Halifax Pop Explosion

Dan Mangan to Perform with Symphony Nova Scotia for Halifax Pop Explosion

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2012

As always, the annual Halifax Pop Explosion will be returning to the capital of Nova Scotia this fall. While the lineup has yet to be annou...

Halifax Pop Explosion featuring Rich Aucoin, Thee Oh Sees, Dog Day, Chad VanGaalen

Halifax, NS October 18 to 22

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

In a city where there's typically only one, maybe two, sure-thing shows to attend every weekend, the Halifax Pop Explosion always leaves fe...

Halifax Pop Explosion Announces Initial Lineup with Fucked Up, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Chad VanGaalen

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2011

Dating back to the early '90s, the Halifax Pop Explosion has had Nova Scotia locals, not to mention incoming out-of-towners, flocking to th...

Gardening, Not Architecture

The Citadel Hotel, Halifax NS October 23

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

Gardening, Not Architecture, a one-person operation consisting of Sarah Saturday, performed her set fresh from a festival conference panel...

Crosss

The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS October 23

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

The dreary grunge pop that Crosss filled the Seahorse Tavern with kept a packed room surprisingly attentive. Surprising not because it wasn...

Rockets Red Glare

The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS October 23

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

Even though this was the first time in many years since a newly reformed Rockets Red Glare graced a stage in Halifax, they admitted that it...

North of America

The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS October 23

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

If there is anything better than seeing a North of America set as a young and impressionable fan, it's seeing them reform years later to pl...

Ghostkeeper

The Paragon, Halifax NS October 23

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

Ghostkeeper's live show is more upbeat than their recordings, but still haunting. Though the Calgary outfit's music holds influences of pop...