With the release of a public statement on their Facebook page, the Tea Hive Collective have announced that 2019 will be the first year in a decade that they will not be setting up at Evolve. Since 2009, the Tea Hive Collective have operated with a focus on harm reduction at music festivals throughout Atlantic Canada by providing a safe place and plenty of tea. Continue reading Evolve Loses Tea Hive Harm Reduction Workers for 2019 Festival
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The Blacktop Ball Announce 2019 Lineup – Axe Throwing & Dog Pageants Added to Festival
During tonight’s The Blacktop Ball 2019 Launch Party at HaliMac Axe Throwing – Halifax, the festival announced their 2019 lineup. Situated on the Northumberland Shore of Ponds of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, The Blacktop Ball is produced by Groundwell Music, while curated and headlined annually by The Stanfields. It’s The Stanfields’ annual celebration of all things Nova Scotia, now with more axe throwing. Continue reading The Blacktop Ball Announce 2019 Lineup – Axe Throwing & Dog Pageants Added to Festival
OBEY Convention Releases Full Lineup of Performing Artists for 2019
For its 12th year, OBEY Convention is gearing up for a four-day long festival filled with experimental and open-minded music that they say will push boundaries. Aiming to incite curiosity in the City of Halifax from May 30 – June 2, 2019, OBEY XII will be celebrating the onset of (actual) spring with new ideas.
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Music/Musique NB Changes Up 2019 Award Categories and Eligibility
If there is one thing that has been consistent about the music industry it is that change is inevitable. Artists reinvent themselves, genres merge, technology advances, and the way that audiences interact with all of them is in a perpetual state of evolution. So after 10 years of handing out awards, Music/Musique NB has reconsidered how their award categories get sorted and who is eligible for them. Continue reading Music/Musique NB Changes Up 2019 Award Categories and Eligibility
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival Brings in Impressive Lineup from Near and Far for 2019
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is more than just a musical celebration honouring the last of Barrett’s privateers and one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters (and rightfully, Stan Rogers should be honoured with a little more decorum than you and mates probably provide on your stumble home from the pub). The festival is a force of its own – bringing in some of the best musical acts from across Canada – and this year’s lineup is looking particularly impressive. Continue reading The Stan Rogers Folk Festival Brings in Impressive Lineup from Near and Far for 2019