Tag Archives: Marquee Ballroom

Show Shots // Road to the Junos: Night 4 // Rose Cousins & Jenn Grant @ 2037 Gottingen – 02.08.24

March 21, 2024 Trev

Back in early February, the 2037 Gottingen Complex (home to the Marquee Ballroom and The Seahorse) hosted a series of concerts presented by CBC Music as part of the Road to the Junos series. A litany of talented acts performed during the week, and on Nights 2 & 4, HAFILAX's own Trevor was in attendance… Read More

Show Shots // Big Shiny Tunes (Volume 3) – 02.02.24

March 13, 2024 Trev

At the top of February, a legion of talented musicians descended upon the Marquee Ballroom to perform a slew of beloved tunes that all found a place on the storied Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. This marked the third iteration of the series here in Halifax, and it was as great the previous 2 events,… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Daniel Romano’s Outfit @ The Marquee Ballroom – 19.01.24

January 31, 2024 Trev

Over a week ago, Daniel Romano’s Outfit graced the Marquee Ballroom stage for the second time in the past year. The last time the prolific musical chameleon brought his talented brood East, the lineup looked a little different than its current iteration, as bassist Tommy Major of Young Guv joined the lineup, and there was… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // The Dirty Nil @ The Marquee Ballroom – 07.12.23

January 2, 2024 Trev

There will always be shows that you kick yourself for missing and hope that you can catch that act the next time they roll through town. That was the case with The Dirty Nil and their previous visit to the 2037 Gottingen complex in 2016 where the band headlined The Seahorse stage in support… Read More

Show Shots // Daniel James McFadyen @ The Marquee Ballroom – 21.10.23

November 16, 2023 Trev

A few snaps from October's release party for the latest from Daniel James McFadyen. Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Yukon Blonde @ Marquee Ballroom // 04.10.2023

October 19, 2023 Trev

It’s been just two weeks since Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde hit the road and headed East, and it’s almost a week since the band released their 6th studio release Shuggie. Ahead of the album’s release (their first since 2020’s Vindicator), the indie-synth pop outfit played 9 shows over the span of 10 days, making stops in… Read More

Concert Thoughts & Shots // Buckcherry @ The Marquee Ballroom – 29.06.23

July 7, 2023 Trev

Buckcherry is one of those acts that burst onto the scene with a sneer and a song at the tail end of the 90s. The music scene that the band burst onto was transitioning between that flannel-clad grunge era and the burgeoning nu-metal era. At the time, only a few acts still carried the torch… Read More

Wayback Wednesday // Rankin MacInnis’ Winter Warmer Finale @The Marquee // 18.03.23

June 21, 2023 Trev

Hard to believe that we're over 3 months out from the finale of the 22/23 Winter Warmer season, but here we are. Fortunately, Rankin MacInnis' prowess for putting on one hell of a kitchen party has not gone unnoticed. Since wrapping his weekly Sunday afternoon series, he has reunited with his band The Broken Reeds… Read More

Show Thoughts and Shots // Matthew Good w/ Carly Thomas @ The Marquee – 12.11.2022

November 16, 2022 Trev

It was a full circle moment when Matthew Good’s acoustic tour announced its Halifax stop at the Marquee Ballroom, as I was in this very room when Good kicked off his Moving Walls tour back in 2020. That was one of the last live shows that anyone would attend… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Big Shiny Tunes (Vol. 01) @ The Marquee Ballroom – 29.05.22

July 4, 2022 Trev

It's hard to believe that it has been a month since the celebration of the Big Shiny Tunes series took place at the Marquee Ballroom in Halifax. There have been cool tribute shows that have taken place around town such as Wildest Dreams, which saw an interchangeable set of… Read More