Magnetic North is more than just 11 days of plays. There are activities happening all over the city that showcase Halifax to the world, and bring Haligonians “up close and personal” with theatre practitioners from across Canada. A great example was last night’s Oval Roller Skating Party, which is presented in collaboration with Nocturne Art At […]
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Greg Proops is The Smartest Man in the World
There are many times you’ve seen Greg Proops: a regular on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, a voice actor in films including Star Wars I: Phantom Menace, his podcast The Smartest Man in the World, a 2010 Casino show or the 2012 Ha!ifax ComedyFest Smartest Man taping. Now you can add 2014 to the list. […]
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Orny Adams’ double life
Orny Adams is going to be back in town Saturday to rock the ComedyFest’s finale. After performing across Canada on the Just For Laughs comedy tour, Adams is ready to get on stage at the Cohn and deliver a set of what he calls pure “pounding comedy.” Although, he’s been doing standup for more than […]
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Slean on me
Sarah Slean dreams big—not content to just score a 21-piece orchestral half like Sea of the double album Land & Sea, she found a way to take that big sound on the road (on Sunday her core travelling strings five-piece will be joined by seven Symphony Nova Scotia players) and now she’s working on a […]
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Acres and Acres of east coast music
Truth & Sky is the perfect blend of mesmerizing vocals and string melodies all in one album which creates beautiful soulful arrangements. Acres and Acres released its latest album Truth & Sky in November. Kris Pope and David Scholten are the dynamic duo behind the Halifax-based folk-rock band. The duo just finished its Maritime album […]
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Let It Snowed
While there is no shortage of holiday options on your calendar, the weather hasn’t exactly been accommodating so far this winter, and it’s hard to get festive without a few white flakes—a sentiment that vintage-pop maven Meaghan Smith seems to share. “People always say ‘I hate snow’ and ‘why would you name your album It […]
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Kevin Smith returns to Halifax (this time with Jason Mewes)
Kevin Smith was not fucking with us when, at the end of last week’s show at the Spatz Theatre, he said he’d be back. He will return to the same venue on December 12 with his show Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, which includes Jason Mewes, his cinematic buddy from movies such as Clerks, […]