Last year, Montreal’s huge music festival Osheaga had a pretty incredible bill, as usual, which included the king of Compton Kendrick Lamar, the most definite Yasiin Bey, South Central’s Schoolboy Q, the enlightened Nas, Toronto’s Alvvays, the cartoonish Tyler, The Creator and many more. As a #Throwback Thursday, and since Osheaga 2016‘s lineup looks super great, we’re posting Ashley LeBlanc‘s photos from […]
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Premiere: Loveland’s new video “Aloe Hotel”
Only at The Coast: Halifax’s sexiest soul-funk band Loveland just released a new video for “Aloe Hotel,” a single from the nine-track record of the same name. Directed and edited by Brian Askew (The Everywheres), the video features Loveland at an actual Aloe Hotel: shades of green from kiwi, apple, fern, pine to pistachio, lime and aloe. There’s lots […]
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Halifax rockers share thoughts for Kurt Cobain’s birthday
On Saturday, the world will once again mourn the loss of Kurt Cobain: tomorrow, February 20th, would have been his 49th birthday. Without a doubt, the Nirvana frontman is one of the most influential and legendary figures in the history of rock music. In a few short years (roughly five), he made his Seattle garage […]
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Listen to two new songs by Vulva Culture
Currently on tour in Ontario with Kurt Inder, Halifax’s Vulva Culture are streaming two new songs from a Craft Singles release today via Exclaim!. The tape, Hydromorphone, features a track by that same name and the B-side, “Let’s Stay Dead.” It’ll be available tomorrow online to buy (cough it up, babies) — two more examples of why […]
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Meet Halifax’s newest “lazy pop” band Strongboy
Since last July, Halifax’s Strongboy has been releasing what they call “lazy pop jams” and playing here and there. Last week, the foursome released a new video for the track, “Maybe,” from the two-song EP of the same name. Between Brett Jarrett (vocals, guitar), Seamus O’Neill (drums), Tyler Popwell (guitar) and Alex Sheppard (bass), all Cape […]
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Video of the Day: “I’m The Reason” by Ghettosocks and Tachichi
Today, longtime Halifax-Toronto emcee Ghettosocks (Darren Pyper) and Dartmouth emcee Tachichi (Tyrone Thompson) dropped a new video for their collab-track, “I’m The Reason,” featuring old-school backbeats, sick graff, Barrington Street, Tony’s Pizza and Okay TK at The Jam. I want a slice so bad RN. The duo are soon putting out a new EP Supernova, and also just released an […]
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Interview: 11 Questions with Jay Mayne
Tonight, Dartmouth rapper, skateboarder and #choptrees advocate Jay Mayne returns to The Seahorse (2037 Gottingen) for a show with his doggies Thrillah Kane and Matty Boh. It’s been a minute since The Coast caught up with the smokey-voiced rapper, but he’s been on the hustle as usual and he’s stoked for the show. Check out these 11 […]
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A conversation with Ron Sexsmith
Last spring legendary Ontarian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith released Carousel One, his 14th studio album and one of his finest to date. Immediately, critics noticed a change in his tune. Longtime considered a perpetual sad-sack, Sexsmith’s Carousel One was filled with much more levity and bounce. The track, “Saint Bernard,” especially showed a lighthearted approach to song composition and […]
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Watch Jon Bryant’s new video by Caitlin Cronenberg
Today, only on The Coast’s Scene Blog: watch ECMA-nominated folk singer Jon Bryant‘s new video for “Light,” the first single from his upcoming album Twenty Something, which will be released on February 29. Woo. Produced by Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, City and Colour) and Lord Huron‘s Rick Parker in LA (Bryant’s a Clippers fan), it’s a […]
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How sweet it is: James Taylor is coming to Halifax
This just in: five-time Grammy winner James Taylor is coming to Halifax! The legendary troubadour has booked the Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street) on Tuesday, May 17 to support his most recent album Before This World, his first release of new songs since 2002’s platinum-selling October Road. From the press release: “Before This World was released […]
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Watch Reeny Smith’s new video “Last Call”
Halifax soul-infused pop singer Reeny Smith just dropped a new video for the bangin’ single, “Last Call,” featuring some slick bar-tending by rapper Quake Matthews, and funk-R&B guitar and bass. The single, released a few months ago, was produced by Corey LeRue (Neon Dreams) with co-writing by Dylan Guthro and Laura Roy. Directed by GILL, the […]
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PHOTOS: Catch Arkells w/Adam Baldwin live at the Forum
Two Saturday ago, that cold January 23 night, Hamilton rock band and multiple Juno Award winners Arkells played the Halifax Forum, and it rocked. The sold-out audience was warmed up with the jams of Halifax’s Adam Baldwin (the rockin’ roller who plays with Matt Mays) before Arkells got the place lit. Coast photographer Andrew Donovan […]
