Cloud Nothings w/Japandroids, The Courtneys, Julie & The Wrong Guys Thursday, October 19, 7pm Forum MPC, 2901 Windsor Street $40 adv/$50 doors What began as a one-man project in his parents’ basement in Cleveland quickly morphed into Dylan Baldi’s life’s work—he dropped out of college in 2010 and has been on the road ever since. […]
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Patrick Watson, finally
Patrick Watson w/Rural Alberta Advantage, Yukon Blonde, Dance Movie Saturday, October 21, 7pm Forum MPC, 2901 Windsor Street $40 adv/$50 doors After releasing music as a band for close to 15 years, Patrick Watson is finally coming to Halifax. “I can’t believe we haven’t played Halifax yet, this is ridiculous. I can’t believe it’s finally […]
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Ms. Banks is on fire
Ms. Banks w/Beach Season, PLAYSW/MUSIC, Thrillah & Jay Mayne, Maje, Malcolm London, Devonteé Friday, October 20, 10pm Reflections Cabaret, 5187 Salter Street $15 The rapper Ms. Banks comes with confidence and swagger all wrapped in a British accent. Her rhymes are politically charged, fully feminist and viciously delivered—disarmingly, thrillingly so. The south London woman Vice […]
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Forward Music Group’s slow burn
Forward Music Group presents JOYFULTALK and Gianna Lauren Thursday, October 19, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street free Forward Music Group was borne of scarcity and passion. As friends, musicians and show promoters in Fredericton in 2007, Kyle Cunjak, James Boyle and Zach Atkinson were “young and eager and getting to a point […]
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All over but the crying: Friday at HPX 2016 and the Saturday finale
I was a little surprised to have missed all of Monomyth’s set arriving at the Marquee Friday night, but chalked it up to my own lateness. Turns out the band had the sound cut prematurely after drunkenly acting out on stage. (Save it for Montreal, guys.) Fortunately, no such incident befell Sackville, NB’s Partner. More […]
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Bright lights, gig city: The first two nights of HPX 2016
The Art Bar was the perfect home Wednesday night for Montreal’s She-Devils. Audrey Ann Boucher dresses like a youthful version of Xavier Dolan’s belaguered mother in J’ai Tué Ma Mère, and the band plays like a soundtrack, with a smooth while electronic sound ranging from the dreamily droning to the upbeat. Bandmate Kyle Jukka hovers […]
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Travi$ $cott cancels Halifax Pop Explosion show
Bad news: Houston’s Travi$ $cott just cancelled his Halifax Pop Explosion show tonight, sorry everyone. Pack your lean cups back up, take your grills out. Individual tickets will be refunded, hit up info@etixnow.com or call 1-877-384-9669. Luckily, we can still turn up to DJ T-Woo, Jazz Cartier and Weirdo Click but the show has moved to Reflections […]
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Dorothea Paas is out of this world
If Toronto art-rock outfit Dorothea Paas was a movie theatre treat, “we’d be a hot fresh popcorn with Reese’s Pieces in the bag, melting slightly with butter,” says arty Torontonian rocker Dorothea Paas. “Classic, comforting, with a hint of sweetness and something you might not totally expect but you’ll hopefully enjoy!” What started as a […]
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Energy Slime is a yogurt-based band
“Energy Slime is myself and Jessica Delisle, and it began as an outlet for the songs that were too weird, short or drunk for our regular band,” says Vancouver’s Jay Arner. His label, Mint Records, is hosting an HPX showcase on Saturday afternoon with Monomyth, Tough Age and Fake Tears. For this special set, Energy […]
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Halifax tried to kill Gavin Stephens
“The best way to describe my comedy?” asks Toronto comedy veteran Gavin Stephens. “I would say my style is personal and social philosophy, with a heavy nerd influence. And farts.” For 20 years, Stephens has been touring Canada and the world, with regular stops in Halifax. “I once choked on a donair here, so this […]
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Jazz Cartier’s rising star
2015 has been busy for Toronto’s Jaye Adams, best known by his alias Jazz Cartier. His debut album, Marauding in Paradise, came out in April. It later made the Polaris Prize longlist. Adams’ Pop Explosion performance—opening for Travi$ $cott at the Forum Multi-purpose Centre—will be his first show in town. He says he’s excited to […]
