The Jerry Cans w/The Barrowdowns Friday, November 18, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern 2037 Gottingen Street $10 Belting out songs in Inuktitut, the Iqaluit-based The Jerry Cans are known for sneaking language lessons into the dance party. The band sounds like the contemporary north: Traditional Inuit throat singing, accordion, alt-country, bluegrass and reggae. It’s uniformly danceable and […]
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See you at the show: Live music needs us all
[IMAGE-1] Christmas Eve, 2008. A group message, Facebook. “I hope you’re having a wonderful and glorious and perhaps a little drunk holidays. MAD and I need your help, if you have time and energy after xmas. If you have painting, sanding, staining, cleaning, sewing, minor carpentry, or just have a flair for helping and smiling….we […]
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Where we practice: The Town Heroes
The Town Heroes w/Rain Over St. Ambrose, Owen Meany’s Batting Stance The Seahorse, 2037 Gottingen Street Saturday, November 12, 10pm, $13 WHO THEY ARE Even heroes can suffer from a lack of inspiration. Just ask The Town Heroes, whose two-man, alt-rock style had, after six years, left them feeling stale. While working on 2016’s EP […]
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Destroyer’s solo creation
Destroyer w/Jon McKiel Monday, November 7, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street sold out For over two decades, Vancouver’s Dan Bejar has been writing and performing unpredictable songs under the moniker Destroyer. His dense lyric sheets vary from lilting laments to snarling ramblings but always carry a remarkable sincerity—Bejar’s certainly one of the most […]
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Get Cottus
Cottus w/Hellacaust, Spew, Novichok Saturday, October 29, 10pm Gus’ Pub & Grill, 2605 Agricola Street $8/$6 with costume For the past few months Paul Beranger has been assembling a giant skeleton torso and head at his home. The head is surrounded by a crown of thorns set with a glass demon eye, all draped in […]
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Halifax Pop Explosion 2016 is on
Started in 1993, today our beloved HPX packs it in city-wide—over 150 bands, musicians, comedians and speakers, in over 15 venues. Put aside thoughts of struggling venues, band breakups and Netflix ruining your nightlife—this weekend we celebrate what’s good in local and not-so-local music. Whether your hands are permanently stained with bar stamps or if […]
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Lady Wray’s time in the sun
Lady Wray w/BadBadNotGood, Daniel Caesar, Reeny Smith Thursday, October 20, 8pm Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Centre 2901 Windsor Street, $40 A late addition to the HPX lineup, Nicole Wray is finally heading for her time in the sun. Signed to Missy Elliott’s label as a teen, Wray’s second solo album Queen Alone was just released in September, […]
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Daniel Caesar’s smooth moves
Daniel Caesar w/BadBadNotGood, Lady Wray, Reeny Smith Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Centre 2901 Windsor Street Thursday, October 20, 8pm $40 Daniel Caesar w/ Loveland The Carleton Music Bar & Grill 1685 Argyle Street Thursday, October 20, 11:30pm $15 It’s fitting Daniel Caesar plays two shows in one night at Halifax Pop Explosion. The Toronto R&B and soul artist […]
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White Lung finds Paradise
White Lung w/Crossed Wires, Not You, The Yips Thursday, October 20, 10pm, The Seahorse Tavern, $25 Even if you haven’t heard of the Polaris Prize-shortlisted White Lung, its poppy-punk vibes will make you feel like its your favourite high school band you accidentally forgot about. With just the right amount of angst and heavy guitars […]
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Harrison’s PMA
Harrison w/Eddy, Chastity, Holy Fuck Thursday, October 20, 10:30pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 Harrison w/Matty Galaxy Friday, October 21 at 1:30am Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 When Toronto producer Harrison goes on tour, he can be found binge-watching episodes of Seinfeld while travelling. While he finds comfort in the show about nothing, […]
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Voivod returns to ‘80s roots
Voivod w/Black Moor, Scumgrief, Geil Thursday, October 20, 9pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 With over 30 years together, Quebec sci-fi thrash metal band Voivod is still going strong. The band has gone through some changes along the way–after guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour passed away from colon cancer in 2005, the group said […]
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The Highest Order’s spooky party
The Highest Order w/Cactus Flower, Laura Sauvage, The Barr Brothers Saturday, October 22, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street “It’s the most ‘party’ record I’ve ever made,” The Highest Order’s Simone Schmidt says of the band’s second album, Still Holding, released this past June. Three-quarters comprised of former members of country group $100 (Schmidt, […]