After an amazing lineup last year (Hello, Chaka Khan!) everyone has been eager to find out how TD Halifax Jazz Festival could match it for 2019. Having released the final phase of their lineup which includes multiple free shows, we are excited to once again celebrate around the city for the festival’s 33rd year with some amazing talent from July 9 – 14, 2019. Continue reading Halifax Jazz Festival Announce Full 2019 Lineup – Includes Sheila E, The Barr Brothers and More
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Music Video: Fungus Hit a Psychedelic Surf Beat with ‘Waterboy’
Short and sweet, Halifax avant-rock trio Fungus, are following up their 2018 EP, D’well, with a video release for their newest single, “Waterboy.” Heavily metaphoric and pointed, the song bounces along, finding its grounding in a modern take on psychedelic surf rock. Continue reading Music Video: Fungus Hit a Psychedelic Surf Beat with ‘Waterboy’
OBEY Convention 2019: The Ups, Downs, and All Arounds of Atlantic Canada’s Most Diverse Festival
With twelve candles on the cake, OBEY Convention returned to Halifax from May 30 – June 2 to celebrate by giving us a wide variety of genre-defying talents. With acts coming in from across Canada and the U.S., we were treated to DJ’s, hip-hop artists and many other unique performances. Continue reading OBEY Convention 2019: The Ups, Downs, and All Arounds of Atlantic Canada’s Most Diverse Festival
New Music: Superfluid Collective Emphasize the Human Condition on ‘Drop’
Halifax group Superfluid Collective released their debut EP, Drop, last month, a heavily instrumental five-song odyssey through a funky spectrum that incorporates influences from the band’s cultural cornucopia; ranging from Bangladeshi music to Iranian jazz. Continue reading New Music: Superfluid Collective Emphasize the Human Condition on ‘Drop’
New Music: Jont Offers Existential Wisdom on ‘Gentle Warrior’
Last month, following a soft release on his own site, Jont released Gentle Warrior. It’s his ninth album, his first since the passing of his father and, perhaps uncoincidentally, his most sentimental. The album finds Jont exploring subjects like mortality, the metaphysical, the spiritual, and the universal raison d’être .
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