Halifax

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  Walrus / Johnny de Courcy / Painted Fruit / Special Costello

  Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS, June 4

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2016

  Halifax psych-rock quartet Walrus make music that sounds timeless, in the sense that pinning down eras of influence is often tricky. In the...

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  Century Egg

  7 Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  In theory, the crowd gathered outside of café/climbing establishment 7 Bays Bouldering for OBEY Convention's outdoor brunch shows should ha...

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  Old and Weird

  7 Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  Partway through Old and Weird's mid-afternoon set in the parking lot of Halifax café/rock climbing locale 7 Bays Bouldering, guitarist and...

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  ​Sarah Davachi

  Fort Massey United Church, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  "Maybe we should clap for the end of the festival?" asked Sarah Davachi at the conclusion of her OBEY Convention-closing set.   The reason...

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  Mykki Blanco

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, May 28

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2016

  There was a fevered atmosphere in Halifax's Marquee Club ahead of Friday night's headlining OBEY Convention performance from Orange County...

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  Joshua Abrams

  Deep Water Church, Halifax NS, May 28

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2016

  OBEY Convention's lineup features lots of bands trying to break sounds out of patterns natural to the ear. What made Joshua Abrams's thrill...

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  Zones

  Menz Bar, Halifax NS, May 28

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2016

  Light and shadow, colour and shade: Toronto's ZONES brought brightness to a darkened Menz Bar stage Saturday night (May 28), draping their...

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  Carmen

  Menz Bar, Halifax NS, May 27

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2016

  Identity is a fluid concern in most music, but electronic music especially: it's music that negotiates one's humanity with machinery, often...