The four-piece ambient, improvised music group New Hermitage has been melting brains and building mazes of sound since 2017. The basis of what unfolds before your ears and eyes onstage is a Ray Bradbury-sounding experiment, described in the band’s press release as follows: “New Hermitage imagines a future in which pollution has decimated the population of […]
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Celebrate a winning weekend with these Sure Things
Have simply the best weekend with Sure Things like the Best of Halifax Ball, Rebecca Thomas’s symphony debut, a tribute to icon Portia White and more. Romeo & Juliet: a drink-along Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday A quartet of performers work through the ultimate boy-meets-girl play, all while imbibing. “Will they drink themselves into an oblivion […]
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Ten questions with Alestorm
Sailing the high seas of heavy metal since the mid-2000s, the members of Scottish band Alestorm wanna melt your face with Metallica-inspired guitars while having their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks. Probably the biggest pirate metal band out there—something the five-piece leans into with album titles like Captain Morgan’s Revenge and song titles like […]
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Stop, pop and roll: Our favourite moments of Halifax Pop Explosion 2019
To call Halifax Pop Explosion a varied fest feels obvious: The venerable event has been celebrating the best of local, national and international acts for more than two decades. A peep at this year’s schedule alone—which saw bluegrass-y concerts in churches slotted next to sweeping emo showcases on the city’s biggest stages—belies both the breadth […]
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Sure Things, Halloweekend edition
So, you’re a last-minute Halloween lover and you’re trying to decide where to debut your costume. We’ve got your back with a roundup of the top parties in town, both tonight and over the weekend. Trick or treat on! A night of comedy at the silent movies w/organist Shawn Whynot Saturday A screening of the […]
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Review: Jeremy Dutcher and Symphony Nova Scotia float your soul in a sea of song
A spotlight beams down over two women on stools, warm blue. With soft voices, they share a Mi’kmaq lesson: “This land is known as the land of deep water,” says Ursula Johnson to Angela Parsons. “Kinuk” is the opening act of Jeremy Dutcher’s co-performance with Symphony Nova Scotia. It’s a subtle sign the evening will be […]
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Ten questions with Dave Sampson
Folk music strained through an indie-pop sieve is the signature of Nova Scotia’s own Dave Sampson, who arrives at The Marquee on Oct 19 to celebrate his new album, All Types of Ways, with a hometown(-ish) show. Sampson was born in Cape Breton and spent time in Nashville as he cut All Types of Ways, […]
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Give thanks for the long weekend with these Sure Things
From Trixie Mattel’s Halifax arrival to Carbon Arc’s latest flick, here’s the can’t-miss turkey weekend fun to add to your calendar. Nonna’s very own: A comedy showcase with Marc-Anthony Sinagoga Thursday Up-and-coming comic Marc-Anthony Sinagoga makes you LOL hard enough to fuggetabout your worries at the Bus Stop Theatre. more deets Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend […]
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Behind the setlist with Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin was nervous about his headlining slot at The Marquee Ballroom on October 5: “I had been asking about ticket sales up to a couple days before,” he confesses, speaking by phone. “I made a decision to not look up at the crowd until I got right to the mic.” He needn’t have worried—the […]
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Ten questions with Shotgun Jimmie
Grinding it out in the indie landscape since the mid-2000s, Shotgun Jimmie (real name Jim Kilpatrick) has carved a niche in the pop-tinged, singer-songwriter landscape. With nine albums under his belt and his heart forever on his sleeve, his is the jangly sort of sound that tickles your eardrums—as sugary and energetic as Pop Rocks […]
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Twirl on into the weekend with these Sure Things
From the Brazilian dance troupe Focus Cia de Dança kick-starting Live Art Dance’s new season to Sugar Sammy bringing down the house at Spatz Theatre, it’s a red-hot weekend. Sugar Sammy Friday The funny guy The New York Times calls “a fearless comic with a talent for provoking both laughter and outrage”, Sugar Sammy brings […]
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Ten questions with Mobina Galore
From the out-to-please-nobody energy of staying-in anthem “I Need To Go Home” to the brute squall that is “You’re Not 23 Anymore”, Mobina Galore doesn’t give a fuck what you think. What do drummer Marcia Hanson and guitarist Jenna Priestner care about? Crafting punched-up rock songs they describe as “vocally aggressive power chord punk.” The result […]