Mauno w/Jon McKiel, Juice Girls Thursday, November 23, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $10 Nick Everett doesn’t beat around the bush. The music he makes as a part of the band Mauno—with guitarist Scott Boudreau, bassist/vocalist Eliza Niemi and drummer Adam White—carries this same affects as his conversational style: Spry, thoughtful, quietly intellectual. […]
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Premiere: Listen to Valerie’s dreamy “Quit”
Valerie, a brand new ambient dream pop/shoegaze/reverb concoction from Shawn McNally (guitar), Caleb Schriver (bass), Kayla Stevens (guitar), and Ryan Brown (drums) and Palmer Jamieson (guitar and vocals), came together “out of luck.” Our luck, really. “Caleb joined by a recommendation from our pal Dexter. It took a little to convince her, but Kayla joined in […]
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Best New Artist / Band
Gold Winner Hillsburn Silver Winner Mauno Bronze Winner Port Cities More on the Best new kids on the block, on page TK.
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10 Questions with Old & Weird
Tonight at Gus’ Pub (9:30pm, $7), Halifax rock band Old & Weird will play with fellow locals Muncho Joe, Mauno and special guest iji, “absolutely perfect pop all the way from Seattle, Washington.” I’m not missing this one since it might be a few minutes before Old & Weird play Halifax again. After last summer’s release of […]
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Mauno Myth: Trio Release Album Wednesday night
“It’s a study of digital and analog — the difference between them and what happens when they’re combined,” says Nick Everett, one of the three musical wizards of Mauno (“mao-no”). With Evan Matthews and Eliza Niemi, the experimental pop group releases Rough Master with Dories, Foam and Kurt Inder on Wednesday night at Menz Bar ($8, 8:30pm). […]
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High 5: Mauno edition
This week’s High 5 comes from Mauno, performing Thursday, May 28 at Menz & Mollyz Bar (9pm, $6) before kicking off a two-month Canadian tour. Read more about the chill pop agents here. “Mandarin Collars With Women,” Long Long Long Shorts by Long Long Long “Gimme Gimme Gimme,” Dirty Projectors “Pulses,” Steve Reich from Music […]
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Q&A with Mauno
Before playing a cross-Canadian tour kick-off show this Thursday, May 28 at Menz & Mollyz Bar with Quaker Parents, Harley Alexander and the Universal Lovers and Municipality ($6, 9pm), Mauno’s Nick Everett takes a break from writing chill pop tunes to answer a few questions. But he doesn’t reveal too much though, mystery is important. […]
