Music

Where were you the first time you heard Jagged Little Pill? Can-rock queen Alanis Morissette’s third studio album was more than just her breakthrough—it was a world-shatterer, changing the music industry’s expectations of women while showing another side of girl-led grunge. One of the best selling albums of all time (and the first-ever Canadian record […]

When Symphony Nova Scotia announced its upcoming 2022-2023 season slate back in May, it also mentioned tickets to the popular Fusion series—which sees the symphony teaming up with local musicians of note to create genre-blending live shows—would go on sale August 17. Luckily for those who can’t wait any longer, though, a release from SNS […]

Your playlist called. It’s bored. It wants a make-over, a glow-up, an injection of freshness. But lucky for you, while the same ol’ same isn’t cutting it anymore, a handful of Halifax musicians have released new tunes you need to hear. Add these to your queue and discover the latest grooves you’ve been missing: Chudi […]

This weekend is going to be an absolute scorcher: A heat warning for Halifax metro area says temperatures are going to climb into the mid-30s for the next few days. But while you’re reaching for a pitcher of ice water, Halifax streetwear label and community incubator Family Over Fame is ready to throw the mercury […]

UPDATE: On July 29—two days after we originally published this piece—Hopscotch Halifax announced a ticket pop-up will be held at Underground Snax on Barrington Street at 4:20pm on July 30. The tickets will be first-come, first-serve and are $50. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. If you’re a hip hop head, you know Freddie Gibbs, the […]

Cecilia  Concerts—the series of shows that brings classical musicians and composers of note to stages across the city—announced its upcoming slate for the 2022-2023 season today. Aside from the already-announced gig featuring superstar soprano Sondra Radvanovsky (who critics have anointed “the world’s greatest living soprano”—and who plays Halifax in November), the season promises to be a […]

“My dream would be to balance my touring with my producing gigs,” Halifax singer-songwriter and producer-powerhouse Erin Costelo told The Coast back in 2018, when we put her on the cover to celebrate her landmark album Sweet Marie—an Americana-yet-R&B effort that not only revived a career she was ready to send off, but also became […]

It almost feels wrong to stream Narrow Line—the newest album from Halifax folk duo Mama’s Broke—on Spotify, and not just because of the platform’s questionable politics: The vocal harmonies don’t fear a capella; fiddle and banjo crack open a songbook old enough to recall Appalachian and Eastern European stylings. This is music that feels ancient, […]

The great thing about Halifax Jazz Fest—other than the chance to see some of your favourite international names; other than watching the sun set over the water while a crowd catches a chorus; other than seeing the city taken over by music for a spate of July days—is catching a local name you’ve been meaning […]