Category Archives: Quick Hit

Concert Review: Hey Rosetta! – Nov. 27th @ The Rebecca Cohn

November 30, 2015 Jeff

Hey Rosetta's performance on Friday night was one which not only put a stamp on what has been a successful 10 year run but also one of their more successful tours to date. Lined with backdrops of gold curtains, a beautifully laid out in-house lighting system and countless lightbulbs spread across the entirety of the…Read More

Concert Review: Glorious Sons – Nov 21 @ The Marquee Ballroom

November 26, 2015 Trev

The Marquee is one of those venues founded on a sweaty, writhing mass of flesh, intoxicated by the music being performed on stage. I’ve been through those Marque doors on multiple occasions and very few of those visits have elicited the gritty visceral experience I had on Saturday night with the Glorious Sons. When you…Read More

Concert Review: Quiet Parade @ The Seahorse on Nov. 20/2015

November 24, 2015 Trev

One of my favourite Simpsons quotes comes from the episode where the family wins a trip to Africa after eating an excessively stale box of Animal Crackers, but toward the end of the episode where Homer and Bart share an exchange after a chimpanzee approaches them: “Hey, maybe he’ll lead us to bananas”, and Homer…Read More

Halifax Jazz Festival Announces 50th Anniversary “Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas,” featuring Jerry Granelli, Sunday, December 6 at the Spatz Theatre

November 8, 2015 Jeff

(Halifax, NS) Halifax Jazz Festival presents Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring Halifax jazz legend Jerry Granelli, and the Jerry Granelli Trio. Tales of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Halifax Jazz Festival's 12th annual fundraiser for music education, takes place at 2 PM and 8 PM Sunday, December 6, at the Spatz Theatre, Citadel…Read More

Travi$ Scott cancels Halifax Pop Explosion show

October 22, 2015 Trev

(Halifax, NS) - Due to issues regarding travel, Travi$ Scott will not perform tonight as part of the 2015 Halifax Pop Explosion. Individual tickets purchased through the etixnow website will automatically be refunded. Tickets purchased at an etixnow kiosk can be refunded by contacting [email protected] or by calling 1-877-384-9669. The other acts scheduled for the…Read More

HPX Part 3 – Bands You Don’t Know And Should Not Miss

October 20, 2015 Jeff

In our third and last part of our Halifax Pop Explosion preview we dig deep into the trenches to dig up those acts that you probably haven't yet heard of but should go out of your way to check out. (You can read part one over here and the second part here.) Dear Rouge @…Read More

Halifax Pop Explosion Preview Part 2 – Bands You May or May Not Know

October 19, 2015 Jeff

In part one of our 3-part Halifax Pop Explosion extravaganza (you can check it out here) we helped hammer home what all of you HPX fans already know. Who to see, when they're playing and why you should see them. At its core the Halifax Pop Explosion is a celebration of music and an exploration…Read More

Concert Review: Godsmack w/ Sevendust & The Motorleague @ Scotiabank Centre – Oct 16/2015

October 18, 2015 Trev

When the announcement was made that Godsmack was coming to town and bringing Sevendust along for the trek, you could hear the collective eye roll from the Halifax hipsters. It would be easy to discount this pairing as another in a long line of acts who have arrived on our stages long past their prime…Read More

Halifax Pop Explosion Preview Part 1 – Bands You Already Know

October 14, 2015 Jeff

With the summer festival scene safely in the rear-view mirror we can now point our attention toward the Halifax Pop Explosion. Taking place from Oct 20th through Oct 24th 2015, the Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) is a five day festival that features over 150 artists performing across the city landscape. The festival also prides itself on diversity, which is…Read More

GroundSwell Music Festival – Nov. 19th, 20th & 21st at the Olympic Hall

October 10, 2015 Jeff

With a surging emphasis on supporting local (rightfully so), GroundSwell Music has put together some of the best musicians, chefs and brewers that our great city of Halifax has to offer. (Halifax, NS) November 19, 20 and 21 the 1st Annual GroundSwell Music Festival will feature the music of headline acts The Stanfields, The Town…Read More