my funniest costume would have to be the Mary Kay sales woman. I wore […]
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Atlantic Fashion Week guide
October 30-November 2atlanticfashionweek.comTickets at ticketpro.ca or through any Ticketpro retail outlet. THURSDAYEmerging Designer ShowcaseMercedes-Benz (3585 Kempt), 8pm, $20Emerging designers and students, couture designers, tailors and jewellery designers. FRIDAYBlack & White Masquerade BallCunard Centre (961 Marginal), 9pm, $30 High-end retailer show with a focus on Canadian lines from Mills Brothers, Winchester’s and Debut. SATURDAYDesigner ShowcaseOlympic Hall […]
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Friday night downtown
I arrived at St. Matthew’s Church last night midway through the Prospector’s Union, who played this kind of wool-hatted, folk/ country sort of music I’ve been listening to far more than expected for most of this year, reminding me a little of the Great Lake Swimmers. They played some nicely crafted songs about New Brunswick, […]
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What a Genius!
Everyone remembers those albums that their families used to play growing up. In my case, there are a few particulars that have been burned so deeply into my consciousness that I can still recite song lyrics and track listings by heart. These include Sportsby Huey Lewis and the News, INXS‘ Kick, and….um….Enter the Wu-Tang. Yeah. […]
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The GZA Brings the Pain. So Does Beer.
Today has been nuts, nuts nuts. I have lots of stuff I want to talk about and NO TIME TO DO IT AGGGH! Here’s a really short post until tomorrow when I write about Statues, Bloodsport, almost crying during Islands at the Pavillion this afternoon (beautiful! beautiful! Everyone tonight is in for such a treat) […]
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Sometimes bandages are for show and sometimes it’s just tendonitis
I headed out to the Music Room in the far reaches of nowhere last night to see Basia Bulat. It was my first time at the Music Room, which is the most beautiful little venue in Halifax. It says it fits 110 people, though it doesn’t actually look like that many, the acoustics are terrific, […]
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Pop n fresh
I was curious about Kill Krinkle Club–a lo-fi Irish-Swedish duo from Dublin, and I always try to see as many of the intenational bands as possible (will anyone ever match Zoobombs, and the Moist Towelettes’ version of “We Are Ninja”? Yeah, yeah Monotonix. Not to be all jealous, but no one who watched that go […]
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I think we’re just about done here.
I was going to write about White Cowbell Oklahoma but I think I’ll just post photos instead: The Jagerettes bring treats for the band. We did not get any of these treats. So this was not really a night for women’s lib, etc, unless you enjoy dirty, objectionable comments and being sprayed by pumpkin seed […]
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Monotonix did not set anything on fire tonight.
I was going to write about some other bands, but then I went to the Monotonix show. I was having a hard time deciding if I’d stay at the Marquee for The Inbreds or head up to Gus’ and hope they weren’t at capacity, but I feel fairly confident that while The Inbreds were on […]
