Even if you’ve never heard the name Eugene Ripper before, even if you’ve never listened to one of the seminal DIY folk-punk’s 10 albums, even without the knowledge of the niche famous surf-rock band that started his career, Stark Naked & The Fleshtones, you know the singer-songwriter’s music. Not because he’s a ghostwriter for your […]
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Sting is coming to Halifax May 2, 2022
Famed rock musician Sting announced a string of tour dates today linked to his career-spanning new tour, “My Songs.” Among the stops? A Halifax show, happening May 2 at the Scotiabank Centre. The 17-time Grammy winner and former Police frontperson will deliver hits from across the decades, including timeless bops like “Roxanne” and “Message in […]
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“Ram Ranch” explained: the naked truth about the song trolling the convoysation
On a local Halifax level, it all started for me with the coverage of the protests here last Saturday, February 12. At a gathering of trucker convoy supporters, a counter-protester carried a small banner that simply said “Ram Ranch.” I’ve been a bit out-of-the-loop on the Canadian meme scene lately and did not know what […]
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Music Nova Scotia is giving up to $3,000 away to local artists and music businesses
Non-profit arts org Music Nova Scotia is fighting the surging variant with a funding opportunity. The COVID-19 response program was “created to help artists and music businesses respond to interruptions caused by the recent outbreak of the Omicron wave of COVID-19 and to increase the capacity of artists and music businesses to grow once COVID […]
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Halifax’s Jody Upshaw and Thrillah take over the Euphoria season two premiere
Jody Upshaw went for a nap earlier this week—and, by the time she awoke, had reached a new level of fame. It wasn’t a dream, or at least not the eyes-closed kind: Her single “Straight Shooter” had played on the season two premiere of HBO’s Zendaya-starring smash hit Euphoria, alongside the track “Mr.Bangbadaboom” by Dartmouth […]
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UPDATED: It’s time to buckle down on COVID compliance so Conway The Machine can play Halifax in 2022
UPDATE: Due to the omicron variant of COVID-19, the organizers of Conway The Machine’s tour have postponed the Halifax gig to May 2022. Keep your fingers crossed and keep wearing a mask! He’s had features from 2 Chainz, Ludacris and Method Man. He signed to Eminem’s Shady Records after launching his own label, creating a […]
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Halifax announces lineup for virtual NYE concert
Haligonians and Dartmouthians will be ringing in New Year’s Eve virtually this year thanks to the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising cases of the Omicron variant in Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, HRM staff released the lineup of local musicians that will appear in this year’s celebration, which will be broadcast on the […]
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Record review: Halifax band No, It’s Fine. delivers a golden Promise
There was no Warped Tour in 2021, even though pop-punk’s pulse rattled loudly enough for the first time in a decade to warrant its snot-nosed, guitar-thrashing return—as evidenced from WILLOW’s Travis Barker-christened Lately I Feel Everything to the global dominance of Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour. A local ripple of the trend’s cresting wave? Halifax’s No, It’s […]
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UPDATED: Wylin’ in a winter wonderland
Authors’s note: I originally wrote this story during the locked-down Christmas of 2020. Now, in 2021, we’re not sure what the holidays will bring, between booster vaccines and new variants. It’s still uncertain out there, but at least these tunes will help you—including six new tracks to knock this playlist over the one-hour mark. […]
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Cluttered comes home
Cluttered w/Gemstones, Juice Girls, Desperate Times Nov 20, 8:30pm, Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen Street, $10/PWYC “I joke that the only thing I’m good at is playing music,” Matty Grace says. Hers is a quiet, deadpan delivery that belies her brand of anthemic, fuzzed-out punk that’s made her newest band, Cluttered, a nationally buzzed about act in […]
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Video of the week: Villages’ “Glistening Hum”
Folk-rock quartet Villages has long known how to grow magic out of the rich sonic topsoil of Cape Breton. Starting out as the indie rock act Mardeen before falling back in love with the roots music of its home island, the band blends influences like War on Drugs and Fleet Foxes with the salt sprayed-melodies […]
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Show of the week: DJ Young Legacy
View this post on Instagram A post shared by DJ YOUNG LEGEND™ (@djyounglegend) DJ Young Legend, curator of bass-forward bops and maker of playlists followed by over 5,000 listeners on Spotify, is coming to The Den (2182 Gottingen Street, the former home of Menz & Mollyz) this Saturday, Nov 13 to heat up your long weekend. […]
