Summer Festival Season Preview

The days are longer, patios are busy with patrons, t-shirts are beginning to dominate the weekend daily attire, and there is an all-around pleasantness to people in general. What this means is that summer is right around the corner, which also puts us directly upon the path of the summer festival scene.   (more…) Read More

Al Tuck Heads Back To The Maritimes

Noted PEI Folk Musician Al Tuck Announces Ambitious East Coast Tour this Summer with his latest Album, Fair Country [Halifax] Prince Edward Island songwriter and folk musician, Al Tuck is extensively touring the East Coast, leaving no one in the region an excuse not to get out and see the show. His latest album, Fair… Read More

First Impressions

I’ve always thought that the best, and worst, thing about first impressions is that you only get one. Think about that first time you meet the in-laws. Your father in-law reaches his hand out and you close your hand ever so slightly too early. Just like that, you’re seen as a bad handshaker. You will… Read More

Dylan Menzie Returns To Nova Scotia

Dylan Menzie was one of only four Canadian artists to make it to the final round in the CBC Searchlight contest and was the only artist in the Top 4 from the East Coast. With his hit single "Kenya" currently garnering well-deserved praise across the East Coast music scene, and a successful tour that saw… Read More

Concert Review // 2016 Garrison Backlot Bash // 11.06.16

This past Saturday saw a robust crowd stream in through the new brewing facilities of the local craft beer proprietor Garrison Brewing, to take part in the 2nd annual Backlot Bash concert, which was being put on as a fundraiser for the Ecology Action Centre (a local organization dedicated to building a healthier, more sustainable… Read More

Beauts – Waves/Wash EP Review

On their latest EP outing, Waves/Wash, local Halifax rockers Beauts waste no time in setting the tone in what proves to be a solid four-song blast of fuzzed-out, indie -rock.  Reminiscent of a sound sandwiched somewhere between Swedish rockers The Hives and Canadian duo Japandroids, Waves/Wash is a tightly wound EP filled with sprawling guitar work and… Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Some Fresh Tunes – 08:06:2016

1. "Paper Girl" -  July Talk https://youtu.be/iOEUPba1-1g Oh, how I wish I was aware of July Talk's unbridled awesomeness when this show took place at the Carleton. I've been lucky enough to have caught a handful of sets from the band, and I wish I had been at the Carleton for this. Looking forward to… Read More

Concert/Event Announcements….. A Tribe Called Red, Chantal Kreviazuk, Ice Age on Ice, Sloan, and Hayden celebrates his debut album

While Halifax is currently in the midst of something of a concert drought, the announcements have started to roll through again, with the recent announcement of A Tribe Called Red coming to the Marquee. SONIC CONCERTS PRESENTS :: A TRIBE CALLED RED  IN HALIFAX, AUG. 19 (Halifax, NS) - Bursting forth from Canada’s capital, JUNO Award-winning native… Read More