S ometimes the pulse of a moment is best tracked not in books or headlines or even philosophy, but a snippet of song lyrics that, looking back, tell more than any diary entry ever could have. Richard Hell and The Voidoids did just that with their proto-punk anthem “Blank Generation,” a niche hit that distilled […]
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VIBES with DJ T-Woo launches tonight at Lion & Bright
Tonight at Lion & Bright (10pm, free), DJ T-Woo (Trevor Wood) launches the first episode of VIBES, his new weekly ‘DJ and chill’ night. Every Thursday, T-Woo is gonna bring us his favourite “rap, funk, house, weird stuff and remixes” to sooth our music-loving souls as we get some drink on and eat some fancy […]
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Get Outta My Head, Outtacontroller
This past weekend, my friend claimed he never gets songs stuck in his head because, in his words, “I have too many ideas running around in there.” I challenged him to listen to the following song by new local punksters Outtacontroller and see if this still held true. “Sloppy Princess” is a true earworm, with […]
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Roberts Street Social Centre plans a week of fundraising events
[image-1] The Roberts Street Social Centre (5684 Roberts Street) is having a week full of fundraising that is almost too much to believe. Starting this Saturday, May 7 at 8am with a killer yard sale and wrapping up next Sunday, May 15 with an Italian dinner and movie night, the week will feature film screenings, a mother’s day brunch, an art auction, a bicycle scavenger hunt, homemade pizzas bike delivered to your home (vegan option available), live music, a social night, book making and artist trading card making workshops and possibly the best idea ever: deluxe candy grams. The order
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Hey Fun Boys, Get a Room
erik southey (i think?) blurry dreams The Awesome Grown-Up Rainbow Party occupy an odd place in the Halifax music scene, if you ask drummer Michel Ungurain. “We’re not quite straight-up punk and not quite rock n’ roll,” he says. “It can be the trickiest thing.” Also, their name, while hilarious, often leads to confusion. “People […]
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Saturday Sloppies at Reflections
Everyone, I’ve got an announcement: I’m PREGNANT. Reflections has become our new favorite Saturday pre-drinking joint now that the bar has introduced early shows beginning at 9pm. Last week we swilled $3 bottles of Olands to the sounds of the eternally youthful The Whiskey Kisses and the exuberantly cuss-y Whiskey Bent and Hellbound. Plus, two words: Hee-Haw burlesque. Then we went to a house party and got all stupid to Jimmy Cliff, in that perfect mid-buzz phase where you’re kind of silly but not yet sloppy and feeling tomorrow’s regret. A perfect evening. This week, The Visitation takes the stage