This past weekend, the East Coast Music Association handed out its annual nods to some of the best and brightest local talent. (And, um, a few accolades to openly living-away artists, like Laura Roy, who’s been making her mark on the UK’s R&B scene, and longtime Ontario-based fiddle queen Natalie MacMaster.) While the statuettes were […]
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Here’s everything that’s happening at this year’s Pride festival
Thursday July 16 Noon-Hour Panel Series: Flattening the Curve of Racism for Two-Spirits: Creating Racial, Gender and Sexuality Diverse Allies in and out of the LGTBQ+ community Panellists include Geordy Marshall (Kepmitelsi), John R. Sylliboy (Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance) and El Bergeron Paul (Wolastoqyiyk of St. Mary’s First Nation). noon-1pm, halifaxpride.com Halifax Pride Flag Raising The […]
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What is happening with the Halifax Pop Explosion?
It started with the posting of a black square. Halifax Pop Explosion—like many other festivals and organizations within the music industry—took to Instagram a month ago to share a message about solidarity with #theshowmustbepaused, an initiative asking the music world to address its own systemic racism. Then last week, the post started getting renewed attention. […]
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Joel Plaskett Emergency to play virtual Canada Day concert
Joel Plaskett certainly does love this town—and if you were ever looking for proof that the feeling’s mutual, how about this: Today, HRM Civic Events announced that the city’s annual July 1 show will star none other than the King of Dartmouth, playing alongside his bandmates from The Emergency, streamed live from inside the Halifax […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s June 23-28 streaming guide
Tuesday June 23 Carbon Arc screens The Booksellers (remotely) While there’s no news yet as to when Halifax’s indie movie house will re-open, you can get your film fix by streaming its latest pick, The Booksellers. Available through Carbon Arc’s website for $9.99 (and available to watch until July 2), the film takes a look […]
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Here’s everyone who made it onto the 2020 Polaris Long List
This afternoon, the most prestigious award in Canadian music—sorry Junos, we’re talking about the Polaris Prize—announced its long list (as in, the list of all the Canadian albums released since last spring that are in the running for the $50,000 prize). These 40 albums will be parsed through by the Polaris’s 201-member jury before the […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with our June 15-21 streaming guide
Monday June 15 Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular trivia game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and delight, and with no prizes on the line, you won’t even mind missing […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with your June 8-14 streaming guide
Monday June 8 A conversation on unity w/Tyler Simmonds & Verena Rizg Simmonds, an award-winning filmmaker and public speaker from North Preston, hosts this chat with singer-poet Verena Rizing at 5:30pm via Instagram Live. Made In Bangladesh screening Since we still can’t go to Carbon Arc and see an indie flick IRL, the small theatre […]
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Quarantining with Like A Motorcycle
Like a Motorcycle is supposed to be on tour right now. But, with physical distancing making it impossible to throw a punk show, the group is finding new ways to stay present as it gears up to release its sophomore album, Dead Broke. The Halifax based four-piece has a full schedule in lock down. It […]
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Review: Kristen Martell’s Coming Home will heal you
Kristen Martell wants you to breathe. And you will, after listening to her latest EP, Coming Home. It’s an album with all the warmth of a summer sun which shines through acoustic pop that’s bright and hopeful — without sacrificing meaningful, insightful lyrics. The Mahone bay songwriter crafts her tunes in a reflective, introspective style—much […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with our May 25-31 streaming guide
Tuesday May 26 Vista Zuppa Theatre continues to push your mental boundaries of what a play can be—this time, taking you on a virtual walking tour that can be done anywhere (yes, even in your apartment) while asking big questions about what health means and how communities can stay healthy. An app-guided audio tour that […]
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Remembering Menz & Mollyz
Tonight at Menz & Mollyz, it would’ve been Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dandersen—back in a world where such things could exist. Writing that sentence today, nine weeks (ish) into a global pandemic, feels like saying “this was a walking trail favoured by long-neck dinosaurs.” Writing that sentence today, five weeks after a Facebook post said […]