P.E.I. groups steal the show at Coconut Grove
Grade: A- The Prince Edward Island music scene invaded Coconut Grove on Friday night, as Charlottetown-based groups Smothered in Hugs, The Danks and Two Hours Traffic joined local boys Mardeen […]
Timber Timbre makes spines tingle
From under a brooding, vermilion-red show light, the sound of a weathered mind filled up the delicate wood grains of St. Matthew’s Church. Timber Timbre, more intimately known as Taylor […]
Girl Talk caps off Pop Explosion with historical performance
Standing in line at Girl Talk’s Oct. 24 performance at St. Antonio’s Dance Hall, it was hard not to listen to the anxious crowd in attendance spilling along the side […]
Crunching on some Dinosaur Bones and Crystal Antlers
Grade: A I showed up at the Halifax Pop Explosion’s Tuesday night Paragon show at 10 p.m. a little disappointed that I missed the first band, A History Of, but […]
How to explode
Let’s explode together! With so many shows in only five days, your Arts Editor and culture vulture artist Nicholas Robins have waded through swampy hangover brains to provide you with […]
Ohbijou’s orchestration to hit St. Matthew’s Church
Toronto’s Ohbijou sounds kind of like Broken Social Scene, only not broken. Listening to the band’s new album, Beacons, it’s not hard to tell they’ve got it all together. Their […]
A spoon full of Rich Aucoin
Good things can come from learning the recorder. Take Halifax’s very own Rich Aucoin. “I was forced to play it in school, as I guess we’re all forced to do, […]