Dreams 2018 Sunday, December 31, 9pm Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road $35-$80 facebook.com/clubcouturetour Drag entertainment has a rich history in Halifax. From the early days of venues gone by like The Turret, to current nightlife staples such as Reflections, the pageantry, drama and comedy served up by drag queens is a staple in queer spaces. […]
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Ryan Hemsworth & Hey Rosetta! lead ECMA noms
This morning in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the nominees for the 2016 East Coast Music Awards were announced to recognize the best in Atlantic music and the music industry this year: Newfoundland’s Hey Rosetta! leads with seven nominations, while Halifax honey Jenn Grant received six, as songwriter Mo Kenney and world-star producer Ryan Hemsworth each received four. Taking place from […]
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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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My memories from university
From inside its ivory gates, university feels endless. Life, however, will move on. For better or worse, today’s first-year students will tomorrow be looking back on the days that were. Feeling nostalgic, The Coast asked several prominent and respected local figures what they remembered from school years past. What did they most miss? What real […]
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Ryan Hemsworth’s not alone
Ryan Hemsworth w/Danny Brown, Tennyson, Weirdo Click Saturday, October 25, 7pm Halifax Forum, 2901 Windsor Street $39/$45 Halifax-born, internationally adored DJ and producer Ryan Hemsworth (and former Coast writer, incidentally) just got back from Japan. He’s predictably tired but extremely happy. If you follow him on any social media, you’ll understand this was a big […]
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Mixtape mania
We can still stake a claim on ol’ Ryan Hemsworth as a local treasure, right? Sure we can, especially when he’s giving away free downloads of all his 2012 mixtapes on Twitter. That’s a lot of listening! Click and enjoy.
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Hemsworth the wait
Fresh from being winked at saucily by The Guardian—the British news site cited him as the band of the day on Monday, lavishing praise on his “woozy/hazy with a side order of slurry/blurred” style—former Haligonian Ryan Hemsworth makes a quick visit home this week, opening for Zeds Dead at the Palace on October 30 (with […]
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Video of note: Ryan Hemsworth, “Charly Wingate”
Chill right out of ‘er with Ryan Hemsworth‘s new video for the amazing “Charly Wingate”, below.