Rather than write a comprehensive breakdown of what happened in Halifax music, I decided to talk about the things that are still resonating with me after a year of frenzied and often incoherent music bloggery. See you jerks in 2011. Amelia Curran: I really love that Amelia Curran is now a Juno-winner and a Polaris […]
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Photos: Dance party on the Common
Our writer and resident dancer Shannon Fay busted a few moves (and took a few photos) on the Common, Friday night at a dance party organized by Su Donovaro and Mary Burnet. She writes: The idea came together quickly and over the course of a week they got everything together: They spent $80 to rent […]
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For the Common good
Julé Malet-Veale The Common director Dustin Harvey wants inside your head. Warning: You may feel totally self-conscious as a spray of water tickles your face, which is pressed against the metal fence surrounding the fountain in the Common. But the voice telling you to stand there is kind but firm in its instructions. Hold on […]
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KISS rock ‘n’ rolls over the Common
The KISS army is nothing if not faithful to its generals, and on Saturday, 20,000 plus went to war with rain, fog and an overactive smoke machine to rock ‘n’ roll all night with the hottest band in the land. KISS headlined the Halifax Rocks 2009 festival on the Halifax Common and for over two […]
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McCartney review: making ladies cry and dudes dance
What a night. The layout inside the Common was a confusing maze of sights and smells—-even Steve Murphy was asking security questions. The biggest problem was folding-chair town, which stretched on for rows and rows, with no visible end in sight. And as an ATM truck tried to back up, people just picked up their […]