1 More on the closure of the Quinpool Road Second Cup from the Herald’s Remo Zaccagna; it appears property owner Christina Kioussis is owed over $40,000 in unpaid rent from the last year-and-a-half. Zaccagna also digs up an unfair labour board grievance filed late last year that claims franchise owner Kathy Attis never paid the […]
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Wrecking ball: a Q&A with Lagwagon’s Joey Cape
Better break out the white glue and start spiking those mohawks, because Fat Wreck Chords’ 25th anniversary tour, Fat Wrecked for 25 Years, arrives in Halifax on August 10. In light of this exciting moment in Haligonian punk history, it seemed prudent to catch up with Lagwagon head honcho, Joey Cape. So, how have things […]
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Fat Wrecked For 25 Years Tour comes to Halifax
Making their way back to Halifax after four years (and just a few days shy of NOFX Day, if you celebrate) is NOFX, with the Fat Wrecked For 25 Years Tour. It’s going to be quite a scene: NOFX, Lagwagon, Strung Out, Swingin’ Utters, The Flatliners, Masked Intruder and Toy Guitar at the Cunard Centre […]
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NOFX Are Coming
Here’s a couple of summer-y concert announcements to ease you as you trudge, ever-forward, through these remaining weeks of winter doldrums. NOFX has announced Halifax as a stop on its upcoming “Great White NOFX Tour.” They’ll be playing the Halifax Forum on June 15th with Teenage Bottle Rocket and Old Man Markley. Tickets are $25/$30 and go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10am. Tickets will be available at all Ticketpro outlets, including United Bookstore (1669 Barrington St), Video Difference (6086 Quinpool Rd & 1239 Bedford Hwy), Alderney Landing (2 Octerloney St) and CD Heaven (118 Wyse Rd),
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Happy NOFX Day
Seen and heard: lively chap playing an acoustic rendition of “August 8th” on his front porch. Happy NOFX Day everyone!