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In March of 2004, the four members of Halifax rock combo In-Flight Safety flew across this vast country of ours, fully expecting to capture their hopes and dreams on tape. Spending four weeks in a Vancouver recording studio with a renowned producer at the helm, the band had no idea that this month-long endeavour would […]

“I’m growing a bit concerned as I’m still waiting for the records to arrive from Nashville,” says Richard Lann, over a bottle of pulp-free orange juice at Uncommon Grounds. “I wish that they were being made over in Dartmouth so I could just pick them up.” While these wrinkly details are being ironed out, Lann […]

Admit it: you wish Leslie Feist was your girlfriend. One of the big stories in Canadian music in 2005, Feist did not just succeed in her native country, she conquered the world, with her face plastered on and music reviewed in any and every trendy magazine from France to Japan, the United States to Australia. […]

Brian Borcherdt doesn’t have a lot of downtime. Whether he’s out on tour or just driving between his home base in Yarmouth and his creative centre in Toronto, penning a tune for his solo project, The Remains of Brian Borcherdt or developing a new concept for his red-hot electronica improv combo, Holy Fuck, he always […]

Jon-Rae, minus the River, will flood Gus’ Pub with his elated gospel-country tunes on January 12. “There are so many references to rivers and water in my old songs,” says Jon-Rae Fletcher over the phone from Toronto. “Whether it’s crossing over the river or going into the river. To me it’s about abandonment; letting the […]

It is, to use Dinuk Wijeratne’s word for it, serendipitous that he is here in Halifax, of all places. Wijeratne and his mother, Vino, a well-known ballet teacher in Dubai, wanted to be residents of Canada. Why Canada? Because Vino’s best friend lives here. In Toronto? No. In Vancouver? No. In Clayton Park. So Wijeratne […]

Jam band of the year After months of speculation, our fair city—once dubbed The Next Seattle—got a taste of the old guard as west coast grunge gods Pearl Jam rolled into Halifax on September 22. While “cross-country tours” often end in Montreal, this month-long trek actually earned the title, visiting 15 major cities between Vancouver […]

Since forming two years ago, hardcore punk group Raygunomics have become used to performing for a loyal all-ages following. Now that all four members are of legal age, they are facing the challenges associated with making the transition from dry to drinking establishments. “We’ve played shows for literally two and five people, and that never […]

Honesty is an attempt at which people often fall short. While searching to find the perfect terms and expressions, authenticity erodes and meaning is sacrificed in translation. With his third album, Spirit Dance, roots musician Dave Carmichael has composed 11 songs with the approach that what we want to say is always right on the […]

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We’ve sorted through our carefully alphabetized cd library and plucked from it the 50 best albums of 2005.

Thom D’Arcy answers his cell phone through a sip of coffee. He’s standing outside a convenience store in the town of Hanna. “I don’t really know what province that’s in,” he says, the click of a lighter audible over the line. “Alberta or Saskatchewan.” Hanna, Alberta, is a town of 3,000 two hours northeast of […]