Last spring, Halifax’s now-infamous “concert scandal” broke when city staffer Cathie O’Toole revealed that mayor Peter Kelly and the city’s deputy CAO, Wayne Anstey, had improperly extended millions of dollars in loans to concert promoter Harold MacKay’s firm, Power Promotional Events, and that the last two of those loans, totalling $400,000, were not repaid. Anstey […]
Kid Rock
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Year in review: power of 10
Rather than write a comprehensive breakdown of what happened in Halifax music, I decided to talk about the things that are still resonating with me after a year of frenzied and often incoherent music bloggery. See you jerks in 2011. Amelia Curran: I really love that Amelia Curran is now a Juno-winner and a Polaris […]
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Kid Rock etc CANCELLED
glad to see harold mckay isn’t the only one making bad decisions You know what’s really awesome about blogging for Scene and Heard? I still get excited when the city is buzzing with those “OH, here comes a big crazy concert!” announcements. And two days/weeks/months later, there’s the inevitable; “Actually, we lied! Concert canceled! Haha […]