“It’s like time travel in a cup,” said Wanda Aulenback as she hands out samples of tea at the second annual Halifax Tea Festival. Aulenback is owner of Sense and SensibiliTea, an independent, loose-leaf tea company attempting to recreate historic brews for a contemporary audience. Sense and SensibiliTea was just the beginning of what awaited […]
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PHOTOS: Catch Arkells w/Adam Baldwin live at the Forum
Two Saturday ago, that cold January 23 night, Hamilton rock band and multiple Juno Award winners Arkells played the Halifax Forum, and it rocked. The sold-out audience was warmed up with the jams of Halifax’s Adam Baldwin (the rockin’ roller who plays with Matt Mays) before Arkells got the place lit. Coast photographer Andrew Donovan […]
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The ice cometh: 10 places to go skating
The Oval, 5775 Cogswell Street, 902-490-2347 You’re not alone if you’re counting down the minutes until Oval-time. Are we there yet? Not quite. The first skate of the year is weather dependent but currently pencilled in for December 15. Stalk halifax.ca/skatehrm and @skatehrm for the latest on Halifax’s backyard rink. Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Brunswick Street, […]
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Photos: STEEL PANTHER AT THE FORUM
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Review: Rich Aucoin & Purity Ring, Halifax Pop Explosion
Saturday night was a bittersweet affair. While it is always sad to say goodbye to HPX, the Pop lifestyle is not a sustainable one. You can only crawl home at 3am just to wake up mere hours later so many consecutive times before it begins to take its toll on your sanity (and liver). That […]
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Jazz Cartier’s rising star
2015 has been busy for Toronto’s Jaye Adams, best known by his alias Jazz Cartier. His debut album, Marauding in Paradise, came out in April. It later made the Polaris Prize longlist. Adams’ Pop Explosion performance—opening for Travi$ $cott at the Forum Multi-purpose Centre—will be his first show in town. He says he’s excited to […]
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Snootie Wild and O.T. Genasis in Halifax July 18
Belwiz Entertainment is throwing an event charmingly called Summer Bling with Memphis, Tennessee’s Snootie Wild and Long Beach, California’s O.T. Genasis and a DJ battle. Here’s what we know: It’s all ages, July 18 at 8pm at the Halifax Forum and tickets will be available soon. Tickets range from $35-$49 with VIP tickets going for […]
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Ma$e in Halifax April 2
Rapper-minister Ma$e will perform in Halifax April 2 at the Halifax Forum in a ’90s throwback bonanza. Tickets on sale soon via ticketpro.ca, see event page for details. Will he play the hits? One would hope. Presented by AFTRDRK and Surefire Entertainment, expect “BBoys, Hip Hop Dancers, DJ Showcase Strictly 90s: Vinyl Encouraged, Wild Outfits, […]
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Holiday pop-up round up—part two
Continuing in the spirit of our Buy Local Pledge, and in the spirit of giving wonderful, locally-made gifts (even if they are to yourself) here’s another instalment of our holiday pop-up round up! 1. Let’s start with TOMORROW, shall we? FRED. (2606 Agricola Street) hosts an evening of merriment from 7-9pm. Enjoy a cash bar […]
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Waka Flocka Flame game
After months of rumors and hearsay, Waka Flocka Flame (given name Juaquin Malphurs) is finally hitting the Halifax Forum on Saturday night. In a city that has a reputation for cancelling big-name rap acts at the last minute due to border troubles and booking issues, it seemed like it might never happen. But it is—Waka Flocka […]