To celebrate tonight’s “Glenwood G.G./Hau Kea” 7” release (Thursday, January 12, 8pm at The Seahorse Tavern with Unreal Thought and Future Girls with DJ Loukas Stilldrunk, $7), Dartmouth’s own Cryptorips has given us an exclusive, never before heard track off its upcoming full length. “Surya” is a supremely heavy song about complete badass figure skater […]
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The Maritime Bhangra Group is positively powerful
Hasmeet Singh Chandok is an unabashed optimist. His penchant for bright colours hints at this, but the full depth of his sunny outlook is fully revealed within minutes of meeting him. “There is so much kindness in this world that we don’t realize,” he says, waving his hand. As the unofficial head of the Maritime […]
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Titanic’s song of fire and ice
New Year’s Day brought the world a fresh look at the sinking of the Titanic, and it has nothing to do with the claim the boat that sank off Newfoundland was actually Titanic’s sister ship, the Olympic. In Titanic: The New Evidence, a documentary aired January 1 on England’s Channel 4, modern animation techniques are […]
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A toast to the Halifax Media Co-op
[Image-1] The death of the Halifax Media Co-op was everything the Chronicle Herald strike wasn’t. The labour situation at Nova Scotia’s daily paper of record dominated headlines this year and drew national attention, while the quiet passing of the local media co-operative earned barely a eulogy. The website remains online, for the time being, and the […]
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Top five local tracks
6 Track Demo 2016 by Booji Boys Booji Boys, “I Dream of Booji” I also try not to hate but I hate anyway, Booji Boys really gets me. This is my dream band of 2008 but from 2016. Mountain God 山神仙 by Century Egg Century Egg, “Two Minutes” That high note! Getting shivers just thinking […]
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Too stoked for TU Processed
TU Processed December 9-10, 8pm The Halifax Music Co-op 2164 Barrington Street $15/$20 TU Processed—a contemporary circus piece by performers Dawn Shepherd, Ryan Gray, and Aiyana Graham—strays from classic circus mainstays, so don’t expect animals, ring leaders, clowns and big-top tents. Shepherd describes contemporary circus in contrast to other forms of circus arts by its integration […]
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Changing Three Sheet
Three Sheet w/Know Issue Friday, December 9, 10pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $10 After nearly a decade as a band, alternative hip-hop troupe Three Sheet is taking stock of where it’s at. Three Sheet’s tenure has included a huge number of shows in Halifax, a handful of tours, even a visit to Taiwan—something that […]
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Matthew Good (minus the band) hits Halifax this March
Matthew Good misses the good ol’ days, it seems, nostalgically naming his upcoming coast-to-coast tour (complete with a Halifax stop) I Miss The New Wave: A Beautiful Midnight Revisited. It’ll be fascinating to see the Vancouver alt-rocker take the Matthew Good Band’s 1999 record and turn it into a one-man show, though his doing so […]
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Wintersleep get ready to rock The Marquee
It’s been a good year to be in Wintersleep. The band members spent 2016 headlining Gridlock festival, dropping an album that was also totally jaw-dropping (more on that in a second) and, now, will be celebrating all those wins with a big show at The Marquee. Hitting the stage January 14 and 15 with their […]
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T.I. brings politically-charged EP to Halifax.
Though it might have been a while since you’ve grooved to a dirty-south-style jam by T.I., the wait for shimmying, shaking, or Whatever You Like is officially over: The Atlanta-born-and-based emcee is heading north of the border to party it up in Halifax on January 31. Hitting the Exhibition Park Stage, fans are about $50 […]
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Quiet Parade’s holiday playlist
The industrious elves in Quiet Parade are putting out a Christmas EP, Christmas Through the Fog, on December 2, and celebrating this fact with a release show December 3 (7:30pm doors, 8pm start at the Timber Lounge, 2712 Agricola Street. $7. With guest Norma MacDonald). You may be only three advent doors in, but the […]
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Like a Motorcycle’s homecoming
Like a Motorcycle w/Keith Doom and the Wrecking Crew, Endless Nameless Saturday, November 26 at 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $9/$13 Halifax punk-rock band, Like A Motorcycle, is ending its first international tour in support of its debut album at Gus’ Pub & Grill on Saturday. This September, Like a Motorcycle’s Jillian Comeau, Kim […]
