lovely lisa bozikovic This year Sappyfest has created the mother of all hype machines, releasing a monster compilation mix featuring songs from every artist playing the festival. So basically, there’s 45 songs on there. That’s your driving playlist from Halifax to Sackville. Go here and put in the code “sap2011x3d” and then enjoy some of […]
sappyfest
Posted inArts + Music
Full Sappyfest Lineup Announced
Steve Foule that’s a gobble gobble! Sappyfest released its line-up this week. I just bought my ticket. Have you bought your ticket? Perhaps you ought to. You can do this by going here. Owen Pallett et Les Mouches | Charles Bradley | Jon Langford & The SadiesChad Van Gaalen | Bonjay | John K. Samson […]
Posted inArts + Music
My Interview with B.J. Snowden
I was supposed to have an email chat with legendary outsider music star B.J. Snowden earlier this week for the print edition of the Coast, but she was traveling and couldn’t get to a library to check her email, so I didn’t hear from her until mid-Wednesday. Before she responded to my questions, she called […]
Posted inArts + Music
Scheduled: Jim Guthrie, Heck Yes!
Lovelywonderful Jim Guthrie is making a pre-Sappy stop at the Paragon on Thursday, July 29. He’ll be joined by The Skeletons who look cool as balls. $10 at the door. Next to Aaron Riches’ alter egoRoyal City (who Guthrie plays with now), Mr. Guthrie is my favorite Guelphian. His album Now, More Than Ever is one of the most beautiful, perfect things I have ever heard. Listen below (the song is synched with a commerical, which is dumb, so just close your eyes….)
Posted inArts + Music
BJ Snowden to Play Sappyfest
Sappyfest has confirmed the addition of outsider music legend B.J. Snowden to the 2010 lineup. Snowden, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, was discovered in a record store in New York’s East Village when the staff pulled her tape out of a bargain bag and threw in on the stereo on a whim. […]
Posted inArts + Music
More Artists Announced for Sappyfest
More artists announced for Sappy. Many of my favorites and yours will be there. My wallet cries; my heart sings. I’m gonna post some links/myspaces later when I’m not at work, but in the meantime, here’s what you can expect down in sunny, sunny Sackville the weekend of July 30-Aug. 1. Buy tickets and learn more here. Old Man Luedecke, Attack in Black, Rockets Red Glare, Daniel, Fred & Julie, The Heavy Blinkers, Apollo Ghosts, and Mecca Normal, $100, BA Johnston, Baby Eagle, Baird Brothers, Braids, By Divine Right, Contrived, Cat Pontoon, Diamond Rings, Dog Day, Etaoin Shrdlu, Julie Doiron,
Posted inArts + Music
Rick White’s noise
When Rick White steps onto a stage, the first thing you notice is his guitar. It’s a well-worn acoustic with a cosmic scene adorning its body—acrylic paint swirls from the sound hole, spreading brilliantly outward. As White and his guitar settle into a chair at the main tent before his suppertime set at this year’s […]
Posted inArts + Music
Sappyfest Day Three
Sunday at Sappy had a slow start, we were pretty partied out after Saturday’s hijinx. I was pretty impressed when we spotted a group of musicians and volunteers playing baseball at 10:30; we thought about stopping by and hitting some dingers but we decided to skip out on the action and head to the performers’ brunch. No other festival treats musicians as well Sappy does, they pay well, they give performers a pass for the entire weekend and they also provide a musicians’ free brunch and dinner every day of the festival. The Sunday brunch took place in the university
Posted inArts + Music
Sappyfest Day Two
We woke on day two of Sappyfest to a pleasant surprise, the rain had passed and the sun was out in full force. We hung up our soaked sleeping bags to dry and then cruised down to Bridge St. to see what was shakin’. Saturday at Sappy features a world-class zine fair and a craft […]
Posted inArts + Music
Sappyfest Day One
After stocking up the car with weenie supplies we took the Let’s Get Baked mobile (our friends corolla) to the beautiful, Sackville New Brunswick. By 5:00pm the town was quickly becoming a dude central, old friends from across the country pitchin tents and preparing for weekend of unparalleled good vibes. Good vibes in the tent. […]
Posted inLifestyle
My summer: Mat Dunlap, designer, radio host
Operating out of an office above Long & McQuade, Dunlap does design, web stuff and photography for local musicians. With Brent Randall and Dave Ewenson, he started the Just Friends collective/label in 2003. “We don’t run it as a strict business, it’s more just helping everybody out with whatever services we can,” says Dunlap. The […]
Posted inLifestyle
Hot Summer Guide: Concerts and music festivals
Paul McCartney July 11 A Beatle is coming to Halifax. Some come down on the man for his stand against the seal hunt—though it sounds like these days most blame the militancy on his ex-wife, Heather Mills—or some say that his wanting to change the order of the songwriting credits on “Yesterday” from Lennon/McCartney to […]