Halifax Pop Explosion

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  Heather Green

  The Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2013

  Backed by a large band of cracker-jack instrumentalists and vocalists, California ex-pat Heather Green has been so embraced by the Halifax...

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  Al Tuck

  The Carleton, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2013

  "This is my first one of the day people," Al Tuck said, motioning to a glass of hard liquor in his hand. "It's not like everyone says." The...

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  Young Galaxy

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2013

  Halfway through Young Galaxy's night-ending set at the Marquee Club, things weren't looking up. The bass was drowning out the textures in t...

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  The Walkmen

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2013

  "We're a man down tonight," Walkmen vocalist Hamilton Leithauser told the crowd, "so cut us some slack." One song into the band's first-eve...

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  Fucked Up

  The Pavilion, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

  Damian Abraham thrives in venues with low ceilings. With easy-to-grab rafters mere inches above his head, and a wide front-of-stage barrier...

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  The Zolas

  Gus's Pub, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

  The Zolas certainly know how to hold a groove. The rhythm section recruited by core members Zachary Gray (vocals/guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski...

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  Killer Mike

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

  I don't know if anyone's having a better time at the Pop Explosion than Killer Mike — at least from the vibes coming off the stage. H...

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  Obits

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2013

  Obits sort of sound like a little bit of everyone all at once: a garage rock foundation with flourishes of punk, surf and the British Invas...