Harmony-driven, folk-pop vocal group Dark for Dark returns to Halifax tonight. They’re touring on the heels of dropping their newest album, All Dressed. Dark for Dark, comprised of Rebecca Zolkower, Jess Lewis and Melanie Stone, formed in 2012, and All Dressed is their second album. These sweet honeybees will whisk away the work week’s stress […]
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Watch Jon Bryant’s new video by Caitlin Cronenberg
Today, only on The Coast’s Scene Blog: watch ECMA-nominated folk singer Jon Bryant‘s new video for “Light,” the first single from his upcoming album Twenty Something, which will be released on February 29. Woo. Produced by Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, City and Colour) and Lord Huron‘s Rick Parker in LA (Bryant’s a Clippers fan), it’s a […]
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Billy Bragg stays true to rights
A deft lyricist with a warm and compassionate voice, 51-year-old Billy Bragg has never been one to duck the inevitability of romance or the importance of protest. “I’m trying to provide people with different perspectives on things, but not just one particular thing,” he says by phone. “The people that I worry about are the […]
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Dana Carly Andrews croons in Finch
Another Ontario singer-songwriter has brought her raw talent to Halifax. Unintentionally following the trail of Jill Barber before her, 21-year-old Dana Carly Andrews has drawn limitless inspiration from her loves and losses, both in Halifax and back home. At her free show Friday night at Minstrels, the singer-artist-actor might just break your heart with lyrics […]