Partner’s core women are inspired by lesbian female icons (or dykons, as they call them), and artists who don’t restrict themselves. The two don’t like to define the genre of their music, because the freedom to make whatever the hell they feel like is exactly why they started the band. “I like to say it’s […]
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American Football’s long road to stardom
The first time Steve Lamos found out his college band, American Football, was popular was about 15 years after its album was released. Lamos is a professor at the University of Colorado, and one of his students off-handedly asked him if he knew that the song “Never Meant” had over 2 million plays online. “That […]
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Wintersleep comes home
Wintersleep is back, with a new album that’s proving to be its most popular release yet. The Great Detachment brought a return to Halifax’s Sonic Temple studio, where the group recorded its 2007 release Welcome to the Night Sky. “There’s something about that room that you want to try and capture,” says guitarist Tim D’Eon. […]
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Q&A with Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee is the indie solo project of Katie Crutchfield— a project she formed in 2010, after years spent playing in her twin sister’s punk band, P.S. Eliot. Listening to Waxahatchee is like hearing someone read their diary aloud: it’s a sound that’s characterized by melancholy and heartbreak, but it’s still tough as nails. This weekend, […]
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The story behind Gridlock
Gridlock Festival is the child of co-founders Matt McIntyre and Jeremy MacNeil. It’s something the two have wanted to do for years, and this summer they’ve mustered the funds, energy and guts necessary to take the leap. MacNeil knows the biz—he’s been an independent concert promoter in Halifax for the past 14 years. “I’ve always […]
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Gridlock Festival to offer free, all-ages programming
Gridlock Festival is the new kid on the festival block and it’s already making friends with the neighbourhood youngsters–this morning the festival organizers announced two free, all-ages shows for the 19-and-under crowd. On Saturday, July 9 the Spatz Theatre will host Postdata, Owen and Waxahatchee for an afternoon show open to 300 minors and 400 […]
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We’ve got the full Gridlock Festival lineup right here, right now
The full line-up for Halifax’s newest music explosion, Gridlock Festival, is out today and The Coast has it all right here, right now. From July 8 to July 10, Halifax is going to see some of the U.S. and Canada’s hottest electro-pop and rock bands play the Citadel High grounds, and Stillwell Beer as the bar sponsor. […]
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GridLock, Halifax’s newest music fest, announces lineup
Today, Halifax’s newest music weekend, GridLock Festival, announced a few of its bookings for the inaugural event from July 8 to 10, 2016. There’s so much pop on this lineup, you’d think it’s at Forum Bingo. For real, this looks so super sweet, with beer by Stillwell on the grounds of Citadel High. Way to […]