Yard sale away with Crimson Clover
Crimson Clover Boutique’s annual charity yard sale—you know the one people line up around the block for—is this Saturday from 9am to 3pm. But this year, they’ve gone big. Downtown’s high-end, second-hand shop (located at 1469 Birmingham Street) has moved it’s popular discount sale (guys, everything inside is TWO DOLLARS) to the Halifax Forum’s Maritime…
Finding Forage at Halifax Crafters Spring Market
Halifax Crafters Society really really want to convince us that it is springtime. And we really really want to believe them. The collective of local hand-makers is hosting its annual Halifax Crafters Society Spring Market this weekend at the Olympic Community Hall (2304 Hunter Street), where you can find beautiful things of all shapes and…
March Madness Day 11: Reddit vs NYT.com and 60 Minutes vs Town Crier
Welcome back to early-April Madness, the Coast’s incredibly serious tournament in which Old Media and New Media (dead and alive) battle for the greatest prize of all, pride. If you’re just catching up now, you’ve missed a lot of action but you can get a refresher here. If you’ve been waving your thunder sticks with…
Grass will never be greener for you
You were all talk about going out west and making better money. All blaming Nova Scotia for your lack of employment and love life. Even making fun of us as you were leaving, saying we were suckers for staying here with high taxes and low pay and losers to date. Now 11 months later, I…
Toxic mystery meat
I always think I like donairs until the day after. Sure they are tasty but, like, I would really love to know what the fuck is in this meat. Don’t you dare say it is just beef and spices. Beef and spices have never turned my butthole into a hot atomic weapon before. An hour…
Hypocrisy at its best
Mild bitch but worth noting: I was watching the evening news recently and saw university students demonstrating about global warming, greenhouse gases, etc. Good show! I support that! UNTIL…same students were making signs for their demonstration on the sidewalk…using none other than aerosol spraypaint cans! Nice one! Think people, THINK! -Something to Air Tonight
I love y’all but…
If you are so concerned that patients are being put at risk (I reference a picket sign I saw today), then why would you strike and walk out, clearly putting them at even greater risk? – Confused By Contradictory Messaging
Isn’t it funny?
Some people really do believe that they are exempt from the rules of courtesy that they expect from others. I have noticed that they seem to be the same people that do sneaky things and then try to pin creepiness and dishonesty on others. Wow, junior high seems to have taken over your world. -Good…
The way to a hipster’s heart is to ride the 20
Spryfield is really growing on me. I can wander on down to the Dingle and dangle my ding-a-ling in the northwest arm in about 10 minutes, something that people pay a gorillion dollars to have the pleasure of living next to. I can be downtown in 10 minutes. There’s a farm next to the skate…
C’mon and tell your friends!
Finn the Human. You high-fived me, and made a difficult day brighter. Awesome. -WWSD
Forgiveness
Why is it so hard for some people? Or are you trying to avoid facing your own mistakes? It’s always easier to blame others, isn’t it? -Faaaaak
Less Little Europe, more Salvatore’s
On Monday the news broke that Little Europe (5543 Young Street) was closing up shop in the Hydrostone, but before the mourning could begin its owner Boris Mirtchev reassured us, it’s a good thing—its next door neighbour and veteran on the resto scene, Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria would be taking its place. “It’s a win-win for…
No thrills
I know that you know you were blocking the checkout aisle as you packed up your mega-grocery order. The idea is to move to the end of the checkout to do this so the person behind you in line can do the same when their order is paid for. But no, you continued to pack…
Coffee shop nuisance
Listen you little shit, You are at the corner coffee shop every day, and you’re ranting about anything and everything that nobody gives a shit about. There are kids and families around, and you’re swearing and yelling. You don’t seem to work, since you’re there all the time, and you have no respect for others…
248 lives worth a small penny
Thank you to the airline who left our lives in a pilot’s hands who felt it was a better decision to land the plane in a hurricane, rather than putting us in a hotel for the night or keeping us in the Caribbean until the storm passed. I know, I know, it’s more of a…
Am I imagining this?
This connection that feels to me almost otherworldy. Stolen glances under hooded lashes…the affection in your eyes when you talk to me. The fact that you always seem to be wherever I am. Is any of this real, or am I going crazy? I’m trying so hard to move on from you because I know…
re: “Preparing to leave”
Complaining about baby boomers not dying or fading away just so “your patheticness” can freeload a job is ridiculous. If you were any good at whatever it is you think you can do, you would find your own way regardless. Your goals must be extremely minimal if that’s the best argument you can muster. So,…
You’re lovely
Your jokes and facial expressions and sarcasm crack me up. I don’t see you that often—we’re both so busy—but when I do see you, you make my heart pound. Also you have a nice voice and you know a lot. Let’s go dancing! -I Think I Might Sorta Like You
Being a bouncer doesn’t equal power
Feels ironic to bitch about being called a bitch BUT: Would just love to say that I really appreciated being told to “get out of the way bitch” before getting elbowed in the boobs by an incredibly charming bouncer outside of a bar last Saturday. Your establishment is not one that I would normally frequent,…
Atlantic Canada shut down?!
Shut down?? What about the kind souls that kept working at the grocery stores during this BIG BLIZZARD and the idiots that went shopping during said storm?? There is a huge story to be told. It most likely would shame too many people so it wouldn’t get past the editor to print anyhow. -City and…
Shit
What have I gotten myself into? I’m all turned around and I can’t remember which way is up anymore. – Feelings Are Weird
A dog is not a stress-ball
Heard about this from a friend on Facebook. Mr. “K.T.:” it takes a real man to control his anger. I don’t know what kind of man it takes to kick a dog. Whatever your excuses, you are a pathetic example of the human race. If only I was there. -Someone with a Heart
Island vibes
To the power couple who has made my life a little brighter and a lot better: Thank you! For the good convos, great times and good vibes! You guys have kept me smiling and your friendship means more then you could ever know. Stay safe, stay Scotian and I’ll see yas again soon. Much love.…
Stylin’ drive
In a rush to get where I was going I jumped madly onto the 52 to look up and see the most handsome driver. Sunglasses and a great scarf framed a handsome face. The trip was far to short and I couldn’t take my eyes off you. Next time round trip! – Fuzzy Sweater Fella
Thanks for the tip!
To the lady that tipped me at work yesterday: Thank you for giving me that tip, I’ve worked in this joint for a year and you’re the first customer that’s done it. Thanks for the help! -Grateful
Out of touch
Urg, of course I’m not your “biggest fan”! You can’t just drop people like that and leave them in the dark! Well, I guess you can, because you did, but don’t expect them to be happy to hear from you…when you do see fit to reach out to them again. -It Was Fun While it…
Waiting
Pissy, bored, spaced-out and deserving waitstaff: Ask yourself, what is your role here? I understand your bitterness about this not being your dream career, I understand your work is fraught with all manner of assholes, arguably paying for the right to be more deserving than you, but fuckin’ christ treat me like a person and…
Welcome to Primrose
While in the north end of Dartmouth on the weekend, I spotted a man fall down drunk, not being able to get back up, no matter how hard he tried. “Welcome to Primrose,” I thought. I called 911. Within two minutes, three cars and four different pedestrians had stopped to help. Two of the men…
The Douche of Nantucket
There once was a Douche on Nantucket Who knew not what he said, there’s no doubting it Sir the Lady in minivan, was breaking the law Exiting an enter only lane, was the first flaw She was supposed to turn right, Instead she decided to take flight Up Nantucket through a red, where she could…
To Nova Scotia
If anyone needs help relaxing just listen to Gregory Alan Isakov. -Love Ontario
What’s in a Name?
The province didn’t take my suggestion seriously to change the name of the town of Lake Echo to Lake Echo Echo Echo. -Whatever Ever Ever
March Madness Day 10: Twitter vs. The Daily Show & Joe Howe’s Novascotian vs. Information Morning
Hoo boy! It’s my turn at bat again today, and I couldn’t be happier. We are so tantalizingly close to finding out who will rule the day in our New vs. Old Media March Madness that I grow dizzy at the thought of it. Maybe I also grow dizzy because I spent a large part…
Pay it forward
In the beginning of March, I rushed out of the house to make the bus to get to the gym. It was leg day. (Imagine my excitement!) Only to realize, I don’t have a bus pass, change or a bus ticket. I went into a local convenience store asking if they sold bus passes. (I…
Brothers in arms
It was great meeting up with a good friend to chat, laugh and have coffee as we haven’t seen each other for a spell or two. I was beaten to the punch buying coffee and am most grateful, my brother in arms. -Klyde
Decency for sale
You’re selling a guitar on Kijiji. Great! I write, then I call. I tell you I want it, but you can’t be there tonight cause you’re “going out.” Then you tell me when I can go see it. I make plans to go see it—that’s right, I’m busy, and sometimes need to plan things. Then…
A second Indochine set for Barrington Street
Liz Smith fell so in love with banh mi sandwiches while living in Calgary, when she decided to move to Halifax her coworkers joked that she should open a Vietnamese sandwich shop when she arrived. She did eventually, her Indochine Banh Mi (1551 South Park Street) debuted its banh mis, Korean tacos, bubble tea and…
Bring Me Your Loves: Why St. Vincent’s Halifax Show is So Important
St. Vincent is playing the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 7. This is a huge fucking deal. Here’s why: 1. St. Vincent is a woman named Annie Clark. She is a woman. (Read up on her here, in Devon Maloney’s excellent Village Voice story “The Bulletproof Altar of St. Vincent.”) Halifax—historically, but especially lately—has huge…
March Madness Day 9: Upworthy vs Buzzfeed and New York Times vs The Chronicle Herald
It’s Monday and we’re happily entering ROUND TWO of our March Madness bracket brouhaha, where the showdowns are even more cut-throat and the jokes are even lamer. Our March Madness is all about New Media and Old Media going head-to-head, battling to see who’s still relevant. Here’s a little background if you’re new to the…
Magnetic North Theatre Festival. So act. Much ovation
June 19 to 29 in HRM will be a cozy tangle of productions, play readings, workshops and more, thanks to the Magnetic North Theatre Festival and Eastern Front’s Stages Theatre Festival. The Magnetic North Theatre Festival is Canada’s only national theatre festival, each year the festival alternatives between Ottawa and a new Canadian city, and…
@ScotiaPharmacy wins Twitter
WE SETUP A NEW NUTRITION SECTION ITS GOT WHEY FOR BULKIN UP AND SLIM FAST BARS FOR DIETING IF YOU WANNA BUT YOU DONT GOTTA CUZ YR BEAUTIFUL — Scotia Pharmacy (@ScotiaPharmacy) March 22, 2014 Have you followed @ScotiaPharmacy on Twitter yet? The enthusiastic feed is all about sweet deals and spreading neighbourhood lovin’ and…
Five Months is a Long Time
There are so many beautiful, interesting places out there, and I knew that I’d miss my Nova Scotia while visiting some of them, but I didm’t know how giddy I would get having only days till I’m reunited with my favourite place in the world. To every person in Nova Scotia that makes it so…
Best of the Worst
Seriously, who votes in the “Best of Halifax” poll? Obviously not anyone who’s been at any music venues and actually seen/heard SOME of the acts that won. If these “musicians” are the best we have to offer, no wonder people complain about a shitty music scene. —At least three of them can actually play an…
Not everyone is superficial!
Thanks so much for pointing out that my boyfriend is too good for me now that he’s out west making shitloads. And telling me that I should drop 50 pounds or go out there and make my own big bucks so I’ll be “on his level” was oh so lovely. FYI, he’s all about personality,…
thanks for the blow job
So i was putting my boots and snowpants on, when suddenly I heard that sweet growl just outside my door! I looked outside to see that you had dug out my driveway and my car, as well as my walk, with your snowblower, and that you had done the same for everyone else too–just WOW!!…
Awarded on Merritt
The 2014 Merritt Awards payed homage to the past and pointed the way to a bright future for theatre in Nova Scotia. The ceremony, a three-hour long marathon held in the Schooner Room of Casino Nova Scotia, was hosted by funny-man Bill Wood who joked that he’d been instructed to shape his hosting style as…
HRM lacking in conscientiousness
Thank you to all the HRM residents who took the time and effort to shovel out their precious gas-guzzling cars, but couldn’t take the time to clear their sidewalks! OH! And while I’m on the topic of responsible transit and snow – Thanks also to HRM transit for not updating the GO times to announce…
Double Barrel’s need jerky reaction
Clint Fletcher has had a jerky fascination since he was a kid and the salty snack was a rare treat. “I guess I kind of became obsessed with it,” says the man behind Double Barrel Jerky, a home-run Halifax business. “It’s very fun and compelling to continue on making it.” With a background in banking…
March Madness Day 8: Al Jazeera vs Instagram and Globe & Mail vs Coffee News
Hard to believe we’ve been Madnessing for 8 days a week so far, but it’s true. If you are late to the party, click here for a catch up. Also, if you know what I’m talking about, take a good hard look at yourself. Votes were dismal. Do you stop functioning with a bit of…
Ladies Ain’t Objects
I’m so sick and tired of dudes in cars cat-calling women as they drive by. If you are so desperate to “pick up chicks,” then actually compliment them and treat them with respect. Honking or yelling “nice tits!” is NOT flattering, and is in fact street harassment. Don’t be surprised when a woman tells you…
Return your carts!
At a certain grocery store on Quinpool people love to take carts from the store and then leave them all over the parking lot – even taking them to the nearby apartment buildings. I even saw one left blocking a DISABLED space. Are you that lazy that you can’t walk an empty cart back to…
The Great Escape
To the man walking by my apartment this morning after the snowstorm and saw me waving frantically and pounding on the glass – BLESS YOUR HEART for coming over and kicking the ice off the door so I could get out! —Gracious Lady
Why is Nova Scotia so poor?
Why is Nova Scotia so poor? Why can’t we be a have province? Have we ever been a have province? The answer to the previous question is yes: when there were plentiful fish and coal was king, and trees were plenty…Could we be a have province again? Suggestions are welcomed. —Tired of the SOSO (same…
Neighbours who push or have shovels
A big “Thank you!” to our south end of Barrington Street neighbours who came out to push and shovel us out this morning! —Corolla Couple
Mr Plow
A big “Screw You!” to whomever is responsible for ploughing the very south end of Barrington Street. I know you’re surely busy trying to help clear streets all over the city, but seriously, you plough Smith Street and can’t be bothered to plough the very south end of Barrington Street. Or decide to clean half…
Bigger Better Than Her Boutique
Just over a year after opening her wilderness-inspired clothing and accessories shop Better Than Her Boutique (5640 Spring Garden Road), Courtney Jones is excited to be expanding. Jones says she realized she’d outgrown her cozy space in Spring Garden Place Mall last year and lucky for her, the space next door opened up allowing for…
Panti Bliss’ politics in drag
Anybody who follows Dan Savage, or happens to read Irish news, has probably heard of a recent controversy surrounding Dublin drag queen Panti Bliss. Back in January, Rory O’Neill, the man behind the drag alter ego, was on an Irish talk show when some people took offense to him calling out a few Irish public…
Shared finds
There is a bowl of soup waiting for you in a strip mall in Clayton Park. Its broth is made rich and meaty with pork and beef bones, yet bright with lemongrass. When it arrives at the table, there are large rounds of fatty and soft pink sausage laying on top of long flat rice noodles. There…
Free Will Astrology
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aries! (March 21-April 19) I have coined a new word just for your horoscope this week. It’s “zex,” short for “zen sex.” Zex is a kind of sex in which your mind is at rest, empty of all thoughts. You breathe slowly and calmly, move slowly and calmly, grunt and moan slowly and…
Letters to the editor, March 27, 2014
Million-dollar maybe In 2010 the NDP government announced its support for a new convention centre in Halifax. It would cost $140 million to build, plus $19 million for construction financing, for a total of $159 million. And because the federal government would cover $46 million of the cost, the real cost to Nova Scotians would…
A Savage lightning round
A crowd of smart, engaged students packed a theatre for Savage Love Live at Centenary College of Louisiana last week. Centenary is a terrific liberal-arts school in Shreveport. Centenary students submitted more Qs than I could possibly A in the 90 minutes I had with them. So here are some bonus answers to questions I…
This time, I’m the one saying “Farewell to Nova Scotia”
When I wrote “Saying Farewell to Nova Scotia” last December, I didn’t think it was going to be us. And yet—my fiancee and I are moving to Ottawa on June 1. For posterity’s sake, I am going to outline how we got here. We are a two-career household—mine fluid and hers specialized. Being fulfilled in our…
Best Music Festival
Gold Winner Halifax Pop Explosion Silver Winner Evolve Bronze Winner Halifax Jazz Fest “They say if you’re going to leave, go out with a bang. My time at Halifax Pop Explosion has been incredible. The sense of community that exists within this great festival is unmatched anywhere, and I consider myself lucky to have been…
Best Classical Artist / Group
Gold Winner Blue Engine String Quartet Silver Winner Symphony Nova Scotia Bronze Winner Rhapsody Quintet The Gold and Silver awards in this category are more or less linked, as the Blue Engine String Quartet’s “day job” is playing in Symphony Nova Scotia. “As Blue Engine, we’ve been part of Halifax’s amazing music scene going on…
Best of Halifax Music Awards 2014
You listened, you judged, you chose your favourites from local stages and stereos for our Best of Halifax Reader’s Choice Awards. Here are your results, and the humble gold, silver and bronze winners that earned your favour. Bathed in the brilliant glow of your love, these artists might just rock even harder than before, so…
Best Electronic Artist / Band
Gold Winner A.A. Wallace Silver Winner Foxhunt Bronze Winner Scientists of Sound A.A. Wallace has won your heart for best electronic musician despite not hitting his main criteria for what makes the ultimate electronic artist: “Being born in England after WW2 and having been a member or Roxy Music.” Inspired by all things retro dystopian,…
Best Record label
Gold Winner Diminished Fifth Records Silver Winner Sonic Records Bronze Winner Acadian Embassy D5R head honcho Josh Hogan has been plugging away on his metal grind for a while, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed, by the voters in this survey especially. “It’s a huge honour for the fifth year in a row to be voted…
Best Country Artist / Band
Gold Winner Dana Beeler Silver Winner EB Anderson and The Resolutes Bronze Winner Corey Isenor Beeler’s bluegrass background made her a shoo-in for this Gold win. “I think emotion, real-life stories and sincere lyrics make a great songwriter in general, especially a country one,” Beeler says. Though she may be turning toward a more pop-rock…
Best Rehearsal space
Gold Winner Rockopolis Silver Winner Church of Destruction Bronze Winner “My basement” Unless you’ve made some deal with the devil at the crossroads, as I have been fortunate enough to do, the bad news is that you must log many hours of practice before your band becomes listenable. The good news is you get to…
Best Experimental Artist / Band
Gold Winner PANOS Silver Winner Kuato Bronze Winner Walrus Panos Giannoulis is a musician’s musician. Technical and inventive, the music on last year’s self-titled album showed an ear for perfection, but a willingness to just let the studio magic happen, man. And tone. Lots of tone. PANOS fits in the experimental category by virtue of defying…
Noah
It’s a natural progression for indie (male) directors to ascend their guts-and-pennies world for cushy blow-up jobs—Kenneth Branagh eschewed Shakespeare for Thor, David Gordon Green caught a ride out of the South on the Pineapple Express and Spike Lee left Brooklyn for Inside Man. Darren Aronofosky’s first big to-do is an odd choice for the…
Best R&B Artist / Band
Gold Winner Cyndi Cain Silver Winner Kirsten Olivia Bronze Winner Nicole Ariana Cyndi Cain offers some great every day advice for everyone, but especially R&B hopefuls: “Be great no matter what people tell you, do it cause you love it, baby!” says Cain. “Never feel that you’re so awesome that you can’t learn from others,…
Best Radio Station For Local Music
Gold Winner CKDU Silver Winner Live 105 Bronze Winner CBC CKDU 881.FM, Halifax’s only community and campus station, is hopelessly devoted to you, broadcasting independent music and marginalized voices 24/7, powered by love and volunteers. “We would like to thank all our amazing volunteers and personalities that keep this station fresh and interesting day to…
Best Category We Forgot
Gold Winner Videographer Silver Winner Sexiest Bronze Winner Blog It’s not often I admit something like this, lest you all get big heads and become insufferable, but you have some pretty good ideas sometimes, people. Not the person who wrote “Halifax Seaport Market,” though–that person barely understood the survey. But the folks that wrote videographer?…
Best Karaoke Night
Gold Winner Lion’s Head, Saturdays with Laurie the Guy Silver Winner Bearly’s, Wednesdays with Mimi Bronze Winner Oasis, Thursdays Laurie the Guy has been facilitating your drunken crooning for 23 years, for that alone he deserves a truck full of medals. But believe it or not, this guy absolutely loves it. “It’s given me a…
Best Song
Gold Winner “Drop That,” Thrillah prod by Matty Boh Silver Winner “Destroy,” In-Flight Safety Bronze Winner “Indio,” Matt Mays “I was into music since I was a kid, listening to all the rappers, especially Biggie, watching Michael Jackson videos. I always wanted to be on stage and be that guy,” says Daniel “Thrillah” Kane, the…
Best Open Mic Night
Gold Winner Rockbottom Brewpub Silver Winner Open mic house on Agricola Bronze Winner Rockin 4 Dollars Rockbottom’s popular Thursday night open mic standby has you all perfecting how to tune with shaky hands. This is Rockbottom’s second Gold in this category, too. “Halifax has such a great influx of talented new musicians, it’s pretty much the…
Best Cover Artist / Band
Gold Winner The Mellotones Silver Winner Party Boots Bronze Winner Razorboy Sure, the Mellotones are a cover band, but they’re a bit different. “We’re a cover band in the way that a jazz band playing standards is a cover band. You have to really understand and study the language of the music to create the…
Don’t kill Dub Kartel’s vibe
It’s pouring outside, but all seven members of Dub Kartel happily pile into a small room with a long table, all smiles, maybe or maybe not hungover. Tonight is the video release for “PayDay”–directed by Jeff Miller, featuring a day in the life of percussionist Badger Stout, struggling to cobble together his rent for vocalist/roommate…
Best Pop Artist / Band
Gold Winner Take Part Silver Winner Jenn Grant Bronze Winner Ria Mae Take Part thanks you sincerely. But don’t get a big head, Take Part also thanks Tom Hanks. “We would like to thank Tom Hanks for having such a handsome smile–have you seen The Da Vinci Code? That movie had like four twists, just…
Best Gig Poster Artist
Gold Winner Fishbone Silver Winner Yorodeo Bronze Winner Adrian Bruhm The artistic mastermind behind Fishbone Prints, Alex MacAskill, runs the gauntlet that every graphic designer must endure with ease. MacAskill pleasantly fields the random comments from band members (it should look dark! And cool! But not too dark! Maybe like a circus in hell?) and…
Best Blues Artist / Band
Gold Winner Charlie A’Court Silver Winner Garrett Mason Bronze Winner Bill Stevenson The fans have spoken, repeatedly, and Charlie A’Court has their vote. A’Court is also nominated as an ECMA Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the year, with a vote open to the public on the ECMA site. He took time out of touring Australia to…
Best Live Music Venue
Gold Winner The Seahorse Tavern Silver Winner Michael’s Bar and Grill Bronze Winner The Marquee Ballroom Congrats, Seahorse! Pop a bottle (or a keg) of Horsepower and dance on those long communal tables (which were around long before communal dining became A Thing) and celebrate your best venue win. “A venue is only as great…
Best Punk Artist / Band
Gold Winner Outtacontroller Silver Winner The Scoop Outs Bronze Winner Like A Motorcycle Quintessential Ramones fans Outtacontroller don’t hold back on the A-stances and high jumps. It makes sense, because if you’re banging out super fast minute-long punk gems, you’d better have energy to spare. Outtacontroller don’t skimp on that. “We think energy makes any…
Best All-ages Venue
Gold Winner The Pavilion Silver Winner Plan B Merchants’ Co-op Bronze Winner Bus Stop Theatre Admittedly, there aren’t too many dedicated all ages venues in the city to start with, but the all ages scene is nothing if not inventive. Topping the list this year (and previous years) is the Pavilion, a devoted space for…
Best Metal Artist / Band
Gold Winner Black Moor Silver Winner Dumpster Mummy Bronze Winner Orchid’s Curse A perennial favourite in this category, Black Moor might just be the loudest, most brutal band ever named after a fish. Top three, anyway. With their newest album, titled Lethal Waters (another possible fish reference?) on Diminished Fifth Records, the ECMA Fan’s Choice…
Halifax’s video stars
Halifax may not seem like an ideal hip-hop backdrop. The sprawling cityscapes and glamorous nightclubs that once typified the genre are sorely lacking in our little port town, compared to music industry meccas like New York and LA. But a rising number of local auteurs are filming more and more innovative scenes for some of…
Best Music Photographer
Gold Winner Chr!s Sm!th Silver Winner Scott Blackburn Bronze Winner Allan Zilkowsky If a band totally melts faces on a stage and no one was there to photograph it, did it make a sound? Thankfully we don’t have to ponder that koan with thesee Gold, Solver, and Bronze winning photographers. Chr!s Sm!th, he of the…
Best Jazz Artist / Band
Gold Winner Jerry Granelli Silver Winner Gypsophilia Bronze Winner Jack’s Cats Jazz legend Jerry Granelli made everyone cry this year. Nostalgia is a force to be reckoned with, and a giant wave of it overtook the Spatz Theatre this December for JazzEast’s fundraising show–a live performance of A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Jerry Granelli…
Thrillah night
“I was into music since I was a kid, listening to all the rappers, especially Biggie, watching Michael Jackson videos. I always wanted to be on stage and be that guy,” says Daniel “Thrillah” Kane, the man behind the best local single, the sublime “Drop That” with collaborator Matty Boh, and your pick for best…
Best Hip Hop Artist / Band
Gold Winner Classified Silver Winner Cam Smith Bronze Winner Three Sheet Started from the bottom, now he’s here. “Here” of course being the Gold-winning spot in the best hip-hop artist category, of course. What did you think? Hosting the Junos midway through a cross-Canadian tour? That’s good too, as well as the whopping 4x platinum…
Best Promoter
Gold Winner Mettalworx Music Group Silver Winner Fusion Entertainment Bronze Winner Mike Campbell Mettalworx has many fingers in many pies, concert promotion, photography and graphic design makes them a three-headed hydra of band essentials. “We think a great promoter not only brings new bands to the area but also tries to help up and coming bands make…
Best Folk Artist / Band
Gold Winner Dark for Dark Silver Winner Willie Stratton Bronze Winner Ragged Mane The heavenly voices of Dark for Dark won your love this year. The recent video and single release for “Even” filled hearts with honeyed tones and video magic. The secret to their success is simplifying. “Folk music is about getting back to…
