Tag Archives: The Brood

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

Throwback Thursday // Big Shiny Tunes @ The Marquee // Feb.2023

March 9, 2023 Trev

Time flies when you're having fun. Hard to believe that Big Shiny Tunes is over a month in our rear view mirror, but here we are. Over two nights, a cavalcade of the province's most talented musicians converged on the Marquee Ballroom to cover some beloved tunes from the legendary Big Shiny Tunes compilation series… Read More

Podcast Episode 36 – The Brood Part 2

July 31, 2018 Jeff

The full band stopped by to talk about their brand new, live video for "The Don". They also chatted about living/playing in Halifax, and the upcoming shows they have on August 25th in New Brunswick (tickets can be found here) and September 8th in Nova Scotia. You can head on over to their webpage here… Read More

Happy International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018 Jeff

I hate that we have to have a day to celebrate women, but it's not because of the celebration, it's more that we should just celebrate half of the population on a daily basis! Women are incredible. They make this world go around. They also create kick ass music and we at Hafilax love kick… Read More

Mitch’s Favourite Albums — 2017 Edition

December 8, 2017 Mitch

Another year has come and gone, and the world hasn't come to an end...yet. We had the absolute pleasure of hearing a butt ton of new music, and seeing a bunch of acts over the year. I just want to point out that by no means is this a "Best Of" list because I don't… Read More

Nova Scotia Music Week // Mitch’s Favourite Acts

November 6, 2017 Mitch

It's a difficult feat to see 23 shows in 3 days, but it's even more difficult to take in all that encompasses Nova Scotia Music Week. The wealth of talent that we have to offer here in NS was on display in Truro over the weekend (November 2-5, 2017). My only complaint over the weekend… Read More

Album Review // The Brood – Transistor

October 27, 2017 Mitch

All too often, bands who thrive in a live environment can't always capture the same energy when trying to carry it over and capture it in the studio. The Brood's debut full-length album Transistor has managed to break the mould, and lets you hear almost exactly what you'll get in their live show (less the 6-minute… Read More

Podcast Episode 17 – The Brood

August 8, 2017 Jeff

Siobhan and Billy stopped by to discuss their upcoming album release, as well as the incredible summer that has them performing all through Atlantic Canada. As always, you can head on over to SoundCloud to listen or subscribe over on iTunes. Read More

Five Acts To See At The TD Halifax Jazz Festival

July 9, 2017 Jeff

With only a few days to go before the TD Halifax Jazz Festival opens its gates to the city of Halifax, we here at Hafilax have come up with five acts that you might not know, but should definitely see. (You know how much we love lists......everyone loves lists.) Jo Mersa Marley Grandson to… Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – Nov. 18th, 2016

November 18, 2016 Jeff

It's been a while since we've dropped a Friday night playlist and gotten things moving again. Let's dive into some of the best that we caught during the Halifax Pop Explosion and Music Week Nova Scotia. (more…) Read More