Art d’Ecco w/Sportsfan, Future Peers, Sorrey Friday, October 19, 1:30pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street, free Every year Halifax Pop Explosion brings in many talented artists from all around, but this year it’s got one of the most interesting and promising new Canadian artists going: Meet Art d’Ecco, a west coast-based, wig-sporting, lipstick-wearing, glam-rock musician […]
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HPX18: Hua Li
Hua Li w/DJ Shub, Cadence Weapon, Jayd Ink, Fat Tony, Blakdenim Saturday, October 20, 9pm The Marquee, 2037 Gottingen Street, $25 adv/$33 door “Part of why I started rapping is because I wanted to be the hook girl. I would write these rinky-dink raps as placeholders and sing a really cool hook,” says Hua Li, […]
HPX18: Juice Girls
Juice Girls w/Jon McKiel, Steve Lambke Friday, October 19, 10:30pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street, $15 The long-distance band relationship of Juice Girls continues to thrive and bear sweet treats. The mostly Halifax-based dream-pop band just released its self-titled album on Monday night, ahead of Halifax Pop Explosion. With vocalist and songwriter Michelle Moraitis in […]
HPX18: Praises
Praises w/Mon Doux Saigneur, Blaze Velluto, Tallies Thursday, October 18, 9:15pm The T-Room, 1360 Barrington Street, free Toronto musician Jesse Crowe keeps busy with multiple bands on the go, but her solo project Praises is a constant she keeps coming back to. “Praises to me is kind of like the project that will always exist,” […]
HPX18: Rayannah
Rayannah w/Cartel Madras, Jon Bryant, Beach Body Friday, October 19, 5:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street, $15 From the airy opening flourishes of “Best of You,” Rayannah’s latest single, it’s clear that the Franco-Manitoban’s twist on electronic music isn’t what comes to mind when thinking of the genre: “In general, my stuff is pretty dense […]
HPX18: Zaki Ibrahim
[image1] Zaki Ibrahim w/Yohvn Black Saturday, October 20, 9:30pm The Seahorse, 2037 Gottingen Street. $15 adv/$20 door Telepathy, time travel and sci-fi futurism aren’t themes you’d expect from an R&B album, but when it comes to Zaki Ibrahim’s latest, The Secret Life Of Planets, the subject matter is as limitless as she is. Born in […]

