The year’s almost over, but there’s still time for some fun: it’s The Oval’s opening weekend, Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound honour Otis Redding and The Khyber celebrates a new doc, Black In Halifax. 10 Anchor City Rollers learn-to-skate session Sunday If you’ve been dying to try roller derby since seeing Ellen Paige in […]
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Ten holly-jolly weekend picks
10 Point Pleasant Park shoreline cleanup Sunday Meet fellow eco-warriors and get some Vitamin D while you brave the chill to help Point Pleasant’s shorelines get plastic-free. Meet at the park’s lower parking lot, near Black Rock Beach. 9 Les Rois Mongols screening Friday Set in the height of Quebec’s 1970 FLQ crisis, this flick […]
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Protest the Hero stopping in Halifax for its Fortress 10th anniversary tour
Canadian progressive-metal band Protest The Hero announced it will be having an extensive North American tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its gold-certified album, Fortress. The 10-track LP was released in early 2008, debuting at number one in Canada. The band will stop in Halifax at the Marquee Ballroom on Tuesday, April 24 at […]
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Ten commemorative weekend picks
10 Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas Saturday // Sunday The eighth annual Forum bazaar of fairytale, medieval, steampunk, gothic and anime items means you’ll be gifting outside-the-box goodies to those on your list. 9 Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes w/Fraser Melvin Friday Toronto blues/R&B outfit Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes draws inspiration […]
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Nova Scotia liquor board cuts down on live music at Timber Lounge following complaints
Restrictions on live music has a local business owner wondering “where is music allowed in Halifax?” Due to multiple noise complaints, the Timber Lounge on Agricola Street is no longer permitted to host amplified shows. Acoustic performances, however, are still allowed. Owner Marc Chisholm says the axe-throwing bar previously made an agreement with the province’s […]
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Ten out-of-this-world weekend picks
10 The Best of The Fest Saturday The all-stars of Halifax’s ComedyFest return for a night of biggest hits (er, biggest ha-has?) that includes Debra DiGiovanni griping about skincare at Casino Nova Scotia. 9 Modified screening Friday Aube Giroux’s debut documentary tackles questions surrounding Canada’s lack of GMO labelling and will make you reconsider the contents of […]
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Ten epic weekend picks
10 Khyber Night Flea Market Saturday Get your shopping fix at this Khyber fundraiser featuring up to 35 vendors hawking crafts, services and vintage gems. 9 Adam Baldwin w/The Zolas Thursday Earnest Americana clad in a denim jacket, Dartmouth troubadour Adam Baldwin returns to The Marquee with a stack of relatable rock jams. 8 Craft […]
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Have a downright danceable weekend with these 10 picks
10 Columbus screening Friday Set in the architecturally-rich small town of Columbus, Indiana, this Carbon Arc flick follows a friendship between a local and a young man stranded in the town. As the two explore Columbus’ sites, a relationship blooms—but can it exist outside this specific time and place? 9 MettalFest Friday // Saturday Two […]
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Your 2017 Music Nova Scotia award winners
A post shared by Port Cities (@port_cities) on Nov 5, 2017 at 5:39pm PST Another Nova Scotia Music Week has come to a close after a wild weather weekend in Truro, where the roving annual event is in the middle of a four-year stay. Harmerrific Port Cities walked away the biggest winners, with five of […]
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In The Dead of Winter Festival announces 2018 lineup
Though this freakishly warm fall has winter feeling falsely far away, In The Dead of Winter Festival reminded us today that the snow is a-comin’—but luckily for us, so is the awesome singer-songwriter-focused festival with its folk-rock-Americana stylings. The fest quietly put tickets on sale this morning for a slew of shows, including the trademark […]
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The ten best ways to fill your weekend
10 Sixth annual Harvest Hootenanny and Pumpkin Smash Saturday If your jack o’ lantern is starting to feel as done as pumpkin spice, bring it to Common Roots’ Harvest Hootenanny so it can be used for compost. Global music, apple cider, garlic planting and scavenger hunts round out the fun. 9 Author’s Stage: Ken Dryden […]
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Bahamas, Matt Mays, July Talk and The Beaches announce Halifax shows
Two concerts announced this week have me planning to make 2018 the year that listening to a shit ton more music becomes my official new year’s resolution. These shows will surely help: On January 12, Bahamas celebrates his fourth effort, Earthtones, which takes D’angelo-inspired rhythms sifted through a singer-songwriter style. The result? A show at […]