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Best Music of 2009
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Jazz it up: top jazz of 2009
Jeff TorbertThis Weather Honest (independent) Torbert’s first release under his own name sends listeners on an improvisatory trip down the open roads of jazz and folk, bringing a stellar cast of Halifax’s new guard of jazz players along as he makes serious headway on his compositional path. Easley Stevenson Arsenault Nine Steps (Superhigh) This top-notch […]
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A-Z on our headphones: best out of town music
A A Camp, Colonia Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion Antony & the Johnsons, Crying Light Arctic Monkeys, Humbug B Band of Skulls, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows Andrew Bird, Noble Beast The Black Crowes, Before the Frost… Until the Freeze Black Feelings, Black Feelings Black Joe Lewis & the […]
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Talk of the town: best music of 2009
A History OfAction in the North Atlantic (Noyes) High-octane, Maritime-themed math rock? Yes, please. A History Of gets the Halifax music scene right, and finally gives us a full-length record. —LK Black MoorThe Conquering (Diminished Fifth) The stuff of heavy metal legend: surviving a car crash, Black Moor channels death and Kill Em All hooks making you […]