* * * * * HANK BULL & BRUCE BARBER @ SMU ART GALLERY Curated by Joni Low and Pat Wendt, the Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery (923 Robie Street) has a full art-weekend planned for you. You’re invited to the following events: on Friday at 7pm, Vancouver-based artist Hank Bull speaks on his sculptural installation that […]
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The Carleton Music Bar & Grill Needs Your Help
The Carleton Music Bar & Grill needs your help. For years, the elegant Argyle Street venue owned by Mike Campbell has been the setting for some of the most memorable and intimate shows. With a delectable menu, expert bartending, that beautiful patio, attentive sound engineers and the best audio system in Halifax, it’s been a staple […]
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Best Male Solo Artist
Gold Winner Thrillah Kane Silver Winner Joel Plaskett Bronze Winner David Myles “I’m loving where I’m from and where I represent. Churchill Drive,” says Dartmouth rapper Thrillah (Daniel) Kane, last year’s gold winner for Best New Artist / Band, and the gold winner for Best Single (“Drop That”). In the last year, Thrillah’s been playing […]
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Best Producer
Gold Winner Joel Plaskett Silver Winner Daniel Ledwell Bronze Winner Corey LeRue
 “I am honoured,” says Dartmouth’s king of rock, Joel Plaskett. “It’s the highest compliment for me, to get acknowledged in that way. We’ve made a lot of records over the years and it means a lot to me that Halifax recognizes that. It […]
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Best Merch
Gold Winner Joel Plaskett’s Down At The Khyber gear Silver Winner Doom Machine Bronze Winner Wolf Minds Collective, Grease Coast Lifestyle “I’m wearing the sweatshirt right now!” says Joel Plaskett, whose bleeding-heart campaign to save the Khyber Centre for the Arts building on Barrington Street launched a social group. Working with designer and screen-print artist […]
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Best Social Media Presence By An Artist / Band
Gold Winner The Town Heroes Silver Winner Joel Plaskett Bronze Winner Neon Dreams It must be that Islander humour. “Me and Bruce Gillis take turns whenever we have a stupid idea. I guess we’re just good at the internet,” laughs Michael Ryan, vocalist and guitarist of the award-winning Cape Breton alt-rock duo The Town Heroes. […]
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Best Songwriter
Gold Winner Joel Plaskett Silver Winner Kim Harris Bronze Winner Mo Kenney
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Best Halifamous Person
Gold Winner Ellen Page Silver Winner Fat Apollo Bronze Winner Joel Plaskett
 It’s no surprise that Ellen Page was voted the best Halifamous person–she’s surpassed Halifame to real Hollywood stardom, appearing in major films like Juno, Inception and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Though the New York Times slammed Halifax as “about as far as you […]
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Check out nostalgic release from Halifax’s Shadow Folk
Not everyone around here knows that in the early 1960s, Denny Doherty was playing in bands in his hometown of Halifax before getting signed to Columbia Records. He soon met Cass Elliot and in 1965 Denny and Cass released “Go Where You Wanna Go,” their first single as a folk-pop quartet with Michelle and John Phillips called The Mamas […]
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Bid on Joel Plaskett tickets for The Khyber
Just this morning, Halifax-Dartmouth hero Joel Plaskett opened an Ebay auction for two tickets to the sold out Joel Plaskett Emergency Down at The Shore Club on September 4. The event is a benefit for The Khyber Building Fund to restore The Khyber Building (1588 Barrington Street), which has been facing a red-tape nightmare since the city closed its […]
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Polaris Music Prize long list announced
Announced this afternoon at the Carleton, the Polaris Music Prize long list is a varied one. Each artist on the list is now in an elite crew, fighting it out for this year’s increased cash prize of $50,000 for best album of the year. Selected by a jury from across Canada, the short list will […]
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Review: Joel Plaskett
The first thing you might ask with Plaskett is “Emergency or solo, rock or acoustic?” Drummer Dave Marsh and bassist Chris Pennell play on a good portion of the 13 tracks, often with extras. The Emergency is most robust on “Credits Roll,” where Erin Costelo’s piano boosts the bottom end and Peter Elkas adds a […]