It’s time to check the freezing temperatures at the door and heat the hell up with The Experiment, a multi-act party experience at both The Marquee and The Seahorse on Friday night. Presented by Birchwood Entertainment, The Experiment promises a two-storey full-sensory experience from visual art installations by Wasako AV to appearances from Halifax Circus […]
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Mardeen’s winning Silver
“I’ve always loved winter, but this one sucks,” says Matt Ellis, bassist of Cape Breton pop band Mardeen. The long-time four-piece is hitting icy roads to tour new EP, Silver Fan, a three-song atmospheric adventure that was recorded in Halifax after a creepy cabin experience in Quebec. “We rented a place north of Montreal to […]
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Review: Owen Pallett w/Dance Movie
As the festival moniker promises, In the Dead of Winter kicked off last night under a blanket of a freshly fallen snow. Dance Movie swooned at the newly relocated Seahorse Tavern, which moved from Argyle Street to the underbelly of the Marquee. With her powerful vocals, singer and guitarist (and Coast employee) Tara Thorne gave […]
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Owen Pallett’s In Conflict resolution
Owen Pallett w/Dance Movie Thursday, January 22, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 Owen Pallett is one of the busiest musicians in Canada. With a solo career spanning a Polaris Prize win, multiple records—including his latest, In Conflict—he’s a recent member of international musical explosion Arcade Fire, garnered an Academy Award nomination for […]
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Best Party Venue
Gold Winner Reflections Cabaret Silver Winner The Seahorse Tavern Bronze Winner The Marquee Ballroom A new look and a new location haven’t changed who Reflections really is inside. This crazy party animal is up for anything at all hours of the night, any night of the week—whether its a drag competition, a dubstep dance party, […]
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The Seahorse is moving to Hell
UPDATED: The last show at The Seahorse’s Argyle Street location will be December 27. Last month when we chatted with The Seahorse Tavern‘s owner Victor Syperek he made it clear that the iconic bar wasn’t closing, and any rumours that it was being kicked out of its current location at 1665 Argyle Street were completely […]
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Cud Eastbound’s parting gift
“I tend to use a lot of allegorical imagery in my music, particularly about animals and creatures of the forest,” says soon-to-be-former Halifax folk singer Cud Eastbound. “Between travelling, my dog, my friends and the occasional heartache here and there, I don’t have trouble finding inspiration in the world.” On Friday, Eastbound will release his […]
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Best Bar
Gold Winner Tom’s Little Havana Silver Winner Obladee, A Wine Bar Bronze Winner The Seahorse Tavern Nestled away from the bustle of Spring Garden Road is this beauty of a bar. It’s easy to miss, but once you know about it you’ll never want to go anywhere else. Tom’s is a prime spot for first […]
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Kaitlin Shuvera wants to challenge you
Kaitlin Shuvera has lived in Halifax for less than a year, but after (regularly) performing at three open mics a week, she’s ready to take on the Ha!ifax ComedyFest. Shuvera got into stand-up comedy because improv comedy wasn’t an option in Kelowna, where she used to live. A few friends said they wanted to start […]
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DeAnne Smith’s been everywhere, man
If you ever heard “Nerdy Love Song,” “No Worries” and the more recent “Consensual as Fuck,” you know DeAnne Smith can kill it on the vocal front. If you’ve seen her performances at Just for Laughs, Melbourne Comedy Gala, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, you know she can slay on stage talking about everything from looking like […]
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Doug Mutai’s chasing the dream
Doug Mutai’s Kenyan roots got him on his feet and running, but while he was moving forward he felt something stronger pulling him back. A deep nagging sense that the sport wasn’t propelling him to where he needed to be. “Running is something that runs in my family. So I tried it out in college […]
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Jessie Brown’s Divine volume
Jessie Brown and The Black Divine are kicking off their second tour with high hopes and a harder sound. You can expect rock ‘n’ roll with a lot of soul—and something for the metalheads, too. Brown says the first album was a bit more “subdued,” and the sophomore Act II: Decisions promises to be a […]