Category Archives: Live Music

The Sheepdogs @ The Marquee // March 16th, 2016

March 19, 2016 Trev

There are those bands who break overnight, become the media darlings of the moment, hit the road on a cross-country adventure, only to quickly implode and disband just as quickly as they broke through. The Canadian musical landscape is littered with countless bands who flirted with fame and fortune only to flame out, leaving nary…Read More

A Celebration of the Life & Music of Jay Smith

March 8, 2016 Trev

...two shows in support of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia and the Unison Benevolent Fund. (Halifax, NS) - Adam Baldwin, Joel Plaskett, Brian Byrne (I Mother Earth), Mike Ryan (The Town Heroes), John Mullane (In-Flight Safety), Kim Harris & Melanie Stone, Carleton Stone & Dylan Guthro, Steve MacDougall (Slowcoaster), Dennis Ellsworth, Ian MacDougall…Read More

Billy Joel Plaskett & C’etait Toi @ The Carleton (Glass Houses // Night 2)

March 2, 2016 Trev

Joel Plaskett is a local guy through and through and through, and this was never more evident than last Monday and Tuesday night at The Carleton. For the pair of sold-out shows, Plaskett was supported by the talented C'Etait Toi players, a band consisting largely of members of the Brood (Seamus, Billy and Siobhan) along…Read More

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT // RASCAL FLATTS LIVE IN HALIFAX, AUG. 1

March 1, 2016 Trev

SONIC CONCERTS PRESENTS RASCAL FLATTS LIVE IN HALIFAX, AUG. 1 (Halifax, NS) - Grammy Award-winning country music group Rascal Flatts is bringing their Rhythm and Roots Tour to Halifax for the first time with a performance at the Scotiabank Centre on Thursday, Aug. 18. Special guest is Jason Blaine. Rascal Flatts is the best-selling…Read More

ICYMI: GRIDLOCK FESTIVAL // JUL 8 – 10 // HALIFAX, NS

February 27, 2016 Trev

Ensure you're following our pals over at the Gridlock Festival (@gridlockfest) on Twitter, as they have an announcement scheduled for Tuesday, March 1st to announce 10 more bands & 5 comedians for the Festival. ---------------- DIIV, American Football, TR/ST, Wintersleep, Baths, Lower Dens, Lowell, Beach Slang, and more announced for inaugural Gridlock Festival ...tickets on sale NOW DIIV, American…Read More

Blue Rodeo w/ The Strumbellas @ Scotiabank Ctr // Feb 24, 2016

February 26, 2016 Trev

For a band such as Blue Rodeo, who have become a fixture in the tapestry of the national music scene, this past Thursday night on the Scotiabank Centre stage was the textbook example of why Cuddy, Keelor and pals have maintained a relevance and longevity that many bands fail to realize. Seeing Blue Rodeo is…Read More

Upcoming Shows…Shane Koyczan, Jesse Cook, 2nd Shows for Classified and Matt Andersen

February 26, 2016 Trev

SONIC CONCERTS PRESENTS SHANE KOYCZAN IN HALIFAX, APRIL 16 (Halifax, NS) - After a sold-out Canadian tour last spring, award-winning spoken word artist Shane Koyczan returns to Halifax to perform in support of his latest release, Debris, at St. Matthew's United Church on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. Recorded and engineered by Corwin Fox…Read More

Frank Turner w/ Northcote // The Marquee // Feb.18.2016

February 20, 2016 Trev

There have been nights where I have walked into The Marquee Ballroom, and there’s been little more than a bartender and a tumbleweed, prior to the start of a show. This was not one of those nights, as there was a healthy crowd forming for this double bill of Northcote and Frank Turner. The trio…Read More

Concert Recap // Vance Joy @ The Rebecca Cohn // 07 Feb 2016

February 9, 2016 Trev

The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is a room that has played host to a myriad of singer-songwriters over the years; the sound is robust and warm, and plays to the strengths of the artist. It’s a place where I have been fortunate enough to see acts such as Hayden, Sarah McLachlan, Joel Plaskett, Blue Rodeo, Rich…Read More

VANCE JOY CONCERT IN HALIFAX MOVED TO TOMORROW, FEB. 9

February 8, 2016 Trev

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 8, 2016 (Halifax, NS) - Due to impending weather, the Vance Joy concert originally scheduled for tonight at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax has been moved to tomorrow, Feb. 9. Please note that concert will now start at 7 p.m. and doors will open at 6:30 p.m. If ticket…Read More