Reviews
Between last weekend's Gridlock festival and some of the more rock- and pop-oriented acts I've seen thus far at the Halifax Jazz Festival, I...
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![Laila Biali St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax NS, July 15]()
Laila Biali St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax NS, July 15 Published Jul 16, 2016 -
![Basia Bulat Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 14]()
ReviewsBasia Bulat Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 14 Published Jul 15, 2016Nearly every time Basia Bulat has made her way to the East Coast over the years, it's been as a solo performer. No harm there: she's the sor...
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![City and Colour Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 14]()
ReviewsCity and Colour Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 14 Published Jul 15, 2016When Dallas Green first broke out as a solo performer under the City and Colour banner, it was the combination of his whispery, almost ether...
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![Julia Holter St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax NS, July 13]()
ReviewsJulia Holter St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax NS, July 13 Published Jul 14, 2016At her first ever show in Halifax, Julia Holter stared death in the face. "I've got all these gravestones in front of me," she said, poi...
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![Metric Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 13]()
ReviewsMetric Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 13 Published Jul 14, 2016Metric visited Halifax twice when touring behind 2009's Fantasies (a festival show and their own headlining gig), but haven't been back to t...
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![Lauryn Hill Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 12]()
ReviewsLauryn Hill Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 12 Published Jul 13, 2016Ms. Lauryn Hill's journey from icon to enigma to punchline has been a discouraging one for a whole variety of reasons, and there's a lot wit...
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![The Budos Band / Vox Sambou Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 11]()
ReviewsThe Budos Band / Vox Sambou Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 11 Published Jul 12, 2015A drunken sing-along isn't exactly what you'd expect at a show from an instrumental band, but that's how the Brooklyn-based Budos Band opene...
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![Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars / Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 10]()
ReviewsJuan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars / Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 10 Published Jul 11, 2015"How many of you have been to Cuba?" asked Canadian-Cuban frontman Adonis Puentes during his band's opening set at the Halifax Jazz Festival...
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![tUnE-yArDs / Moon Hooch Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 9]()
ReviewstUnE-yArDs / Moon Hooch Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 9 Published Jul 10, 2015Though well-known for her use of sound looping in her live performances, tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus didn't seem to really double back on her...
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![Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings / the Chronos Band Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 8]()
ReviewsSharon Jones and the Dap-Kings / the Chronos Band Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 8 Published Jul 09, 2015The centrepiece of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' opening night performance at the Halifax Jazz Festival was an extended version of "People...
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![Allen Toussaint Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 11]()
ReviewsAllen Toussaint Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 11 Published Jul 12, 2014"This is my first time here, and this is the most beautiful place," Allen Toussaint told the Halifax Jazz Fest crowd. "Y'all been hiding out...
