Rivers and streams can change their course with time, and after 25 years, it’s time for Upstream Music to flow away from its source a little. Director and founding member Paul Cram is stepping down after 19 years at the helm of the experimental music association, and Diving For Pearls will celebrate those achievements and […]
Home Top Featured
Posted inArts + Music
Jay Mayne’s still choppin’
“Goddamn, this record feels good,” says Dartmouth rapper, skateboarder and ECMA nominee Jay Mayne. He’s dropping his 15th mixtape this week, #StillChopTrees, and like all of his mixtapes, it shows his wide range of musical interests and an enviable work ethic. Mixed by T.K. Thorpe, this is his most fun release to date, with a […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Welcome to the summer of the Khyber
[Image-1] Last summer, friends of the historic Khyber Building on Barrington Street came together with artists, musicians, members of the queer community and heritage-loving Haligonians to save the Khyber from being forever lost. It didn’t really work. True, 1588 Barrington Street was removed from the city’s surplus property list and more study was done looking […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Let’s take a look at Halifax council’s expenses
[Image-1] A month after the city’s auditor general presented a compliance review of expenses for city councillors and staff, The Coast finally got a copy of all those travel claims. Local travel is broken down by financial years, but we’ve only counted expenses since the November 2012 election (when several new councillors took office). Unsurprisingly, […]
Posted inArts + Music
VIDEO: Remember the fun of the Casino NS artist in residency comp?
Did you miss Music Nova Scotia and Casino Nova Scotia‘s artist in residence finalists concert? No worries. This video makes it seem like you were there. Who wins? Watch and see. Featuring Reeny Smith, Like A Motorcycle, Kyle Mischiek, Arsoniste, Samantha Power and Shannon Quinn.
Posted inArts + Music
Corey Wright’s bars
“A lot of my motivation comes from being locked up and thinking about Damon,” says rapper Corey Wright, 32. On an early November morning in 2006, Damon Crooks was downtown when a brawl broke out. Wright, raised in Uniacke Square, got caught in it. Next thing Wright knew, he was being arrested. His hands were […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Celebrating the 100In1Day celebration
100 In 1 Day came to Halifax for the second time, last Saturday, June 6. An international phenomenon that creates community activism—by encouraging people to put on big, small, fun, earnest, artistic, political and/or goofy events that other people can participate in—Halifax’s #100In1Day was a success despite the rain. We can’t say the same for […]
Posted inArts + Music
All the world’s a Stages
Eastern Front Theatre’s 22nd annual Stages Theatre Festival kicks off June 17 under artistic director and festival curator Charlie Rhindress. Stages strives to present myriad “exceptional Atlantic Canadian Theatre” from beloved veterans and up-and-coming artists alike at venues across Halifax and Dartmouth. The festival name, beyond alluding to the theatre, emphasizes how the range of […]
Posted inFood + Drink
My big fat Greek Festival
So you want to smash some plates and yell “Opa!” eh? Well you’re in luck. Greek Fest is back for its 30th year and is looking better than ever. But there’s so much more than drunken cheers and the breaking of crockery. Here are some by-the-numbers deets on what it takes to make this Halifamous […]
Posted inArts + Music
New Music issue 2015
Twenty-seven new bands to sink your teeth into this summer. From metal, rap, blues, jazz, rock, pop, punk, folk and some new genres that haven’t been invented yet, there’s something for you. Do yourself a favour—support live music and new, local bands. So much better than a Netflix binge. Anteater (Improv jazz) Arsoniste (Dance pop) […]
Posted inArts + Music
Unreal Thought’s process
Roommates are usually known for a few things: passive-aggressive notes about the dishes, passive-aggressive reminders to get toilet paper, passive-aggressive encounters about keeping the TV down because someone’s got to work in the morning—but sometimes roommates transcend that nonsense and end up creating a really rad band together. At least that’s the case with Unreal […]
