Spring is finally here (according to the calendar at least) and we have some great reasons to end your hibernation this weekend: Burger Week kicks off with a bun, Inuk soprano Deanetha Edmunds plays a free show, Carbon Arc screens a tale of three roommates navigating life in Tel Aviv and more. Art Party Friday […]
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Halifax loses jazz legend
Local jazz artist, Upstream Music Association co-founder and venerable arts scene supporter Paul Cram died on the morning of March 20. Cram, who played tenor saxophone and clarinet, stepped down as artistic director of Upstream in 2015 after 19 years. “We’re giving it to the next generation,” he said then. Upstream posted a tribute on […]
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Aquakultre wins CBC Searchlight
Halifax hip hop artist Aquakultre has won the 2018 CBC Searchlight competition, an annual online contest with the aim to find the best unsigned talent in Canada. Part of his prize includes a week’s recording residency at Studio Bell in Calgary’s National Music Centre, and a slot at the CBC Music Festival in Toronto May […]
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Twelve lucky weekend picks
Into The Night music fest fills your rock cravings, an Irish dance performance shows St. Patty’s is more than green beer, three iconic Indigenous artists perform at the MSVU gallery and more. [IMAGE-1] Mamma Mia! singalong musical fundraiser Friday Be as effortless as Meryl Streep in denim overalls at this sing-along session of the ABBA-based […]
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Twelve picture-perfect weekend picks
Mark International Women’s Day with four diverse exhibits by female artists, Get amped for Burger Week with a trip on the Burger Bus and don’t miss the St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
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Twelve fashionably fancy weekend picks
As Paris Fashion Week continues and the Oscars’ red carpet gets ready to unroll Sunday, Halifax has its own luxe happenings to hit up: The Halifax Black Film Festival returns—bringing Cory Bowles’ Black Cop with it—while the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra delivers sweet Viennese sound and, at The Craig Gallery, the power of doodling finally gets […]
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OBEY Convention announces lineup
OBEY’s back to make your May long weekend wildly, wonderfully weird with sonic stylings like your ears have never heard before. The four-day sound and music fest boasts uber-dancable Kudro beats courtesy of Portugal’s Nídia, emotional catharsis with the energy-cleansing rhythms of duo ONO and classical lute playing by Chinese literati-inspired Liu Fang. Rounding out […]
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Twelve hip hoppin’ weekend picks
Two top Cancuk DJs spin new beats, a graffiti-infused art show lands at The Dart and the F.A.M.E. Fashion Show brings some swagger to Spryfield for a weekend full of hip hop-esque energy that’ll have your brain firing faster than Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther soundtrack. F.A.M.E: Fashion, Art, Music, Eat Sunday The annual celebration featuring haute […]
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Neon Dreams exits Hedley arena tour
Halifax EDM outfit Neon Dreams has announced it has pulled out of a cross-Canada tour as allegations of sexual misconduct against the members of Hedley pile up this week. The trio has been on the Cageless tour since it kicked off February 5 in Abbottsford, BC, and was scheduled to open all 32 shows to […]
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Twelve awesomely artsy weekend picks
Just in time for our annual celebration of the city’s new art, peep these creative ways to fill the best days of the week. Righteously Political Poetry: Canticles vs. Slavery and Imperialism with George Elliot Clarke Saturday Celebrated poet George Elliott Clarke tackles five centuries of slavery and imperialism with recent poetry, including his ongoing […]
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Feist announces one, two shows in Halifax
Feist fanatics will get two chances to feel it all with the indie singer-songwriter in Halifax this May. Born in Amherst, Leslie Feist released her debut album in 1999 and rose to international popularity several years later after her song “1234” was featured on an iPod commercial. Feist’s latest work, Pleasure, was released last spring. […]
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Twelve weekend picks you’ll love
It’s almost the Lunar New Year and almost Valentine’s Day, meaning there’s no shortage of reasons to give Netflix a rest. Sing-e-brate: Phoenix partners with The Big Sing Friday Phoenix celebrates another trip around the sun with The Big Sing—the proudly amateur sing-along that asks you to bring the voice you have—for a sing-a-bration of […]