Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Taz Records, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Obsolete Records Jimmy Donnelly, manager and co-owner of Taz, has a simple answer to the record store’s success: “My standard answer is I give all credit to my lovely staff, who I am so proud of.” At that, a collective groan from said […]
Taz Records, Halifax
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Adam Baldwin’s Wicked plan
Adam Baldwin Record Store Day Taz tour Saturday, April 13 Taz Records, 1239 Bedford Highway, noon 45 Portland Street, 2pm 1521 Grafton Street, 4pm Atrip to Taz Records is nothing new to Adam Baldwin, but what he’s doing for Record Store Day is a little unusual for a music lover: On April 13 he’s playing […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Taz Records, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Obsolete Records “You can’t come into a record store and leave unhappy,” says Taz Records co-owner Jimmy Donnelly. “You walk in, and you’re in awe.” Donnelly thinks it’s a quality record, book and comics shops share—something about the magnetism of a media collection—not […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Taz Records, Dartmouth Bronze Winner Obsolete Records “We’re all music fiends,” James Donnelly, owner/manager at Taz Records, offers as an explanation of why the shop moves so much wax readers have voted it the city’s best. “Our selection is notable, but what’s perhaps more important is our staff. […]
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Revolution now
Author and musician Jason Murray decided to write A Distorted Revolution—his part-memoir, part-rock bio about Moncton’s own Eric’s Trip—after seeing a poster of the band in Sydney, Australia on the wall of a record store, and talking to the staff about their love of the band from his own hometown. “After I left I started […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner Taz Records, Dartmouth It’s a hopping time to be in the vinyl business, and you’re snapping it up in droves all over town, chiefly at Taz’s airy store on Grafton. “The big thing that sets Taz apart is the selection. We have a vast […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner Black Buffalo Records At 32 years old, Taz Records has been Halifax’s premiere spot for the best vinyl, live pop-up shows and the most informed music-loving staff out there. “Really, Taz is so awesome because of how awesome Halifax is,” says co-owner Jimmy Donnelly. […]
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Sure Things: A round-up of this weekend’s must-see shows
This weekend we’ll be singing along to songstresses from western Canada, Dartmouth punks, Pixies covers and The North End Metal All-Stars.
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OMG it’s RSD
This Saturday, April 18 will be the eighth annual Record Store Day. Whether you’re an old school purist or a vinyl virgin, you know that Halifax record stores have got some cheap tricks up their sleeves. Black Buffalo Records (5567 Cornwallis Street) will start the festivities at 9am with live music all day. Local DJs […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner Select Sounds Records You gotta hear this one. It’s a reissue of last year’s classic Taz Records’ album entitled Best Record Store in Halifax. The group really broke through after leaving behind their Sackville and Market Streets label and joining up with Grafton Street. […]
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The Chris Martin Trio is Young and restless
How does an artist work for a decade creating a sound and a reputation that wins over audiences, and still find a way to grow and experiment? For Chris Martin, the secret seems to be juggling about a million different projects and never being afraid to try something new. “I’ve been playing music on the […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner CD Heaven Taz’s new location on Grafton Street hasn’t lost any of the charm of the old space—granted it’s just around the corner, but still, it goes to show that a record store is only as good as its stock and its staff. If […]