Evolve’s festival organizer, Jonas Hector Colter, made an offer of a $10,000 reward in a Facebook post after learning that several buildings were burnt down on the festival grounds this weekend. Continue reading Evolve Organizer Offers $10,000 Reward After Fire
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Polaris Music Prize: Wintersleep & Tim Baker Make 2019 Long List
From May 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019 a whopping 233 albums were amassed in consideration for The Polaris Music Prize. The 40 albums chosen represent The Polaris Prize Long List; the best Canada has to offer, which we get to salivate over for the next three weeks before they narrow it down to their top ten.
Among the 40 albums chosen for this years’ Long List, two were selected from East Coast artists: Wintersleep’s In The Land Of and Tim Baker’s Forever Overhead. Continue reading Polaris Music Prize: Wintersleep & Tim Baker Make 2019 Long List
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
After Five Years The Barrowdowns Call It Quits
Nearly five years to the day since they first played, The Barrowdowns have made the decision to embark on an indefinite hiatus.
Continue reading After Five Years The Barrowdowns Call It Quits