Typically bodies respond to sound, whether it’s an ear-piercing shriek or the opening notes of one of your favourite songs. In William Robinson’s Ringing Building—Khyber Hallway Pass, the artist has reversed this common convention, so sounds will be created in response to people wandering through the exhibit. As part of OBEY Convention VI, Robinson turned […]
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Mitchell Wiebe’s fade to black light
In the window display of a former pharmacy-turned-Dooly’s-turned-Starfish Properties blightscape, Mitchell Wiebe is standing amongst his paintings. Black light spreads down from the ceiling and rises up from the floor. “It’s like enter the dragon, exit the poodle or something,” says Wiebe. The space looks like a terrarium for a collection of uncanny characters and […]
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OBEY Convention VI line-up announced
We’re happy to bring you wonderful news from OBEY Convention VI headquarters—especially those who love boundary-pushing music and art. From June 6-9, OBEY comes back for its sixth year, bringing a varied selection of musicians and artists to artist-run and alternative spaces in the city for a thoughtfully curated festival. OBEY has always been a […]
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Crowd mentality
OBEY Convention takes over your whole life this weekend, your shopping bag is no exception. Expect it to soon be filled with goodies from the Crowd Control Sound & Art Fair (Saturday, June 2 in the Khyber Ballroom, 12-4pm) presented by OBEY and the Anchor Archive. Zines, records, art, crafts, everything DIY, an Invisible Publishing […]
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Weird science
“Obviously there’s always weirdos in every city doing experimental music,” musician and composer Zachary Fairbrother explains, nonchalantly. Those weirdos come out to expose the seedy underbelly of Halifax’s music scene—experimental noise, and other offbeat bands and performers—this weekend at the fourth Obey Convention. What started as a handful of shows at One World Cafe in […]
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Obey Sked is now Up and Long Live the Queen Makes it Official
clever girl! I’m so excited for May that I could pee. The OBEY convention has just released their schedule and ticket info today. OMGIGHGOIGODIGGODDS. I have blathered extensively about my excitement for this in a previous entry and I will do so once again. Dirty Beaches! Cat Bag! Homostupids! The debut of the ex-York Redoubt […]
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Obey Convention IV Line-up Announced
Oh, May is such a lovely month—-not only due to the birdies chirping and the bees and flowers fornicating, but because it’s rounded out by the annual Obey Convention, Divorce Records’ feast of wild music and art. This year’s lineup features some treats, including Sue Carter Flinn fave Slim Twig who boasts a spooky Lux […]
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Decade in review: music scene, not a machine
Ten years is an awfully long period of time to cover, at least in the life of the average Halifax musician. Because of our diverse scene, turnover is high—Halifax could be named the call centre of Canadian music scenes. From the end of the 1990s’ “new Seattle” to a new mecca for weird punk, local […]
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Tyvek wraps up the night at Obey
Detroit may have made the news recently for its dwindling auto industry, but the city’s future prospects may lie elsewhere. “I think the music scene has more of a future than the cars,” says Kevin Boyer, guitarist for Detroit’s Tyvek, who headline this year’s Obey Convention. The city has a rich musical tradition in genres […]
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Obey Convention starts thursday
Divorce Records convenes over obedience, Grand Trine frees your psychic centres and interview with Tobias Rochman.
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Craig Leonard’s Blasted History of Noise gets loud this weekend
Photo credit from endofplinths.blogspot.com: From Leonard’s HAND CUTS @ 161 Gallon Gallery, Halifax, Mar 27-Apr 9. Exhibition of handmade records produced by etching into copper plate, linoleum, paper, plastic and other Hand Wave methods. The Obey Convention arts fest continues through this weekend with Hard Light, with work by 12 young videographers at the Khyber […]
