A rash of noise complaints has forced Halifax’s Timber Lounge to cancel most of its live music shows and is leaving two worker’s jobs hanging in the balance. As the result of three noise complaints the venue’s live music license, controlled by the Nova Scotia Liquor and Gaming Board, has been revoked.
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ECMAs: Jonathan Torrens Reveals Five Performing Artists In Teaser Video With Joel Plaskett
Jonathan Torrens’ first reveal video names five of the bands that will be performing at the 2018 East Coast Music Awards, but it’s awkwardly nested inside of an interview with celebrated and award-winning east coast musician Joel Plaskett. Not to be confused with celebrated and award-winning east coast musician, David Myles. Things don’t go as planned. Continue reading ECMAs: Jonathan Torrens Reveals Five Performing Artists In Teaser Video With Joel Plaskett
New Music: AFTRR Debuts Self-Titled First Album As Halifax’s Newest Death-Metal Band
Nova Scotia has yet another strong player in the east coast metal scene. New to the community that has already produced the likes of Orchid’s Curse, Last Call Chernobyl and Black Moor, Halifax’s AFTRR is a relatively unknown entity whose self-titled first album will attract many ears with a daunting style of blackened death metal. Continue reading New Music: AFTRR Debuts Self-Titled First Album As Halifax’s Newest Death-Metal Band
In the Dead of Winter Festival Announces 2018 Lineup
It’s November, and our stock of Vitamin D is already dwindling. The sun has almost completely abandoned the northern hemisphere, and if it weren’t for the lawn we’d already be festering in a monochromatic hellscape. Thankfully, the 13th annual In the Dead of Winter Festival is Halifax’s answer to the winter blues. This year, the songwriter-based festival will offer three action-packed days, featuring twenty-five acts, including headliners Waxahatchee, Terra Lightfoot, Simone Schmidt and Kaia Kater. Continue reading In the Dead of Winter Festival Announces 2018 Lineup
Staying Local, Youthful and Spontaneous: Halifax Pop Explosion Continues To Invest In Their Roots After 25 Years
Halifax Pop Explosion attracts not only the best of the east coast, but some of the best in Canada and beyond. The music festival is a vein for this to grow every year, and once again it delivered with headliners Japandroids, Cloud Nothings and The Rural Alberta Advantage. However, while these shows are diamonds forged from the relentless work put in by the local music community, they are not what best represents the letters HPX. The festival is all about staying humble to the scene’s roots and investing in and giving new opportunities to homegrown talent. At the quarter century mark of creating some of the most diverse line-ups on the east coast, the festival still remembers to mark its flag in all the areas that make it special. Continue reading Staying Local, Youthful and Spontaneous: Halifax Pop Explosion Continues To Invest In Their Roots After 25 Years