Category Archives: Live Music

Concert Announcements Abound…..Dora, Danko, Al, Journey and some Crows.

February 5, 2015 Trev

Wallets in the Halifax area are certainly lighter after the latest live music announcements for the next few months, a few of which have gone on sale already and promptly sold out, others of which will be on sale shortly. The great thing is that the announcements that have been made, have a little something…Read More

Concert Announcements…..including the JPE!!

January 17, 2015 Trev

It was a busy week for concert announcements in the city, so let's break them down shall we? ---- For the hip-hop heads of Halifax, Waka Flocka is playing the Marquee Ballroom on Friday the 13th of February and Neon Dreams will be sharing the stage on this evening. More details can be found over…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

Songwriters Circle – Dec. 18th 2014 @ Casino Nova Scotia

December 21, 2014 Jeff

Now in its ninth year, local singer/songwriter Bruce Guthro's annual songwriters circle has become a well oiled machine. Four musicians sit in the middle of a room, across from one another as if they were each sitting in the corner of a square facing the opposite side, and proceed to drink wine, laugh and joke…Read More

Sonic Concerts Presents Sloan In Halifax, March 7th, 2015

November 26, 2014 Justin

(Halifax, NS) - Hometown indie-rockers Sloan return to Halifax in support of their 11th studio album Commonwealth, released earlier this fall, at The Marquee Ballroom on Saturday, March 7. Commonwealth is a 15-song collection that sees Sloan creating one of the most unique and ambitious recordings of their two-decade-plus career. Consequence of Sound premiered “Carried…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