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Review: Day Two, Halifax Pop Explosion
Okay Day Two. Halifax Pop Explosion. Almost went full Lamar Odom last night. Just kidding. Once again, I didn’t do a full-city every-show tour for the sake of it. No, I spent the majority of my night at the Olympic Hall catching one of the best lineups to hit Halifax ever. Oh yes, last night […]
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We’ll always have Alvvays
East coast ex-pats Alvvays are still riding a wave of increasing success and recognition for their self-titled, debut album, released this past July. Alvvays is an album that exhibits a somewhat practical view of love: singer and guitarist Molly Rankin’s lyrical narratives feel romantic and rosy—especially set against the band’s reverby rattle—but they’re told through […]
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The Dillinger Escape Plan’s plan
Expect the unexpected from The Dillinger Escape Plan at HPX. Or don’t? “Audiences should expect nothing like all the YouTube videos of us out there,” says singer Greg Puciato. “Those are all fake live videos we disseminate ourselves to throw people off from the reality that it’s kinda like a boy’s choir.” Dillinger’s first visit […]
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DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth—the Q&A
Last May, Halifax-bred Ryan Hemsworth began releasing underground jams by new DJs to his fans as Secret Songs. On Wednesday he’s bringing his faves here for HPX’s Secret Songs Showcase, and it’s gonna be fire. Just 25, Hemsworth is a veritable DJ superstar. He’s played Pitchfork Music Festival and Coachella, remixed some of pop and […]
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Day 8 at Magnetic North
Review: Dance Marathon: Created and Produced by bluemouth inc. bluemouth inc. (Toronto, ON) I’m an awkward dancer from way back. I was always the girl standing against the gym wall hyperventilating, equally fearful that no one would ask me to dance (loser!) or that someone would, exposing my inherent stiffness and rhythmic challenges (loser!). I’m not […]
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Finding Forage at Halifax Crafters Spring Market
Halifax Crafters Society really really want to convince us that it is springtime. And we really really want to believe them. The collective of local hand-makers is hosting its annual Halifax Crafters Society Spring Market this weekend at the Olympic Community Hall (2304 Hunter Street), where you can find beautiful things of all shapes and […]
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Killer Wavves
This isn’t Stephen Pope’s first HPX: he graced the stage as bassist for the late Jay Reatard’s set at the Marquee Club in 2008. “Halifax is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve been to,” Pope recalls of his previous visit, amongst other memories: “I remember falling off the stage and splitting my pants right […]
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From Lebanon, with love
It’s that time of year again! Halifax’s Lebanese Festival (July 11-14, Olympic Community Hall, 2304 Hunter Street) is busy preparing for its 12th anniversary and as always, it has many new additions to share with the city. Nicole Khoury, directory chair for the festival, suggests that people should definitely check out the opening ceremonies, Thursday […]
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The Lion’s share of the jazz
Now in its fourth year, Out Like a Lion was first created by JazzEast to shine another spotlight on local jazz artists outside of the summertime Halifax Jazz Festival. “We thought that jazz musicians deserved more opportunities for artistic expression,” says artistic director Laura Healy, “and that Halifax audiences deserved to be more in tune […]
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Picnicface opens festival with a big bang
I’ve been covering this festival for half a dozen years, and this is the first time it’s rained on the opening night during that span. A couple years back AFF director Lia Rinaldo told me part of the reason they decided to take the gala opening party inside from Argyle Street was because they figured […]