Category Archives: Live Music

2015 TD Halifax Jazz Festival – Full Announcement July 8-12

July 7, 2015 Trev

THE 2015 TD HALIFAX JAZZ FESTIVAL RUNS JULY 8 - 12, WITH A STUNNING ROSTER OF INTERNATIONAL, CANADIAN, AND LOCAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS, tUnE-yArDs, THE BUDOS BAND, JOEY DEFRANCESCO, MICHAEL KAESHAMMER, AND MANY, MANY MORE (Halifax, NS) – The city of Halifax is the stage for the 29th edition of…Read More

Concert Review – Red Bull Tour Bus x Dine Alone Records 10th Anniversary

July 7, 2015 Trev

It was a great night in Halifax on Canada Day Eve. It was one of those perfect waterfront days; the sun was beaming, the breeze was low and there was an impending concert about to take place. Initially the show was announced as Stewart Burton, a special guest and headlining act Tokyo Police Club, but…Read More

Maritime Metal & Hard Rock Festival 3 – Full Schedule Announcement

June 28, 2015 Justin

The Maritime Metal & Hard Rock festival is just 3 weeks away, happening on the weekend of July 17th & 18th at the Hants County Ex Grounds, Windsor, Nova Scotia. With the stellar line-up of bands such as Doom Machine, Try Dying, Machete, and their recently announced headliner The Pack A.D., this is gonna be…Read More

NXNE: Day One Review

June 18, 2015 Justin

North by North East (NXNE) kicked off last night in Toronto. For those of you who don't know, NXNE is pretty much a five day music festival featuring artists from a wide range of musical genres, coming from all over the world. What makes this festival so unique is that there is something for everyone…Read More

4 Reasons To Hit The Halifax Jazz Fest

June 18, 2015 Jeff

Lets start this post off by saying that this festival should be viewed for the simple reason that it's a great representation of the amazing jazz musicians we have in the world. From Ragtime to Bossa Nova to Hot Jazz, this festival has spent the past 29 years bringing in some of the world's most dynamic jazz acts…Read More

Concert Review: East Coast Rockabilly Riot

May 14, 2015 Jeff

Before we dig into the review from Saturday night's East Coast Rockabilly Riot, I have to declare that rockabilly is a genre I have very little experience with. I knew songs such as "Stray Cat Strut", "Rock Around The Clock" and "Blue Suede Shoes" would fit the bill, but found myself mildly stumped when I heard that…Read More

Concert Review :: Danko Jones w/ Like a Motorcycle @ The Marquee Club (May 2/2015)

May 4, 2015 Trev

The question of the night for the people in attendance of the double bill of Like a Motorcycle and Danko Jones was undoubtedly "Do You Wanna Rock?". For those answering no, then the Marquee was absolutely the wrong place to be on Saturday Night. Like A Motorcycle has been honing their craft as they prep…Read More

TBT Concert Review – Bryan Adams @ Scotiabank Centre – Feb. 18, 2015

April 30, 2015 Jeff

February is one of those months that most people choose to forget. People are still feeling the pinch from the Christmas holidays; it's dark when you wake for the day and dark when you get home from work; the temperature is usually close to the coldest of the year and to top it all off…Read More

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT :: Dean Brody & Paul Brandt’s Road Trip Tour

April 22, 2015 Trev

Multiple JUNO and CCMA Award winners Dean Brody and Paul Brandt are thrilled to announce the launch of their co-headline tour #RoadTrip. Bringing together the best in Canadian country music, this epic national #RoadTrip will make three stops in the Maritimes with special guest Whitney Rose. Dates include: Oct. 21 Moncton Coliseum Oct. 23…Read More

East Coast Music Week 2015 – St. John’s, Newfoundland Recap & Favorites

April 14, 2015 Justin

A few months before the announcement of the line-up for the festival, I was a little worried about what such a small, out of the way city like St. John's could attract to it, in terms of our East Coast talent and festival goers. But as the list of performers began to surface, it became…Read More