Halifax Pop Explosion

Halifax Pop Explosion Apologizes for "Overt Racism" at Lido Pimienta Show

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2017

Halifax Pop Explosion has apologized for the actions of a volunteer who interrupted a performance from Lido Pimienta at the festival with "...

Lee Fields and the Expressions

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2017

His backing band, the Expressions, having laid down a crisp groove, soul survivor Lee Fields bounded onto the bright Forum stage in an even...

Weaves

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2017

There's nothing like a makeshift concert venue to separate great bands from the posers — to figure out which performers need the lights and...

Aquakulture & Big Budi Band

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 20

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2017

There's something to be said for musical restlessness, for the hunger and curiosity and joy that comes from treating genres as "suggestions...

Japandroids

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

Japandroids took to the Forum Multipurpose Room's stage Thursday night (October 19) to Mogwai's "Punk Rock," the opening track from the Sco...

The Courtneys

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

Thursday night's (October 19) HPX show by the Courtneys was the band's first, but not the first time its members have been to Halifax: bass...

Charlotte Day Wilson

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 19

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2017

Toronto's Charlotte Day Wilson was treated like a hometown hero at her Halifax Pop Explosion show Thursday night (October 19) at the Marque...

METZ

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 18

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2017

As impressive as METZ's wall-of-distortion soundscapes can be live, the amount of sweat the band manage to generate on stage almost matches...