“Every year there’s a word and this year it’s ‘vindication’,” says Ash Boo-Schultz, part one of the two-part Ontario dance party duo (can’t forget his other half, Jason “Human Kebab” Parsons) that has been touring Europe with Walk Off the Earth this year. “We were playing in all these immaculate places…and I realized I was […]
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A taste of Spain at the Seahorse
One of the best things about Spain is the food culture…particularly the tapa culture. It’s all about really enjoying food by sampling a little of everything, and sharing your eats with your friends. It’s a beautiful thing. Finally my dreams of a Spanish tapas bar in the HRM have been satisfied (albeit temporarily) by the […]
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Best Place To Dance
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner Pacifico Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern “Cheap drinks, good DJ and a huge dance floor,” one reader says of Reflections, succinctly explaining the lure of this year’s gold winner. Add in the “comfy couches” another reader waxes poetic about and the ever-popular student Friday, and you’ve got the recipe […]
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Best Bartender
The 26-year-old bartender has been mixing drinks for four years now and has only good things to say about his workplace of two years, the Seahorse. “It’s a great place to work. There’s no stress, so you can give the people what they want and focus on hospitality,” says Shave. Next time you’re there, ask […]
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Less booze and more fun with Lowest of the Low
Twenty years and 65,000 copies sold later, Shakespeare My Butt is back on store shelves and the Lowest of the Low is back on the road to promote its debut album re-release. A title mocking the narcissistic writer’s ego is “still relevant to the way we see music,” says the Low’s frontman Ron Hawkins. The […]
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The Modern Grass grows fast
Sometimes when something’s right, it just falls into place…and quickly. That’s the story behind gypsy-folk bluegrassers The Modern Grass Quartet. Officially, they’ve only been a band for a few months and already, they’re releasing a pretty seamless debut album. “I think it’s the fact that everyone in the band is completely dedicated to music…we played […]
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Yukon Blonde’s rambling ways
Yukon Blonde’s van has been through a lot over three runs through the US and seven trips across Canada. And while the BC-native vagrant indie-rockers are happy living life on the road (they put everything they own in storage last summer), maybe their van just needed a little breather.”She’s been amazing. We did nine months […]
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Bike Rodeo pedals on
Over the past couple of years, I’d heard the name mumbled about by various people at various shows. “Bike Rodeo” was generally followed with some sort of laudatory description, like “Bike Rodeo: They’re really fucking good,” or “Bike Rodeo: I fell down at their show and cut my face and it was awesome.” And while […]
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Ryan MacGrath wants to be your Valentine’s date
Lately, Ryan MacGrath has been playing his big, beautifully arranged songs on his own most of the time, trading dramatic instrumentation for a more intimate, stripped down sound. So playing a show with his full band is a Valentine’s treat for the ECMA nominated artist. “I’m so big on layers and little nuances in my […]
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Shotgun Jimmie gets inspired
Shotgun Jimmie is pretty pumped for this weekend. So pumped in fact, that he’s been writing in honour of the occasion. “Opening for Joel Plaskett at the Seahorse…crazy epic situation. So I decided I should definitely try and write a song or two about it.” Those lucky enough to have tickets for the show (Plaskett’s […]
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Five years and counting for The Trouble Shooters
This time of year isn’t just a holiday hullabaloo for The Trouble Shooters, it’s their anniversary too. Five years ago on Boxing Day Chris Martin and his then three-piece outfit played their first gig and since then they haven’t just been growing older, they’re also getting bigger. The now seven-piece band will kick off year […]
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Eeny, meeny, miny, Pop
Three days left. Fifteen venues. A shitton of bands. The sum: too many choices to be made in the next 72 hours. If spontaneity’s your thing, tuck this geographical list of bar-only Halifax Pop Explosion venues (there are nine) in your pocket today, so that when you—or someone you know—-inevitably arrives at the Paragon at […]