Monday, April 27 Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and delight, and with no prizes on the line, you won’t even mind […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with our arts streaming guide for April 20-26
Monday, April 20 Cris Derksen The Juno-nominated cellist and composer known for the work Orchestral Powwow (which marries traditional Indigenous Powwow music and dance with classic symphonic stylings for the ultimate mash-up) continues blending hues on a cross-cultural palette with a Facebook Livestream at 9pm. Tuesday, April 21 Lennie Gallant A suppertime show with the stalwart […]
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Rose Cousins is dancing on her own
Rose Cousins w/John Paul White Mar 19, 8pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, 6101 University Avenue $28-$33 Rose Cousins’ fifth full-length album, Bravado, opens with a track bright as orange marmalade called “The Benefits of Being Alone.” It’s an upbeat anthem for anyone who doesn’t share their breakfast table or their Netflix account with anyone special and […]
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Nomadic Homes plants sonic roots
After wandering through the Halifax music scene over the last three-plus years, Nomadic Homes is ready to release something permanent, something settled. “I slowly kind of started to develop a grasp on how I actually wanted to bring the sounds that were in my head into fruition,” says Chris Rayner, the brains and hands behind […]
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Pianist R. Grunwald has the key
R. Grunwald March 17, 7pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Free After more than a decade in the Canadian music industry, R. Grunwald (née Robbie Grunwald) is finally going solo. Releasing his piano-driven debut album Oma earlier this month, the musician is visiting Halifax on Tuesday to perform compositions from the moving and […]
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Mo Kenney keeps the beat
Mo Kenney w/Jade Bennett, Lyris Day Mar 6, 8:30pm Local Council of Women’s House, 989 Young Avenue $15/$25 Put on Cat Power and I’ll take off your clothes/Put on ‘Willie Deadwilder’ whenever we’re alone,” sings Mo Kenney over chugging guitars in the slouch-along, hip-twister “Ahead of Myself,” her latest single that’s as addictive as sour […]
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Jenn Grant knows it’s Inevitable
Jenn Grant w/Don Brownrigg, Kim Harris Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre 6106 University Avenue Feb 14, 8pm $31.50-$36.50 The singer-songwriter was surrounded by activity at her home: Her husband and consistent collaborator, producer Daniel Ledwell, was taking down holiday decorations; their son, one-year-old Gus, was in her lap. Her attention shifting between Gus and […]
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Vadell Gabriel loses at love but wins with rhymes
F or Seth Glasgow—who raps under the name Vadell Gabriel—Valentine’s Day isn’t a romanticized lovefest. On his new EP Lover’s Pain, he explores his own misfortunes in love with unflinching vulnerability—and hopes that by unpacking his own woes, he can show those with nowhere to be on February 14 that they’re not alone. The lyrics […]
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Julie Doiron and Mount Eerie’s view from the summit
Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron Fri Jan 31, 7-10:30pm All Nations Christian Reformed Church, 2535 Robie Street Sold Out It’s been 11 years since the last Lost Wisdom record, a whole decade since indie royalty Julie Doiron (y’know, the best part of Moncton grunge legend Eric’s Trip, the lauded singer-songwriter whose tunes are a rock-tinged […]
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For Kristen Martell, the wait is over
Kristen Martell Feb 1, 5-8pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street, free If you’ve ever felt a tap at the base of your skull late at night—if your brain has ever hosted thoughts of what-ifs when your life is perfectly fine—then your playlist should go heavy Kristen Martell. The Mahone Bay-based singer-songwriter’s sun-dappled sound refracts its […]
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Angel Bat Dawid soars
Angel Bat Dawid w/NAT Chantel, New Hermitage Sat Jan 25, 8pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street $20/PWYC When she was young, Angel Bat Dawid went with her father to watch the 1984 Mozart biopic Amadeus. It was there that everything clicked for her: she wanted to be a musician. “I remember sitting in […]
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Stewart Legere, Cliff Le Jeune and friends are tangled up in Blue.
Blue Monday Cabaret Mon Jan 20, 7:30-9:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $15/$20 On the iconic cover of Blue, Joni Mitchell’s eyes are closed and she appears to be either mid-song or mid-cry. The cover, like the album itself, evokes such sadness and longing and has been one of the most enduring heartbreak albums since […]