Halifax Pop Explosion

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  The Slip

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  The years of touring the East coast culminated in one of the most well received sets of the week for the Boston three-piece. Not that one h...

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  The Sourkeys

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  The Sourkeys showcased a number of strange vocal harmonies from the guitarist and drummer, and played a tight set with cool guitar work not...

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  Stolen Minks

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  Having the unenviable task of warming up a Tuesday night’s worth of revellers, the fun yet fierce Stolen Minks got the crowd to shout and t...

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  Sylvie

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  Initially evident, besides the long, adrenalised songs, was an unearthly communion between bassist Riva Farrell Racette and drummer Jeff Ro...

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  Weakerthans

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  Though it’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything new from them, the band was well received by the largely student age audience. The Winni...

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  Uncut

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  Inspired by Uncut (disappointingly, not a gay lounge act), some tips for young rock bands coming up. Number one, get a sense of your room a...

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  We Are Wolves

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  A three-piece from Montreal, We Are Wolves ply an original type of independent dance rock and certainly showed Halifax that during the show...

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  Wintersleep

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

  The hometown heroes closed an exciting Friday line-up with a sold-out show that didn’t disappoint any of its fans, playing songs that spann...