Rural Alberta Advantage w/Patrick Watson, Yukon Blonde, Dance Movie Saturday, October 21, 7pm Forum MPC, 2901 Windsor Street $40 adv/$50 doors Like clockwork, The Rural Alberta Advantage manages to release a new album every three years, even if not by design. “This time, we were like ‘It’s going to be different this time. We’re going […]
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s new approach
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 $25 The moniker The Patron Saint of Ruckus is both an indicator of what to expect from Tasha the Amazon and a challenge for the audience. “I feel more of like a party […]
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All over but the crying: Friday at HPX 2016 and the Saturday finale
I was a little surprised to have missed all of Monomyth’s set arriving at the Marquee Friday night, but chalked it up to my own lateness. Turns out the band had the sound cut prematurely after drunkenly acting out on stage. (Save it for Montreal, guys.) Fortunately, no such incident befell Sackville, NB’s Partner. More […]
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Bright lights, gig city: The first two nights of HPX 2016
The Art Bar was the perfect home Wednesday night for Montreal’s She-Devils. Audrey Ann Boucher dresses like a youthful version of Xavier Dolan’s belaguered mother in J’ai Tué Ma Mère, and the band plays like a soundtrack, with a smooth while electronic sound ranging from the dreamily droning to the upbeat. Bandmate Kyle Jukka hovers […]
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Travi$ $cott cancels Halifax Pop Explosion show
Bad news: Houston’s Travi$ $cott just cancelled his Halifax Pop Explosion show tonight, sorry everyone. Pack your lean cups back up, take your grills out. Individual tickets will be refunded, hit up info@etixnow.com or call 1-877-384-9669. Luckily, we can still turn up to DJ T-Woo, Jazz Cartier and Weirdo Click but the show has moved to Reflections […]
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We’ll always have Alvvays
East coast ex-pats Alvvays are still riding a wave of increasing success and recognition for their self-titled, debut album, released this past July. Alvvays is an album that exhibits a somewhat practical view of love: singer and guitarist Molly Rankin’s lyrical narratives feel romantic and rosy—especially set against the band’s reverby rattle—but they’re told through […]
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“People tend to get wild at our gigs”
Montreal’s Black Tiger Sex Machine brings ferocious EDM to Halifax with LED tiger masks, a dynamic light show and powerful dance jams. “People tend to get really wild at our gigs,” say the tigers. “We’re inspired by Daft Punk and Justice. We wanted our shows to have a strong visual component that would blow people’s […]
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The Dillinger Escape Plan’s plan
Expect the unexpected from The Dillinger Escape Plan at HPX. Or don’t? “Audiences should expect nothing like all the YouTube videos of us out there,” says singer Greg Puciato. “Those are all fake live videos we disseminate ourselves to throw people off from the reality that it’s kinda like a boy’s choir.” Dillinger’s first visit […]
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Dorothea Paas is out of this world
If Toronto art-rock outfit Dorothea Paas was a movie theatre treat, “we’d be a hot fresh popcorn with Reese’s Pieces in the bag, melting slightly with butter,” says arty Torontonian rocker Dorothea Paas. “Classic, comforting, with a hint of sweetness and something you might not totally expect but you’ll hopefully enjoy!” What started as a […]