Halifax Pop Explosion

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  Jon Blair

  The Company House, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  My god, Toronto's Jon Blair blew everyone's minds. On a bill full of standups, he performed a series of genius one-man sketches that left t...

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  Jon McKiel

  The Company House, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  Local hero Jon McKiel had people headbanging in their seats with a powerful blast of punk-infused indie-rock. There's so much spirit in his...

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  Mozart's Sister

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  Two songs into Mozart's Sister's first of two HPX sets this weekend, I was worried I was watching an insular pop experience — and not...

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  Kevin Drew

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  At a Kevin Drew show, some chaos and disorder is to be expected; after all, it's not like his band is called "United" Social Scene. Yet eve...

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  Twin Shadow

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  Twin Shadow played Halifax Pop Explosion three years ago, but don't ask George Lewis Jr. to recall how it went. "I don't remember a damn th...

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  Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & BADBADNOTGOOD

  Halifax Forum Multipurpose Room, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014

  First things first: many people were pissed off because this otherwise stellar set started about an hour and half later than it was suppose...

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  Operators

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014

  If you've seen Dan Boeckner perform in one of his 472 different bands of note (okay, it's really only about four or so), you're probably us...

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  Against Me!

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014

  Punk rock is always about catharsis and release, but Against Me!'s first Halifax show in eight years was something slightly different: an e...