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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 17, 2010, 10:45 AM
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This is Jay Smith's first Halifax performance with a full band. Jay is the former frontman of Rock Ranger and current guitar player for Matt Mays. Jay was awarded 'ECMA Songwriter of the Year' in 2009 for his co-write with Gordie Sampson. Jay will be playing songs from his upcoming release.
Jay Smith - guitar/vocals
Tim-Jim Baker-drums
Serge Samson-bass
Adam Baldwin-keys
www.reverbnation.com/jaysmith
Special Guest DAVE MARSH will start the night off at 8pm!
Dave Marsh was born in Halifax , Nova Scotia and has been rocking and rolling on both sides of the bright blue sea ever since . Besides his own band , The True Love Rules , he continues to record and tour with The Joel Plaskett Emergency , and on occasion , The Super Friendz . Bo Diddley signed his fishing licence . Rock on .
www.reverbnation.com/davemarsh
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 7, 2008, 12:19 PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion announces initial line-up
...early bird passes on sale Monday, August 11
(Halifax, NS) - GZA, Retribution Gospel Choir, Monotonix, Holy Fuck and a reunited Inbreds are among the first acts announced for The 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion, taking place from October 21 to 25. Early bird passes for the festival will be available on Monday, August 11.
Founded in 1993, The Halifax Pop Explosion features the best in new music and fuses it with the unique perspectives and exhibitions of art, media and pop culture, from Halifax, Canada and around the world. Now in its 16th year, it’s one of Canada’s most respected arts festival & conference.
Initial acts confirmed for this year's festival include prog-punk act Brutal Knights; Wu-Tang Clan alum GZA (who will be performing his seminal Liquid Swords in full); Radiohead endorsed Polaris Prize nominees Holy Fuck; Halifax Pop mavericks Inbreds; the internationally acclaimed Islands; Drag City recording artists Monotonix; Low front man, Allan Sparhawk's, latest incarnation, Retribution Gospel Choir; synth-pop upstarts The Ruby Coast; reunited indie-rockers Scarce; Ron Sexsmith with the Halifax Symphony Orchestra; Polaris Prize nominees Two Hours Traffic & Paper Bag Records electro-act Woodhands.
Early bird passes and selected tickets for The 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion go on sale Monday, August 11. Tickets will be available at all Ticketpro outlets in Atlantic Canada, online and by phone. Passes will only be available online and by phone ( www.ticketpro.ca | 1-888-311-9090)
For more information: The Halifax Pop Explosion. For more information on acts confirmed for The 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion:
Brutal Knights: http://www.myspace.com/brutalknights
GZA: http://www.myspace.com/gza
Holy Fuck: http://www.myspace.com/holyfuck
Inbreds: http://www.inbreds.com
Islands: http://www.myspace.com/islands
Monotonix: http://www.myspace.com/monotonix
Retribution Gospel Choir: http://www.myspace.com/retributiongospelchoir
Ruby Coast: http://www.myspace.com/rubycoast
Scarce: http://www.myspace.com/scarcetheband
Ron Sexsmith: http://www.myspace.com/ronsexsmith
Two Hours Traffic: http://www.myspace.com/twohourstraffic
Woodhands: http://www.woodhands.com/
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 21, 2008, 9:57 AM
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Tunes at Noon - free summer concerts in Grand Parade
Councillor Dawn Sloane, the Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) and the Halifax Regional Municipality, in association with Music Nova Scotia, are presenting a free, summer concert series called Tunes at Noon, featuring Nova Scotian performers from a wide range of musical genres.
Tunes at Noon will take place every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm in Grand Parade in Halifax. The series will run from July 23 to September 5.
Schedule of Performers:
- Wednesday, July 23 – Gypsophilia (gypsy-jazz)
- Thursday, July 24 – David Myles (folk)
- Fridays, July 25 – Brent Randall (indie/pop/alternative)
- Wednesday, July 30 – Thom Swift (roots/country-blues/rag)
- Thursday, July 31 – Norma MacDonald (Americana/folk)
- Friday, August 1 – Ryan Cook (country)
- Wednesday, August 6 – The Sakura Quartet (classical)
- Thursday, August 7 – David Bradshaw (folk/bluegrass/fusion)
- Friday, August 8 – Steven Bowers (folk rock)
- Wednesday, August 13 – Rebekah Higgs (folk-electric)
- Thursday, August 14 – Jason Haywood (country/Southern rock)
- Friday, August 15 – Ruth Minnikin (Americana/folk)
- Wednesday, August 20 – Mike Aubé (folk/blues)
- Thursday, August 21 – Ian Sherwood (rock/jazz/folk)
- Friday, August 22 – Dan McKinnon (Maritime roots/traditional)
- Wednesday, August 27 – The Strangeboys (bluegrass)
- Thursday, August 28 – Chelsea Nesbitt (urban/R&B)
- Friday, August 29 – Beyond Brazil (Brazilian folk/jazz)
- Wednesday, September 3 – Kev Corbett (folk)
- Thursday, September 4 – The SideCats (roots/world/jazz/blues)
- Friday, September 5 – The Stanfields (folk rock/roots)
For more information, visit www.downtowhalifax.ns.ca or www.halifax.ca.
Tunes at Noon is presented by Councillor Dawn Sloane, the Downtown Halifax Business Commission and the Halifax Regional Municipality, in association with Music Nova Scotia, and with the support of C100 and The Coast.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 10, 2008, 12:15 AM
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Tunes at Noon Summer Concert Series Calls fo Submissions
Councillor Dawn Sloane, the Downtown Halifax Business Commission and the Halifax Regional Municipality in association with Music Nova Scotia are presenting a weekly, summer concert series called Tunes at Noon, featuring Nova Scotian performers of all genres of music.
Tunes at Noon will take place every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from approximately 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Grand Parade in Halifax. The series will run from the end of July to the end of September. Full schedule and list of performers will be announced at a later date.
This call to submissions is open to all genres of music. Performances will be acoustic in nature with no backline. Tunes at Noon will provide:
• PA + sound equipment
• Payment at union scale
• An opportunity to perform a midday concert in historic Grand Parade
To submit to this opportunity, performers should send the following to ivy@downtownhalifax.ns.ca:
• A short bio
• Artist sonicbids and/or myspace link
• Dates not available to perform
• Contact information (phone, email, address)
Deadline for submissions is Friday, July 11, 2008, by 12:00 noon.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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May 2, 2008, 11:11 PM
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Calls For Submission - Music & Image Take IV CD
This year, the Atlantic Film Festival Association, in partnership with the East Coast Music Association, will produce the fifth edition of the Music & Image compilation CD.
This promotional CD sampler will continue to build on the goals of the Music & Image program of exposing Atlantic Canadian artists and groups to new opportunities in the film, television and new media sectors. Publishing and synchronization rights are one of the largest untapped resource in Atlantic Canada; and there is a wealth of opportunity for regional musicians to work with composers, arrangers, music supervisors, buyers and filmmakers in this area.
More info & application form
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Iain K. MacLeod
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December 5, 2007, 9:54 AM
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Press Release: Homegrown Halifax Film A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED Lights Up on December 7
The stoner comedy A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED, shot in Spryfield, NS, will be released in Atlantic theatres on December 7, 2007. Audiences can catch the film at Bayers Lake Empire 17 in Halifax, Empire 6 in Dartmouth and at the Crystal Palace 8 Cinemas in Moncton.
A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED was written by Chris Cuthbertson and directed by David Gonella. The film was produced by Chris Cuthbertson, Drew Hagen and Nico Lorenzutti, who also star in the film, and Michael Mason and is distributed by Domino Film and Television International Ltd.
“This film is the hit audiences are looking for,” said Jeanne Ritter, President of Domino Film. “I can already picture concession-stand lineups of viewers with the munchies.”
A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED follows the misadventures of Peter Jordan – 31 years old, $35,000 in debt and a computer salesman at Spryfield’s Super Duper Computers for seven long years. Together, with his equally down-on-their-luck co-workers Stan and Willie, Peter dreams of escaping the daily drudgery of "don't forget to sell the extended warranty." When Peter's long-lost high school buddy Frehley blows into town the boys’ hum-drum lives are turned into a non-stop, beer-soaked party, full of loud music and beautiful girls. High on the experience, Peter whips out the credit cards to buy his dream car, a classic Volkswagen Bug. But when Frehley suddenly splits town, straight-laced Peter and his buddies are shocked to find themselves left with a hockey bag stuffed full of primo weed. Seizing a choice opportunity to get themselves out of debt, the trio put the Bug and their computer-selling techniques to new uses to achieve their ultimate sales goal!
A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED stars Sebastian Spence (First Wave, Battlestar Galactica), Christopher Shyer (Phenomenon II, Whistler), Chris Cuthbertson, Drew Hagen, Nico Lorenzutti and Laura Kohoot. Local talent also includes: Renée Abbott, Nigel Bennett (Lexx, Forever Knight), Bill Carr, Mary Colin Chisolm, Amelia Curran, Chase Duffy, Shawn Duggan, John Dunsworth, David Flemming, George Green, Ryan Scott Greene, Amy Kerr, Veronica Reynolds and Ian Tench.
**Official Selection Atlantic Film Festival 2006**
**Official Selection Marijuanna Film Festival, Ibiza Spain 2007**
Local Music featured in the film
* Bob Melanson
* Jagged
* Jonathan Andrews
* King Konqueror
* Gone Twenty One
* Spesh K
* A/V
* Laura & Tim Kohoot
* Cory Tetford
* Obscura
* Russell Webb
* Fresh Little Candies
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Iain K. MacLeod
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September 18, 2007, 7:51 PM
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For Immediate Release
Late Shift Gala Film Changes at Atlantic Film Festival
Halifax, NS, CANADA, September 18, 2007 - Due to
print availability issues, the IFC Late Shift Gala
film, Teeth, due to be screened on Wednesday,
September 19th has been replaced by the film
Murder Party (Trailer).
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier and distributed by
Magnolia Pictures, Murder Party, a hipster comic
slasher film tells the story of a Halloween
costume party with a hidden macabre purpose,
murder as extreme art.
Murder Party won the 2007 Audience Award at the
Slamdance Film Festival and was the 2007 Official
Selection at the SXSW Film Festival.
Tickets can be purchased at the Atlantic Film
Festival Box Office, sponsored by The Daily News,
1599 South Park Street (at Sackville), or at the
Online Program Guide & Box Office at www.atlanticfilm.com.
The 27th Atlantic Film Festival runs from
September 13-22, 2007.
The Atlantic Film Festival is a production of the
Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA). The
AFFA also produces Strategic Partners (September
14-16, 2007), alFresco filmFesto (Friday nights
from July 28 – August 31, 2007) and ViewFinders:
International Film Festival for Youth (April
22-26, 2008).
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 3, 2007, 12:23 PM
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Halifax Locals: European Edition
Risky Business on tour
06.04.2007 UK Brighton Engine Rooms
07.04.2007 UK Lowestoft SeaBreeze
08.04.2007 UK London Crucifest - Underworld
09.04.2007 UK Newport Le Pub
10.04.2007 UK Birmingham Market Tavern
11.04.2007 UK Sheffield DNR Bar
12.04.2007 France Paris La Miroiterie
13.04.2007 Germany Essen Break Down The Walls Fest w/ Merauder
14.04.2007 Belgium Hasselt The Zoo
15.04.2007 Germany Mannheim JUZ
16.04.2007 Netherlands Hengelo Innocent
17.04.2007 Germany Lingen Alter Schlachthof
18.04.2007 Germany off day
19.04.2007 Sweden Stockholm Cafe 44
20.04.2007 Germany Ibbenbüren JKZ Scheune
21.04.2007 Germany Rosswein Jugendhaus
22.04.2007 Germany Cottbus Muggefugg
23.04.2007 Belgium Izegem Did'd Kot
24.04.2007 UK Stoke The Glebe
25.04.2007 UK Day Off
26.04.2007 UK Manchester Star and Garter
29.04.2007 UK Kingston Bacchus Late Bar
Wish them well inside!
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Iain K. MacLeod
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March 14, 2007, 9:36 PM
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 HOTWIREMYHEART//garage,jet,punkrock//Charlie's//10pm//Free
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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 19, 2007, 11:06 PM
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2007 ECZEMA Winners
THE CHUCKY DANGER AWARD FOR BEST DRESSED BAND
- The Stance
- BA Johnston
- Risky Business (for wearing their own merch)
- The Sweet Tenders
THE RITA MACNEIL RISING STAR AWARD
- Anne Murray
- George Canyon
- Sloan
- Inflight Safety
THE TINY DRAFT BEER AWARD FOR LEAST SURLEY BARTENDER:
THE BA JOHNSTON SHRIMP RING OF EXCELLENCE
THE MOST RIDICULOUSLY ABBREVIATED NAME FOR A BAND (AKA THE AA AWARD)
THE BAND WITH THE MOST GENITICALLY IDENTICAL MEMBERS
- The Stance
- The Hold
- The Ghost Bees
- Horses
WORST BATHROOM
- Stage Nine
- The Rock Garden
- Gus' Pub
THE SLOAN/AV/MATT MAYES/TREWS AWARD FOR BAND WHO MOVED AWAY TO MAKE IT BIG
BEST APPEARANCE BY A LOCAL MUSICIAN IN A FILM
- Seth Smith in Beach Girls
- Greg Napier in Vampire Bats
- Christian Simmonds in Beach Girls
- Dale Fahey in Vampire Bats
BEST EAST COAST BAND
- Dog Day
- Shotgun and Jaybird
- The Just Barelys
- The Maynards
- The Stolen Minks
- Winner: Gidi Gidi Maji Maji from the east coast of Africa
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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 14, 2007, 11:33 PM
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Music Nova Scotia ECMA Showcase Schedule.
Thursday, February 15 - Tribeca Bar and Bistro
9:15-9:45 John McKiel
9:55-10:25 Ruth Minnikin
10:35:11:05 David Myles
11:15-11:45 Rose Cousins
11:55-12:25 Jenn Grant
12:35-1:05 Tanya Davis
1:15-1:45 Old Man Luedecke
Friday, February 16 - The Seahorse Tavern
10:00-10:30 Troy MacGillivray
10:45-11:15 Ryan Cook
11:30-12:00 Feral Bliss featuring Dammien Alexander
12:15-12:45 Gypsophilia
1:00-1:30 Brett Ryan
1:45-2:15 Tom Fun
Saturday, February 17 - The Seahorse Tavern
10:00-10:30 Rebekah Higgs
10:45-11:15 Steven Bowers
11:30-12:00 Jill Barber
12:15-12:45 Hotshot Robot
1:00-1:30 Carmen Townsend
1:45-2:15 Dr. DFunkt
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Iain K. MacLeod
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January 9, 2007, 10:06 AM
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Memorial jazz parade planned for murder victim | Chronicle Herald (Help out if you can)
"Love Letter To Helen and Paul" (Al Tuck, 2001)
Goodbye, so long, farewell for now
You're gonna leave a big hole around here
But it's up to us to fill it up again somehow
It's up to us to fill it up again somehow
You live each day as if it was your last
May you have so many more and more and more
If we only will it, it may come to pass
If we only will it, it may come to pass
Hope to see you in New Orleans
Sit by the fountain of your love sweet love
You're like a couple of love-struck doves
Come over here, and give us a hug....
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Iain K. MacLeod
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January 9, 2007, 9:51 AM
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If you are looking to get outta town New Brunswick-style...
If you are looking to get outta town Chester-style...
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 6, 2006, 3:28 PM
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Note: $15 price for students and the unwaged
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 2, 2006, 10:53 PM
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halifaxlocals.com
Winner of the Best local website in The Coast's Best of Halifax Readers' Survery
A random, unscientific scanning of the halifaxlocals messageboard noted the following topics of discussion: celebrity crushes, Nickelback bashing, Nietzsche, Sunday shopping, faulty music equipment and bad pick-up lines. Much more than just local music listings and posters, halifaxlocals.com, a three-time winner in this category, is the local music scene's ideal time-waster, job-finder, rant-reliever, arts-reviewer and gossip-monger.
Runners Up: realty-check.ca & hfx4sale.com
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 17, 2006, 7:48 PM
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Chartattack Review:
JILL BARBER For All Time (Baudelaire/Dependent/Outside)
Jill Barber has one of those warm, honeyed voices that evokes the vocals of Sarah Harmer and Sarah Slean, only less angular than the former and less fey than the latter. For All Time features a careful selection of songs that showcase Barber's varied styles. There's the gentle blues of "Just For Now," the coy, jazzy playfulness of "When I'm Making Love To You" and the finger-snapping groove of "Hard Line." Mournful strains of pedal steel mix with gentle swells of piano to underpin Barber's acoustic guitar work. Overall, it's a well-crafted and understated album from a talent who, over the past few years, has been developing and emerging to ensure herself a well-deserved spot in the scene. – Shannon Whibbs
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 5, 2006, 5:52 PM
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LAST MINUTE CALL FOR DJO COMPETITORS
DJOs (October 11 - 14) are almost here!
We still have spots left in hip hop (DJ), Emcee and beatboxing. All other categories are completely full.
Don't be shy! If you've got what it takes then its time to show it off...
Please email us if you are interested (by Friday) at info@dj-o.com
Thanks,
Halifamous Music
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Iain K. MacLeod
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September 26, 2006, 10:37 AM
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Mayor McCa Tour | CBC Radio 3
October 5 Moncton, NB @ The Paramount
October 6 St. John's, NF @ Distortion
October 7 St. John's, NF @ Rose & Thistle
October 11 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunters Ale House
October 13 Halifax, NS @ Pavilion
October 13 Halifax, NS @ Gus' Pub
October 14 Saint John, NB @ Elwoods
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 31, 2006, 9:23 AM
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New Romance For Kids News: The Stolen Minks
* Some big news * We are super hyped to announce that we will be releasing the new record from The Stolen Minks! It’s entitled “Family Boycott”, the record features 8 songs, and it will be out in October, it is the follow up to 2005's “The Stolen Minks E.P” that was released independently.
They are four ladies from Halifax that play quirky rockabilly and sign about rock and roll and revolution. They already have some shows planned in eastern Canada for August and September, check out the dates on their neato website: www.thestolenminks.com
We will update the website with some artwork, MP3’s and stuff real soon.
”The Stolen Minks combine the bouncy, toe-tapping sounds of Wanda Jackson with the tongue-and-cheek aggressive edge of The Gossip.” Chart Attack (07/2006)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 15, 2006, 9:29 PM
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"Did MC Paul Barman and Mr. Peabody conceive a love child?" - Chart on the Wordburglar.
Plus, an Andrew Duke update:
***Andrew Duke Trio show Thursday August 24 @ AGNS in Halifax
With some members of the Andrew Duke Ensemble
currently out of province (saxophonist Dani Oore is in Toronto) and
the country (bassist Lukas Pearse is in Berlin), we present
a show with a slimmed-down version--the Andrew Duke Trio--instead
(before the full ensemble gets together again for shows this coming fall;
I'm currently editing our full-length recorded debut for release):
Andrew Duke--laptop
Tim Crofts--keys
and special guest Virgil Muir on voice.
Show happens promptly @ 8pm Thursday August 24 at the
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on Hollis Street here in Halifax.
We'll be playing in the main lobby (approximately 45 minute set)
next to Cheapside Cafe. Expect improv/avant jazz and more.
If you stop by, please say "hello". Hope to see you out.
other news:
***Andrew Duke--Consumer vs. User remix contest deadline is August 31.
Download 385 royalty-free samples from the Consumer vs. User album
(out now on Phthalo from California and available for direct order from the label
if you can't find it at your local shop: http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40)
and make your own song. The best results will be released on Stratagem Musik
(http://stratagem-musik.com) and there are great prizes up for grabs including a grand
prize of a copy of Reaktor 5 donated by Native Instruments, plus software from
FXpansion, and Audiomulch; magazine subscriptions from Computer Music, Remix, and
Virtual Instruments; books, CD-ROMs, and CDs. More info:
http://andrew-duke.com/contests.html
Another remix contest (different samples and prizes) will start up later this month.
***Next sound design and music production course Andrew Duke teaches at the NSCC
(Institute of Technology Campus) starts Tuesday September 19. Registration deadline
is September 12 and course is limited to 12 students; don't delay if you are interested.
More details and registration info: http://andrew-duke.com/course.html
***Andrew Duke split CD with Toronto's Akumu has just been released on the American label Cohort.
Entitled "Organic"/"Structures", you can listen to audio previews and order it direct from:
http://cohortrecords.0catch.com/dukeakumu%20mp3%20files.htm
This is a limited edition release, so please check out asap if interested.
Thanks for reading.
Take care.
Andrew
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 12, 2006, 9:28 AM
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CBC Radio 3: Podcast #64 – Conn Smythe Sleepover: features The Stolen Minks & Rachelle's short lived affair with the Conn Smythe trophy.
Arguably CBC's wackest show ever, Freestyle spun Windom Earle's "Kitten vs Pegasus" on Friday. Not sure the context, but it probably has more to do with the sensibilities of Lost & Found host Matt Rainnie, who uses the track "Ode to Greg's Cat" as his closing music. The CD Goldwave debuted at number one on CKDU and is also starting to appear in campus/community charts across Canada.
The Sharp Like Knives and Windom Earle live experience was reviewed in Toronto's Now weekly (NNNN out of NNNNN).
It takes more than just a few good bands to tip a show past merely entertaining into excellent or outstanding territory - there's gotta be that vibe that gets rolling early and stays till the last band packs it up. Good thing Halifax's Windom Earle set the bar high right away Friday at Sneaky Dee's with an energetic and gleefully fun set. The mostly instrumental three-piece featuring guitar, bass and keys with programmed beats danced through a well-crafted collection of catchy New Order- and Postal Service-inspired jams. But it wasn't until their endearing karaoke-esque covers of A-ha's classic electro-jam Take On Me and Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone that it really clicked: these guys are the shit. Fellow East Coasters Sharp Like Knives who count two of Windom Earle's members among their flock were no less energetic. Having seen them a year ago, I can honestly say that while they were good then, they've honed their showmanship and sound tenfold since. Vocalist Paul Hammond fought for attention over the bombastic musical start-stops of his bandmates, who blasted and thrashed through songs with a heavy At the Drive-In influence, inspiring several failed attempts at body-surfing from one small group of overzealous fans. Knives also inspired some dink to decide it was punk to spit clouds of mist in the air at regular intervals.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 3, 2006, 3:37 PM
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Interview: Sharp Like Knives | CBC Radio 3
Chris Kelly gets Sharp Like Knives to share their 5 fav road-trip movies of all time, and talk about playing music that makes people want to dance, even if they don't want to.
Also, Sharp Like Knives "discuss the f**k!ng neutron bomb" that was there last stop in Toronto on the band's site.
They also have a new 7 inch:
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 3, 2006, 3:28 PM
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Review:
Windom Earle, Gold Wave (Boost Ventilator)
Yup, this Haligonian affair boasts 11 members in the CD credits, and yes, glockenspiel figures prominently. But chamber pop this ain't. The one proper song, with vocals and standard structure, is "Kitten vs. Pegasus," which unfortunately comes off like a Modern English number, and that we don't need (the macho-meltdown joke of "Ted Nugent" wears thin fast too). But the rest isn't songs so much as motifs worked to perfection, grafting together surf, new wave, math rock and the aforementioned orch-pop element to excellent, energetic, harmonious effect. The propulsive "Get On Into It" bears shades of Shadowy Men, "Guitorgan" is pumped up and powerful, and "You Can't Dance to Dreams," playing a sweet piano pattern off explosive drums, closes the record with class. 8/10 (Rupert Bottenberg, Music Editor, Montreal Mirror)
Disclosure: I am helping Windom Earle with this new CD, so my usual iron glad integrity of unobjectiviely posting posters on behalf of strangers will forever be tarnished.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 27, 2006, 4:11 PM
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Event line-up contains the following Halifax content: Jimmy Swift Band, Classified, Duane Andrews, Dr. dFunkt, The Museum Pieces, Sonny D, Danny Newton, Jay Hamilton, Matt Anaka, Sean Keating, Deemah, Nick Nonsense, Mathematix, Tommy Knuckles, Steve Nurse, IV with CTG Crew, Spesh K, Lash Larue, Dale Mannette, Cam, 420Jenny, DP, Zoo, NTB, D and D, Johnny Sleep Dep, etc
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 12, 2006, 3:25 PM
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Friday, July 14th, 2006 @ The Attic:
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 28, 2006, 3:19 PM
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Today's Buck reference: "A Gorilla Driving a Pick-Up Truck", wherein Keith mumbles about a primate motorist in a fake dusty-cowboy voice over eerie slide guitars and harmonicas: "I was moving fast/ He got up in front/ The gorilla looked at me and passed/ He was on my ass." It could be a Buck 65 parody, but after a few listens, it starts to sound like the work of another black man with O.G. outsider-artist ranter-status and a white fanbase whose giggly appreciation never moves too far from look-at-this condescension: Wesley Willis. - Pitchfork on The Return of Dr. Octagon
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 9, 2006, 3:38 PM
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The Polaris Music Prize was just launched in Toronto as a not-for-profit corporation. It is similar to the Mercury Prize in the UK. $20,000 will be awarded to the music or group that is deemed to create the Best Canadian Album, irrespective of genre or sales. Local judges include: Jon Bruhm (Coast), Stephen Cooke (The Herald), Tara Thorne (The Coast) and Jessica Whyte (CKDU).
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 8, 2006, 11:58 AM
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Buck 65 to get official key to Mount Uniacke
Municipality of East Hants to honour Terfry on Sunday
By Stephen Cooke (The Chronicle Herald)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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May 23, 2006, 7:08 PM
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More praise for The Heavy Blinkers' "The Night and I Are Still So Young": "Achieves twice what the Polyphonic Spree does with half as many members and 1/100th the hype. ...You are not liable to hear another record with vocals this beautiful anytime soon...The word classic gets thrown around like nothing these days, but the Heavy Blinkers have truly crafted a classic album." - Tim Sendra | allmusic.com
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 27, 2006, 10:20 AM
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Disclosure: Windom Earle is the uncle of my girlfriend's unborn child.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 14, 2006, 5:43 PM
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"Ah, springtime, finally! It miraculously got up to 84 degrees here in Minneapolis yesterday, and while I could have used a little more of a gradual move towards summer, I won't complain. (Besides, it will probably snow next week.) One of the best things about spring, in addition to people emerging from their winter cocoons, is the music you get to indulge in, those songs that sound like people emerging from their cocoons. This is how it felt listening to the Heavy Blinkers' record The Night And I Are Still So Young. "
from She's tearing apart my world | Music For Robots
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 4, 2006, 7:52 PM
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Nobu Adilman will be co-hosting a new show on Food Network Canada called "Food Jammers". It's a DIY cooking show that combines the ingenuity of McGyver with the approach of Bob and Doug McKenzie. The show features a great soundtrack with songs from Al Tuck, The Sadies, and Elevator. The opening theme song is by Rob Benvie and Ian McGettigan with opening animation by Seth Scriver. [courtesy CBC Radio 3]
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Iain K. MacLeod
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March 10, 2006, 11:07 PM
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Joel Plaskett Emergency Make A Little Noise DVD
Live At The Marquee:
1. Come On, Teacher
2. Oh My Soul
3. Cry Together
4. True Patriot Love
5. Down At The Khyber
6. Written All Over Me
7. Waiting To Be Discovered
8. Extraordinary
Alone & Together Tour:
9. Before You Leave
10. Happen Now
11. Light Of The Moon
12. When I Have My Vision
13. Lonely Love
14. Absentminded Melody
Music Videos:
1. Natural Disaster
2. Happen Now
3. Work Out Fine
4. Come On, Teacher
5. True Patriot Love
6. Clueless Wonder
7. Maybe We Should Just Go Home
8. News Of Your Son
9. She Made A Wreck Outta Me
10. Paralyzed
Bonus CD:
1. A Million Dollars
2. Nowhere With You
3. Make A Little Noise
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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 20, 2006, 2:25 PM
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Centre for Art Tapes and Shortworks Presents:
March Break Music Video Camp
For youth 16-21
FREE, but space is limited
With Music and Special appearances by Universal Soul, come experience Writing, Directing, Performing, Filming, and Editing A Music Video
Application Deadline March 6th
Camp from March 13th to 17, 2006: 10am to 4pm
Pick up and drop off applications at: Centre for Art Tapes, 5600 Sackville St., Suite 207
Or: Black Educators Association, 2136 Gottingen St.
Mail/Fax to: Music Video Camp, Centre for Art Tapes, 5600 Sackville St, Suite207, Halifax, NS, B3J 1L2
Fax: 902-420-4581
For More Info: 902-420-4076
Sponsored by: Nova Scotia Culture and Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, CBC Television Atlantic
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Iain K. MacLeod
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January 9, 2006, 9:32 AM
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Monday Night Movies presents:
The Life & Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
@ Park Lane on January 23 ($9/7pm) Starring Halifax's own musician Matt Murphy.
With Merle Haggard, Ronnie Hawkins, Levon Helm, Phil Kaufman, Kris Kristofferson, Lyriq Bent, George Stroumboulopoulos, Rob Bowman, Randy Butcher, and others. A mock-documentary about the rise and fall of fictional country singer Guy Terrifico, featuring some legendary real-life performers.
Official Site - IMDb -
Canada's Top Ten
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Iain K. MacLeod
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January 4, 2006, 1:53 PM
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Thursday Jan 5th at Gus' Pub.
Jack MacDonald and the Hotel Faces
The Jeff Coll Five
A Speaking Engagement by Mark Black
and Ceti Alpha
10ish
four bucks.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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January 4, 2006, 12:13 AM
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Al Tuck's “My Blues Away"
A brand new album from PEI-based musician Al Tuck. Al's first record in years features great songs, great stories,
and great friends like Matt Murphy. Available via Zunior.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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December 6, 2005, 11:05 PM
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What: Speaking Engagement with Mark Black
When: Thursday, December 8th, 2005 @ 7:30 PM
Where: One World Cafe, Agricola
Price: Pay What You Can
Why: Proceeds to go to Mark's creditors
For more info...
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Iain K. MacLeod
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December 1, 2005, 11:18 AM
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Khyber Arts Society Annual Members Show and Holiday Toast
Saturday, December 10, 2005 7pm - 2am
The Khyber Building (it's another crazy 3-Floor Party!!!!!)
It's been a while since we opened the building up for three floors of dance and debauchery!
The Khyber Arts Society is hosting its annual Members Show and Holiday Toast during the month of December.
MEMBERS SHOW
Members are invited to submit work to be displayed in the Ballroom Gallery. The show will open December 5th, and we will celebrate the opening at the Holiday Toast on Saturday, Decmber 10th. Please submit your work by 5pm Friday, December 2, 2005. If you need to make other arrangements, please call 422.9668.
HOLIDAY TOAST EVENTS
Second Floor
The Annual Members Show and Sale Opening Reception will start at 7pm. There will be the Khyber Half-assed Cash Grab (our version of a 50/50 draw) and "Authentic Nativity Portraits". This year instead of sitting on Jesus' lap, you can be Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, or any of the animals that sat near
the manger when Christ the Lord was born! As well, there will be a silent GIFT auction open until midnight.
First Floor
Bands will start playing at 10pm in the Khyber Club.
* The Jeff Coll Five
* Death by Nostalgia
* A/V
Third Floor
Dance! Dance! Dance! with Jessica Whyte and other hot local djs.
Who knows what else we will pull out of our Christmas stockings to make this party one Heavenly good time????
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 22, 2005, 7:30 PM
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Warning: This post contains no pictures.
* 'Sloan' to join CBC as satellite radio DJs
* The Canadian Podcasting Tour - Halifax: November 23 (7:30 p.m.)
* Ninjatune update:
S&N 'Homages' Double 7" EP
Sixtoo (1200hobos/Sebutones/etc.) and Norsola Johnson (Godspeed/Mollases/etc.) are S&N. No need for some witty snapping sales pitch here. Shit is hot. 4 sides of heat...with Sixtoo on live and not live drums and electronics. Norsola plays the cello, bass and other assorted instruments. Yes!
Sixtoo 'Duration' CD/DVD Re-issue!
Originally produced on Dollar Store VHS copies, we decided it deserved an actual DVD release, a full step up from the original 50 dollar store tapes that it was home-duped on! Say word. Also included on the bonus DVD is a full gallery section, a description of the project, and a high res gallery of other Sixtoo related goodness. There is also a CD of the instrumental hiphop classic Duration album.
* Buy Nothing Day is Friday Nov 25
There will be a street party and musical march meeting at Grand Parade Square at 5:30pm, and leaving at 6:00pm.
Bring noisemakers, merriment, and fun to celebrate Buy Nothing Day. If you can't make the celebrations, then tune in to CKDU 97.5 from 6-7pm for live updates.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 14, 2005, 2:16 PM
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ECUA/ NO CASES 2006 Submission Criteria
1) Some recorded material. This can be in any format- cassette, CD; MP-3; vinyl. Preferably a recent release or something you have coming up.
2) A one paragraph bio and any other standard showcase application. For example: Picture; press, etc. But really, the most important thing is send us the music.
3) Stage plot. Draw stick figures people of who plays what and where on stage.
4) What you'll be bringing to the party in terms of gear. So we'll know what to have on hand for you. This is very important.
5) A roster- with ages attached.
6) Must be ready, willing, and able to play in February (between the 23rd and the 27th).
Deadline: January 21st.
Where to send it:
ECUA 2006
C/O Gabrielle Major
20 Donald Drive
Charlottetown, PE C1E 1Z5
If you have any question contact Gabrielle or Kelly at nocases@gmail.com.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 3, 2005, 4:42 PM
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Best of Halifax 2005
Note: actual award and picture of Sean not available at press time
Best local website: halifaxlocals.com
Wi-five! Halifaxlocals.com wins for the second straight year as the best local website, keeping us all in the loop about the Halifax music scene. The site relies on an open-source, message board-style format that keeps things current—and unpredictable. “On the front page of Halifaxlocals, you’ll typically see a lot of show posters, but that was really not my original intent at all,” says site moderator and co-founder Sean MacGillivray. “That’s just what the user base has done with it. That space was supposed to be filled with news, filled with stuff that’s going on and original content, but all of the sudden people got this idea to put up their show posters. And now we’re inundated with requests to put up posters!”
Courtesy of The Coast readership!
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 3, 2005, 9:29 AM
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JazzEast Seeking Support
JazzEast, producer of the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival, has embarked on a major fundraising campaign to alleviate short term difficulties and set the stage for future stability. The campaign is proceeding on several fronts including: an appeal to members, a corporate campaign, a fundraising event in December, and a re-examination and re-structuring of the organization and its activities. The goal is to raise $250,000 – an amount that would alleviate the current deficit and contribute to the re-establishment of a reserve fund for future stability.
We are turning to all of our constituents for support and assistance. This could come in many forms; you could:
• Make a tax deductible donation to JazzEast
• Bring us ideas for fundraising
• Volunteer to help with fundraising activities
• Bring us contacts for people that might support us with cash or in-kind donations
• Bring us leads for new sponsors
• Buy tickets to and tell your friends about our presentations all year round
• Buy a JazzEast membership
Please feel free to contact anyone in the office by e-mail or drop by – for more information or to make a contribution to the cause. And may we keep enjoying live music!
Jo-Ann Hicks
Adam Fine
Geoff Barnes
Susan Hunter
We are at 1313 Hollis Street, 2nd floor. Our mailing address is Box 33043, Halifax, NS B3L 4T6. www.jazzeast.com
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 30, 2005, 11:15 PM
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This just in: Hiphop group Sko-shun Tiez's new CD "Those Who Like It" has been # 1 on the charts in the Penhorn CD Plus music store for 3 weeks.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 22, 2005, 10:27 PM
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"...The easiest reference to be drawn here is to Boards of Canada, whose warm analogue tones and shapeshifting rhythms seem to have informed Werb's musical approach. But where that Scottish duo relies largely on samples for its base materials, the Vancouverite builds his tracks all by his lonesome, as evidenced by "Piano" and "Woodhands Theme Song", both of which are predicated on solo runs up and down the ivories. The best and most richly arranged song here is probably "Honest Broker", a kind of all-in-one album summation that distills the producer's brainiac lounge aesthetic into nine spellbinding minutes. If the Suicide Girls made porn movies, this would be their soundtrack." - The Georgia Straight
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 22, 2005, 10:17 PM
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NORTH AMERICAN HALLOWEEN PREVENTION INITIATIVE f/ Beck, Sum 41, The Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sloan, Peaches, Feist, Devendra Banhart, Wolf Parade, Postal Service, Buck 65, Comedian David Cross, Sex Pistols’ founder Malcolm McLaren, Elviram, Gino Washington, Roky Erickson, Sparks & Tagaq (from the boards)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 15, 2005, 3:52 PM
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note: i am leaving this post up in celebration of stupidity
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 25, 2005, 11:16 PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Burlesque goes Bust! The Halifax Burlesque Society's last show EVER!
The Halifax Burlesque Society (HBS) produces the hottest shows to have graced Halifax in the last three years. Going out with a bang, the illustrious Halifax Burlesquers will bust out their pasties and petticoats for the last show EVER! With ample room for our swelling and hungry audience, the show will be held at
The Marquee Club on August 6th, 2005.
Since its inception, HBS has produced six sold out shows jump-starting a burlesque revival in Halifax and Atlantic Canada! As a non-profit society, HBS has showed off an admirable commitment to the HRM community through significant
fund donations to local organizations such as: The Ecology Action Centre, Venus Envy Bursary Fund, Laing House, Veith House, The Halifax Coalition Against Poverty among others.
The Last Show EVER will feature the society's best numbers that will leave you wet at the lips. Do not miss this superb event, which will arouse questions of sexuality, and feed your appetite for subversive humour. As said by one of our very best...
Long live freaks and feathers, sequins and tethers, drag queens and kings, heck, all sorts of things. Amateurs, immatures, perverts and pro's. Big girls in mini's, virgins, and ho's. Hairy pits, tiny tits, marching bands and one-night stands. Money grabs for charity (and don't forget hilarity.)
Tickets are available in advance at Venus Envy and One World Café for $5.00. Doors open at 9pm. Show starts at 9:30pm. 19+ Licenced event.
For more information, please call our dazzling coordinator, Nora at 446-7767 or email halifaxburlesquesociety@2die4.com
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 25, 2005, 10:03 PM
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"When did hardcore lyrics get this smart?" - Splendid on The Holy Shroud's Ghost Repeaters. Or should I say, The Hold Shroud (sic), my Halifaxian (& siccer) friends.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 18, 2005, 4:56 PM
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HALIFAX POP EXPLOSION ANNOUNCES APPLICATION DEADLINE
Deadline set for Wednesday August 10, 2005.
(Halifax, NS) July 18, 2005 - The Halifax Pop Explosion is pleased to announce this year’s deadline for Showcase applications.
“The Halifax Pop Explosion has a long tradition of choosing up and coming and relatively new acts to open for the headlining performers,” says Waye Mason, Executive Director. “In addition, we have showcasing spots and record label showcases to expose new talent to Halifax. Some of the favorite acts that have played in past years applied through the Showcase process.”
The festival receives over 200 applications each year. A jury of musicians, media and industry types choose 25-30 lucky performers to play each year.
All bands that wish to be consider for these showcasing slots must have their applications delivered to the Halfiax Pop Explosion no later than 5 pm, Wednesday, August 10, 2005.
For more information and to download an application form, check out www.halifaxpopexplosion.com.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 15, 2005, 11:09 AM
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Blatant abuse of power:The Atlantic Film Festival is looking for volunteers for alFresco filmFesto, the outdoor summer film festival with weekend screenings at Electropolis down on the waterfront (email volunteer@atlanticfilm.com). Volunteer hours count toward 25th Atlantic Film Festival volunteer benefits in September. Volunteers are also needed for
postering. The Atlantic Film Festival Signature Series presents Stanley Kubrick's The Shining at the Oxford Theatre on Wednesday July 27th at 7pm. Lots of prizes to be won, including a $200 Atlantic Film Festival Film Fan Pass. Plus, don't forget to vote in The Coast's People Choice for your favourite John Hughes movie.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 12, 2005, 3:19 PM
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ALL AGE SHOWCASE APPLICATIONS
The MIANS All-Ages showcase stage provides up and coming Nova Scotia acts the opportunity to perform for a target audience of music industry representatives, including record label representatives, talent buyers, managers, media, film industry directors, producers, music supervisors and more. It will also give artists the chance to perform for their peers in a
professional setting.
All Nova Scotian artists who are members in good standing of the Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia (MIANS) are eligible to submit for a performance Showcase. Submissions for Showcases must be postmarked by JULY 29th, 2005. If you have any questions about the All-Ages Showcase, please contact Chuck Teed.
Download the application here.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 10, 2005, 8:07 PM
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http://podcast.ckdu.ca/
Featuring: Popped Culture, Let's Get Baked & What's New Mitsou?
Popped Culture Episode 2 airs Mon Jul 11 at 5:30pm AST on CKDU 97.5 in Halifax.
This week Popped Culture is all about bicycles. We cover the Cycle Messenger World Championships, A bike-in theatre in Texas, bike messengering in Halifax with Steve Rolston of King Konqueror, Matt Reid of Death By Nostalgia's trouble with cars, and bicycle art (Aeolian Ride).
This season we've totally changed the format - we've gone to 4-7 stories each week, rather than 1 or 2.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 6, 2005, 8:43 AM
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Review: Joel Plaskett / LaDeDa / MapleMusic
LaDeDa is unarguably more reserved than the self-deprecating but hella sexy rock on which Plaskett built his name, it would be a bit much to call it his Nebraska...It has also afforded Plaskett another opportunity to hone his chops before breaking out his Born In The USA. More via Splendid.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 4, 2005, 8:50 AM
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Popped Culture returns for season 2 this Monday July 04!
5:30-6:00pm AST on CKDU 97.5, or online at http://www.ckdu.ca.
On this week's episode, our sassy journalism team went to the 7th Annual Nova Scotia Cat Fancier Association's Cat Show. We met judges, contestants, owners, and even a cat detective - the infamous Purrlock Holmes.
Check the PC website http://www.poppedculture.ca for upcoming episodes on season 2. You can also download episodes after they air. Podcasting coming soon!
Also: behold halicatslocals!
Update: If you missed the broadcast, you can download an mp3 here.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 29, 2005, 5:06 PM
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 You're not going blind. I believe it is a gaussian blur. Or a drunk robot.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 28, 2005, 11:51 PM
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Today Buck 65 released Secret House Against The World. Here is a new fangled e-card (a completely uncomfortable looking photo shoot, cover of Rick of the Skin's "Devil Eyes," music video in windows media player format and a video game) and "Kennedy Killed the Hat" is the free download of the day through the iTunes music store (initial reaction: yeah, that's about what it is worth).
Also, Apple announced podcasting integration with the latest addition of iTunes. Let's Get Baked and CBC Radio 3 are two examples that you can listen or subscribe to for free. Plus you can publish your own. If you listen closely, you can hear satellite radio companies crapping their collective trousers.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 20, 2005, 9:47 PM
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What do you get when you take one deep fry cook, four bands, six pairs of pants and one shared passion for seafood? If you're lucky, you'll get The Rolling Chowder Travelling Revue featuring BA Johnston, Windom Earle, The Intesteens, Away Ri'o and a huge assortment of other bands sailing across the Maritimes this summer in search of buried treasure and great discounts on seafood.
Sincerely,
Frank W. Peterson
President of the Rolling Chowder Chain of Family Restaurants
The Rolling Chowder Travelling Revue
1) any of various usually burrowing marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks of the class Pelecypoda, including members of the genera Venus and Mya, many of which are edible.
2) a thick soup containing fish or shellfish, especially clams, and vegetables, such as potatoes and onions, in a milk or tomato base.
3) remarkably full-featured and sturdy wheel that brings a lot to the driving experience.
In unrelated news, The Lost Tape of Dan Norman Cummings has been unearthed and digitized.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 19, 2005, 9:17 PM
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One Scene To Another- Plumline Records' Tribute to Canadian Indie Rock (note: that's really over 80% East Coast content)
New Grenada "SMOTHER" (Eric's Trip)
Mood Elevator "MONEY CITY MANIACS" (Sloan)
The Hard Lessons "KARATE MAN" (The Super Friendz)
The Recital "FOLLOW" (Eric's Trip)
The W-Vibe "FRENCH INHALE" (Thrush Hermit)
Spy Island "ALI" (Jale)
Ten Words for Snow "I DIG YOU" (Zumpano)
The Trembling "G TURNS TO D" (Sloan)
Anthony Rochon "THE NEWS OF YOUR SON" (Joel Plaskett)
El Boxeo "AMLEIA EARHART" (The Inbreds)
The Pop Project "THE ONLY REASON UNDER THE SUN" (Zumpano)
I Choose Nebraska "AT MY EXPENSE" (Thrush Hermit)
Fire Engine Red "YOU ARE ALL I HAVE" (Hayden)
Tiny Steps "10 LBS." (The Super Friendz)
Direct Radar Turtle "JUST FOR LITTLE" (The Hardship Post)
Kalkaska- MY MY (Plumtree)
Plus, in other recorded news, The Constantines do Elevator To Hell (as mentioned here)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 17, 2005, 2:14 PM
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FemFest! is happening. Saturday June 25th at the Khyber Club.
8:30PM = open mic
9:00PM = performances
$5 suggested donation at the door.
Two floors of the city's best female deejays, musicians, breakdancers, slam poets, and comedians. Featuring The Stolen Minks, Amelia Curran, Shauntay Grant, DJ Anderoc, Candy Palmeter, Claire Gallant, and Many More!!!
This FemFest! event is sponsored by The Nova Scotia Status of Women, FemJEPP, VenusEnvy, Outside The Lines Bookstore, and NSPIRG.
Halifaxlocals: Like Livejournal, but for me.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 16, 2005, 10:18 AM
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The Centre for Art Tapes is looking for a woman DJ to do an electronic performance for an upcoming Gala event . This event will consist of music, dancing, costumes and performance, and is part of an all-women exhibition entitled "Media Masquerade: the inner dialogue of women in masquerade".
Artist Fees will be given. If you are interested, please contact Mib at The Centre for Art Tapes 902-420-4002.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 15, 2005, 4:47 PM
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Self-assured Nova Scotian rock'n'rollers and singer-songwriter on their independent sophomoric national tour
REELS and RUTH MINNIKIN
Halifax, Nova Scotia's REELS and RUTH MINNIKIN will set the proverbial
sail on an eight-week Canadian tour in continuing promotion of their latest
respective releases -- Reels' first, eponymous debut, and Minnikin's latest,
"Marooned and Blue." Reels now perform in support of distribution through
Zunior.com ("The Little Label") and East Coast Rising Entertainment
(eastcoastrising.ca).
Since 2003, Reels have taken their sound to Toronto's 2004 North by
Northeast festival, and last summer completed a self-directed 20-date
Canadian tour, having the fortune to warm up crowds for bands like Cuff the
Duke and The Ramblin' Ambassadors. Positive critical and popular press, and
infrequent, enthusiastic live shows have bred a consistent east coast
contingent of showgoers. Unconventionality holds that the band does not
apply the word "unique" to their rock'n'roll and diluted country sound;
instead, it is a word apparently thrown around by critics and casual
listeners when making broad connections between the band's sound, and the
sound of the early '90's Moncton and Halifax music scenes.
Ruth Minnikin's 10-year writing, recording and touring ambition has had her
making music with The Guthries, Dale Murray and Gabriel Minnikin,
participate in collaborations with Joel Plaskett, Al Tuck, Kate Maki, and
Kris Kristofferson, and tour internationally with The Guthries, The Heavy
Blinkers, and as a solo artist. Since the winter of 2005, she has assumed
bass and vocal duties with Reels. Praise for Minnikin's creations comes
readily; her self-directed tours and albums could be taken as effortless
insofar as her commitment to professional-grade performances.
Tour
Saturday,June 18,2005 Mahone Bay,NS Mug&Anchor
Thursday,June 23,2005 Halifax,NS Tribeca (w/ The Uncas)
Saturday,June 25,2005 Sydney,NS Boardwalk (all-ages)
The Maple Leaf (19+ w/Lachie Macdonald)
Thursday,June 30,2005 Saint John,NB Studio 112
Friday,July 1,2005 Moncton,NB Canada Day outdoor show
(see reelsband.com for details)
Saturday,July 2,2005 Newcastle,NB Gator's Pub
Wednesday,July 6,2005 Ottawa,ON Cafe Dekcuf
Thursday,July 7,2005 Toronto,ON The Rivoli
Saturday,July 9,2005 Guelph,ON Jimmy Jazz
Monday,July 11,2005 London, ON Salt Lounge
Tuesday,July 12,2005 Niagara Falls,ON Highland Tap Pub
Wednesday,July 13,2005 Hamilton,ON The Casbah
Thursday,July 14,2005 Peterborough,ON Grassroots Cafe
Friday,July 15,2005 Kitchener,ON The Boathouse
Saturday,July 16,2005 Brantford,ON The Ford Plant
Wednesday,July 20,2005 Clear Lake,MB Beach Club Bar
Friday,July 22,2005 Winnipeg,MB High&Lonesome
Saturday,July 23,2005 Saskatoon,SK Lydia's
Wednesday,July 27,2005 Calgary,AB Bamboo Lounge
Thursday,July 28,2005 Lethbridge,AB Tongue 'n' Groove
Friday, July 29,2005 Calgary,AB TBA
Saturday,July 30,2005 Banff,AB TBA
Thursday,August 4,2005 TBA
Friday,August 5,2005 Vancouver,BC Railway Club
Saturday,August 6,2005 Victoria,BC Logan's
Thursday,August 11,2005 Edson,AB Castaway's
Friday,August 12,2005 Edmonton,AB Sidetrack Cafe
Saturday,August 13,2005 Saskatoon,SK Amigos
Monday,August 15,2005 Thunder Bay,ON Apollo
Thursday, August 18,2005 Montreal,PQ TBA
Saturday,August 20,2005 Moncton,NB The Manhattan
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 14, 2005, 1:10 PM
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Note: Saint John is in New Brunswick. St. John's is in Newfoundland. St. John was either an apostle or the patron saint of toilet bowls. I can't really remember.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 7, 2005, 8:24 AM
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Canadian Independent Artist Charity Compilation To Support “Reach For The Rainbow” To Be Released June 14, 2005
All proceeds from the CD are going to benefit Reach For The Rainbow. Reach for the Rainbow develops integrated opportunities that enrich the lives of children and young adults with disabilities, their families and the communities in which they belong. A great deal of their focus involves sending disabled children and young adults to summer camp where they interact and participate with the general camp population.
1. Hawksley Workman - “My Delicious Chocolate Cake”
2. Cuff The Duke - “What Are You Laughing At?”
3. Joel Plaskett Emergency - “Cold Blue Light”
4. Five Blank Pages - “She Sleeps Soundly”
5. Rheostatics - “Soul Glue (Rheostar Version)”
6. Craig Cardiff - “Emm & May”
7. Royal City - “O Beauty”
8. Howie Beck - “Stuck Inside A Room”
9. A Northern Chorus - “Subjects & Matter”
10. Hayden - "The Show”
11. Les Cooper - “Lost”
12. Alive & Living - “Bright Side Day”
13. Great Lake Swimmers - “Song For The Angels (Demo Version)”
14. Ben Somer - “Silent Strides (Demo)”
15. Raising The Fawn - “The News”
16. Peter Elkas - “Wall Of Fire”
17. Angler Arms (Delaware Chapter) - “Everything For A Dollar”
18. The Inbreds - “The Right Time To Say Goodbye”
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Iain K. MacLeod
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May 31, 2005, 11:06 AM
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 Dusty and The Rusty Wheels rollin' to Stayner's Wharf, Saturday June 11th at
9:30 for an evening of folk, rock blues and country. cover is $5. The Rusty Wheels will be Benn Ross on Drums, Phil Sedore on Lead Guitar and special guest this week, Middleclass Pushover, Dean Gallant on Bass. 2 sets
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Iain K. MacLeod
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May 1, 2005, 11:22 PM
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Via Maplemusic: Sloan, one of Canada's most loved bands, are releasing a greatest hits album aptly titled A Side Wins: Singles 1992-2005. The new disc features all of the band's singles (including two new songs, "All Used Up" is at radio now!) as well as a bonus DVD with all of the videos and some special behind the scenes footage. It's a must have for any Sloan fan so pre-order it today at MapleMusic.
Via Emusic: The Holy Shroud - Ghost Repeaters and 80 Records And We're Not Broke Yet (Disc 1) Label Sampler
Via Dose: It was clear that 90% of the crowd just didn't get why we were listening to a white guy spewing country-tinging raps about the size of his manhood. But those 10% if us that did get it, REALLY got it. We were dancing around and shouting like crazy (props to the dude next to me who was screaming every word). (Coachella Blog) 
Via Brockway Entertainment: Cock Dynamics Re-Release - On April 26th, Hand Solo Records re-released the Canadian Classic: 'Cock Dynamics.' This compilation of sensual Canadian hip hop was conceived by "Casa-Nova Scotians" Buck 65 and Moves and released by Hand'Solo Records in 1998. Exclusive tracks by Buck 65, Moka Only, Tachichi, Ishkan, Moves, and other sexually-charged emcees, have made this limited-edition cassette highly sought-after by fans. In the Year of the Cock (aka 2005), it seems only appropriate to make this classic rarity available again. Plus, Fredericton/Halifax's First Words is composed of producer/DJ Jorun (worked with Buck 65, Universal Soul & more), DJ STV and emcees Sean One & Above. Watch out for Jorun/Sean One's 7" release due by the end of May. For more info: http://www.dead-beats.ca
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 26, 2005, 11:07 AM
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I would like to dedicate this post to Charlottetown's Noodle House. R.I.P.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 26, 2005, 8:45 AM
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FW: Pearl Jam's Canadian Tour!
In anticipation of their upcoming studio release, Pearl Jam along
with the Ten Club are proud to announce a 15 city tour of the
great country of Canada. The tour opens on September 2nd in
Vancouver, B.C. and ends up in St. John’s Newfoundland on
September 24th. The Ten Club pre-sale starts today April 25,
2005 and ends Monday, May 9, 2005, at 5:00 pm pacific time.
• Ten Club tickets will be sold ONLY on-line and ONLY at
pearljam.com. There will be no mail order for Ten Club tickets
on this tour.
• The base ticket price for the tour is $59.50 CDN ($52.06
USD) per ticket plus applicable fees. Ten Club tickets available
in pairs only. No single ticket sales. There will be a $3.50 USD
service charge per ticket plus a $1.53 USD bank card processing
fee per ticket.
• Visa and Mastercard are the only acceptable forms of
payment.
• You can buy only one pair of tickets per show but there is
no limit to the number of shows fan club members can attend.
• Tickets will be allocated using seniority in the Ten Club.
• An email confirmation will arrive in advance of the public
on-sale.
• Ten Club tickets are for members only. Members must
show photo I.D, at venue will call window to pick up tickets on
day-of-show only.
• Re-selling Ten Club tickets will result in revocation of fan
club privileges.
Here’s how the system will work:
Go to http://secure.pearljam.com/ and log in to your Ten Club
account. If you are not an up-to-date member you will not be
eligible for Canadian tickets. You cannot purchase a
membership and be eligible for tickets at this time. However,
purchasing a membership now will allow you to purchase tickets
to future dates AFTER the Canadian tour. Once we process ALL
of the ticket orders, we will prioritize the seats according to
your member number. Tickets will be available for you at the
Ten Club ticket window prior to each show. You MUST show
your photo I.D. to get your tickets.
Please note: besides this being the first time we’ve offered Ten
Club tickets on-line, there are two more major changes in
progress.
1. Tickets will not be distributed in “blocks”. We listened to your
feedback and took note of the problems with the block system.
On this tour we will secure all of the tickets prior to the shows
and allocate them ahead of time. So your tickets will be in an
envelope with your name on it at the Ten Club ticket window
before the show. So showing up early will not get you a better
seat. This time we mean it.
2. We will use some of the seats in the “wings” for the Ten Club.
There are really great seats that are located just off the floor,
but very close to the sides of the stage. We haven’t used these
seats for Ten Club members on previous tours, but we think that
those seats are far superior to those that are towards the back
of the floor and we think that those seats should be filled with
Ten Club members. It’s not going to be an exact science, but
we’ll do our best to prioritize seats to make sure Ten Club
members get the “best seats in the house.”
For questions or information regarding your tickets please
contact tickets@tenclub.net. For questions or concerns about
your membership, please contact info@tenclub.net. Keep in
mind that due to the inevitable high volume of requests for
customer service, a response to your questions may not be
immediate. We will answer your emails in the order they are
received, so please avoid sending multiple messages. All sales
are final. No refunds. All prices are in US dollars (USD) per PAIR
of tickets. All dates subject to change.
Date----Day---------City-----------------Venue-----------------------Ticket Price/Pair (USD)
Sept
2 ----- Fri ------ Vancouver ---------- GM Place --------------------- $117.70
4 ----- Sun ------ Calgary ------------ Pengrowth Saddledome --------- $114.20
5 ----- Mon ------ Edmonton ----------- Rexall Place ----------------- $114.60
7 ----- Wed ------ Saskatoon ---------- Credit Union Centre ---------- $116.40
8 ----- Thur ----- Winnipeg ----------- MTS Centre ------------------- $115.00
9 ----- Fri ------ Thunder Bay -------- Ft. William Gardens ---------- $114.20
11 ---- Sun ------ Kitchener ---------- Memorial Auditorium ---------- $116.40
12 ---- Mon ------ London ------------- John Labatt Centre ----------- $116.40
13 ---- Tue ------ Hamilton ----------- Copps Coliseum --------------- $116.80
15 ---- Thur ----- Montreal ----------- Bell Centre ------------------ $121.20
16 ---- Fri ------ Ottawa ------------- Corel Centre ----------------- $117.75
19 ---- Mon ------ Toronto ------------ Air Canada Centre ------------ $116.40
20 ---- Tue ------ Quebec City -------- Colisee Pepsi Arena ---------- $118.50
22 ---- Thur ----- Halifax ------------ Metro Centre ----------------- $114.20
24 ---- Sat ------ St. John's NFLD ---- Mile One Stadium ------------- $114.20
Metro Centre info...Tickets go on sale at the end of May...exact date and time TBA.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 12, 2005, 3:41 PM
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 April 14th - St. Matthews Wesley Church - North Sydney | Tickets: 794.4401
April 15th - Lunenburg Fire Hall- Lunenburg | Tickets: 543.1409
April 16th - Port Wallis United Church - Dartmouth | Tickets: 435.3644
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 5, 2005, 2:32 PM
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Note: Margaret Atwood will not be playing the theremin...nor will she be in attendence with her magical ghost hand.
One Ring Zero
Friday, April 8, $10/10PM
Khyber Club, 1588 Barrington Street
One Ring Zero is Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp. The Brooklyn-based duo has released five CDs, including their critically acclaimed album, As Smart As We Are, a book-cum-CD, featuring songs with lyrics contributed by such authors as Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, A.M. Homes, Rick Moody, Neil Gaiman, and Denis Johnson. One Ring Zero has performed at music venues and cultural institutions including the Whitney Museum of Art, Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, Central Park Summer Stage, Book Expo America in Chicago, the Calgary Folk Festival, and Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. One Ring Zero has received grants from The Virginia commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts. The music has been featured in dance concerts, films and animations, fashion shows, and NPR programming including This American Life, Fresh Air, and The Next Big Thing.
Part of the Halifax International Writers Festival.
Quotes:
"I HAVE A CRUSH ON ONE RING ZERO, with their tweed sport coats and ties and tattered sneakers, their smarty-pants patter and killer acid-klezmer ways, and their theremin, claviola, and "other noises," oh my! Their forthcoming album, AS SMART AS WE ARE, births the equation Atwood + Auster + Eggers + Lethem + Moody and the like + One Ring Zero = A BEAUTIFUL SHEBANG OF LITERARY AND AURAL MISCHIEF.
- The Village Voice - Dec, 2003
"Accordions, organs, theremins, and the occasional brass horn and homemade instrument combine to make soundscapes that are both haunting and entertaining."
- The New Yorker - Feb, 2002
"....gypsy-klezmer circus-flea-cartoon-music you mainly hear in your dreams"
- The Forward - Oct, 2003
"They are the sounds of a circus parade passing through a cemetery"
- Richmond Music Journal-.Nov. 1999
"Jewish wedding music played by ghosts and goblins, a buzzingly angular Balkan soundscape.."
- Throttle magazine-Dec 1999
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 4, 2005, 4:36 PM
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Classified Information
Halifax emcee/producer, Classified, has returned with his best release to date: 'Boy-Cott-In The Industry,' which is currently #46 on SoundScan R&B Sales Charts and the video for 'Fifth Element' has climbed to #4 on MuchMusic's Rap City & #7 on MTV Canada's top 10.
Good For Business Tour: Skratch Bastid, John Smith & Pip Skid (with The Goods)
Halifax/Montreal's Skratch Bastid was the 2003 & 2004 Skribble Jam DJ Champ & 2004 Canada DMC Runner-up. He's teamed up withJohn Smith & Pip Skid (Peanuts & Corn) to bring you a 12" vinyl & CD collaboration called 'Taking Care of Business.' The first single, 'I Ain't Lazy,' is poised to make some noise in the next few months. Watch for CD, 12" & Video by late April. The Goods are also along for the ride. Satiate your palette with these tour dates:
Whistler, BC - Sunday, April 3rd - Garfinkel's a/k/a Garf's
Vancouver, BC - Monday, April 4th - The Lamplighter
Victoria, BC - Wednesday, April 6th - Lucky Bar
Courtenay, BC - Thursday, April 7th - Jigger's
Nelson, BC - Friday, April 8th - The Fluid
Calgary, AB - Sunday, April 10th - The Night Gallery
Edmonton, AB - Monday, April 11th - Starlight Room
Saskatoon, SK - Tuesday, April 12th - Louis on Campus
Winnipeg, MB - Thursday, April 14th - Royal Albert Arms a/k/a The Albert
Halifax, Nova Scotia - Friday, April 15th - The Attic
Charlottetown, PEI - Saturday, April 16th - Baba's Lounge (above Cedar's)
London, Ontario - Friday, April 22nd - The Embassy Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario - Monday, April 25th - Babylon Nightclub (w/ Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs)
Montreal, Quebec - Tuesday, April 26th - Les Foufounes Electriques (w/ Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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March 24, 2005, 3:39 PM
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12 Reasons to Attend the Weakerthans/Constantines Show
Note: In no particular order and for no particular reason.
12 A coveted Coast Feature on the Weakerthans.
11 The cover art for Reconstruction Site was done by Marcel Dzama of Winnipeg's Royal Art Lodge (who is also responsible for Beck's upcoming Guero release)
10 The Music: The Reasons, Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call, Plea From A Cat Named Virtue, Aside, The Last One, Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault In Paris, 1961) LIVE, On A Beautiful Day, Watermark, Confessions Of A Futon-Revolutionist
09 Two words: Weakerthans Karaoke!
08 E-card and videos: The Reasons, Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call, Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault In Paris, 1961), Watermark, Diagnosis
07 You don't have to go to Winnipeg!
06 Fancy pants label affiliations: Subpop and Epitaph in US (Three Gut and G7 in Canada)
05 The Music Part Deux: Long Distance Four, Young Offenders, Arizona, On To You, Nighttime Anytime Its Alright, Blind Luck.
04 Check out one of their videos.
03 The Constantines are "big on crowd participation" and are "pretty fucking close" to writing anthems, according to Pitchfork
02 You don't have to go to Guelph!
01 Friday is a holiday...WWJD?
UPDATE:There will be a limited number of Weakerthans/Constantines tickets available at the show. $20.00. First come first served. First band hits the stage around 10pm. (from The Horse's Mouth)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 11, 2005, 9:33 AM
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No-case schedule for Sydney (Feb 17-20) (updated on Saturday, Feb 12)
Thursday, Feb.17th @ the Maple Leaf (19+)
the Unauthorized Kickoff Supershow $6.00
9:30pm-10:05pm--->Spasmodic
10:15pm-10:50pm--->The Bonnie Situation
11:00pm-11:30pm--->Tom Fun
11:40pm-12:10am--->Joe Moroze
12:20am- 1:00am--->The KNA
1:10am- 1:50am--->Yellow
Friday, Feb. 18th @ the Maple Leaf (19+)
The Six To Nine Show $4.00
6:15pm--> Laura Peek & the Winning Hearts
7:15pm--> Chris Martin
8:15pm--> The Tragedies
The Rock It! Series $6.00
10:15pm--->Airport
11:15pm--->The Porcelain Gods
12:15am--->I Was A Spy
1:15am--->The Burdocks
Friday, Feb. 18th
all-ages show @ the Gaelic Society $7.00
6:30pm- 7:05pm-Drowning Shakespeare
7:15pm- 7:50pm-Sick Kookies
8:00pm- 8:35pm-Ermine
8:45pm- 9:20pm-The Porcelain Gods ***
9:30pm- 10:05pm-Sharp Like Knives
10:15pm-11:00pm-Yellow
Saturday, Feb. 19th @ the Maple Leaf (19+)
The Six To Nine Show $4.00
6:15pm--->Windom Earle
7:15pm--->Andrew Duke
8:15pm--->Special Noise
The Rock It! Series $6.00
10:15pm--->Ermine
11:15pm--->My Antonia
12:15am--->The Sweet Tenders
1:15am--->Great Plains
Saturday, Feb. 19th
all-ages show @ the Gaelic Society $7.00
6:30pm- 7:05pm-One Mercy Granted
7:15pm- 7:50pm-Hulk Out and Kill
8:00pm- 8:35pm-My Antonia***
8:45pm- 9:20pm-I Was A Spy***
9:30pm- 10:05pm-Windom Earle
10:15pm-11:00pm-The Burdocks
plus the Brunch Series @ the Maple Leaf
Saturday, Feb. 19th
brunch 11am-1:30pm $3.00
11:30am-Carolyn Lionais
12:10pm-Ruth Minnikin
12:50pm-Reels
Sunday Feb. 20th, 12noon-4pm $3.00
1:00pm-Alicia Penney
1:40pm-Sean MacGillivray
2:20pm-Sperry Alan
3:00pm-Lachie MacDonald
3:40pm-Carmen Townsend
The Brunch Series shows are ALL-AGES
Other Sydney Happenings
The East Coast Music Awards, February 17-20. UPSTAIRS will be buzzing with activity during the ECMAs next weekend. Extended hours and the designation as official warm-up venue for artists
will have us offering entertainment around the clock from 10am-4am. Come in and take advantage of our wireless Internet access.
www.upstairs.ca
UPSTAIRS is located at the corner of Ferry and Dolbin Streets in the historic Northend of Sydney. For more information about UPSTAIRS phone 371-3366 or 371-0329. Members & guests, new members always welcome.
Also, Sennheiser’s Showcases with performances by The Novaks, Nathan Wiley & The Big Time Spenders, Gordie Sampson, MIR, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Steven Bowers, Slowcoaster, Dr Zoo, Matt Anderson, etc.
The Sennheiser Lounge
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
11:30pm - 6am
The Cambridge Suites
9th floor
The abuse of power, self-linking section:
Music & Image: Masterclass, workshops, panels and one-on-ones focused on taking advantage of new markets found in the film, television, gaming and advanced media sector. Opened to registered delegates. If you are going to be around the "official" ECMA events and happenings I would consider checking out at least the panel discussion. There will be representatives from Electronic Arts and music supervisors from S.L. Feldman & Associates and South Bay Music Group. For example, Wintersleep landed "Sore" on Queer as Folk after meeting the music supervisor in St. John's last year. Note: Not to get all "Simon" on your ass, but if your fanclub consists of your mom and your best friends this probably isn't for you. It is a great way to build on success in playing live, touring and recording.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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February 9, 2005, 10:55 AM
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"A terrific writer who loves words in the most unfanciful ways, Buck 65 surveys precious poetics with gruff suspicion, drafting moody tales behind shambling backdrops of rusty instruments left alone to cough and wheeze." - Andy Battaglia, The Onion a.v. club
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Iain K. MacLeod
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November 11, 2004, 5:02 PM
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From the Anti-Hit List 6. CAMOUFLAGE NIGHTS, "Skies Are Foggy":
"It's not easy being sleazy / I get so wheezy / When those evil urges seize me..." Led by former Thrush Hermit/ Dears guitarist Rob Benvie and Thrush Hermit bassist Ian McGettigan, this woozy amalgam of rock, hip-hop and the kitchen sink is dying to be adopted as the official anthem of the stubbornly dissolute. (From The Summer of 2004, www.camouflagenights.com) From Pitchfork's Free (but paid for) downloads: MP3: The Burdocks: "Pop Cult"
Whatever happened to the East Coast of Canada? Years after the hype has died down the current generation of Maritime rock bands is a little older, a little wiser and ready to reignite the regions once vaunted lo-fi torch. Leading the charge is the Halifax band, the Burdocks. Retaining the wry pop ideals of their forbearers, these do-it-yourself stalwarts quickly established themselves as fan favourites across the country through their loud, raucous, chaotic shows and various recorded gems, released on Out of Touch Records. Through three releases (Lips and Assholes E.P, I Have a Million Friends L.P, Airplane Tracks E.P), the band has developed their distinctive ‘scrap rock’ sound, wherein different song fragments and styles are expertly sewn together to create a unique sound that is at once choppy and abrasive yet somehow cohesive and poppy. Co-songwriters Christian Simmons and Seth Smith craft the band’s dynamic, intricate rock songs, melding classic pop structures with progressive sophistication and indie-rock sincerity to produce songs that buck the current trend of inflexible genre adherence while still maintaining a distinct, instantly recognizable character. The band is just about to enter the House of Miracles to record their second full length, which should be out in the new year. [theburdocks.com]
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 27, 2004, 10:29 AM
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Julie Doiron: Goodnight Nobody: Goodnight Nobody-- the fifth Jagjaguwar effort for the all-folk, no-freak former Eric's Trip member-- continues Doiron's fascination with plainspoken lyrics but dresses them up with heartier arrangements. (courtesy of Pitchfork)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 21, 2004, 2:29 PM
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Matt Mays has been nominated for a CASBY for NXNE Favourite Band. The other Nominees are: Alexisonfire, C'mon, Death From Above 1979, Despistado and The Illuminati. You can vote up until Friday, November 5 but you have to register with The Edge (not sure how much of your soul gets sold with each login but at least it's not the Junos).
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 21, 2004, 11:24 AM
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MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES PRESENTS
Metallica Some Kind of Monster (Oct 25th)
Acclaimed documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost) provide a fascinating portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they face personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in over five years. In the tradition of Don't Look Back and Gimme Shelter, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster transcends the conventions of the "rock and roll movie" genre, trading rock star posing for truthful introspection.
METALLICA: Some Kind of Monster screens Monday Oct.25th 7PM, Empire Park Lane Cinemas. Tickets go on sale at 6PM. $9 / $7 members.
MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES is a presentation of The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative in association with the Film Circuit and Empire Theatres. With generous support from The Coast and 97.5 CKDU FM.
For further information 420-4480 or screenings@afcoop.ca
This previously played at Bayers Lake and was actually worth the 1.5 hour bus ride (and I am not even what you would call a "fan"). Here is the Rotten Tomatoes listing if you are looking for what the critics said.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 20, 2004, 2:20 PM
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Ninja Tune News: Sixtoo 'Body Ache Summer' 10"
Sixtoo, sometime anticon affiliate, full time Montreal resident, part time rapper and all the time producer, returns with an EP packed with new music. Kicking off with the brand new 9 minute/3 part epic which gives the record its title, 'Body Ache Summer' and features a smoking Harpsichord solo. How
many hip-hop producers are pulling out Harpsichord solos these days? 'Bricklayers Union' is another new track and card-carrying anticon affiliate Alias delivers a great remix of 'Karmic Retribution/Funny Sticks', it's all about continuing on the psyche rock/hip-hop angle of his album, 'Chewing On Glass And Other Miracle Cures'. Released 19th October.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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October 13, 2004, 1:33 AM
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Nerd Alert: Apple keyboard & MS Dos do not compute
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Iain K. MacLeod
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September 11, 2004, 12:14 PM
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From the deep, dark depths of the messageboard...
Mike O'Neill - The Owl
The second solo record from Mike O'Neill is collection of songs, created and crafted over the past two years, that cements his reputation as one of the country's most respected songwriters. On The Owl, Mike plays and sings everything, on a record recorded at home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Includes a guest appearance from Matt Murphy (Super Friendz).
We are pleased to announce that is the first Zunior-only release, as this album is not available in stores.
You can download it here by the song ($0.88) or the entire album ($8.88). Payments are handled by Paypal. You can also review the music yourself, which is what I plan to do once I download the damn thing.
Here are a few links to some related stories.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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September 5, 2004, 8:05 PM
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MP3 from the new Jon Epworth EP (Two Sessions).
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 28, 2004, 10:40 AM
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In case you didn't know...
The fifth annual Evolve Music and Awareness Festival,
the new-music and social awareness festival held in rural
Nova Scotia, will present it?s most impressive line up of
local and internationally acclaimed artists on August 27, 28
and 29th, 2004 in Antigonish, NS. Nestled in a picturesque
225-acre venue in Canada's Ocean Playground Sunflower
Valley Nova Scotia, The Evolve Festival is a three-day
camping, music, dancing and educational extravaganza
which will feature over 200 artists showcasing
a diversity of music styles, including folk, jazz, funk,
electronic, hip hop, blues, rock, bluegrass,
experimental and world music and will feature more than
100 shows on five outdoor festival stages. Last year's Evolve
festival was the largest EVOLVE yet, uniting some 4,000
artists, activists and campers from all over North America.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 16, 2004, 11:40 PM
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This just in:
INDIE-DANCE NIGHT AT THE SEAHORSE!!!
DANCE TO SONGS YOU REALLY LIKE
Halifax's long-awaited regular indie dance party night is on its way. Every last Wednesday of the month, starting Wednesday, August 25th at the Seahorse, cut a rug with the same DJs who have rocked you at Audio Deviance, NSCAD parties, the Bella Muse and the Khyber. Dance to old and new, but mostly new, indie-rock and dance music. $3 cover, cheap drinks.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 11, 2004, 10:15 PM
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...and now a reading from the good book:
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 6, 2004, 11:11 AM
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Mount Eerie (aka The Microphones) Tour the $h!t Out of That B!tch
09-10 Fredericton, NB - Elks Club
09-11 Prince Edward Island - TBA
09-12 Sydney, Nova Scotia - Cedar's Club
09-14 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Mic Mac Friendship Center ($8/7pm/All-Ages) w/ Wintersleep + Woelv (Montreal)
09-15 Shelburne, Nova Scotia - Osprey Arts Centre
09-16 Moncton, NB - TBA
Official Site
PLUS
The Dalhousie Art Gallery Opening:
Godzilla vs. Skateboarders
Thursday, 12 August at 8pm (until 3 October, 2004)
This intriguing exhibition examines “skateboarding as a means to critique architecture, social spaces and the values constituted by those spaces,” according to curator Anthony Kiendl. Mixed-media installations, drawings, models, photographs and video works by artists such as Mowry Baden, Aaron Carpenter, Fastwürms and Sandee Moore (to name a few) explore the culture and practice of skateboarding as a performing, critical art, one which “speaks its meanings... through urban actions.” The exhibition has been organized and circulated by the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Free Admission
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Iain K. MacLeod
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August 4, 2004, 8:57 AM
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Feedback Scars + Deerfield
Note for people looking to have their posters posted: pictures should be under 100k and should be jpeg or gif format. (a good rule of thumb is to insert pictures at around 600 or 700 pixels wide at photoshop jpeg compression quality 6.)
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 27, 2004, 4:23 PM
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Odd Festival Alert: WANTED - HARMONICA PLAYERS
Memory Lane Heritage Village (located at Lake Charlotte, 45 mins from Dartmouth on the #7 Highway) is organizing an Harmonica Festival for Saturday August 21st from 10 am - 4 pm.
We are looking for harmonica players of all styles, especially more traditional styles, to come to the Festival to share their music. Some of the events we are planning include:
* Harmonica for Beginners (a class for kids or adults who have never played and want to learn)
* First Tunes (learning and sharing the first tune you ever learned to play)
* Master Class (if there is enough interest we will hire a professional player to give a master class)
* Harmonica Jamboree (possibly everyone in attendance playing a few tunes together, or possibly a competition)
* Antique Harmonica Display (could be a collector's display or everyone bring their old harmonicas).
* Traditional Tunes (possibly recording the playing of older members of the community)
* Harmonica for Sale (Halifax musical instrument stores).
If anyone is interested in participating in the Festival or has any ideas or suggestions, please email Gordon Hammond.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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July 20, 2004, 7:11 PM
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A Promotional Item:
Techno Derby Smash-a-thon!!!!!
On Saturday July 24th, the Khyber Digital Media Centre is hosting a fundraiser. Admission is free, Participants can purchase items of obsolete technology to destroy on stage in the Ballroom Gallery of the Khyber Centre for the Arts. Backed by the throbbing drone of a Bass Orchestra, and MC'd by a masked mystery Halifax celebrity, the event will be a smorgasbord of media projections, sound and a dazzling display of human aggression.
By purchasing an item at low cost, participants will be outfitted in full body safety gear when they will enter into a ring to face off against anything from a Calculator, Alarm Clock to a Computer monitor, CPU...etc.. Expect an evening of cathartic release as your peers cheer you on.
The event will be Licensed and begins at 8:45, ending when all is smashed...
Following the evening's carnage, the debris will be displayed in the Gallery for a week long exhibit, including video/audio documentation of the event.
Donations of outdated technology will be accepted up until the Date of the fundraiser, by contacting Dean Gallant at the Khyber Digital Media Centre, 446-4053. If you have any old electronics at all that are talking up space, we will make arrangements to pick them up, and to "get rid of them" for you.
All proceeds go to the Khyber Digital Media Centre, non-profit new media arts action.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 22, 2004, 12:34 AM
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Event news: This Wednesday at the Seahorse: Pine Magazine Launch
W/ Readings by Matthew Dorrell, Joey Comeau, Stephan MacLeod
Music by A/V, Windom Earle and Chris Hemsworth
Starts at 9pm
Cost 3 bones
Movie News: July 19 @ Park Lane
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Directed By George Hickenlooper
Featuring Rodney Bingenheimer, David Bowie, Courtney Love, Gwen Stefani, Mick Jagger, Nancy Sinatra and others
Running Time: 94 minutes
In The Mayor Of The Sunset Strip director George Hickenlooper (Heart Of Darkness) takes us on a kind of homeric journery through the world of celebrity and pop and giving face to the explosive but fleeting phenomenon of fame and the harsh reality that lies beneath it's surface.
Rodney Bingenheimer has been a disc jockey at the venerable Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM for some thirty years. His legend is that he was the first to play records by The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Van Halen, The Go-Go's, The Clash, The Smiths, Nirvana, Oasis, Coldplay and many more. Before that, he was the unlikely impresario of Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco, a glam-era club where Bowie, Iggy Pop, T. Rex, Led Zeppelin and Sweet were regulars. A publicist for Linda Ronstadt and Rod Stewart. Living with Sonny and Cher. A double for Davy Jones! A Connie Stevens autograph seeker. He’s almost famous.
But now, tucked away in the midnight slot on corporate KROQ, one wonders how long the purveyor of "things people care less" about can stay on the air. Such is the chronology of a twentieth-century boy, a life forged not in the white heat of pop culture, but in its forlorn shadows. The question of celebrity, and the depiction of the culture that congeals around it, is at the core of this kinetic chronicle. "Godhead" – Rodney’s oft-bestowed term for fame’s pinnacle – is elusive, addictive, fleeting.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 11, 2004, 10:58 AM
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Hey!
There's a Piggy reunion show in the works for Friday, June 18 at the Khyber! Old Man Luedecke and Ruth Minnikin are scheduled to open. Any former Piggy alumni are being asked to contact Lucas Dambergs ASAP.
Here are some more unrelated reviews:
"Pip Skizzy" best exemplifies the styles of both Pipi Skid and producer Mcenroe. The backdrop hits with wavering Spanish guitar and repeating jazz hi-hats, while Pipi justifies murder ("You smell like McDonald's and Wal-Mart/ By killing you, I'm acting globally, doing a small part"), forced impotency ("While you listen to 'Rapture', I'ma rupture your nuts/ Blondie's singing and I'm swinging and you can't have no children"), and presidential assassination ("And now everybody scream/ As I mow down Bush and his security team"). The song sets the album's tone perfectly. From Pitchfork's review of Pipi Skid: Funny Farm (Peanuts & Corn)
After the cold, detached album Take Nothing for Granted, Andrew Duke comes back to involving themes and engaging music on Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should. The title refers to how the Halifax Regional Municipality lets promoters build anything anywhere while condemning the architectural heritage of his home town to be wiped out. This reflection on the urban environment complements what had been featured on the album Physical and Mental Health and echoes the feelings of revolt permeating throughout More Destructive Than Organized. And yet, if sound sources evoke the legacy of Man (titles like “Non-Constructive Construction" and “Paradise Paving" are self-explanatory) and the advance of technology (“May Might Can Could" appears to be a variation on the ring of a telephone), the music in general refrains from becoming too figurative. Rhythm occurs as the result of looping, shaping the pieces into toe-tapping artifacts that don't actually invite you to dance. “Non-Constructive Construction" and “Paradise Paving" are the most obvious, listener-grabbing tracks, their rhythmical construction-related sounds evoking the conquering march of steel and concrete over historical buildings. The latter, featuring field recordings by Sandro Perri (aka Polmo Polpo), is of particular interest. So are “PHC," “Insidious," and “Vinyl Hiss Voice," the latter featuring Loam. “Container Anxiety (Version)," is an extended and much reworked/remixed version of the piece “Container Anxiety" which concluded Duke's 2002 album Highest Common Denominator. A conversation between Duke and Kim Cascone on music-making and the production of an album, it gives the disc its title (which actually refers to the total duration a CD can have). Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should is Andrew Duke at his best: sharp, insidious, varied, captivating and genre-pushing. Recommended. — François Couture AMG's review of Andrew Duke's Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should. More on Andrew Duke.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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June 8, 2004, 10:58 PM
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ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE
WHERE DO THE CANDIDATES STAND?
Join us as candidates from the Conservative, Green, Liberal, and New Democratic Parties discuss and debate their positions on arts, culture, and heritage issues.
Tuesday 22 June 2004 at 7:30 pm
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre
6101 University Avenue, Halifax NS
Find out where they stand on:
* CBC, NFB, and the Canada Council
* Telefilm, FACTOR, and the Canadian Television Fund
* Museums and galleries
* Book and magazine publishing
Ask them about important issues:
* Canadian content
* Heritage site protection
* Foreign ownership of Canadian media
* Federal cultural programs and policies
* Issues raised by the audience
Candidates from all four HRM constituencies have been invited to participate.
Moderator:
Stephen Kimber
Professor and Former Chair
University of Kings College School of Journalism
Free Admission – No Reserved Seating
Supported by a coalition of arts, culture and heritage organizations
* ACTRA Maritimes
* Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association
* Dalhousie Arts Centre
* Dance Nova Scotia
* JazzEast Rising Association
* Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia
* Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia
* Nova Scotia Choral Federation
* Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture
* Nova Scotia Cultural Network
* Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council
* Theatre Nova Scotia
* Visual Arts Nova Scotia
* Writers Federation of Nova Scotia
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Iain K. MacLeod
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May 26, 2004, 9:13 AM
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Music Reviews from around the web...featuring artists w/ Halifax connections:
From the All Music Guide: Sixtoo, Chewing on Glass & Other Miracle Cures (Ninjatune)
Canadian hip-hop beathead Sixtoo belongs to a generation of producers who forsake the Classic Beats and Breaks style of track construction for an aesthetic that samples and reworks their own playing as well as that of their friends -- Pretty Purdie plus Roscoe Mitchell. Based in Halifax and later Montreal, the veteran of his own solo records as well as productions and accompanying gigs for Buck 65, 1200 Hobos, and Anticon among others, his first record for Ninja Tune isn't instrumental hip-hop but rather down-tempo funk with a cinematic flair -- a close compatriot of J Swinscoe's Cinematic Orchestra. Sixtoo's productions are dripping with atmosphere, and he possesses the fiending of a soundtracker for sounds that listeners haven't heard before but can immediately associate with a feeling -- and that feeling is usually a delicious sense of dread. "Boxcutter Emporium, Pt. 2," one of three tracks in a suite interspersed throughout the album, succeeds despite only sparsely using a few elements: a hi-hat-heavy drum kit, a bass line with only one change, and an oscillating bell sound. "Storm Clouds & Silver Linings," his feature collaboration with Can vocalist Damo Suzuki, is an inspired piece of avant funk, wherein a friend's sampled drumming and Matt Kelly's distorted guitar frames Suzuki's improvised vocalizing. These highlights, however, don't serve to frame a compelling full-length. In fact, the two collaborations with the highest profiles -- separate tracks featuring a pair of Godspeed You Black Emperor! members, cellist Norsola Johnson and bassist Thierry Amar -- are meandering and ineffective. - John Bush
From the Village Voice: Pipi Skid, Funny Farm (Peanuts & Corn)
From secret hip-hop hot spot Winnipeg, just what the genre needs—an angry Caucasian with space and germ issues and rotting teeth he can't afford to fix. Plus, for that urban touch, a producer from Vancouver. By adding elegance and eloquence to Pipi's congested utterances and anti-American analysis—check the basslines, which are sometimes organlike, once I think bowed, and always mixed to accentuate melody—McEnroe makes the rapper seem fully socialized. No hip-hop lyric this year will get more done than "5:20 AM," which is when Pipi wakes up for his job in the nursing home. A MINUS
From the Onion A.V. Club: Sloan, Action Pact (Koch)
The cultishly admired Canadian pop-rock band Sloan hasn't progressed much since its 1996 breakthrough One Chord To Another, which abandoned halfhearted stabs at grunge in favor of shaggy-haired '70s pop. The group went heavier and deeper on 1998's Navy Blues, fooled around with suite-like arrangements and autobiography on 1999's masterful Between The Bridges, and made a stab at modernizing with synthesizers and atmospherics on 2001's Pretty Together. But the core sound remained the same: pounding, whooping rock anthems designed to make dingy clubs sound like circa-1978 Kiss concerts. Sloan's new Action Pact (finally available in the U.S., after last year's Canadian release) might initially sound underwhelming to longtime devotees, since the record's unvarying thud and shout-along choruses are about as obvious as the band has ever been. Roaring, single-minded tracks like "Backstabbin'" and "Hollow Head" verge on arena-rock parody, rather than the loving homage that has been Sloan's stock in trade for almost a decade. But like a lot of the group's albums, Action Pact has to be broken in a little. The sublime simplicity of "False Alarm," "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore," and "I Was Wrong" sounds more impressive with repetition, especially when compared to modern rock acts that lack Sloan's zest, warmth, and personality. Its charm is distilled perfectly in the two-minute stomper "Ready For You," which consists of two or three pounding power chords and a chorus that's just the song title. "Ready For You" kicks down the door, lumbers through the room, and exits before it overstays its welcome, while leaving a few bucks behind to cover the damage. Like Sloan itself, it's a friendly monster. —Noel Murray
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 28, 2004, 11:44 AM
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A review from Chart:
URBAN SURF KINGS, Surf Vs The Flying Saucers (USK International)
 In the world of the Urban Surf Kings, nasty flying saucers from outer space are destroying the planet and surf music seems to be the only way to fight back. Zowie! These guys throw everything they can at the evil invaders, including tons o' surf, some western twang ("Rocket Ranch"), some sneaky spy bits ("Operation H.O.D.A.D."), a righteous sonic fuzz fest ("Zombie Road Trip") and a new, hip-shakin', dance craze ("Go Go Island"). They even visit epic soundtrack land with "Valley Of The Kings," which would have been perfect if Ben Hur had been racing surf boards rather than chariots. Whether or not they’re successful in stopping the aliens (although the final cut "Saucers In The Sunset" seems to suggest they are), this is a fine second full-length release from Dartmouth, NS's kings of surf. Look to the skies! - Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 27, 2004, 10:27 PM
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Just spreading the gospel of the house of rockers:
And yeah, I know it's another core page poster post but sometimes it hurts when I type.
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 27, 2004, 2:39 PM
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Press Release>
Halifax Experimental Music Festival # 9
Call For Submissions
Last year’s HEMF was again a huge success with performances from Phil Walling, Freaky Scene, Shan Monster, David Rimmington, Sbot n Wo, Brandon Auger, Sergei Popov, Oore & Sheppard, Leon Dubinsky & Crew and Given Elements.
HEMF 9 will again take place at
The Church, 5657 North St. on October 16th, 2004.
The goal of HEMF 9 is to showcase talent with an experimental musical inclination not normally found in commercial venues.
Digital audio and Video recordings (if possible) of the performance will be given to the performers free.
Please send proposals and submissions to:
HEMF 9 Submissions
Att: Phil Walling c/o
The Eastern Front Theatre Company
PO Box 11
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
B2Y 3Y2
nclude a brief description of intention, a bio and a recording.
We are also looking for local media support and sponsors.
For further information you may e-mail Phil Walling at:
HEMF@eudoramail.com or phone (902)479-1459
Deadline July 1st, 2004
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Iain K. MacLeod
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April 22, 2004, 10:37 AM
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CBC Radio 3 Presents an Intimate Recording w/ The Heavy Blinkers
Thursday, April 22, 8:30 pm, CBC Radio Room, 1599 South Park St
Known for its unique approach to public broadcasting, CBC Radio 3 has garnered over 30 awards throughout Canada and around the world. Distinctly fresh content and a collision of music, Flash animation and creative storytelling make this web-radio hybrid the place to visit to explore modern and dynamic perspectives of Canadians. Please join Radio 3’s Executive Director Robert Ouimet and Executive Producer Rob McLaughlin for a special recording session with local band The Heavy Blinkers. (Tickets are free, but limited and may still be available at the door!).
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