Tag Archives: braids

Justin’s Top Albums Of 2016

December 13, 2016 Justin

Before I begin my rant, I gotta say that 2016 was a year that totally blew me away for music, and not just music across Canada, but music that came out of my hometown in Halifax. Wintersleep, Kestrels, Adam Baldwin, Like A Motorcycle, Hello Delaware, just to name a few artists that had a stellar… Read More

Justin’s Playlist

May 19, 2016 Justin

Hey, I just want to shout out to 2/3rd of our trio, Trevor & Jeff, the guys who pioneered Hafilax to what it is today, and the new member to the Hafilax crew, Juliet, who's bringing some fresh new content to the site. It's awesome to see how it continues to grow strong, throughout the… Read More

Flashback Friday Foto Gallery // HPX 2015 – Oct 23 & Oct 24

January 29, 2016 Trev

It's hard to believe that it has been 3 months since the 2015 HPX wrapped up with the Live 105 Birthday Bash and a stellar Comedy Show. We're sharing some of our shots during those two closing days of the festival. DEAR ROUGE// JULY TALK// STARS// GLORY GLORY,… Read More

Justin’s Top Albums Of 2015

December 11, 2015 Justin

Hey fellow readers and music listeners! It's that time of the year again, and I'm back to give you my top album list of 2015. After spending much of the early part of this year travelling, and being tied-up with school for much of the later part, it hasn't been easy to dig deep into… Read More

Halifax Pop Explosion Preview Part 2 – Bands You May or May Not Know

October 19, 2015 Jeff

In part one of our 3-part Halifax Pop Explosion extravaganza (you can check it out here) we helped hammer home what all of you HPX fans already know. Who to see, when they're playing and why you should see them. At its core the Halifax Pop Explosion is a celebration of music and an exploration… Read More

Halifax Pop Explosion 2015, Line-up Announcement & Playlist!

July 28, 2015 Justin

Well... I've just been mind... blown... Halifax Pop Explosion just now, at this very hour, have officially announced their line-up for this year's festival. Awhile back they announced Purity Ring, Rich Aucoin, and Alvvays, and just now they announced Braids, Stars, July Talk, Dear Rouge, and Seoul, among others. This is shaping up to be… Read More

One Track: Braids, “Deep Running”

May 5, 2014 Justin

Here's the latest track from the atmospheric indie-rock band, Braids. It has this really groovy reggae, summer beat to the song, and also has this familiar feel that is reminiscent of their last album, Flourish // Perish, that was just released last year. It kinda makes me wonder if this was a song that they… Read More

Justin’s Top, Favourite, Bestest, Call It What You Want… Albums Of ’13

January 7, 2014 Justin

Hey music fans, I just thought I'd through in my ten cents on my favorite albums of 2013. I know, I know, I'm alittle late, but now that the dust has settled (aka the holidays), I've been able to sit down, and crack my top 5 albums of last year. I've been actually listening to… Read More

Jeff’s Top 8 of 2013

December 17, 2013 Jeff

With more misses than hits, 2013 wasn’t the best of years for music but it also wasn’t the worst. As per usual there were albums which were supposed to be massive hits (Britney, Miley and Gaga) and some which fell just a tad short (Bowie, Daft Punk and JT) but no matter if you agree… Read More

Hafilax Does HPX 2013: Day #4 Preview

October 25, 2013 Justin

Hands down, my favorite day of the festival. Friday has a lot to offer with just so much happening at once. There is not one show I'm just gonna stick around to, I'm gonna be hitting every show. Starting the night off with Broken Deer & Braids @ St. Matthew's Church, these are too bands… Read More