Category Archives: Live Music

HPX2014 Day 3: Music Trumps Comedy Pt. 1

November 6, 2014 Trev

Thursday's HPX offerings were the first where hard decisions had to be made, and even the best laid plans were doomed to fail. The overlapping acts on this evening meant making choices, and I opted to be Wu'd rather than Thune'd (a decision that I pored over for a couple of days, as I would…Read More

Dregs, This Ship and Willie Stratton’s Pop Extravaganza: HPX 2014

November 3, 2014 Jeff

Part of the beauty of the Halifax Pop Explosion is that you can sometimes hit a show that contains very different, distinct sounds between the bands on the bill. Some of these line-ups work and some don't. Luckily for me Friday night's show at the Harbourview room at Casino Nova Scotia was one that was…Read More

HPX2014 – Night 2: Into the Wee Hours Pt.1

October 31, 2014 Trev

This was the night where the plan came together. It was one of those nights where I made sure to carefully formulate a game-plan which would ensure I wasn't missing any of my targeted acts on the first truly packed night of shows. It went almost to plan, aside from the fact that I realized…Read More

The Rich Aucoin Experience

October 30, 2014 Jeff

Rich Aucoin has spent the past eight years perfecting a craft that few are able to master and after Thursday night's performance at Reflections Cabaret for the Halifax Pop Explosion, it's safe to say perfection isn't very far off. (more…)Read More

HPX2014 – Night 1: The Plan Didn’t Quite Come Together

October 30, 2014 Trev

A wise man once said "I love it when a plan comes together!", but on this night, those words would never have been uttered. Had there been a plan of some sort, it was a possibility, but highly unlikely. Once I was able to get downtown to kick the night off, it was closing in…Read More

The Lazys @ Monte’s – Oct 20th, 2014

October 29, 2014 Trev

When you come across a Bar/Club owner so excited about a band who is out on tour, to actually line up an alternate venue in which the band can play, there might be something worth checking out. Even if it happened to be a show which was best suited for a messy weekend outing, the…Read More

Mounties @ Reflections Cabaret, Oct 25th, 2014 – Halifax Pop Explosion

October 28, 2014 Justin

One of my favorite bands to see at Halifax Pop Explosion had to have been Canada's new & hot super-group rock band, Mounties. Trevor, Jeff & I (the HAFILAX crew) had previously seen them at the free show, at the Olympic Community Hall earlier that day. I was pretty impressed by their first performance as…Read More

Petra Glynt @ Reflections Cabaret, Oct 21st, 2014 – Halifax Pop Explosion

October 27, 2014 Justin

Hey peeps, with Halifax Pop Explosion outta the way, I just thought I'd give you my thoughts on one of the best shows I've seen at this year's festival. Petra Glynt was an artist that I suspected would be at least entertaining to see, but couldn't imagine the performance that she'd later put on at…Read More

Hafilax Does HPX: Day Five Preview featuring: Danny Brown, Chad VanGaalen & Mounties & more…

October 23, 2014 Justin

The past couple days of Halifax Pop Explosion have been a blast. I had the opportunity on day one to check out Petra Glynt bang her drums, in what was an amazing instrumental/vocal performance. Her music is something I wouldn't normally go for, but I was totally blown away. Austra was also pretty awesome, I…Read More

Vogue Dots @ Reflections Cabaret, Oct 21st, 2014 – Halifax Pop Explosion

October 22, 2014 Justin

What an amazing way to kick off the festival with Vogue Dots playing at the newly relocated Reflection Cabaret. It didn't take long for the venue to fill up as fans of the band, and even passersby that heard their sound off the street, came to see this band play. They played a really good…Read More