It feels like it’s Wednesday at 3pm all the time. We’re still draining ourselves on Zoom, or making do without the hero pay that topped us up early in the pandemic. The joke phrase “the before times” has stopped bringing laughs, and is now used as an earnest shorthand for the recent past. We’re in […]
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Ten questions with Mobina Galore
From the out-to-please-nobody energy of staying-in anthem “I Need To Go Home” to the brute squall that is “You’re Not 23 Anymore”, Mobina Galore doesn’t give a fuck what you think. What do drummer Marcia Hanson and guitarist Jenna Priestner care about? Crafting punched-up rock songs they describe as “vocally aggressive power chord punk.” The result […]
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New Hermitage’s soundtrack of the climate crisis will end your apathy
W hen it comes to understanding the climate crisis, Andrew MacKelvie knows that “the numbers don’t mean anything out of context.” The fixture in Halifax’s jazz and improv scenes has spent four months wading through data about the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, looking to find a way to wake us up from […]
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Nyssa dials up the heat this Hot Girl Summer
Nyssa w/Loveland, Yohvn Blvck Wed, Aug 7, 9pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street Rock and roll is not dead—at least when Nyssa is on stage. “I try to be more rock-and-roll on stage than soft-spoken,” says Nyssa Rosaleen, the solo star of the danceable glam rock project simply called Nyssa. “There’s a lot […]
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Nyssa dials up the heat this Hot Girl Summer
Nyssa w/Loveland, Yohvn Blvck Wed, Aug 7, 9pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street Rock and roll is not dead—at least when Nyssa is on stage. “I try to be more rock-and-roll on stage than soft-spoken,” says Nyssa Rosaleen, the solo star of the danceable glam rock project simply called Nyssa. “There’s a lot […]
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26 concerts to spice up your summer
June 22-23 Matt Andersen and The Mellotones w/Bobby Bazini It’s not the first time New Brunswick’s blues king has kicked it with the Halifax party-starting eight-piece (they co-headlined a gig at last year’s Jazz Fest)—but, this time around, there will be a stack of new songs awaiting from Andersen’s upcoming Halfway Home by Morning. Rebecca […]
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Twelve fashionably fancy weekend picks
As Paris Fashion Week continues and the Oscars’ red carpet gets ready to unroll Sunday, Halifax has its own luxe happenings to hit up: The Halifax Black Film Festival returns—bringing Cory Bowles’ Black Cop with it—while the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra delivers sweet Viennese sound and, at The Craig Gallery, the power of doodling finally gets […]
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OBEY Convention announces lineup
OBEY’s back to make your May long weekend wildly, wonderfully weird with sonic stylings like your ears have never heard before. The four-day sound and music fest boasts uber-dancable Kudro beats courtesy of Portugal’s Nídia, emotional catharsis with the energy-cleansing rhythms of duo ONO and classical lute playing by Chinese literati-inspired Liu Fang. Rounding out […]
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Protest the Hero stopping in Halifax for its Fortress 10th anniversary tour
Canadian progressive-metal band Protest The Hero announced it will be having an extensive North American tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its gold-certified album, Fortress. The 10-track LP was released in early 2008, debuting at number one in Canada. The band will stop in Halifax at the Marquee Ballroom on Tuesday, April 24 at […]
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Bahamas, Matt Mays, July Talk and The Beaches announce Halifax shows
Two concerts announced this week have me planning to make 2018 the year that listening to a shit ton more music becomes my official new year’s resolution. These shows will surely help: On January 12, Bahamas celebrates his fourth effort, Earthtones, which takes D’angelo-inspired rhythms sifted through a singer-songwriter style. The result? A show at […]
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53 live music events to satisfy your fall concert cravings
Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson w/Three Finger Shot Aussie duo Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson bring bluesy rock’n’roll passion to The Carleton—with a retro-folk twist. The Carleton Music Bar & Grill ,1685 Argyle Street, Thu., Sept. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hollerado Hollerado loves its fans. So much so that the blues-funk-rock getup’s 2015 effort, 111 […]
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Ten colourful weekend picks
10 Craft Nova Scotia’s annual designer show Friday // Saturday // Sunday Everything from ceramics to textiles to some handmade bling await at this sprawling outdoor craft show full of expert makers. 9 Dîner en Blanc Saturday This super-secret fancy-pants international community picnic didn’t happen last summer, but it’s back. Conceived in France, Diner en […]