In 2012, Josh Bravener teamed up with his brother Aaron to start a band. The Fredricton-based group is now made up of four people known as The Hypochondriacs, and they’re about to launch their debut album. “We really wanted to demonstrate what we sound like live. The album’s very similar to our live show,” says […]
Album Release
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Oh so Quiet
Stewart Legere album release Wednesday, April 19, 7:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen St. $20/$25 tickethalifax.com Stewart Legere walks in the side door of Tom’s Little Havana on Dresden Row wearing a mix of denim and leather, taking off tortoise-shell sunglasses to reveal blue eyes sparkling with excitement—and for good reason. The multi-disciplinary artist is […]
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BurgerFriesPop is a winning combo
BurgerFriesPop EP release w/Jessie Brown, FM Berlin, Bad Partys Friday, March 24 at 9pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street $7 “It was totally on purpose,” says guitarist and vocalist Dale Boudreau on new wave trio BurgerFriesPop’s decision to release their EP during Burger Week. With all of the online rumbling about The Coast’s ever-popular week-long […]
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Loveland spreads the love
Loveland album release Friday, February 17, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $5 before 11pm, $10 after Loveland’s new album explores sounds not present in the band’s first record. Chill for You, released on Valentine’s Day, features guitarist Michael Fong and bass player Andrew Mawko, whose instruments help channel an expressive tone. “This album […]
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Sonic Avenues drives down a new road
Sonic Avenues, Montreal’s longtime punk squad, return to the stage following the release of their fourth album Disconnector. In an effort to evolve their garage sound, this new record brings a new take on the band’s signature “fast, noisy, fuzzed-out sing-alongs.” In advance of Sonic Ave’s Halifax tour stop this Saturday, we caught up with […]