Friday, October 25, 2013 As part of Halifax Pop Explosion, Joel Plaskett performed with Symphony Nova Scotia (conducted by Martin MacDonald) at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on two nights. These special sold out performances featured Mo Kenney and some special guests and friends (David Christensen, Erin Costelo and Bill Plaskett). As you could probably imagine, […]

Friday, October 25, 2013 The Zolas (5:00PM) We started our Friday outdoors at the Grand Parade Square for some free festivities. In the heart of downtown, just a short walk from the waterfront, there was a nip in the air as The Zolas took the stage. The Zolas may not be the most outwardly dynamic […]

If you’re looking for a new dance party in Toronto, you should check out VOX, which occurs on the last Saturday of every month at Baltic Avenue (875 Bloor Street West). There’s a live band and a DJ set and the best part is that it’s only $5 to catch some live music and get […]

Thursday, October 24, 2013 After filling up on burgers at Ace Burger and ice cream at Dee Dee’s, we spent Thursday night at The Marquee Ballroom for some Toronto and East Coast favourites. Earlier in the evening we also had the chance to see some of Louise Burns’ stripped down solo set in the CKDU […]

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Outtacontroller (Olympic Community Hall, 8:00PM) We arrived to the Olympic Community Centre in time to catch the last little bit of Halifax band Outtacontroller. The frantic edge to their blazing power pop-punk tunes proved to be a fun start to our night. If your ears haven’t yet come across these East […]

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 With Catherine wanting to return to Halifax after a great experience at Halifax Pop Explosion in 2011 and me having never been to the East Coast, we decided to make the festival happen this year. While we weren’t stuffing our faces with seafood and taking in the beautiful sights of the […]

CONTEST CLOSED Vancouver’s Jordan Klassen released Repentance, a follow-up to 2012’s Kindness EP, on September 24, 2013 by Nevado Records. Klassen has crafted an album that is playful but also spiritual and full of hope, all highlighted by Klassen’s airy falsetto and lovely (and diverse) instrumentation. Courtesy of Nevado Records, we’ve got a pair of […]

Date of show: August 27, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The Wild Feathers Nashville, Tennessee’s The Wild Feathers were celebrating the recent release of their debut self-titled album. Playing jazzed up rock and roll combined with Southern Comfort-soaked Americana, the five-piece channeled the spirit of the traditional Southwest as they drenched the audience with the […]

Date of Show: August 22, 2013 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo Kingston’s The Glorious Sons released their debut EP Shapeless Art on September 24. In preparation for the release, I got the chance to check them out at an industry-only event at The Dakota Tavern last month. Their set began slowly with piano-based melodies and acapella […]

Band: The Darcys Album: Warring Warring is The Darcys’ third album released by Arts & Crafts, following their self-titled released in 2011 and their re-imagination of Steely Dan’s AJA released in 2012. While their self-titled still had remnants of a former band member who wrote all the lyrics on the album, this album gave drummer […]