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 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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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 […]
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Summer of Resolutes
There’s a darkness in EB Anderson’s songs, a whiskey-soaked, dusty-booted throwback vibe conjuring Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt. It’s classic country music. “I think there’s a lot of honesty in that kind of music—people are going back to it a little bit more, but almost playing dress-up,” the Trenton native says in his weathered […]
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Bedford’s Taz opens tomorrow
Bedford is about to get a whole lot louder because Taz Records‘ new location opens tomorrow. Owner James Donnelly says he has wanted to open a second location for quite some time and Bedford made the most sense. “There was a great space that became available so we just went for it,” says Donnelly. “There’s […]
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All that Taz
Lucky you, Bedford, Taz Records is opening a second shop in your ‘hood. The pride and joy of Halifax’s music lovers and the local retail scene, representing tunes local and otherwise for over 25 years, Taz’s new location will boast the same reliable selection of vinyl, CDs and even more turntables than the downtown location, […]
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Taz Records is moving to Grafton Street
The new year’s first big retail news targeted the corner of Sackville and Market streets, bringing word that Strange Adventures, Night Magic and Taz Records were all on the hunt for new digs. The search was propelled when the building the three businesses operate out of was sold and slated for some major redevelopment. Coincidentally, […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner HMV, Spring Garden Road Bronze Winner Obsolete Records There’s a special thrill you get walking into a really good record store—the feeling that you could stumble across something great at any moment. It’s even better when the workers have the High Fidelity-level passion that fuels Taz Records. “We […]
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Best Audio Store
Gold Winner Peak Audio Silver Winner Brooklyn Audio Bronze Winner Taz Records “I never thought in a million years that in 2011 I’d be talking to people about turntables every day of my life,” says Peak’s Chris Sweet. “There aren’t many days of the year I don’t touch one.” But he’s okay with that. Working […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner HMV (Spring Garden Road) Taz remains ground zero for the local music retail scene, having won both Best Retail and Best Second-hand Record store again this year. Vinyl fiends will be thrilled to hear they’re selling a lot of the format, including a recent […]