Music
Montreal trio gets growing pains
By Frances Dorenbaum, Contributor • March 9, 2012
The title of Plants and Animals’ third LP, The End of That, especially resonates with those who are about to finish their four-year stay …
Fundraiser tonight to help re-establish the iconic center
By Nick Laugher, Staff Contributor • March 3, 2012
Having existed as the iconic artistic haven in Halifax for decades, the Khyber is a revered instution, one that’s cemented firmly in the many …
Otis Taylor is no ordinary bluesman.
By Simcha Walfish, Arts Contributor • March 2, 2012
Contraband is the latest installment in Taylor’s Trance Blues Project, his ambitious, over-a-decade-long effort to create a highly idiosyncratic style of music that sounds very …
The Wooden Sky to play Mar. 3 at the Seahorse Tavern
By Frances Dorenbaum, Contributor • March 2, 2012
We all love to people-watch. Sitting in a café as I wait for a friend or enjoy a drink, I watch people pass by …
A review by Matt Ritchie.
By Matt Ritchie, Opinions Editor • February 17, 2012
Whether or not you like the music of rap collective Odd Future (or enjoy their unrestrained vulgarity), you have to admit they sure can …
A review by Matt Holden
By Mathew Holden, Music Columnist • February 17, 2012
It’s pretty common to hear of a band recording a cover of someone else’s work. But when a band decides to cover an entire …
Rhode Island indie-folk group to open for City and Colour
By George Woodhouse, Arts Contributor • February 17, 2012
City and Colour will be returning to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium for two sold-out shows Feb 20 and 21. But this time, instead of …
Paul McCartney’s Kisses on the Bottom and Ringo Starr's Ringo 2012
By Simcha Walfish, Arts Contributor • February 10, 2012
It’s not every week that we get a new album from both surviving Beatles.
Well into retirement age, neither Beatle is slowing down their output. …
The album isn’t all optimistic
By Frances Dorenbaum, Contributor • February 10, 2012
The first thing I noticed about Afie Jurvanen’s (aka Bahamas) sophomore album, Barchords, was how refreshing simplicity can be. It’s clear from the clever …
Romance, old-school style
By Matt Ritchie, Opinions Editor • February 10, 2012
Nothing says “I love you” like a good mixtape. Of course, I’m not even sure where you can actually buy cassette tapes these days …