Category Archives: Recommended Listening

Recommended Listening

Album Review // Hillsburn – Stories

April 19, 2023 Trev

The old adage goes that when one door closes, another opens. That is exactly the case of what happened with Hillsburn and its delegation of tasks when their primary songwriter Paul Aarantzen opted to step amicably away from being a primary member of the band. With the release of their latest record Stories, you can…Read More

East Coast Music Week: Three Acts to Watch

April 16, 2023 Justin

East Coast Music Week is just around the corner, and Halifax, Nova Scotia is getting ready to welcome musicians, industry professionals, and music lovers to this part of the nation. This five-day festival will take place from May 3 to May 7, 2023, including the highly anticipated East Coast Music Awards ceremony on May 4th.…Read More

Album Review // Lindsay Misiner & The 7th Mystic – Self-Titled

April 12, 2023 Trev

It's interesting how the local music scene can ebb and flow the way that it does, as there are times that certain acts can burst onto the scene, stake their claim and are ubiquitous for a stretch, only to then go dormant indefinitely. Such is the case with Lindsay Misiner & the 7th Mystic, a…Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Nicole Ariana @ The Seahorse Tavern – 13.10.22

October 20, 2022 Trev

The Seahorse stage has played home to many notable names, including Haviah Mighty, The Beaches, Dear Rouge, and now Nicole Ariana. That’s not to say Ariana hasn’t graced this stage in the past, as she opened for SonReal back in 2016. Since then, Ariana dropped her EP Strand in 2017 and has been honing her…Read More

Return of the Mixdown // Tunes to Power Through a Storm With

September 28, 2022 Trev

Hey All, Now that the summer concert scene has cleared up, and Fiona has left her mark, it's time that we resurrect the Mixdown (and/or the Friday Night Soundtrack). Hope all is well with everyone, check in on those friends and family who are still in the dark and help them out, they will certainly…Read More

Show Shots & Thoughts // TD Halifax Jazz Festival 2022 – 11-16.07.22

July 31, 2022 Trev

It's hard to believe that we are now two weeks removed from the closing day of the 36th TD Halifax Jazz Festival, as per usual the summer is whipping by in a blur. Considering the full-fledged festival, much like the rest of us, took an extended sabbatical due to the multi-year pandemic, it was great…Read More

Show Thoughts and Shots // Bahamas w/ Field Guide @ The Rebecca Cohn – 14.05.22

May 16, 2022 Trev

Back in late 2021, when the announcement was made that Bahamas was including a trio of Halifax shows on his Sad Hunk tour, many folks in the area circled the dates in January of 2022 on their calendars. Unfortunately, those initial dates had to be rescheduled for April, due to the Covid restrictions still being…Read More

Show Announcement // Andrew Waite & The Firm @ The Carleton — 29.04.22

April 12, 2022 Trev

At the end of the month, Andrew Waite and his band The Firm will cross the Confederation Bridge and make the trek to Halifax. They are doing this to once again grace The Carleton stage and treat the Halifax audiences with a scintillating night of R&B-infused…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack // Fresh New Ear Worms

March 5, 2022 Trev

While 2022 has kept pace with 2020 and 2021 in the sense that this has been another dumpster fire of a year, at least live music is finally on the verge of a comeback, and bands are starting to drop new tracks at an alarming rate. There have been some great tunes dropped from seasoned…Read More

The Mixdown (and HAFILAX) is dusting itself off…..

February 17, 2022 Trev

As a whole HAFILAX has been on an unintended hiatus; we popped up here and there to throw a pic up on the 'gram, or we retweeted a concert announcement (or cancellation) here or there on our socials, but that has been about it. We appreciate those of you that are still out there, and…Read More