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Q&A with Jenocide

Your favourite, Jenocide, has been in LA for while, teaching and preaching about how to kick it Halifax-style. We talked about it and now all I want is chicken and waffles and sunshine. Yes, she is coming back, so you can breathe easy. Q: What is going on over there? Why are you there? A: […]

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HPX 2011: Thursday

I’m exhausted today and will try to keep it short. Went to a new Russian place for breakfast and someone from my party ordered borscht for breakfast, and I found this totally disgusting. And oh hey look, it’s Quaker Parents and Bloodhouse at the Coast HPX party. If you missed this, you missed free beers […]

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The Return of BJ Snowden

It sounds like BJ Snowden has had a pretty good year. After her popular Sappyfest performance last summer, the Massachusetts-based queen of outsider music regaled audiences in Halifax with her hilariously sincere and endlessly tuneful songs about Canada, the highs and lows of being a school teacher, Judge Joe Brown, and the mysteries of love. […]

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Happy V-Day With Jenocide and Windom Earle

my favorite PJ era is this one There’s some holiday or something today. Why not just go dancing tonight, ya dingus?For those in the north end, you can catch an early Jenocide show with Catholic Gaydar, plus a performance with Elle Noir as part of the Pink Triangle DalOUT party at Menz Bar at 8pm. Wear something fleshy-coloured. Later she will double-team the Wardroom stage at the University of King’s College with Windom Earle at 10pm. But wait, there is more? She heads to the UK to play a few shows there this week, and we have it on

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Jenocide Goes Knee Deep

DEAR GIRLS AND COOL BOYS! This Saturday, your very busy electro-madam Jenocide will once again collect an eclectic and excellent array of lady musicians to Gus’ Pub to help her celebrate the release of her five-song EP collaboration with PEI-based musician Willow Bell. It’s called Knee Deep, Ya Boi DJ James Reid will be in […]

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JOAN AND KATHLEEN

Oh hey, remember that Joan Jett tribute we told you about awhile back? The wrath of Hurricane Earl canceled that particular show, but tough broads always prevail. The band plays this Saturday at Reflections along with a Bikini Kill tribute fronted by Jen Clarke of Jenocide. Queens of my world! 9-11pm, $3.

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The Modern Covers

hi handsome! Another weekend, another cover show? I’m not complaining, especially when the show in question features a Modern Lovers tribute band. Remember the Modern Lovers? Remember sitting with your stupid friends laughing at the line “Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole,” and wondering why no one else thought it was funny? Well, you can sing your heart out with like-minded souls to the tribute band at the Seahorse this Saturday (10:30pm, $6), along with Iggy and the Stooges and Blondie. We asked the responsible musicians to share their favorite tribute songs with us and tell us why their

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Get Eclectic

The second installment of CKDU’s monthly dance party Eclectic Avenue is TONIGHT and there will be enough genres present to satisfy all of your friends’ discerning tastes. The station’s DJ Anderoc and DJ Megabrain will do you for reggae and funk respectively, Jenocide will pummel your face with electro beats and Duzheknew provides a sweet […]

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Get Machines for Free Today

thanks for the treat, jenocide Jenocide (aka local hellraiser Jen Clarke) is hosting a free download of her Coast-endorsed album Machines to Make Us Wet today at her website. You can also buy the album for $10 bones and stream it there too. Enjoy the dancey-dancey tunes – put them on while you clean your […]

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