I was forwarded the following email from Rob MacArthur, who as you may recall, decided to close his much-beloved jam space The Rock Garden after five years last November. The Rock Garden won Best Rehearsal Space in this year’s Best of Music Poll and I thought I would share MacArthur’s response below. Wasn’t sure who […]
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Year in review: power of 10
Rather than write a comprehensive breakdown of what happened in Halifax music, I decided to talk about the things that are still resonating with me after a year of frenzied and often incoherent music bloggery. See you jerks in 2011. Amelia Curran: I really love that Amelia Curran is now a Juno-winner and a Polaris […]
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Rock of Ages
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Rock Garden jam space closing its doors permanently, much to the chagrin of many in the Halifax music community. Well, good news, everyone – a new practice space is being put together in the same Hunter Street location. The other day I got ahold of Pete Green, who will be running the spot along with his partner, Sande Jordan. Although details are still rough, he says the new place—-tentatively dubbed Rockopolis Rehearsal Studios—-will feature four equipped rooms to be rented hourly, while the other four rooms will be rented on a
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Rock Garden Closes
After 5 years of business, the Rock Garden jam space is now permanently closed. We wish owner/operator Rob MacArthur the best of luck with his endeavors and echo many in the Halifax music scene in wishing him wholehearted thanks for his work, time and invaluable contributions to the space over the past few years. We […]