After a long but gentle gestation, shadow—a five-piece band led by Bethany Fulde—is ready to release the fruits of its two-year labour: A double EP, one titled the dark and the other, fittingly, the dawn. “In the end, some of it was recorded between three studios,” says Fulde, laughing. The album travelled with Charles Austin’s Echo […]
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A whole bunch of men won ECMAs
The remaining 2019 East Coast Music Awards were handed out last night in Charlottetown, after an initial round on Thursday. There were only three repeat winners amongst the multiple nominees—North Preston’s Reeny Smith, Enfield native Classified and Toronto resident Jeremy Dutcher—which is always nice (sweeps are boring). Album of the Year Classified, Tomorrow Could Be […]
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Walk into the weekend with these Sure Things
Good times like the annual Jane’s Walk celebration, a Metric/July Talk Big Ticket show and the Halifax Crafters spring market await. Halifax Crafters Society Spring Market Saturday, Sunday The seasonal sale celebrating local makers returns to get you geared up with artisanal snacks, self-care supplies, homewares and more. Held at Olympic Community Hall. more deets […]
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Where to stream ECMA action this week
Reup on the 2019 East Coast Music Award nominations ahead of tonight’s big Jonathan Torrens-hosted awards show in Charlottetown, where the event is parked until Sunday. Classified‘s big 2018 has rolled into 2019, with the rapper racking up seven nods. Other multiple nominees include Fortunate Ones, Hillsburn, Neon Dreams and Ben Caplan. If you can’t […]
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Sashay into the weekend with these Sure Things
From NSCAD’s annual fashion show to the indoor block party JERK to a celebration of Britney Spears, the best days of the week will be golden, indeed. Tooth and Nail Saturday Just in time for our annual fashion issue, The 2019 NSCAD fashion show sees the school’s exhibition space at the Port Campus turn into […]
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Hop into the long weekend with these Sure Things
Hop to it this long weekend: 4/20-themed rock shows, fat fashion fetes with The Bounty, nerdy times at The Spring Geekquinox and more good times await below. Fat Babes Clothing Swap Thursday Calling all plus-sizes QTs looking to get their wardrobes fresh for spring: The Bounty, AKA the curated thrift pop-up catering to those size […]
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River of Diamonds’ Touch of life
River of Diamonds w/Stewart Legere Saturday, April 20, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, $15 In the middle of an otherwise steady conversation about their music, Michael Belyea and Michelle Elrick find themselves at a loss for words. Discussing their shares appreciation for the natural world, Belyea remembers last week’s ubiquitous unveiling of […]
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NEWFANGLED takes you behind the scores
NEWFANGLED w/Derek Charke Thursday, April 18, 7pm Paul O’Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road free Pianist Barbara Pritchard and vocalist Janice Isabel Jackson form the duo NEWFANGLED and are bringing their 30-plus years of experience to perform some of Canada’s best contemporary works, free to the public at Paul O’Regan […]
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Common will open the Jazz Fest
The Halifax Jazz Festival continues to brighten your summer: On the heels of its First Aid Kit/Bahamas back-to-back comes the news that the rapper Common will open the event on the waterfront stage Tuesday, July 9. Tickets to see Common, who won the Oscar for Best Song for “Glory” from 2015’s Selma (he’s actually a […]
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Tokyo Police Club, reinvigorated
Tokyo Police Club w/Sorrey Saturday, April 13, 8pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $20 Greg Alsop knows what burnout feels like. By 2016, he’d been doing the same job for years. He was sick of repetition, tired from overworking and unsure whether the path he was on was really right for the long haul. […]
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Adam Baldwin’s Wicked plan
Adam Baldwin Record Store Day Taz tour Saturday, April 13 Taz Records, 1239 Bedford Highway, noon 45 Portland Street, 2pm 1521 Grafton Street, 4pm Atrip to Taz Records is nothing new to Adam Baldwin, but what he’s doing for Record Store Day is a little unusual for a music lover: On April 13 he’s playing […]
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OBEY Convention drops full line-up
Today, the one-of-a-kind, musical odyssey that is the OBEY convention announced its full lineup of artists who will be making their way to Halifax at the end of the month. Amongst the names we’re stoked for is Mary Jane Leach, a composer/performer whose mastery of the acoustical sciences can turn playing with tones into a […]