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Mix Picks: A mix talk with Aux Jennings about his latest album, #MuckAFolly
Today, Weirdo Click’s Aux Jennings releases his album #MuckAFolly, featuring production by Cam Smith. Aux and I were maximum-chilling last week as we talked about #MuckAFolly, trends and pop culture,...
View ArticleInside Mixtape: What we’re listening to
Mixtape is the result of a lot of hard work and collaboration from a group of very different people dotted across the country. One thing we all have in common (and one thing that’s necessary for this...
View ArticleMix Love: A Mid-Wintersleep’s Dream
It was five years ago that Red Oslanski and Andrea Green met at The Marquee in Halifax. January 30th, 2009 to be exact. They had both come to see one of their favourite bands: Wintersleep. Red had...
View ArticleSummer Festival Guide: Shotgun Jimmie talks Shotgun & Jaybird reunion and why...
SappyFest is a special place for Shotgun Jimmie. Not only did he live in Sackville, N.B., home of SappyFest, for over a decade, but he was in the room when the idea for the festival first came up...
View ArticleMix Talks: Kathryn Calder’s low pressure role with The New Pornographers
The summer of 2014 has seen two of Canada’s biggest indie-rock supergroup’s reunite. Broken Social Scene came together once again to play their label’s Field Trip festival in Toronto. The Constantines...
View ArticleMix Talks: Thus Owls switch up arrangement on current tour
When Montreal band Thus Owls go on tour this month, they’ll be touring as a duo for the first time. The married couple of Erika and Simon Angell put in lots of time rehearsing and re-working the songs...
View ArticleMix Talks: Nicole Ariana returns to Nova Scotia for now
Nicole Ariana, Queen of east coast urban music, wooed us with her Four Seasons EP a year ago. Since then, she’s gone to Toronto for two mentorships at the Feldman Agency and Rock Paper Management. She...
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The ebb and flow of In-Flight Safety
It’s a chilly night November night in Truro, N.S. as In-Flight Safety take the stage for Nova Scotia Music Week. The indie rock band with a penchant for pop hooks are playing “Destroy”, the first...
View ArticleQ&A with Paper Beat Scissors
Tim Crabtree, a.k.a. Paper Beat Scissors, plays his Halifax release show for Go On tonight at the Seahorse Tavern ($10/7:30 pm early show). His sophomore album came out August 14 via Forward Music. We...
View ArticleHPX 2015: Q&A with Andy Shauf
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Andy Shauf headlines the St. Matthew’s show at Halifax Pop Explosion tonight. The bearer of beautifully somber songs, Shauf recently signed with Canadian indie label Arts...
View ArticleMix Talks: Beauts gear up for Gridlock Festival
On Friday at 4pm, the gates will open, kicking off the inaugural Gridlock Festival in Halifax. One of the best new local Halifax bands, Beauts, play the main stage on Saturday at 4pm. It’ll be a...
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Brookside Mall release new EP ahead of Flourish Festival in Fredericton
Flourish Festival is back for a third year, taking place in Fredericton, N.B. from April 20 to 23. The fest brings together bands from all over Canada with an emphasis on the local New Brunswick scene....
View ArticleGianna Lauren’s track-by-track guide to Moving Parts
Over the last few years, singer-songwriter Gianna Lauren gave her new release Moving Parts seven different names and reordered the tracklist 20 different times. When it’s released on April 28 it will...
View ArticlePremiere: Old Cabin shares unreleased track Mindreader
Old Cabin, a.k.a. Jona Barr, kicked off a little tour in his home territory of Yukon yesterday and will make stops in Ontario and Quebec this month. Last summer, he released the Saturn Returns EP but...
View ArticleSappyFest Q&A with Construction and Destruction
It’s common to find Colleen Collins and David Trenaman (C and D) of Construction and Destruction (C and D) at SappyFest, either performing or volunteering. The duo perform this year on Friday night at...
View ArticleMichael Feuerstack finds comfort on new album Natural Weather
It’s easy to lump Montreal’s Michael Feuerstack into the confessional singer-songwriter category. On the surface, he fits the bill; he’s a guy who travels the world playing guitar songs under his own...
View ArticleMix Talks: Nicole Ariana returns to Nova Scotia for now
Nicole Ariana, Queen of east coast urban music, wooed us with her Four Seasons EP a year ago. Since then, she’s gone to Toronto for two mentorships at the Feldman Agency and Rock Paper Management. She...
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The ebb and flow of In-Flight Safety
It’s a chilly night November night in Truro, N.S. as In-Flight Safety take the stage for Nova Scotia Music Week. The indie rock band with a penchant for pop hooks are playing “Destroy”, the first...
View ArticleQ&A with Paper Beat Scissors
Tim Crabtree, a.k.a. Paper Beat Scissors, plays his Halifax release show for Go On tonight at the Seahorse Tavern ($10/7:30 pm early show). His sophomore album came out August 14 via Forward Music. We...
View ArticleHPX 2015: Q&A with Andy Shauf
Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Andy Shauf headlines the St. Matthew’s show at Halifax Pop Explosion tonight. The bearer of beautifully somber songs, Shauf recently signed with Canadian indie label Arts...
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