June 22-23 Matt Andersen and The Mellotones w/Bobby Bazini It’s not the first time New Brunswick’s blues king has kicked it with the Halifax party-starting eight-piece (they co-headlined a gig at last year’s Jazz Fest)—but, this time around, there will be a stack of new songs awaiting from Andersen’s upcoming Halfway Home by Morning. Rebecca […]
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Put your hands together for these 17 summer concerts
JUNE 21 Partner w/Century Egg and No, It’s Fine. Sackville’s finest stoner rock ex-pats return to the east coast for what’ll surely be one of the sweatiest gigs of the summer—and one of the best, with support from the mathy No, It’s Fine and alt-popsters Century Egg. The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street, 8pm, $17.50 […]
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How to eat a lobster
1- Walking legs How to Eat Lobster placemats and bibs will try to sell you on the idea that sucking on a series of spidery legs is going to reward you with the sweetest meat or a fountain of tasty juice that absolutely can’t be missed. That is absolute bullshit: Fishers just want to see […]
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The endless summer
“First thing I do whenever I see someone is ‘Where are you folks from?’ and if I got a story about where they’re from I tell them the story and if I don’t have one, I’ll tell them a story about here,” Rhys Harnish says with a nod. Harnish owns and operates The Shore Club, […]
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Best Live Show In The Past Year
Gold WinnerTragically Hip, Fully Completely, Scotiabank Centre Silver Winner Hey Rosetta!, The Shore Club Bronze Winner Against Me!, Olympic Community Hall To accompany the re-issue of their 1992 album, Fully Completely, Gord Downie and his band, The Tragically Hip, brought the Fully Completely tour to Halifax in April with the help of Sonic Concerts. The […]
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Bid on Joel Plaskett tickets for The Khyber
Just this morning, Halifax-Dartmouth hero Joel Plaskett opened an Ebay auction for two tickets to the sold out Joel Plaskett Emergency Down at The Shore Club on September 4. The event is a benefit for The Khyber Building Fund to restore The Khyber Building (1588 Barrington Street), which has been facing a red-tape nightmare since the city closed its […]
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The Stanfields shake up
The Stanfields’ new single, “Fight Song,” hit radio airwaves last week following the announcement of new members Dillan Tate (bass) and Calen Kinney (bouzouki/fiddle) replacing founding fathers Craig Harris and Jason Wright. “We’re all 35 years old, we’ve experienced a lot of things and for them”— Wright and Harris—”I think it was important to start […]
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Shore Club reopens for 65th year
This coming Saturday, April 30, The Shore Club (250 Shore Club Road, 857-9555) in Hubbards reopens for it’s 65th anniversary year. Known far and wide as the province’s Last Great Dance Hall, the owners are proud to note the venue has featured a live band on stage every summer Saturday night since 1946, including rock, r&b, funk bands, and more. For the complete summer schedule at the Shore Club click here.