Wintersleep w/Moon Logic Saturday, March 30, 10pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $33 sonicconcerts.com A decade after the hit single “Weighty Ghost,” Wintersleep found itself with another massive hit on its hands with “Amerika,” from 2016’s The Great Detachment. But heading back into the studio to make the followup record, it was business as […]
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So many show announcements!
There’s no reason to panic about getting anyone a Christmas gift this year: Halifax (already) has something for every music fan in 2019. All tickets are handily on sale this Friday, December 14, in time for you to get a nice card to go with them. Perhaps your in-laws don’t enjoy live music, but they […]
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Postdata’s wild heart
Postdata w/Quiet Parade Thursday, May 31, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern 2037 Gottingen Street $15 The first Postdata record was a gift, from Paul Murphy and his brother Michael, to their mother. The collection is nine hushed, intimate, gentle songs, emotionally in line with but sonically and tonally distant from Paul’s main gig, Wintersleep. For the […]
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Ten totally-cool weekend picks
10 I Never Want To Grow Up Thursday // Friday Powerful, real-looking portraits of adult women layered over pastel backgrounds and paired with classic childhood items (like a stuffed unicorn) are giving us a case of Peter Pan syndrome. See them at the Corridor Gallery. 9 Dilly Dally After Hours Thursday Shake off the winter […]
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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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Wintersleep comes home
Wintersleep is back, with a new album that’s proving to be its most popular release yet. The Great Detachment brought a return to Halifax’s Sonic Temple studio, where the group recorded its 2007 release Welcome to the Night Sky. “There’s something about that room that you want to try and capture,” says guitarist Tim D’Eon. […]
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The story behind Gridlock
Gridlock Festival is the child of co-founders Matt McIntyre and Jeremy MacNeil. It’s something the two have wanted to do for years, and this summer they’ve mustered the funds, energy and guts necessary to take the leap. MacNeil knows the biz—he’s been an independent concert promoter in Halifax for the past 14 years. “I’ve always […]
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GridLock, Halifax’s newest music fest, announces lineup
Today, Halifax’s newest music weekend, GridLock Festival, announced a few of its bookings for the inaugural event from July 8 to 10, 2016. There’s so much pop on this lineup, you’d think it’s at Forum Bingo. For real, this looks so super sweet, with beer by Stillwell on the grounds of Citadel High. Way to […]
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Old man Wintersleep
Minutes before Paul Murphy calls, his old friend Jud Haynes has made public the link to The Dependent Years. It’s an online archive of posters, press and presence (plus audio and video) featuring the bands of the Dependent Music collective, where Murphy’s band Wintersleep got its start in the early ’00s alongside Brian Borcherdt, Contrived, […]
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The 25th annual ECMA nominees are…
The 25th annual East Coast Music Award nominees were announced today at the Casino, in a decidedly non-Tuesday morning atmosphere full of bacon-wrapped scallops, rapidly popping bottles and performances from Christina Martin and Ben Caplan. Co-founder of Sire Records and talented ear-haver Seymour Stein was confirmed as the Industry Conference keynote speaker, and Wintersleep swept […]
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Wintersleep Plays Free Show in Dartmouth July 30
Wintersleep announced about a half hour ago via Twitter that they’ll be playing a free all-ages show at Alderney Landing on Saturday July 30. This is a pretty good summer for the D, concert-wise – the Arcade Fire and M-Fest concerts are also taking place at Alderney Landing. And hey, I heard a rumour they’re […]
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Wintersleep’s Letterman Performance
If you missed Wintersleep on David Letterman this past Friday, here is the performance, Youtubed for your convenience.
