Adria Young’s Top 10 Babysitter, Babysitter (Psychic Handshake) Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (OVO/YMCMB) Freak Heat Waves, Bonnie’s State of Mind (Hockey Dad) Future, Dirty Sprite 2 (Epic) Hag Face, R.I.P. (Psychic Handshake) Justin Bieber, Purpose (Def Jam) Nap Eyes, Whine of the Mystic (You’ve Changed) New Fries/Old & Weird, Juice (Pleasance […]
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Hotline tips on how to survive the Halifax Pop Explosion
Here we are, doggies. Tonight is the first evening of the Halifax Pop Explosion, five full days of the coolest bands in hip-hop, indie rock, indie pop and regular pop. There’s also a symphony experience, an incredible comedy lineup, songs for the folkier set, an HPX Conference, the Collide Creative Technology Conference and much more. If you haven’t […]
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Q & A: Jeremy Banks, the new director of Bus Stop Theatre
Last month, The Bus Stop Theatre announced the hiring of its new executive director, Jeremy Banks. After incorporating as a non-profit co-operative in 2013 and establishing a Board of Directors, Waque’s vision to transfer leadership was accomplished with Banks, a west-coast arts and culture administrator who moved to Halifax two years ago. We caught up with Banks […]
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Watch this wrestling promo for GussleMania
Alright wrestling fans, you think you’re the cream of the crop? If you’re such a high-flyin’ hot-shot then why don’t you watch this promo for the most anticipated wrestling event of the season. Next Sunday, GussleMania: Showcase of the Mortals goes down only at Gus’ Pub (October 11, 8pm). We’ll finally get to see a step-ladder match […]
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String Things: German artist Helmut Lemke performs tonight
Tonight, UK-based, German sound and performance artist Helmut Lemke presents “Long Strings ‘n’ Short Encounters” at The Bus Stop Theatre (8pm), a collaborative, improvisational concert experience with Paul Cram (sax/ clarinet), Brandon Auger (modular synth), Lukas Pearse (bass) and Andrew Patterson (reading). It will be his only performance in Halifax. As one of the the Ballast artists […]
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Kwestomar Kreation’s 3rd Annual Fashion Show Tonight
“The company was started by my mom Victoria Aidoo in 1995. She has a really good eye for fashion,” says Esi Aidoo of clothing distributor Kwestomar Kreations, “My family is from Ghana so we mostly feature Ghanaian clothes and designs, with designers from the Ivory Coast, Sudan and other areas in Africa.” After two successful years, Kwestomar Kreations […]
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Text to win tickets to see The Kiefer Sutherland Band!
How often do you get a chance to see the jerk-punk from Stand By Me? The time is now! Kiefer Sutherland, one of the original Lost Boys and notorious Hollywood party-dude, brings his alt-rock country-jams to Halifax this weekend. The Kiefer Sutherland Band will appear at The Carleton Bar & Grill on Saturday for a private fundraiser. […]
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Everything’s Comin’ Up Kestrels
It’s been almost a year since grunge-pop trio Kestrels (Paul Brown, Chad Peck, Devin Peck) have played in Halifax. Now on summer tour, the heavens have aligned for the band’s local return. Octopi Entertainment presents Kestrels with Designosaur, beauts and Teleri tonight at Menz Bar ($8, 10pm): a milky way of sparkly tones. As the stars of Noyes Records, […]
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Sweet, sweet Fantasie Music
The former Maritime Frame-It location is singing a new tune as of last weekend. It’s now the home of Fantasie Music (5512 Spring Garden Road), an instrument shop and private lesson space owned by son and father team, David Yu and Huiliang Yu. David’s studies here in Halifax inspired the Yu’s to bring the Chinese-made […]
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Sexual assault allegations could kill The Casualties show
[Image-1] Update: Looks like the event has been cancelled by the Seahorse. [Image-2] The Casualties’ upcoming performance at the Seahorse might be dead on arrival due to the punk band’s history with sexual assault accusations. The New York band is currently scheduled to perform August 23 at the Seahorse Tavern on Gottingen Street. The […]
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Chopped and screwed
[Image-1] We’ve all been taken aback by it while tuned into some FM radio station or another. There you are, gearing up to spit out Left Eye’s verse in TLC’s “Waterfalls” or priming yourself for Snoop’s verse in Katy Perry’s “California Gurls,” and…nothing. Like a tree shaken bare, you’re left with just a leafy skeleton […]
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Wednesday’s 8 things you oughta know
1 Like a slice of meat shaved from a giant, rotating cone, the @HfxDonairCrawl fell into Halifax’s lap this morning. The first event of its kind aims to bring together like-stomached folks for the love of sweet sauce and drippy tinfoil sometime on August 8, for a day of debacherous dining. Start shopping for the […]