Tag Archives: Halifax

Show Thoughts & Shots // Avril Lavigne & The Beaches @ The Scotiabank Centre – 02.06.22

June 7, 2022 Trev

With the resurgence of pop-punk (mall-punk) currently underway, it’s only fitting that the pop-punk princess herself Avril Lavigne has returned. Her return also includes her latest album Love Sux, and the subsequent Bite Me tour. A tour that saw its first leg cross our fair country, wrapping up last… Read More

Show Thoughts and Shots // ZZ Top w/ Cheap Trick @ The Scotiabank Centre – 10.05.22

May 13, 2022 Trev

As the Scotiabank Centre works through its pandemic-induced backlog, audiences have been treated to a parade of legendary acts from Judas Priest, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Sting, many of whom had Halifax dates scrapped back in 2020. That stream of legends continued earlier this week when ZZ Top… Read More

Show Thoughts and Shots // Andrew Waite & The Firm @ The Carleton – 29.04.22

May 2, 2022 Trev

On a cool Friday evening, those in the know packed The Carleton for the hotly anticipated return of Andrew Waite and the Firm. The PEI-based collective was making its return to the stage after a six-month break. It wasn't that the band just sat around staring… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // James Taylor w/ Jackson Browne @ The Scotiabank Centre – 24.04.22

April 27, 2022 Trev

One would think that a Sunday night show in Halifax would be a deterrent for some folks. But when you put two legendary singer-songwriters on the same bill, you’ll quickly find a slew of folks who are quick to embrace the recently pitched Get Back Out There slogan. You could quickly tell that there… 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

Show Thoughts & Shots // Judas Priest @ The Scotiabank Centre – 07.04.22

April 9, 2022 Trev

On Friday morning in Halifax, there were more than a few folks looking to turn the volume down after a raucous evening at the Scotiabank Centre. Ask them how they feel, however, and I assure you that the smiles and shredded vocal cords were more than worth it. There… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Blue Rodeo @ The Scotiabank Centre – 26.03.22

March 28, 2022 Trev

When you sit down to plan out a milestone party, you don’t start that list with a myriad of strangers, you want to fill that room with your closest friends and neighbours. So when it came time for the Scotiabank Centre to throw open those doors again to a full house, it made perfect sense… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Adam Baldwin @ The Carleton – 11.01.21

November 2, 2021 Trev

For the past two years, when we were asked to forgo our natures as social beings and to remain sequestered at home, it was a trying experience for many. Fortunately, in that darkness, there was a constant light that offered many a respite after a long week, and that light was the Cross-Country Chin Up… Read More

One Track // Braden Lam – “Forest Fires”

September 18, 2020 Trev

https://youtu.be/ykR82HDnDk4 In a year that has been largely unprecedented, leave it to Braden Lam to lay out the horrifying truth about our environment in a catchy, folky earworm. His latest single paints a bleak, terrifying, and sadly not untrue picture of where things stand at present. Just flip the news on, and you'll be hard… Read More

Recommended Listening (One-Track) // Jah’mila – “Chant their Names”

June 12, 2020 Trev

Jah'Mila just dropped the single "Chant their Names", which is an important and necessary cry for change to a system that has long been failing the black community. In recent years, we've heard the names Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Ahmaud Arbery, and Philando Castile (to name only a few), and watched… Read More