In April, Halifax’s Floodland released It’s The Fire, which featured the single “Old School,” a perfectly named rock jam for this four-piece rock band. Across the universe of their releases, Floodland brings classic pop sounds into modern indie rock, like a revolver. To shake it up, baby, Floodland’s been covering legendary Beatles songs in live performances. With […]
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Bid on Joel Plaskett tickets for The Khyber
Just this morning, Halifax-Dartmouth hero Joel Plaskett opened an Ebay auction for two tickets to the sold out Joel Plaskett Emergency Down at The Shore Club on September 4. The event is a benefit for The Khyber Building Fund to restore The Khyber Building (1588 Barrington Street), which has been facing a red-tape nightmare since the city closed its […]
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Mauno Myth: Trio Release Album Wednesday night
“It’s a study of digital and analog — the difference between them and what happens when they’re combined,” says Nick Everett, one of the three musical wizards of Mauno (“mao-no”). With Evan Matthews and Eliza Niemi, the experimental pop group releases Rough Master with Dories, Foam and Kurt Inder on Wednesday night at Menz Bar ($8, 8:30pm). […]
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In-Flight Safety’s Got Stockholm Syndrome
Halifax’s careful ambient pop-band In-Flight Safety recently released a new single, “Stockholm,” to announce a new EP to be released in September, alongside a couple mini-tours in the fall. Plus, visual artist Graeme Patterson is currently working on a music vid to be released later this month, says the band’s vocalist/guitarist John Mullane. No surprise that […]
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Text to win tickets to see The Kiefer Sutherland Band!
How often do you get a chance to see the jerk-punk from Stand By Me? The time is now! Kiefer Sutherland, one of the original Lost Boys and notorious Hollywood party-dude, brings his alt-rock country-jams to Halifax this weekend. The Kiefer Sutherland Band will appear at The Carleton Bar & Grill on Saturday for a private fundraiser. […]
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Everything’s Comin’ Up Kestrels
It’s been almost a year since grunge-pop trio Kestrels (Paul Brown, Chad Peck, Devin Peck) have played in Halifax. Now on summer tour, the heavens have aligned for the band’s local return. Octopi Entertainment presents Kestrels with Designosaur, beauts and Teleri tonight at Menz Bar ($8, 10pm): a milky way of sparkly tones. As the stars of Noyes Records, […]
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Q&A with CROSSS’ Andy March
After years of touring, a relocation to Toronto and a lineup change, the heavy-experimental CROSSS released the album Lo at the end of May, and it fucking slays. Following 2013’s Obsidian Spectre like a shadow, Lo has received much critical acclaim: Lo’s full-fledged anxiety bleeds through sludgy technicalities, droning distortions and occult storylines. It’s spooky as […]
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Museum Pieces’ triumphant return
Troubadour rock-songwriter Tyler Messick wants you to know he’s back. After a 10-year break, his one-time Halifax band Museum Pieces features a new lineup and record on the way. Following a string of early- and mid-2000s releases like Philadelphia, and the departure of long-time creative partner Andy March (Crosss’), Messick moved to Montreal to keep […]
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NS Music Hall of Fame’s first legends
The casino just announced the very first members of the Casino Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame. “These individuals are an excellent representation of the diversity of the music that represents Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada culturally and historically,” the casino’s interim general manager Gary Moore says in the press release. “They have been amazing […]
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Who got Music Nova Scotia’s Export Development Program grants in 2014-2015?
Music Nova Scotia‘s annual general meeting was last night, where MNS members (597 eligible voters in total, with a 36% voter turnout this year, the highest turnout in MNS history) decided on the board members. In addition, the annual report, prepared by MNS executive director Scott Long was presented. There’s lots to read here, including […]
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Polaris Music Prize long list announced
Announced this afternoon at the Carleton, the Polaris Music Prize long list is a varied one. Each artist on the list is now in an elite crew, fighting it out for this year’s increased cash prize of $50,000 for best album of the year. Selected by a jury from across Canada, the short list will […]
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Why Drake skipped the Grammys
Drake notoriously does not give a shit about the Grammys (still, I bet he would have been into that Annie Lennox performance), so he skipped it and spent some time with his OVO buddies in Toronto at King of the Dot’s Blackout 5 rap battle featuring none other than Nova Scotia’s rap pride and joy, […]
