Matt Mays w/July Talk, The Beaches Saturday, January 20, 8pm Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street $37.50-$57.50 sonicconcerts.com Matt Mays camped out overnight to get tickets for a Neil Young & Crazy Horse show at the arena formerly known as the Metro Centre on November 5, 1996. He got tickets 10 rows back, but pushed ahead […]
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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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Deadmau5 headlines Halifax’s FREE Canada Day concert
No problem A post shared by deadmau5 (@deadmau5) on Nov 10, 2016 at 1:31pm PST After months of waiting (OK, maybe that was just me), the headliner for the year’s biggest outdoor birthday party has finally been announced! Today the city confirmed that Deadmau5 will be rocking The Common with what he calls “the world’s […]
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What’s your biggest sexual regret or missed opportunity?
[Image-14] Two roads diverged in a wood, and one of you took the one that didn’t lead to Jacob Hoggard’s hotel room. I’m sure that’s made some kind of difference. Asked to name your biggest sexual regret or missed opportunity, respondents of this year’s Sex + Dating survey mostly felt bad about the rock stars, […]
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Best Rock Artist / Band
Gold Winner Matt Mays Silver Winner Like A Motorcycle Bronze Winner Gloryhound The longtime prince of the City of Lakes has won multiple awards for his true blue Nova Scotian rock and roll. “It’s so awesome to win this award,” Mays says from France, where he’s putting the final touches on his next album, catching […]
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The 25th annual ECMA nominees are…
The 25th annual East Coast Music Award nominees were announced today at the Casino, in a decidedly non-Tuesday morning atmosphere full of bacon-wrapped scallops, rapidly popping bottles and performances from Christina Martin and Ben Caplan. Co-founder of Sire Records and talented ear-haver Seymour Stein was confirmed as the Industry Conference keynote speaker, and Wintersleep swept […]