Babysitter, one of Montreal’s gnarliest rock bands, will play in Halifax tonight and tomorrow night and you should almost definitely check them out. Do it for me. Originally from Victoria, B.C., the prolific trio of dudes relocated to the east last year and recently released a seven-inch split on Toronto’s Pleasance Records with Calgary’s Hagface (side note: last fall, […]
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So long, Shag Harbour
Friday’s your last chance to stock up on Shag Harbour’s good vibes for awhile. The group comes to a temporary hiatus with a goodbye show and an upcoming tape at the end of the month. After a year of synth-driven punk, the group takes a break as Cooper Lindsay moves to Montreal. But it’s only […]
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Books R Us closes
Books R Us (6050 Almon Street) has closed. It was one of the last used CD and DVD emporiums in Halifax, a place to also get magazines, vinyl and video games. Open since 1988, it shut down at the end of September, and a sign in the window says “Thank you Halifax,” and that all […]