I was a little surprised to have missed all of Monomyth’s set arriving at the Marquee Friday night, but chalked it up to my own lateness. Turns out the band had the sound cut prematurely after drunkenly acting out on stage. (Save it for Montreal, guys.) Fortunately, no such incident befell Sackville, NB’s Partner. More […]
Basia Bulat
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Basia Bulat to Play 2010 Halifax Pop Explosion
Last night, my husband called Basia Bulat “Bazeeah Boozah”, because he doesn’t know how to read, and now when I see her name, I can’t stop laughing. The folks at the Halifax Pop Explosion have announced their first show—-Basia Bulat with Symphony Nova Scotia. The SNS shows have become a pretty big highlight of the […]
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Basia Bulat’s travelling Heart
A few days after the release of her second album, Heart of My Own, Basia Bulat has just one day of downtime at home in Toronto between shows in New York and Europe and her Canadian tour. It’s a lifestyle she’s accustomed to now: “I wrote most of the songs while travelling,” she says. “I’ve […]
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Owen Pallett second show added
Polaris Prize winner Owen Pallett (the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy) has added a second show Thursday, February 11 at St. Matthew’s Church (all ages, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm, $20/$25. Tickets are available online at www.ticketpro.ca ). Pallett and tour-mate Basia Bulat are touring to promote their respective new albums, Heartland and […]
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Basia Bulat, Heart of My Own (Secret City)
The follow-up to her Polaris-nominated 2007 debut, Bulat’s sunshiny voice is again the crowning jewel of the record. This is a louder, more orchestrated record, with strings, brass and percussion appended to her own guitar and autoharp, rollicking numbers like “Gold Rush” and “If Only You” punctuated by more raucous drumbeats (provided by Bulat’s brother […]
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Basia Bulat plays Halifax this February 10
Basia made a mean apple cake in Halifax last time Basia Bulat brings the snowshoes and plays St. Matthews United Church on February 10 as part of her 2010 Canadian winter tour in support of her new album, Heart of My Own (to be released January 26).