“It’s a mix between the Commedia dell’arte, a live-action role-playing game and a pagan ritual,” describes Rhys Bevan-John, one-half of Misery (Loves) Theatre Company. With comic Bill Wood, the Halifax Forum will be transformed to a mystical, magical and weirdly fantastical New Year’s Eve party. Gonzo New Year’s Eve: An Elemental Bacchanalia is a coming-together […]
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Heritage moment
You may have seen the dark, gothic-style posters plastered throughout the city announcing that Swedish metal-rock giants, Opeth, are coming to town. These doomy, romantic-style posters perfectly reflect the feel of this band’s music. Inspired by pioneers of hard-rock like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Opeth weaves together hints of darkness and mysticism with spiritualism […]
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Psychic potential
“Everybody has the potential to be psychic.” It’s not quite the opinion you might expect to hear from a reverend, but Carmen Dugas-Mattatall is not your average religious leader. She first fell in love with the Spiritual Science Fellowship in the early-’90s when she tagged-along with a friend and ended up getting a message from […]
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Sweet solitude
There’s only so much you can do when it’s just you and your guitar. So when it came time for Vancouver based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas to record the follow up to her 2010 debut This is Good, she put down six strings in favour of 88 black and white keys. Sonically inspired by the likes […]
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Knocked out
Boxing’s on the defensive. The art of pugilism is taking a beating at the hands of mixed martial arts. Ultimate fighting has marketing clout, heavy-hitting hype. Another potential blow to the sweet science comes from the very games being played here. The 2011 Canada Games mark the 40th anniversary—and final appearance, for the foreseeable future—of […]
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Wilco at the Forum, March 3
That’s all we know right now. Ticket info’s coming… Update: All-ages show with a licensed area. Advance tickets are $39.50. On sale at ticketpro, October 23. Presale starts October 21 through www.wilcoworld.net.
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Northern lights
King-in-exile of the local music scene, Sloan was the highest-profile band to come out of the mid-’90s Halifax music explosion. Though they’re longtime Toronto scenesters—it even says as much on their website—Sloan often sang of its hometown experience, as on a few key tracks from the 1999 release Between the Bridges. The bridges in question […]
