Some places are so special, an entire community forms around it. Radstorm is one of these places. A volunteer-run, not-for- profit all-ages community space, Radstorm has hosted wild and wonderful music, comedy, art and activist events—highlighting queer and youth-centred creative programs—for the past 15 years. Its resources include over 7000 zines in the Anchor Archive Zine Library […]
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OBEY XII: Slaylor Moon
Sydney Koke, who has played with infamous Vancouver punks Shearing Pinx and rising rock trio The Courtneys, says she loves all sorts of music—but something keeps pulling her back to the weirder fringes of sound. “Experimental music is my first love,” she says. “My first band was a noise-rock band, and I really love post-punk […]
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Rae Spoon’s natural of things
Rae Spoon w/Holy Crow and respectfulchild Saturday, October 6, 7pm RadStorm, 2177 Gottingen Street $13 adv/$15 door In a word, you could say that Rae Spoon’s new album bodiesofwater is about nature. But as fans of the prolific singer-songwriter have learned across their decades-spanning career, a Rae Spoon record is rarely superficial: Their magic exists […]
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The Waiting Room is over
Places Please! Monday, July 30, 7:30pm The Waiting Room, 6040 Almon Street $40 tickethalifax.com A different kind of Waiting Room is facing closure this autumn: The four-year-old north-end performance space, rehearsal hall and home of KAZAN CO-OP will fall to the condo wrecking ball in the coming months. “We rented to 18 independent theatre companies […]
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Wares’ passion and place
Wares W/Lizbrain&Doug, Goldbloom, Matty Grace Wednesday, June 20, 8pm RadStorm, 6050 Almon Street $7 Wares’ self-titled 2017 debut makes gargantuan sonic leaps throughout its 38 or so minutes. It opens with the lackadaisical, hazy “City Kids,” shows the band raising its fists for sinewy, anthemic punk on “Mission Hill” and goes positively ballistic with the […]
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The nature of Construction & Destruction
Construction & Destruction w/Julie Doiron, Jon McKiel Friday, March 30, 8pm Radstorm, 6050 Almon Street $10/pwyc Construction & Destruction might be among the most mythologized bands in this corner of the world, and it’s not hard to see why: For years, partners Colleen Collins and Dave Trenaman have been quietly making foggy, artful rock from […]
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Where to go when the going gets tough
Being a student is difficult to begin with, and it can be a struggle to figure out where to turn when things get particularly hard to handle. Universities offer counselling services, but there are other places to go on- and off-campus when looking for support or a safe space. Mental Health Crisis Telephone LineA phone […]
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Addressing social issues through comedy
Evening Speaker Series: Dylan Marron Tuesday, July 25, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street free “Even ‘woke’ people use this product and have no idea,” Dylan Marron quips during one of his unboxing videos. The topic? Ableism. Marron’s Unboxing series plays on the kind of videos bloggers typically do when getting […]
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Four ways to NOT celebrate Canada 150
By now we’ve all heard that this Saturday will be a big party, with the Common in particular being a hotbed of house music and crowd navigating thanks to deadmau5’ appearance. But what if you don’t want to don your best red-and-white for an event that can feel like a celebration of settlers and colonization? […]
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Best Rehearsal Space
Gold Winner Rockopolis Silver Winner Church of Destruction Bronze Winner Radstorm Is your roommate or partner fed up with your band’s noisy practice time? The neighbours don’t appreciate your drum skills? Good news: You can get your garage band out of the garage. “I’m just here to give back to the music community as much […]
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Five fun music things to do this weekend
No need to stress about what to do, my dudes, but there is SO MUCH music going on, it’s hard to pick. You can either thrash out at a Khyber fundraiser, or sit back and get sad with some heartfelt folk or dance with Skratch Bastid. From all our listings, here are five things to do: […]
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Best Rehearsal Space
Gold Winner Rockopolis Rehearsal Studios Silver Winner Radstorm Bronze Winner Halifax Music Co-op It’s such a great jam spot, you would never know it’s there unless you asked. Rockopolis is tucked under the Olympic Community Hall, sound-proofed and fool-proofed for maximum jam potential. The rates are some of the most affordable in the city, and […]