Elijah Will 3am release party w/Universal Soul, DJ IV and OKAY TK Friday, February 2, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street Elijah Will was discovered at a songwriting camp, but it turned out his mentor lived right up the road. Born Elijah Wohlmuth, four years ago the young R&B singer from Enfield attended Gordie […]
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Winter’s tone
The IDOW Festival is a bright, warm light in the darkness of the season (if only it were warm enough to melt the snow). We have a sampling of the 2018 offerings right here, including great local talent as well as visiting musicians. Waxahatchee Fiver Witch Prophet Palehound Kaia Kater IDOW2018 event listings
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All along, Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee w/The Weather Station, Owen Meany’s Batting Stance, Corey Gulkin Friday, January 19, 7pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 adv/$30 door Katie Crutchfield has just packed up her apartment in Philadelphia—if you follow her on Instagram, you’ve seen its walls as pink as Lady Bird’s bedroom—and will take her things back to the […]
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Everybody loves Palehound
Palehound w/Dance Movie, Emily Rockarts, Valerie Thursday, January 18, 8pm The Seahorse, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 adv/$20 door The highlight of 2018 may have already happened for Palehound. On January 8, the Boston indie pop-rock band was a crossword clue in The New York Times, much to the delight of frontperson Ellen Kempner. “I wish […]
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The growth of Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater w/Meaghan Blanchard, Camille Delean, Leanne Hoffman Friday, January 19 The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street, 7:30pm $15 adv/$25 door w/Rose Cousins Good Robot Brewing Co., 2736 Robie Street Saturday, January 20, 7-8pm Sold Out When Kaia Kater plays a pair of shows at In the Dead of Winter this weekend, one will be next […]
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Fiver’s audible history
Fiver w/Stewart Legere, Lydia Persaud, Brooklyn Doran Thursday, January 18, 7:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $20 adv/$25 door Simone Schmidt’s fascination with history began, like so many do, with a newspaper. Schmidt, who fronts the band The Highest Order and makes rootsy folk music under the name Fiver, says she had always found herself […]
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Witch Prophet’s real magic
Witch Prophet w/Reeny Smith, The State of Alaska, Nick Ferrio Friday, January 19, 9:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 adv/$20 door At the end of 2015, a song called “Architect of Heartbreak” began circulating online among underground hip-hop and R&B fans. The song, by an artist called Witch Prophet and featuring Seattle hip-hop […]
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Matt Mays moves up
Matt Mays w/July Talk, The Beaches Saturday, January 20, 8pm Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street $37.50-$57.50 sonicconcerts.com Matt Mays camped out overnight to get tickets for a Neil Young & Crazy Horse show at the arena formerly known as the Metro Centre on November 5, 1996. He got tickets 10 rows back, but pushed ahead […]
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Down to Earthtones
Bahamas w/Old Man Luedecke Friday, January 12, 8pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, 6101 University Avenue $41.50 When Bahamas plays the Rebecca Cohn on Friday night, it’ll be exactly one week before the release of his fourth album, Earthtones. The artist is excited to play the new songs—it’s going on four years since his last record, Bahamas […]
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Hatchet Lake’s vibes
Hatchet Lake w/The Royal Volts, Bear Le Friends Saturday, January 13, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $7 A couple postponed recording sessions proved to work in favour of Halifax rockers Hatchet Lake. “It was almost two or three months later than we originally planned to record” the songs, says vocalist and guitarist Craig Harris. […]
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The resonating wit of No, It’s Fine.
No, It’s Fine. EP release w/June Body, Goldbloom, Fungus Friday, January 12, 10pm Gus’ Pub 2605 Agricola Street In the Halifax music landscape, there’s lots of energy but not a lot of fun. But that—and the Philadelphia indie scene—is where Cailen Pygott found his sweet spot as a songwriter. “I ended up in this scenario […]
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The shape of Open Waters
Open Waters Festival Friday, January 5-Wednesday, January 10 various venues $15-$25 (festival pass $60) tickethalifax.com The tagline for this year’s Open Waters, the annual music improvisation festival, is “never the same river twice.” “That’s Heraclitus,” says artistic director Lukas Pearse of the paraphrase. “My favourite pre-Socratic philosopher.” Such is the nature of improvised music—it is […]
