Vixens Some nice-lookin’ shows this weekend, and you don’t need an ID to get into ’em. Let’s take a closer look, shall we? Yes. Tonight – punk house show! Head over to the Purple House (5426 North St.) and check out Tied Down, Polina (both from St. John’s NFLD), Burnt Church, Vixens (home from tour, […]
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Long Long Long Go On Tour Tour Tour
let’s go for a dip Halifax’s prodigal sons of weird-pop Long Long Long have successfully managed to launch a rather massive North American tour through their own fund-raising methods. The band is currently on the road sharing bills with Cousins, Special Noise and Twin Steps, among others. The tour wraps up July 12 in Charlotte, […]
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SXSW Roundup
I have been getting a few emails with SXSW news so I thought I would share. Sadly Long Long Long will no longer be accompanying the Halifax contingent to the festival due to a lack of funding. The band says they’re still planning on a spring/summer 90-day tour through the US (with a few select Canada dates.) Duzheknew and Cousins will still be attending the festival as part of an insane 65-date U.S. and Canada tour. Carmen Townsend, In-Flight Safety and Rich Aucoinare also heading down, as is Jenn Grant.Halifax hip-hop will also be represented with the presence of
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Long Duz Mike
I love when Duzheknew plays shows because they always somehow manage to amalgamate the name of each band on the lineup into an onomatopoeic email title (see above.) In an interesting but somehow sort of ideal triplicate, they will be joining Long Long Long and Mike O’Neill at the Seahorse this Saturday. O’Neill will be performing an entire set based on the lives of various composers because of course he is and Mike O’Neill, I just fucking love you. Meanwhile Duzheknew will be doing the music thing and also doing the zine thing, releasing a work entitled “T-Shirt Rapidshare”
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Pop Explosion Night 5: Wreckage
Saturday morning, I figured I was pretty much a goner. Still in last night’s clothes, my eyes were crusted with shame and indifference. A pair of hands pulled me out of bed and we staggered to the Just Friends Brunch to find out ALL THE FOOD WAS GONE. At 11am. Great news for the brunch […]
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See Homo Duplex’s first show TONIGHT
SO EXCITED MY ALPACAS Remember this post last week where I talked about Homo Duplex’s free music? Well you can see them tonight – Monday night! – also for free. They play the Dalhousie Art Gallery as part of an event called Sound and Vision, along with Long Long Long, Quaker Parents and Hunter Gatherer. 7pm! No money! But you can donate to CKDU if you want, and really, this is something you should want.
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New Free Music-a-Rama
Breaking news, ya maroons: People in the city are doing interesting things and giving you their music for free. Let’s run it down, shall we? First we have the city’s great white garage hopes The Baketones and the release of the first of five cover albums. Each band member gets to pick three cover songs […]