The full lineup for this year’s Hopscotch Festival in Halifax is out, and the weekend is being headlined by two hip hop powerhouses with distinct and unique voices. Detroit rapper Danny Brown and East Coast hip hop veteran Jadakiss will headline the festival over its two-day run, with Brown performing at the Light House […]
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The Prismatic Arts Festival is on now—here’s what you need to know
Today marks the beginning of the Prismatic Arts Festival in Halifax, an annual celebration of the multidisciplinary arts by Indigenous artists and artists of colour. Taking place in venues across the city, the festival features art exhibitions, live music and theatre performances, film screenings, as well as several industry events such as its The […]
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Young Halifax renters may have to save for over a decade to buy their first home
A new study from Point2Homes suggests young renters in Halifax will have to save money for over a decade to purchase a starter home at the current average price. The generational study uses data from Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census on Canada’s 20 largest cities, as well as real estate data from the Canadian Real Estate […]
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Murdoch Mysteries in Concert is in Halifax this weekend
CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries is as beloved as it is extensive. As the show ramps up for its 18th season, it will also be gracing fans in Halifax with a special evening celebrating the show’s legacy. Murdoch Mysteries in Concert is being held at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Friday and Saturday Sep. 27 and […]
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Polaris finalists NOBRO ready to take on the Halifax Urban Folk Festival
It’s hard to find a band more passionately liberating than NOBRO. The all-femme punk band from Montreal has risen to prominence throughout the country on the strength of their anthemic debut album, Set Your Pussy Free, released in October 2023. This landed the four-piece a spot on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist for 2024. […]
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All the winners of the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival
Nearing the end of the 44th annual Atlantic International Film Festival, several films, actors and industry professionals have been presented with awards in celebration. There will also be a special screening of this year’s Best Atlantic Feature, Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner. Taking place at the Park Lane Cineplex from Sep. 11 to 18, AIFF […]
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Get ready for a full week of folk music in Halifax
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is marking its 15th anniversary this year, and it’s celebrating with an incredible lineup of singer-songwriters from local and abroad. American rock musician Alejandro Escovedo returns to the stage at The Carleton on Saturday, Oct. 5, having done so for the festival’s fifth anniversary. Also playing The Carleton throughout […]
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This new comedy club in downtown Halifax has big ambitions
After a successful soft opening last weekend, Halifax’s newest comedy club plans to take it up a notch. Halifax Live, located at 1737 Grafton Street, seeks to be the city’s premiere comedy club, promising to bring in up-and-coming acts from the city as well as favourites from across the country. Their first night saw […]
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Enter the immersive, uncanny environment of Strange Birds
Graeme Patterson has built a new world of maturing dreams, fears and anxieties that can be experienced in many forms. Up now at the Dalhousie Art Gallery and showing until Nov. 10, Strange Birds is the Sackville, NB artist’s third thematic show. Organized and circulated by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Dal AG, curated by […]
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Eight days of fantastic features at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival
The 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival is almost upon us, and with it comes a cavalcade of feature-length movies, documentaries and shorts that Haligonians can sink their teeth into. Ninety-seven films in total will be shown during the festival, running Sep. 11-18 at the Park Street Cineplex (5657 Spring Garden Road), showcasing the filmmaking talents […]
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Credit union giving away cash prizes to help students with tuition
Every little bit counts when helping students pay college or university tuition fees. According to a Statistics Canada table on tuition fees, Nova Scotia undergraduate students from Canada paid the highest tuition fees in the country in 2023/24, at an average cost of $10,548. That’s nearly 50% more than the national average. Since 2018, the […]
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Indie rock vets Dog Day revel in the noise on new record
Seth Smith thought he was done with music. The lead vocalist for Halifax-based Dog Day had been crafting melancholic indie rock tunes with his wife Nancy Urich and a rotating cast of band members since before Dog Day’s 2007 debut, Night Group. But after their 2013 record Fade Out, Smith succumbed to the burnout […]