“I love minimalism. Not only in music but also in art, decor, film, literature and fashion,” says Matthew Samways, electronic musician and head of Electric Voice Records. “I believe there is something powerful in conveying a multitude of emotion or intent that is framed by restrictions and limitations.” On Friday at Plan B, Electric Voice […]
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Meds alert
Charlottetown’s own The Meds bring their toe-tapping indie pop-rock to Halifax when they celebrate the release of their debut album South America. Lead vocalist Kyle Drake and backing vocalist Iain McCarvill dialogued over a bad cell phone connection at a roadside pit stop en route to a show in Waterloo. The band tours almost constantly, […]
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Getting SappyForever
Meet the product of the little fundraiser that could—and did. SappyForever is a 252-page, full-colour retrospective bursting with content. This hardcover archive features photos, essays and memories from eight years of SappyFest, the annual independent music festival in Sackville, New Brunswick. The coffee table tome preserves a visual and textual history of a party that […]
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Not Friends for life
Jono Whittle from Not Friends wants to emphasize, first and foremost, that the show this Friday at Plan B is DEFINITELY all-ages. Whittle is stoked on Plan B, which he says is a great host for punk shows, providing an “overwhelmingly positive atmosphere.” Not Friends, from St. John’s, is touring its new EP. It clocks […]
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Group effort
Montreal band Fakes insists it fell into punk: “We were not really familiar with our instruments when we started,” says guitarist Frankie Burge, “so it seemed like the most accessible genre to us. We just wanted to have fun and do something cathartic.” After talking about starting a band with singer Hilary King, the two […]
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Alert the Medic ring the alarm
When we’re kids, we dream big. We want to be astronauts, world leaders, rock stars. Most of us grow up and settle (happily or not), for something a little more realistic, a little less fantastic. But what if we didn’t? What if, through a magic combination of hard work and good luck, we actually get […]
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The Chris Martin Trio is Young and restless
How does an artist work for a decade creating a sound and a reputation that wins over audiences, and still find a way to grow and experiment? For Chris Martin, the secret seems to be juggling about a million different projects and never being afraid to try something new. “I’ve been playing music on the […]
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Ghostface forever
WU-TANG! WU-TANG! WU-TANG! Practice chucking those “W”s in the mirror. Ghostface Killah (AKA Ghostdini, Ironman, Tony Starks, Starky Love, Pretty Toney, The Wally Champ, The Wallabee Kingpin), a vital organ of the rap behemoth the Wu-Tang Clan, is coming to Halifax. Host for the evening and stalwart DJ R$ $mooth proclaims, “I’m excited, there’s nothing […]
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Jessie Brown’s Divine volume
Jessie Brown and The Black Divine are kicking off their second tour with high hopes and a harder sound. You can expect rock ‘n’ roll with a lot of soul—and something for the metalheads, too. Brown says the first album was a bit more “subdued,” and the sophomore Act II: Decisions promises to be a […]
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Kim Harris’ Mighty tones
Of all the things to come out of Pugwash, Nova Scotia—salt, pewter, politicians named Eaton—the most immediately relevant to Haligonian music fans might be the sounds of Kim Harris, who honed her singer-songwriter abilities in Pugwash’s Chatterbox Cafe. Chatterbox’s every-Friday “kitchen party jam thing” was Harris’ first foray into live performance, initially as part of […]
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There’s Boh To Love
With 50,000 Soundcloud hits, a new EP on the way and a production credit on The Coast Best of Music readers’ poll song of 2013, Matty Boh is solidifying his position as one of Halifax’s most talented beatmakers. Matty Boh’s (AKA Matthew Bohemier) synth-filled productions drift between hip-hop and EDM, so it makes sense that […]
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Kind of Bleu
“What kind of salad dressings do you have?” DJ Stilldrunk (Loukas Crowther) asks the server. She lists varieties until DJ T-Woo (Trevor Wood) interrupts her, “Just bring him a bowl of something, he won’t know the difference.” For over four years, these two best friends have hosted the wild monthly dance-party Bleu Nuit. On Saturday, […]