Without jazz, there’d be no Bernice. All five members completed undergrad degrees in jazz performance at different schools, but ended up forming a band that leans more toward minimalistic pop. “After school, I didn’t quite feel like [jazz] was my path forward in music and started really focusing on writing my own songs,” says Robin […]
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Jazz Fest: Exco Levi
F or one of Canada’s most decorated reggae musicians, it’s all about singing for the people. “Reggae music—all the music that we do—we sing songs of unification and liberation,” says Exco Levi, the stage name of Wayne Ford Levi. Born in Jamaica, the musician is now based out of Brampton, Ontario and is coming to […]
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Jazz Fest: Pondercast’s Laurie Brown
Laurie Brown & Joshua Van Tassel Saturday, July 13, 2pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road free Pondercast Live Saturday July 13, 9pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $25 I t’s about to get meta at Halifax Jazz Festival. That’s because Laurie Brown is bringing a live show of her podcast Pondercast to an […]
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Fungus follows its bliss
Fungus w/Kaledioscope Horse, Juice Girls Thursday, July 4, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street, $8 T he rock trio Fungus goes with the flow: When the music calls for something else, the band follows. When a music video isn’t coming together, they throw some paint on the floor and start over. “When a new […]
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The evolution of Tim Baker
Tim Baker w/Kathleen Edwards Wednesday, July 10, 7:30pm Halifax Jazz Festival waterfront stage Lower Water at Salter Streets $45 ($189 festival pass) S solo career for Tim Baker wasn’t quite starting all over again. It was a new adventure of discovery with its own challenges. When the Newfoundland indie-rock band Hey Rosetta! called it quits […]
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The catharsis of Lungbutter
Lungbutter w/Glazey, Meat Substitute Thursday, June 29, 6:30pm Lost & Found, 2383 Agricola Street $10/pwyc Honey may be the first LP from Montreal post-punk trio Lungbutter, but drummer Joni Sadler says the record has been a long time coming. Back in 2013, Sadler was new to the scene in Montreal and got to know vocalist […]
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Meditate with Valerie
Valerie Thin Veil release w/Juice Girls, Vulva Culture (solo), Ghost Pills Thursday, June 20, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $6 I t’s not unusual to experience a heightened sense of awareness while listening to Valerie. “A few shows in, I realized it was a bit more of a meditative experience than anything,” says […]
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Preserve the Conservatory
A n internal dispute at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts could force a move out of the aging epochal building the educational society has called home since 1997. Resting between the Ummah mosque at the top of Charles Street, and the Maritime Muslim Academy on Chebucto Road, sits the seasoned but graceful building: Home […]
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Go off with Don Brownrigg’s Fireworks
Don Brownrigg is a busy man. Over the last five years, the Halifax-based musician travelled around Asia as a puppeteer with Mermaid Theatre, worked as a festival presenter and pursued a degree in osteopathy. Not to mention he’s also an accomplished musician on tour for his much-anticipated newly released album. While the last five years […]
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Corey Hart’s joyful comeback
On March 17, Juno Awards host Sarah McLachlan began her induction of Corey Hart into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame: “At the age of 17, Corey Hart recorded five songs on five cassettes and walked them into the lobby of the Montreal Forum to leave them for Billy Joel and his band. At 1am […]
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OBEY XII: Eartheater
As Eartheater, New York multi-instrumentalist Alexandra Drewchin creates lavish experimental songs rich with influences, sounds and references. Her music can be endlessly—rewardingly—analyzed: Songs match beautiful, delicate tones with shrieks, electronic muttering, mysterious bubbling. Being undefinable has defined Eartheater’s glorious output, and IRISIRI, her 2018 album, is a study in the complexities of the human voice, […]
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OBEY XII: Tomoko Sauvage
Flutters, loops, scrapes, ripples, drips and bubbles create worlds of lush, meditative sound with the work of Tomoko Sauvage. Her compositions can agitate or calm, expand and pull focus. Born and raised in Yokohama, Sauvage moved to New York to study jazz piano and then to Paris, where she became interested in Indian music, specifically […]
