Billie Dre and the Poor Boys (William Dray, Dylan Ryan and Corey Henderson) put their noses to the grindstone Saturday, February 23 at Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola, $5, 10pm w/Merrick Slip, Eric Ringuette & The Other) playing nostalgic sounding rock ‘n’ roll. But the band are quick to acknowledge that classic rock ‘n’ roll themes […]
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Rush is coming this summer
Admittedly I am a little late on this, and that could be interpreted as me not caring about the momentous news that Rush is coming to Halifax on their Clockwork Angels tour after 25 years of NOT coming to Halifax (details are still to be announced. My money’s on the Metro Centre. Or my living […]
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CKDU helps you workshop it
CKDU 88.1FM will always teach you a little something new, but this time you can put a face to the voices with their free C-K-D-You Got Skills workshop series. Beginning this Thursday, January 24 and running every Thursday until February 21 (6:30-8pm, 2nd floor Dalhousie Student Union Building, 6136 University), the four session workshop series […]
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RiFF RaFF + Halifax = BFFs
If you haven’t seen this already, take note. RiFF RaFF, who breezed through Halifax on January 11 for a show at The Palace, stopping briefly to shoot a music video with Jason Eisener featuring plenty of trophies, recently recorded an ode to Canada. There are a couple swears, so don’t watch this if you’re a […]
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The 25th annual ECMA nominees are…
The 25th annual East Coast Music Award nominees were announced today at the Casino, in a decidedly non-Tuesday morning atmosphere full of bacon-wrapped scallops, rapidly popping bottles and performances from Christina Martin and Ben Caplan. Co-founder of Sire Records and talented ear-haver Seymour Stein was confirmed as the Industry Conference keynote speaker, and Wintersleep swept […]
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Leonard Cohen in Halifax April 13
Big time fedora fan Leonard Cohen is making a sexy springtime trip to Halifax on his Old Ideas world tour, playing the Halifax Metro Centre on April 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 18 at 10am, with CBC having a pre-sale starting January 17. So run, don’t walk, to your cellular telephones and get […]
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Billie Dre & The Poor Boys are so darned Christmassy
Jeff Miller directed this little Christmas miracle from Billie Dre & The Poor Boys, have a peek and get into the holiday spirit. Related Stories
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Halifax is Burning’s top 12 local jams
Halifax is Burning‘s Trevor Murphy (listen Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm on CKDU 88.1FM) is a voracious local music fan and wants only to share his best of 2012 list (with playlist!) with you. Have a click and a read as he breaks it down, Twitter-style. 1) Jennah Barry, Young Men: Amazing debut album from a soon-to-be star, […]
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Simmonds makes his mark
It took one night in Marko Simmonds’ home studio—a small, carpeted office with a desk, armchair and keyboard, on bus route 52 in Fairview—for the North Preston-raised R&B producer to write his new single, “She’s The Greatest”, and another year to produce and record the track. It’s a catchy, repetitive earworm with relatable lyrics and […]
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Top ten reasons to go to No Reason For The Season
Tomorrow this is happening. The fourth annual No Reason For The Season (Saturday, December 8 at the Khyber, 1588 Barrington, 10pm, $7). Featuring Bad Vibrations, Dyscontrol, Psychic Fair and JFM you really shouldn’t need any convincing, but here’s a fun list for you anyhow. Reason #10 Your apartment is cold and you need the body […]
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Stereophonic Music Festival sets the bar high for lineup announcement videos
Taking a weekend trip to Sackville, NB in the middle of January has never been so appealing. Don’t worry, you won’t be slip sliding your ass across that damned duck pond, you’ll be safely housed in sweaty venues with a bunch of attractive people celebrating campus and community radio station CHMA‘s tenth anniversary of the […]
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And the ECMW showcasing artists are…
Until this morning, March seemed like a really long time from now. That’s when we (as in, we the people of Halifax) will play host to the 25th annual East Coast Music Week, and the corresponding East Coast Music Awards. Next March will come in like a lion, with five days of live shows, mega-mingling, […]
