Tag Archives: St. Vincent

Midweek Mixdown // Carving out some time…

May 27, 2021 Trev

Managed to find some time to sit down and compile a new Midweek Mixdown, here are a handful of tracks that are bending my ear at the moment. Here we go in no particular order: Quake Matthews - "Seeing Green" C'mon now, easily one of the best emcees on the East Coast for the past… Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Bring in the Noise, Bring in the Funk

April 14, 2021 Trev

When the Pandemic began back in 2020, we all thought it would be nipped in the bud and we could carry on with our lives as if we weren't undergoing some sort of paradigm shift. Unfortunately, that has not been the case, and we're well over a year into this. People still don't fully grasp… Read More

Midweek Mixdown // The Return of Jazz Fest Edition…

June 27, 2018 Trev

In a couple of weeks, the gates will be thrown open on the Halifax Waterfront for the 2018 iteration of the Halifax TD Jazz Fest. This will mark the festival's 31st year, and the line-up is one of the best and most anticipated in its history. There will be a couple of throwback acts included… Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Side A – Ladies Only

October 25, 2017 Trev

Gabrielle Papillon - "Keep the Fire" https://youtu.be/Yyknc92r17k The lead single off of Papillon's recently released LP is nothing short of fire. It may not be loaded with bombast, but it is a dynamic and soaring affair that comes through like a cool breeze during a nor'easter. It's a beautifully haunting track that deserves your attention.… Read More

Trev’s Best of 2014 Picks

December 14, 2014 Trev

After having reviewed a vast array of music for well over a decade, I am always tabulating a Best Of list in my head in preparation for the early-mid December countdown. After dealing with an impromptu wading pool in my basement from the torrential rains this past week, my list got pushed to the back… Read More

Halifax Jazz Festival – July 7th – St. Vincent w/ The Heavy Blinkers

July 10, 2014 Trev

Back on April 1st when the news began to trickle out that Annie "St. Vincent" Clarke was slated to perform at this year's Jazz Festival, many were quick to chalk it up to a rather cruel April Fools Day prank. Fortunately the timing was a rather poor coincidence, and this past Monday night, the hottest… Read More