Cecilia Concerts has announced its 2017/18 season, and it’s music to our ears. The season kicks off in September with clarinetist Dominic Desautels, Cecilia’s musician-in-residence for the year. In addition to homegrown talent, music fans can get a taste of Belgium later in the fall through the Psallentes ensembles and cello octect Ô-Celli. Things wrap up […]
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Pet Sounds tour hits Halifax
Wouldn’t it be nice if Brian Wilson came to Halifax? Don’t worry, baby: He is. The Beach Boys co-founder will be surfin’ much more than the USA for his upcoming tour, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pet Sounds by giving fans one more chance to hear the songs live from the man himself. The […]
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Remembering Troy Richter
” I was lucky to know him and have him as a friend.” Remembering Troy May 8, 8pm-1am Art Bar + Projects Halifax lost a talented musician and crucial member of the CKDU community when Troy Richter passed away on April 30. Richter volunteered and later hosted a show at the Dalhousie radio station called […]
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Pretty Normal release new EP
Pretty Normal EP release w/Juice Girls, Crossed Wires, Sarah Denim Friday, May 5, doors at 9:30pm show at 10pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street $5 Pretty Normal makes pretty music. With the newest three-song EP, released this Friday, Nich Patzelt (vocals/synth), Scott Kedy (vocals/bass), Sam Benson (drums), Andrew Wright: (guitar) make some top […]
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Ten rockin’ weekend picks
10 Free Comic Book Day Saturday Giant Robot celebrates Free Comic Book Day—and their sixth anniversary—with an equally giant cake and bins of free comics. 9 The Common Link: A Jane’s Walk Saturday A citizen-led stroll through some of the peninsula’s best patches of grass, this walk is part of the citizen-led Jane’s Walks that […]
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Congrats, you East Coast Music Awards winners!
April 26-30 Saint John, NB played host to the ECMA showcasers, award winners, award hopefuls, delegates, buyers, schmoozers, managers, techs, and everyone else who likes a massive dose of east coast music. The instagrams all looked extremely slick. If you want to see the red carpet gala and awards show, click here and scroll to April […]
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Ten rad weekend picks
10 International Dance Day Celebration Saturday A full day of all-levels workshops and professional performances celebrate the art of movement. 9 International Street Food Cooking ClassFriday Learn how to make some of the best street eats around the world: Carne asado tacos, bahn mi, falafels and, just for good measure, doughnuts loaded with toppings. 8 […]
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Ten ways to make your Earth Day weekend bloom
10 Starfish Student Art Awards Thursday This glitzy evening celebrating the brightest stars in the NSCAD student scene is one of the hottest art tickets of the year. Peruse the works from the 10 finalists before the award announcement that sees one of them win a $5,000 prize. 9 JonBob Illegal Art album release party […]
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We found 10 winning holiday weekend picks for you
10 Tristan Perich’s artist talk Saturday The composer and sound artist who specializes in one-bit symphonies shares a peek into his process. 9 Spring Fling: A Queer Slow Dance Friday An old-fashioned slow dance complete with dance cards. 8 Billow and Well & Bone and Bough Thursday // Friday // Saturday // Sunday Figurative paintings […]
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Addicted to The Drug Rugs
Aftermath 2017 – An NSCC Last Class BashFriday, April 7, 9pm-2am The Marquee Ballroom and The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street NSCC Students: $5 advance/$7 door Public: $10 advance/$12 door Psychedelic pop group The Drug Rugs are dropping in to a two-level concert on Friday, lined-up with popular locals such as The Town Heroes and […]
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Ten totally electric weekend picks
10 Aftermath: The Town Heroes w/After Funk, Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound, Pino & Loeb Friday A handful of buzzy bands all specializing in feel-good fun adds up to a sweet show. 9 Pretty/Ugly Thursday // Friday // Saturday Xiaocheng Li takes on fast fashion with a rich textile exhibit inspired by the garment […]
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Andrew MacKelvie wants you to hear the silence
Sounding Evolution: Andrew MacKelvie w/Lukas Pearse, Geordie Haley Monday, April 10, 8pm 1313 Hollis, 1313 Hollis Street $20/PWYC Silence is seemingly the opposite of music. For Andrew MacKelvie, though, there’s a certain resonance to it—and that’s what he seeks to explore in his work. “There’s certain patterns, almost, in the air that you can start […]
