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Concert Reviews

Concert Review: The Rural Alberta Advantage @ The Marquee – March 27th, 2015

March 30, 2015 Trev

There are nights when you find your spot at the front of the room and you're in sync with the crowd around you, or you have the opportunity to share in the excitement of a first time concert goer. However, the flip side is that sometimes you manage to find yourself wedged behind the overzealous…Read More

John Campbelljohn Live @ Casino Nova Scotia

March 12, 2015 Jeff

Friday nights have become an event not to be missed, thanks to a partnership between Casino NS and the great folks over at Music Nova Scotia. We get the opportunity to experience and discover some of the best music the East Coast has to offer. On any given Friday you can find yourself kicking back with the…Read More

Concert Review: Sloan @ The Marquee Ballroom – March 7th, 2015

March 9, 2015 Trev

March 7th marked the return to Halifax for hometown lads Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson, Andrew Scott and the 5th Beatle Gregory McDonald. McDonald may not share the vocal duties of the other four members, but he has been behind the keyboards since 2006's Never Hear the End of It tour. The band hasn't graced a…Read More

Concert Review :: Craig Cardiff @ The Company House (7pm Set)

February 8, 2015 Trev

While he may call Arnprior, Ontario home, The Company House feels like it may well indeed be Cardiff's home away from home. His interactions with fans (and a certain blogger) feel downright hospitable, as if he had invited his audience directly into his living room; and for all intents and purposes, he essentially accomplished this, thanks to…Read More

Concert Review: Big Wreck w/ Alert The Medic @ The Marquee

January 4, 2015 Trev

Friday January 2nd marked my return to the Marquee Ballroom to catch Big Wreck's latest visit to our city. I missed their prior visit as it happened to fall on my anniversary, but I was not about to miss back-to-back visits from the reunited band. The added bonus of the evening was local band Alert…Read More

Matt Andersen w/ The Town Heroes

November 24, 2014 Trev

On a night which found country legend Kenny Rogers playing across town in the Scotiabank Centre and the Paper Lions on stage at the Grawood, the hot ticket of the evening was for the return of Matt Andersen (with the Mellotones). The Olympic Hall might have been known as the "Dirty O" once upon a…Read More

HPX2014 Day 5: Beer Problems on the Final Day

November 22, 2014 Trev

Even a seasoned concert goer has to take a knee and recharge the batteries during HPX week, and that’s exactly what happened on Day 4 of the Fest. There weren’t any big shows I knew I’d regret missing (aside from Jen Kirkman’s first HPX set) so it was a rather safe bet. I did follow…Read More

The Tea Party w/ Alert The Medic @ Olympic Community Centre, Nov 20th, 2014

November 21, 2014 Justin

Let's take it back to 2005: The Tea Party were on tour in support of their album, Seven Circles, playing a sold-out show happening at the Marquee's Hell Kitchen. This was a band that was on top of their game when it came to playing live, but were on the edge of breaking-up due to…Read More

HPX2014 Day 4: Pushing On

November 18, 2014 Jeff

Friday night's edition of the Halifax Pop Explosion began with a bang and ended with a thud. With the first three days of the festival down, there was some brief hesitation over how I was going to proceed with Day 4. Due to a daily grind which consisted of late nights followed by early mornings, a large part…Read More

Mother Mother w/ USS @ The Halifax Forum MPC – Nov 10 / 2014

November 12, 2014 Trev

When I hit the Forum MPC (Multi-Purpose Centre) to check out USS & Mother Mother, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. It had been years since my first encounter with Mother Mother, when they were opening for Matthew Good at the Cunard Center. I knew that their sound had evolved a great deal in that time,…Read More