Daniel Caesar w/BadBadNotGood, Lady Wray, Reeny Smith Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Centre 2901 Windsor Street Thursday, October 20, 8pm $40 Daniel Caesar w/ Loveland The Carleton Music Bar & Grill 1685 Argyle Street Thursday, October 20, 11:30pm $15 It’s fitting Daniel Caesar plays two shows in one night at Halifax Pop Explosion. The Toronto R&B and soul artist […]
Halifax Pop Explosion 2016
Harrison’s PMA
Harrison w/Eddy, Chastity, Holy Fuck Thursday, October 20, 10:30pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 Harrison w/Matty Galaxy Friday, October 21 at 1:30am Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 When Toronto producer Harrison goes on tour, he can be found binge-watching episodes of Seinfeld while travelling. While he finds comfort in the show about nothing, […]
The Highest Order’s spooky party
The Highest Order w/Cactus Flower, Laura Sauvage, The Barr Brothers Saturday, October 22, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street “It’s the most ‘party’ record I’ve ever made,” The Highest Order’s Simone Schmidt says of the band’s second album, Still Holding, released this past June. Three-quarters comprised of former members of country group $100 (Schmidt, […]
John River’s got hope
John River w/Keys N Krates, Grandtheft, Okay TK Friday, October 21, 11pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $15 John River was born and raised and still lives in Mississauga, Ontario, a place he speaks of with the love and fervour his GTA neighbour Drake is known for showing Toronto (“If Drizzy is the poppa of […]
Extra Mega Bog
Mega Bog w/Nap Eyes, Freelove Fenner Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 Mega Bog w/Old and Weird, The Painters, Soft Spot Thursday, October 20 at 6pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street $10 Mega Bog is always in a state of fluidity, the only constant being found in […]
PUP patrol
PUP w/White Lung, Greys, Pkew Pkew Pkew Wednesday, October 19, 8pm The Marquee Club 2037 Gottingen Street $25 “My body has no clue what time zone it’s in,” says Stefan Babcock, on the line Thanksgiving morning, the day after he arrived home in Toronto from a surprisingly successful tour of Australia. PUP, the punk band […]
Sample She-Devils
She-Devils w/Phern, Laps, Programm Wednesday, October 19 at 6pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street all ages $10 It’s OK to lose track of time and get sucked in and have your senses manipulated in the sample-heavy vortex of Montreal duo She-Devils. “For me, sound is really hypnotic. I definitely work at it from […]

