Reviews
The Halifax Jazz Festival's outdoor waterfront venue may be the biggest stage Alvvays have played in Halifax since breaking out with their s...
Articles By Ryan McNutt
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![Alvvays Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax NS, July 11]()
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![The War on Drugs Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax NS, July 11]()
ReviewsThe War on Drugs Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax NS, July 11 Published Jul 12, 2018On a summer night that looked like the headliner sounded — hazy, foggy, a bit mysterious — the War on Drugs treated the Halifax waterfront t...
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![Un Blonde / Anaïs Maviel / Markus Floats OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 27]()
ReviewsUn Blonde / Anaïs Maviel / Markus Floats OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 27 Published May 28, 2018A wide number of weird and wonderful instruments take the stage during Halifax's OBEY Convention each year, but Sunday night's finale show p...
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![Pharmakon / Vile Creature OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 26]()
ReviewsPharmakon / Vile Creature OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 26 Published May 27, 2018The current incarnation of Halifax's Seahorse Tavern lives in the basement of the Marquee Club, a venue space that previously went by the na...
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![Waxahatachee / The Weather Station In the Dead of Winter, Halifax NS, January 19]()
ReviewsWaxahatachee / The Weather Station In the Dead of Winter, Halifax NS, January 19 Published Jan 20, 2018Waxahatchee's upcoming spring tour is with the band Hurray for the Riff Raff, but Katie Crutchfield may not share her tourmates' enthusiasm...
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![Aquakulture & Big Budi Band Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20]()
ReviewsAquakulture & Big Budi Band Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20 Published Oct 21, 2017There's something to be said for musical restlessness, for the hunger and curiosity and joy that comes from treating genres as "suggestions"...
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![Weaves Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20]()
ReviewsWeaves Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20 Published Oct 21, 2017There's nothing like a makeshift concert venue to separate great bands from the posers — to figure out which performers need the lights and...
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![Lee Fields and the Expressions Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20]()
ReviewsLee Fields and the Expressions Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20 Published Oct 21, 2017His backing band, the Expressions, having laid down a crisp groove, soul survivor Lee Fields bounded onto the bright Forum stage in an even...
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![Charlotte Day Wilson Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19]()
ReviewsCharlotte Day Wilson Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2017Toronto's Charlotte Day Wilson was treated like a hometown hero at her Halifax Pop Explosion show Thursday night (October 19) at the Marquee...
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![The Courtneys Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19]()
ReviewsThe Courtneys Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2017Thursday night's (October 19) HPX show by the Courtneys was the band's first, but not the first time its members have been to Halifax: bassi...
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![Japandroids Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19]()
ReviewsJapandroids Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2017Japandroids took to the Forum Multipurpose Room's stage Thursday night (October 19) to Mogwai's "Punk Rock," the opening track from the Scot...
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![Not You Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18]()
ReviewsNot You Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2017Halifax's Not You helped open the first night of the city's annual Pop Explosion festival with a woozy, hook-filled set that featured awkwar...
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![Lou Canon Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18]()
ReviewsLou Canon Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2017Under darkened green and blue lights, Toronto electronic artist Lou Canon took to the Seahorse stage Wednesday night (October 18) with a qui...
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![METZ Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18]()
ReviewsMETZ Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2017As impressive as METZ's wall-of-distortion soundscapes can be live, the amount of sweat the band manage to generate on stage almost matches...
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![Tift Merritt and the Halifax All-Stars Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, September 3]()
ReviewsTift Merritt and the Halifax All-Stars Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, September 3 Published Sep 04, 2017Halifax Urban Folk Festival (HUFF) organizer Mike Campbell has had Tift Merritt on his list of potential performers for some time now. And t...
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![John K. Samson and the Halifax All-Stars Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, September 2]()
ReviewsJohn K. Samson and the Halifax All-Stars Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, September 2 Published Sep 03, 2017You don't need to tally up the U-Haul trucks or mattress-carrying freshmen in town to figure out it's "back to school" weekend in Halifax. Y...
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![Leif Vollebekk / The Heavy Blinkers / Tyler Hache Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 30]()
ReviewsLeif Vollebekk / The Heavy Blinkers / Tyler Hache Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 30 Published Aug 31, 2017When Leif Vollebekk announced to the Carleton audience that he was going to cover Jeff Buckley, I couldn't help but admire the confidence....
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![Kim Harris / Stewart Legere / Tyler Messick Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 29]()
ReviewsKim Harris / Stewart Legere / Tyler Messick Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 29 Published Aug 30, 2017Halifax singer-songwriter Kim Harris celebrated her birthday Tuesday night (August 29) with her first-ever headlining set at Halifax's Carle...
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![Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 15]()
ReviewsAnderson .Paak and the Free Nationals Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 15 Published Jul 16, 2017If you had any doubts about the rocketship trajectory Anderson .Paak's career has been on over the past two years, his performance at the Ha...
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![Reeny Smith Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 15]()
ReviewsReeny Smith Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 15 Published Jul 16, 2017North Preston, NS's Reeny Smith has had her share of noteworthy opening sets in Halifax, including one for Grammy-winning vocalist Lisa Fisc...
