A fun thing you’ll learn in your mandatory Psychology 101 course is that in your early 20s, your brain is super-soft—as impressionable as a Memory Foam mattress. You want to drink up as many experiences as life can give you—the same way a Memory Foam mattress will drink up any beer you spill on your […]
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Why getting a hobby is a perfect form of punk rock rebellion
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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HPX18: Juice Girls
Juice Girls w/Jon McKiel, Steve Lambke Friday, October 19, 10:30pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street, $15 The long-distance band relationship of Juice Girls continues to thrive and bear sweet treats. The mostly Halifax-based dream-pop band just released its self-titled album on Monday night, ahead of Halifax Pop Explosion. With vocalist and songwriter Michelle Moraitis in […]
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The Rinaldo brothers bring tacos to Gus’ Pub
The powdered sugar has barely settled on the departure of Vandal Doughnuts from Gus’ Pub & Grill (don’t start crying just yet, it’s re-opening at 2300 Gottingen Street, in the Velo Apartments building) and the buzz of a new tenant has already begun. With flour tortillas on the brain Sam and Tony Rinaldo (of T-Dogs and […]
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Meet the infectious Fungus
Fungus EP release w/No, It’s Fine., Dimension Boys, Stand Back Friday, July 6, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $6/$8 “She been around the block / she don’t like to talk about it,” sings Vivika Ballard on “Fungus Theme,” a swamp-country stomper from her band’s debut EP, D’well, out Friday. Which block she’s talking about […]
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Kilmore’s Call
Kilmore w/Which Witch is Which, The Holy Snappers, Hatchet Lake Saturday, June 23, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $10 ($20 with CD) Three years after releasing its debut City Lights EP, Kilmore dims the lights and cranks up the darkness on its new full-length. On Call of the Void, the riffs are relentless as […]
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June Body’s Life and darkness
June Body EP release w/Shuteye, Eyeball Kid, Ursa Bright Thursday, May 24, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $10 Halifax’s June Body may be an alternative rock band loaded with energy, but underneath there’s an openness and vulnerability that permeates the core of every song. The songs on the new EP Life from Underneath share a […]
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Miesha Louie’s Girls trip
Miesha and the Spanks Thursday, March 15, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $Rockin for Dollar$ Monday, March 19, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street Miesha and the Spanks had already been on the road a week before their new album, Girls Girls Girls, even dropped. Released last Friday, it’s a 10-track blast of […]
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Hatchet Lake’s vibes
Hatchet Lake w/The Royal Volts, Bear Le Friends Saturday, January 13, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $7 A couple postponed recording sessions proved to work in favour of Halifax rockers Hatchet Lake. “It was almost two or three months later than we originally planned to record” the songs, says vocalist and guitarist Craig Harris. […]
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The resonating wit of No, It’s Fine.
No, It’s Fine. EP release w/June Body, Goldbloom, Fungus Friday, January 12, 10pm Gus’ Pub 2605 Agricola Street In the Halifax music landscape, there’s lots of energy but not a lot of fun. But that—and the Philadelphia indie scene—is where Cailen Pygott found his sweet spot as a songwriter. “I ended up in this scenario […]
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s new approach
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan w/WHOOP-Szo, Geil, Inland Island Thursday, October 19, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2601 Agricola Street A lot has changed since the “noh-wave” noise-rock collective Yamantaka // Sonic Titan last played Halifax in 2012. For one, the band’s lineup has shifted: The group went on hiatus after the departure of founding members Ruby Kato […]
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Vandal Doughnuts moves into Gus’ Pub
The duo behind Riot Snack Bar (6293 Quinpool Road) want to help heal the hole in your heart Ace Burger Co. left when it said goodbye to its Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola Street) location a couple of weeks ago. Emphasis on the hole. Nicole Tufts and Sonia Gillies-da Mota are gearing up to open Vandal Doughnuts […]