It’s unclear whether the Beauts are in a love affair with another human or Halifax in their first official album release, Dalliance. Continue reading New Music: Beauts Offer Catchy Lyrics, Memorable Beats in First Album ‘Dalliance’
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The Bus Stop Theatre: Haven for Emerging Artists Finds Funds and Hope From City Council Commitment
When Halifax’s only independently operated black box space was granted a funding commitment of $250,000 over two years at Halifax City Council on June 4, it was greeted with an outburst of applause. Continue reading The Bus Stop Theatre: Haven for Emerging Artists Finds Funds and Hope From City Council Commitment
OBEY Convention Forced to Rebrand
A couple of months ago, Andrew Patterson received a package in the mail on Valentine’s Day, but it wasn’t roses or a box of chocolates.
It was a cease and desist letter asking him to discontinue using the name “Obey” for Halifax’s OBEY Convention music festival, now in its twelfth year. Continue reading OBEY Convention Forced to Rebrand
The 2019 East Coast Music Awards Make Business and Pleasure Indistinguishable
“The stage was so perfectly lit you could see the drummer.”
That’s what I tell my friends and family whenever they ask me about the 2019 East Coast Music Awards.
It was loud and there were too many people to easily find familiar faces. There were many rooms labeled with the ECMA logo on the door but many of them were empty; designated for future or past events. Continue reading The 2019 East Coast Music Awards Make Business and Pleasure Indistinguishable
New Music: Tim Baker Explores his Roots in ‘Forever Overhead’
Beloved Newfoundland band Het Rosetta! may be on an indefinite hiatus, but its frontman Tim Baker is not.
Continue reading New Music: Tim Baker Explores his Roots in ‘Forever Overhead’