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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Weaves burst Wide Open
Weaves w/Twist Casper Skulls, Pony Friday, October 20, 6pm The Khyber, 1880 Hollis Street free w/Aquakultre & Big Budi Band, Kurt Inder, LUKA, Strongboy Friday, October 20, 8pm The Marquee, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 In their brief tenure as a band, Toronto art rockers Weaves have built a name for themselves by pulling apart and […]
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Tasha the Amazon does it all
Tasha The Amazon w/Bambii, Clairmont The Second, Reeny Smith, Quake & Kayo, Elijah Saturday, October 21, 9pm The Marquee, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 The moniker The Patron Saint of Ruckus is both an indicator of what to expect from Tasha the Amazon and a challenge for the audience. “I feel more of like a party […]
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Halifax Pop Explosion 2017 lineup revealed
Celebrating 25 years in the music festival biz, Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival and Conference (October 18-21, 2017) has announced even more bands slated to perform this year. Among them are METZ, The Courtneys, Yukon Blonde, Rural Alberta Advantage, Bambii, Ralph, Julie and the Wrong Guys, Partner, Lido Pimienta and Malcolm London. Early bird festival […]
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Halifax Pop Explosion announces more headliners and keynotes
Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival & Conference celebrates a whopping 25 years this October 18-21 with headlining acts like Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Charlotte Day Wilson, Clairmont The Second, Cloud Nothings, Patrick Watson, Tasha The Amazon, Weaves and comedy headliner Wyatt Cenac, in addition to the previously announced Japandroids and Ria Mae. This year, […]
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A 35mm look back at HPX 2016
Local photographer Kate Giffin wrung even more beauty out of this year’s Halifax Pop Explosion, taking some thoughtful pictures of beloved local and not-so-local artists. Take a look. Related Stories
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All over but the crying: Friday at HPX 2016 and the Saturday finale
I was a little surprised to have missed all of Monomyth’s set arriving at the Marquee Friday night, but chalked it up to my own lateness. Turns out the band had the sound cut prematurely after drunkenly acting out on stage. (Save it for Montreal, guys.) Fortunately, no such incident befell Sackville, NB’s Partner. More […]
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Bright lights, gig city: The first two nights of HPX 2016
The Art Bar was the perfect home Wednesday night for Montreal’s She-Devils. Audrey Ann Boucher dresses like a youthful version of Xavier Dolan’s belaguered mother in J’ai Tué Ma Mère, and the band plays like a soundtrack, with a smooth while electronic sound ranging from the dreamily droning to the upbeat. Bandmate Kyle Jukka hovers […]
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Halifax Pop Explosion 2016 is on
Started in 1993, today our beloved HPX packs it in city-wide—over 150 bands, musicians, comedians and speakers, in over 15 venues. Put aside thoughts of struggling venues, band breakups and Netflix ruining your nightlife—this weekend we celebrate what’s good in local and not-so-local music. Whether your hands are permanently stained with bar stamps or if […]
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Lady Wray’s time in the sun
Lady Wray w/BadBadNotGood, Daniel Caesar, Reeny Smith Thursday, October 20, 8pm Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Centre 2901 Windsor Street, $40 A late addition to the HPX lineup, Nicole Wray is finally heading for her time in the sun. Signed to Missy Elliott’s label as a teen, Wray’s second solo album Queen Alone was just released in September, […]
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White Lung finds Paradise
White Lung w/Crossed Wires, Not You, The Yips Thursday, October 20, 10pm, The Seahorse Tavern, $25 Even if you haven’t heard of the Polaris Prize-shortlisted White Lung, its poppy-punk vibes will make you feel like its your favourite high school band you accidentally forgot about. With just the right amount of angst and heavy guitars […]
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Voivod returns to ‘80s roots
Voivod w/Black Moor, Scumgrief, Geil Thursday, October 20, 9pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 With over 30 years together, Quebec sci-fi thrash metal band Voivod is still going strong. The band has gone through some changes along the way–after guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour passed away from colon cancer in 2005, the group said […]
