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Black Mountain Climbsnew
With In the Future, the band isn't about to shed the Led Zeppelin comparisons that greeted it early on, but the album may well establish Black Mountain as a priority -- a collective with truly equal members -- rather than another vehicle for McBean's musical vision.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Mountain, In the Future
Sleepless Nights' Heart is a Lonely Wanderernew
The Halifax band has been home to more than 20 musicians over its five-year lifespan. This revolving door has garnered the band comparisons to Broken Social Scene, something frontman A.A. Wallace is quick to dismiss.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleepless Nights
Protest the Hero Grows Up -- Sort ofnew
A report on the band's youthful abandon.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
02-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fortress, Protest the Hero
Pye is Overwhelmed with 'Feelings'new
Geoffrey Pye's super alter-ego swells to triple strength with a new album under a new name, the Yellow Jacket Avenger Trio.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
02-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In-Flight Solonew
Danny Ledwell of the band In-Flight Safety brings his own material to a new album.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Danny Ledwell, Two Over Seven
Sixtoo Lifenew
Man of many names and projects, Robert Squire, AKA Sixtoo, continues to buck trends and surprise fans.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sixtoo
Montgomery Moth's Hard-Rock Sound Stays Freshnew
The band's new release, Go Crazy, goes hard on the rock and light on the image.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
11-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Go Crazy, Montgomery Moth
Great Lake Swimmers Shrug Off Neo-Folk Labelnew
Call it the Garden State effect: Bands got lumped into the "neo-folk" group, but the Swimmers don't feel like they're part of the movement.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Lake Swimmers
Ian MacKaye Still A Major Threatnew
When punk legend Ian MacKaye resurfaced with his new band The Evens, many viewed the guitar-and-drums combo as MacKaye going gently into that good night -- but this Fugazi veteran has other plans.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
06-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Evens
