Matthew Good @ The Rebecca Cohn // Oct. 18/2013

On this past Friday Night, I had the pleasure to be in the second row for Matthew Good's latest visit to Halifax. I've had the pleasure of seeing him play smaller club shows at the Marquee and McInnes Room, mid-sized shows at the Multi Purpose Room and the Cunard Centre, not to mention outside on… Read More

Hafilax Does HPX 2013: Day #1 Preview

Halifax Pop Explosion kicks off tomorrow night with over 20 artists, in 7 different venues. The festival begins at the Parentheses Gallery @ 5:00pm with Chief Thundercloud & Moonsocket, and continues on with quite of a bit of variety from a country rock show at The Carleton to some psychedelic punk music happening at Gus'… Read More

A Night With Bloody Diamonds

At what point would a band say to themselves that they've made it?  How many albums would they have to sell, or how much money would they need to make?  If you are at the point in a career where you're living in a small apartment, just getting by but playing 200 gigs a year… Read More

Miley Cyrus, Bangerz, Sony Music

In recent years, the Disney-fication of pop radio has become somewhat rampant.  At least when the Mickey Mouse crew hit the airwaves, they were somewhat removed from their Mousekateer ears and had an opportunity to transition in a somewhat normal life before thrusting themselves back into the pop culture machine.  As that gestation period has… Read More

Like A Motorcycle, #Motorpool, Indie

Three weeks ago we had the pleasure to attend the launch party for #Motorpool the latest release from Halifax-based trio Like a Motorcycle.  It was an interesting introduction to the band, as their set that night was acoustic which is quite unlike the typical Like A Motorcycle sound.  #Motorpool is a blink and you might miss it EP… Read More

Lorde, Pure Heroine, Universal Music

This 16 year old Kiwi Lorde has taken North America by storm with her debut single "Royals" and isn't showing signs of slowing down with the release of her major label debut Pure Heroine. "Royals" crept onto alt. rock playlists, and has since transcended genres becoming a staple at top 40 stations across the continent… Read More

Live Review: Michaels Bar & Grill, Oct. 4th, 2013

Another night of live music in the books and another review filled with both good and not so great (There was really nothing bad about the show....just a few not so great moments). I arrived late and missed out on seeing Dave Fultz.  I've only heard good things about his past performances and from what… Read More

One Track: Moon, “Dented In The Bag”

Sometimes I like to go on a hunt for new music, and just sometimes I find a hidden gem. Usually my reaction is download the tune/album, and put it on regular rotation onto my iPod. But sometimes, that hidden gem comes from my own backyard, and I just want to tell everyone about it. That… Read More