Following last month’s announcement that a cease-and-desist from artist Shepard Fairey will force the OBEY Convention to change its name for 2020, comes the announcement from another small-and-tough festival, the 14-year-old In the Dead of Winter: It’s taking next year off. “It’s expensive and it’s hard to do this right now, so we’re taking a […]
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Make your Canada Day weekend strong and free with these Sure Things
From fireworks, to the massive free concert featuring The Sorority, to seeing an honest-to-god live sloth, we’ve got the goods for a great long weekend. Canada Day 2019 official fireworks Monday After A-Trak wraps what’s sure to be a red-hot set this July 1, Alderney Landing keeps it lit with the annual Canada Day fireworks. […]
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The catharsis of Lungbutter
Lungbutter w/Glazey, Meat Substitute Thursday, June 29, 6:30pm Lost & Found, 2383 Agricola Street $10/pwyc Honey may be the first LP from Montreal post-punk trio Lungbutter, but drummer Joni Sadler says the record has been a long time coming. Back in 2013, Sadler was new to the scene in Montreal and got to know vocalist […]
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Here’s all the best ways to spend summer’s first weekend
It’s the first weekend of summer (as designated by the release of our annual Hot Summer Guide—you’re welcome) so you gotta make it count! We gotchu with fun like an adults-only night at the Discovery Centre, the epic Indigenous Day celebration at Zatzman Sportsplex and a screening to the unofficial follow-up of Paris Is Burning, […]
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Meditate with Valerie
Valerie Thin Veil release w/Juice Girls, Vulva Culture (solo), Ghost Pills Thursday, June 20, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $6 I t’s not unusual to experience a heightened sense of awareness while listening to Valerie. “A few shows in, I realized it was a bit more of a meditative experience than anything,” says […]
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Preserve the Conservatory
A n internal dispute at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts could force a move out of the aging epochal building the educational society has called home since 1997. Resting between the Ummah mosque at the top of Charles Street, and the Maritime Muslim Academy on Chebucto Road, sits the seasoned but graceful building: Home […]
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Barack Obama to speak in Halifax this November
The 44th president of the United States—best remembered for working hard to save the oceans, being restrictive towards the press, being America’s first Black president (obvs) and, well, being way better at his job than Trump (double obvs)—Barack Obama is setting out on a coast-to-coast tour to talk about leadership, civic engagement and, ever on-brand, […]
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Drink in the weekend with these Sure Things
From the Drink Atlantic festival’s celebration of local cocktail culture to big shows by R&B powerhouse Keonté Beals and art-rockers The Drug Rugs, this weekend has all sorts of fun to slurp up. Hook, Line & Drinker: A Blender Bender Saturday The crown jewel of this year’s Drink Atlantic Cocktail Festival, the party to end all […]
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Go off with Don Brownrigg’s Fireworks
Don Brownrigg is a busy man. Over the last five years, the Halifax-based musician travelled around Asia as a puppeteer with Mermaid Theatre, worked as a festival presenter and pursued a degree in osteopathy. Not to mention he’s also an accomplished musician on tour for his much-anticipated newly released album. While the last five years […]
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Autumn concert announcements: Lucinda Williams and Japanese Breakfast
Even as summer’s heat remains a distant memory, the crispness of fall can already be felt in a pair of excellent show announces today. On September 15, the iconic (actually) Lucinda Williams will bring her 20th anniversary celebration of the seminal Car Wheels on a Gravel Road to the Rebecca Cohn. “The influence of Car […]
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Dribble and dunk into the weekend with these Sure Things
From an outdoor Raptors watching party to Aquakultre’s epic album release show to OBEY Convention’s return, this weekend is gonna be gooooooood. Tidal League Block Party: NBA Finals Viewing at Rogers Square Thursday An epic outdoor viewing party held in Rogers Square (the outdoor space in the centre of the Convention Centre) sees Halifax creating […]
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Corey Hart’s joyful comeback
On March 17, Juno Awards host Sarah McLachlan began her induction of Corey Hart into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame: “At the age of 17, Corey Hart recorded five songs on five cassettes and walked them into the lobby of the Montreal Forum to leave them for Billy Joel and his band. At 1am […]