There is a month called June that exists. It’s temperate and sunny. Things are green. For two days during that month comedian Daniel Tosh will come to the city and perform a stand up routine at the Rebecca Cohn (June 11 and 12, 7pm. Tickets $61). The man you may recognize from Tosh.O has dubbed […]
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Mangan’s got the Meds
Arts and Crafts have assembled a tour of Canada’s finest bearded musicians. Vancouver’s Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, Calgary’s Astral Swans, and Toronto’s Hayden are scruffily heading across the country to perform at the Rebecca Cohn February 18. Multiple Juno Award winner and twice listed Polaris Music Prize listed nominee Mangan has transformed his solo moniker […]
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Review: Hey Rosetta! at the Cohn
As a Newfoundland-based seven piece, Hey Rosetta! is a small indie orchestra. After witnessing their dynamic vistas for nearly a decade, playing dive bars, campus pubs, hotel ballrooms and even going door-to-door caroling (or better known as wassailing in Newfoundland) together a few Christmases ago in St. John’s, it was an honour to experience the […]
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La vie on stage
Piaf Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm Rebecca Cohn, 6101 University Avenue Known as The Little Sparrow for her distinct voice, petite stature and wide eyes, songbird Edith Piaf has been transformed by Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada into a production by Igor Dobrovolskiy. “I blended classical elements of the ballet with her typical movements—arms strong, […]
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5 ways to avoid hibernation
1 Robbie Burns Day and Kilted Ski, January 24 Celebrate Scotland’s favourite son by racing down a snowy mountain in traditional highland dress! Head to Ski Wentworth for a day of Scottish pride. Wear a kilt and ski for free–bring your own pair or rent one from the main lodge for a $25 donation to […]
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David Myles’ two minds
Juno-winning musician David Myles has the unique ability to shift between soft-seaters and stadiums, playing to relax retirees or amp up 20-somethings, depending. “I just did 25 shows in rural Saskatchewan in community centres with my trio. Ninety-five percent of the audience was over 65,” Myles says. “That’s a good portion of my career and […]
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The Nutcracker
I hadn’t been to Symphony Nova Scotia’s The Nutcracker since my now-grown children were small, and I wondered if this production would seem as charming and entertaining without kids in tow. In short the answer is “yes.” Tchaikovsky’s music is gorgeous and it’s a real treat to hear Symphony Nova Scotia play it. While the […]
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Rollins along
When asked whether he’d marry, kill or sleep with Sarah Palin, Henry Rollins stutters, tripping over his words. After a few moments of silence, he chuckles, dissipating the awkward tension. “Neither. None. I don’t want to, um… No,” he sputters. “No. None of those options work for me.” Coming from a man who threatened to […]
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The rise of fall arts: performing arts
THEATRE A Beautiful View October 13-31 at Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street, $15-$35, 429-7070, neptunetheatre.com Love without labels. That’s what actor-writer-producer Jackie Torrens feels the two women in Daniel MacIvor’s A Beautiful View have spent 20 years working towards. “As humans, there seems to be a need for us to define something, to label it,” […]
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John Prine tells a few tales at the Rebecca Cohn
Storyteller extraordinaire (both in song and in prose) John Prine comes back to the Rebecca Cohn on August 20 and 21 to regale audience members with stories about farm life and ex-wives, tickets are, unfortunately, sold out at artscentre.dal.ca/box.html, but wishing really hard might help (or kijiji-ing really hard).