spinsandneedles.com HRM Courts are not pursuing the case against Evolve Festival organizer Jonas Colter involving $4,500 worth of postering charges.In an email to the Honorable Judge William Digby, copied to Colter’s lawyer Gordon Allen, the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office wrote yesterday that “there is no reasonable prospect of conviction on the charges before the court.” The case was originally intended to go to court Friday May 13. During last July’s Evolve festival, Colter was arrested and fined 18 tickets at $250 each for 400 Evolve posters that had been placed in several Halifax neighbourhoods. The charges cited that Colter had violated
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NOFX Are Coming
Here’s a couple of summer-y concert announcements to ease you as you trudge, ever-forward, through these remaining weeks of winter doldrums. NOFX has announced Halifax as a stop on its upcoming “Great White NOFX Tour.” They’ll be playing the Halifax Forum on June 15th with Teenage Bottle Rocket and Old Man Markley. Tickets are $25/$30 and go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10am. Tickets will be available at all Ticketpro outlets, including United Bookstore (1669 Barrington St), Video Difference (6086 Quinpool Rd & 1239 Bedford Hwy), Alderney Landing (2 Octerloney St) and CD Heaven (118 Wyse Rd),
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Evolve 11 dates announced: July 23, 24, 25 in Antigonish
Evolve Festival 2009 from Hemmings House Pictures on Vimeo. If you’re looking for a fun, laid back festival this July 23, 24 and 25 (as the video above, made by Hemmings House, can attest to) head to Antigonish to enjoy Evolve 11. And if you’re looking to play said festival, submissions are being collected now […]
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Cool dad and cold ones Sunday at Gus’
Photo by Courtney Kelsey Former Haligonians, current Ontarians Cool dad play post-Evolve on Sunday, July 26 at Gus’ Pub (10pm, $5). “Evolve was incredible,” say Cool dad. “We kicked off the entire festival. We had a great crowd and got an amazing response. We played in a gorgeous yurt.” Featuring Al Melnyk (organ) and Greg […]