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Jenn Grant’s star powernew
Compostela’s soft, psychedelic folk is struck for love
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Adria Young |
12-01-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Strange Attractor sees a darknessnew
Sudbury’s Jeff Houle channels anger through top shelf garage and punk, as you do.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Stephanie Johns |
10-22-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Astral Swans, the hippie in the punk rock vannew
Coming to Halifax via Calgary, Astral Swans might share an elixir or two.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Kevin Hartford |
10-22-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Waiting for Weezernew
It’s been over 15 years since the Blue album, but the Los Angeles band still leaves us undone.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Alison Lang |
07-23-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Weezer
La Strada Feel at Home North of the Border, Cozying Up with New Pals Hey Rosettanew
La Strada's music is the kind usually molded by cold winters and small communities. It's an indie-rock fuelled by group harmonies, violin and cello. La Strada finally made it to Canada earlier this fall, opening up for Cuff the Duke.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mike Landry |
12-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Five Years, Brent Randall Returns With His Magnificent Pineconesnew
Randall's ideas and motifs, with their kinship to British psychedelic pop and the classic mid-'60s American version, remains intact, as does his band, which Randall believes will deliver these big songs in a way to make pop royalty proud.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Olivier Jarda's Smart Talknew
Musician and Rhodes Scholar Jarda returns home to the maritimes from Oxford, home of Radiohead, and a, uh, big university.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
08-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Diagrams, Olivier Jarda
Tomcat Combat Feels 'Okay'new
The band's new album I'm Okay You're Okay plays against post-rock depression type.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Andrew Robinson |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ghost Bees Performs Strange, Spirited & Often Spooky Folknew
The band, led by twins Romy and Sari Lightman, is inspired by family ancestry. "Even as kids we always had this fascination with death and the supernatural," says Sari.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
04-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghost Bees
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
Hayden Braves Canada's Winter Chillnew
"I like winter, but stupid me has booked a tour of Canada in January and February," says Hayden. "The only bonus is that I'll be the only one touring at that time. People will be starved for entertainment."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
02-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hayden, In Field & Town
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
