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, […]
Cultural Festivals
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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 […]
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Monotonix Video
I saw Monotonix last night. I don’t really have many words to describe what happened, but I did take a video. It’s a bit dark but you get the general jist of what’s going on, I think: It’s all shaky at the end because I fell off the stage. More photos & blather comin’ atcha […]
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Wednesday Night, Part 2: Bands that didn’t take the show on the road
I headed to the Marquee to see a couple stylish indie bands in Hell’s Kitchen, and generally stray back and forth between floors showing off my press pass. I caught the last couple songs of The Love Machine, who’ve got this sort of timeless movie credit thing going on with their music, that sounds like […]
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A Rough Start
Wooooo! It’s the eve of the Pop Explosion! I’m very excited to finally be able to see all the bands I want and not be so broke that I end up eating cheese and crackers for two weeks afterwards. However, I am ultimately foolish and perhaps undeserving of this honour. Y’see, I was really hoping […]
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Alison, Laura and Sue.
Welcome, festival goers. Our team will cover it all, starting today – when the sun sets.
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A Slow Start
I don’t know what it is, but I’m really slow on the take today. So slow that I actually watched Holmes on Holmes tonight for the first time. (This was after I suggested getting rid of our free cable. Duh.) Did you know that if you own a house, there’s a good chance you’ll get […]
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Pop: Halifax versus Montreal
I’m already so broke that the only cheese I eat is at gallery openings or my roommate’s, but unlike Alison I’m in impeccable health and have already got myself on a schedule of going to bed at 4 AM. I was just in Montreal for the Pop Montreal festival and found the experience of attending […]
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HPX Playlist!
And now, a mid-afternoon musical interlude brought to you by the same people who made my lunch. Actually, this is the fine work of our web editor, Andy Murdoch, who assembled this poppin’ playlist. HPX 2008 HPX 2008
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Jenn, Josh, Fred and Mike
Gather around children, and let me tell you about the days back when granny was little and MuchMusic actually played music! And VJs were walking encyclopedias of musical knowledge and not vapid timefillers between Girlicious and Ice T’s Rap School (back then the only schooling Ice T was involved in had a body count). In […]
