Keep your eyes peeled for Gypsophilia this summer. Identifying features, you ask? Well, what do seven people lugging around at least as many hefty instrument cases getting on a Greyhound bus look like? If Ross Burns is to be believed, probably like they’re having a lot of fun. Burns and six of his best pals […]
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Zolkower’s folk hour
“When I think of folk music, I think of a person with a guitar singing about rivers and streams and trees and the wind,” says songwriter Rebecca Zolkower, laughing. “It must be those natural elements because folk music is always simple and stripped-down, talking about real experiences and real things.” But folk is both a […]
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See the Light
Right now there’s a six-month wait list for the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre’s counselling program. “We’ve received a significant increase in the number of requests…as well as other service providers looking for educational resources,” says executive director Irene Smith, who attributes that mostly to the high profile Rehtaeh Parsons case. “Unfortunately, we don’t have the […]
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East coast Outbreak
Take a chance to experience some of the best emerging music on the east coast with Outbreak Halifax—a three-day music event where local bands take the stage at three different locales. Artists include The Belle Comedians, Acres and Acres and Dub Kartel, to name a few, and is organized by the 2013 music business students […]
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On Parade
Quiet Parade, a five-piece lyrically driven band who won your vote for three years running in the Coast Best of Music readers’ survey for Best Band To Enjoy Quietly, wears its heart on its sleeve. The band releases its new EP, Old Haunts, on April 12 at The Company House. Old Haunts deals with the […]
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Business woman
“As a musician, a performer, a songwriter, a singer, all I really want to do is create something of quality, and create what is in my heart at the moment,” says Jenny MacDonald. “I know how cheesy that sounds, but isn’t the essence of art?” The non-stop touring singer-songwriter showcases tunes from Bye, Bye, Mr. […]
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Get a little romantic
It’s been a voyage getting the romantic folk-pop of Inlet Sound back to Halifax. The band first played here last August, but this Thursday they’ll be riding a new wave to The Company House. “This time we’re getting a fair amount more buzz so we’re just really excited,” says vocalist and guitar player Michael Wexler. […]
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Caplan remembers when
At first glance, Ben Caplan seems like a sage of east coast indie rock. After all, he sports a wizardly beard, screeches out a uniquely soulful sort of stripped-down folk, plays for gleeful crowds at massive fests like SXSW and is drawing legions of fans to local gigs like his shows at the Company House […]
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Goin’ solo
Between playing keyboard for In-Flight Safety, touring with other musicians (Jenn Grant and Kathleen Edwards) and producing, Dan Ledwell doesn’t have a whole lot of time to himself. His debut solo album Two Over Seven came out in 2008 and has had sad-folk lovers pining for a follow-up ever since. “I was supposed to have […]
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Soulful sister
The buzz surrounding Halifax’s hip-hop scene is steadily growing, and if you’ve been paying any attention then you’ve likely come across the voice of R&B singer Laura Roy. Having worked with such local rappers as Classified, Quake Matthews, Kayo and Cam Smith, Roy has made a big splash in a small amount of time. Now, […]
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Glory Days
Sometimes all it takes is some inspiring friends and fresh perspectives for a creative breakthrough. This is something folk-pop singer-songwriter Breagh Mackinnon particularly agrees with. The young talent plays a release show Where the Days Went Saturday, November 17 at the Company House, with a set that will feature a few of the special guests […]
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Best Gay Bar
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Menz & Mollyz Bar Bronze Winner The Company House Long live Refs. That’s the resounding response we get year after year from you BOH poll voters who moonlight at this fine Sackville Street establishment. Notwithstanding its consistent performance in this Best Gay Bar category, Reflections Cabaret is celebrated for […]
