Burnt Black w/Moon Logic Saturday, July 27, 8pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $15, tickethalifax.com Burnt Black might not be the first band that comes to mind when people think of Halifax music in the 1990s, but it is one of the most influential artists to emerge from the region. The Yarmouth quartet is […]
Brian Borcherdt
Get caught up in Twist
Twist w/Weaves, Casper Skulls, Pony Friday, October 20, 6pm The Khyber, 1880 Hollis Street free Although Twist’s debut Spectral came out in 2016, don’t expect to hear many songs from it Halifax Pop Explosion. Fronted by Laura Hermiston, the album dropped around the same time she was getting the band together and working on a […]
Hpx Night Three: Part deux
Hot Panda prefer Halifax donairs to Edmonton, because there’s more meat and less pita. I tried to see Brian Borcherdt at the Paragon. WRONG. I didn’t realize Mr. Borcherdt wasn’t playing their until Jenocide came on stage. So, sorry bloglings, I’m afraid I can’t report on his set, but I imagine it was like that […]

