Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals at Halifax Jazz Festival Watching Anderson .Paak, one of the hottest current R&B artists, alternate between jumping around the stage to hyping the crowd from behind a drum kit seemed too good to actually be happening in Halifax. The crowd ate it up, singing along with every word and […]
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Forward Music Group’s slow burn
Forward Music Group presents JOYFULTALK and Gianna Lauren Thursday, October 19, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street free Forward Music Group was borne of scarcity and passion. As friends, musicians and show promoters in Fredericton in 2007, Kyle Cunjak, James Boyle and Zach Atkinson were “young and eager and getting to a point […]
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Lucky number 13: Gypsophilia ends on a high note after 13 years
Gypsophilia w/The Mellotones Sunday, July 16, 8:30pm Jazz Fest Main Stage Lower Water and Salter Streets free The year is 2004. Those involved in the music scene will remember this year as the moment stars aligned to form the jazz band Gypsophilia. A gig at the Halifax Jazz Festival brought together the group of musicians, […]
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Best Jazz Artist / Band
Gold WinnerGypsophilia Silver Winner Anteater Bronze Winner The Wayo “It’s especially nice to win a Best of Halifax award since it’s the people who decide,” says Gypsophilia guitarist Ross Burns. “Thank you Halifax. We are honoured.” After a decade together, thousands of kilometres on tour and five albums including this year’s marvelous Night Swimming, Burns […]
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Gypsophilia’s scenes from a film
“We started out as a Django Reinhardt tribute band. That was our launching point,” says Adam Fine, Gypsophilia’s double bassist since 2004. “We had a strong Eastern European and Balkan influence, but now we have elements of different kinds of things.” Gypsy jazz sextet Gyposophilia releases its fourth full-length, Night Swimming this week, celebrating with […]
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Best Jazz Artist / Band
Gold Winner Jerry Granelli Silver Winner Gypsophilia Bronze Winner Jack’s Cats Jazz legend Jerry Granelli made everyone cry this year. Nostalgia is a force to be reckoned with, and a giant wave of it overtook the Spatz Theatre this December for JazzEast’s fundraising show–a live performance of A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Jerry Granelli […]
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ECMA 2011 Nominees Announced
Complete list below. Take a look, give high-fives to your favorites, etc.Congrats! ECMA 2011 MUSIC & INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES|MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS: Alternative Recording of the Year Pathological Lovers – Calling all FavoursRacoon Bandit — CampcraftRuth Minnikin – Depend on ThisRyan MacGrath – Cooper Hatch ParisSlowcoaster – The Darkest of DiscosWintersleep – New Inheritors Blues Recording of the Year John Campbelljohn – Good to GoMatt Andersen – PiggybackRoss Neilsen & The Sufferin’ Bastards — RedemptionScott Parsons – Live at Mahogany HallThe Dungaree Brothers with The Hupman Brothers Band – The South Mountain Swamp Rock OperaThom Swift – Blue Sky Day Children’s
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Zuppa Theatre release The Music Room Sessions
The Right Honourable Rich Aucoin will play a song or two on Friday This Friday at 7pm at the Music Room (Tickets are $35, which includes CD. For tickets/info please call 489-9872 or email info@zuppatheatre.com), Zuppa Theatre Co. are throwing a big party to release their Poor Boy CD into the world. “The CD, The […]
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Gypsophilia’s fresh face
Nick Wilkinson raises his hand to block fellow guitar player Ross Burns’ beard, and squints. The Gypsophilia boys are picturing what they’d look like with moustaches, only. The new aesthetic is inspired by trumpet player Matt Myer, who shaved his beard to showcase his moustache. Now the three other bearded members have a dilemma: to […]