In The Dead of Winter
Waxahatachee / The Weather Station
In the Dead of Winter, Halifax NS, January 19
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2018
Waxahatchee's upcoming spring tour is with the band Hurray for the Riff Raff, but Katie Crutchfield may not share her tourmates' enthusiasm...
Jennah Barry
The Company House, Halifax NS, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2015
Sometimes, the heart of a good folk performance is the strain involved, the sense that you can hear the grit and determination it took to w...
Andy Shauf
The Company House, Halifax NS, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2015
"Here's a normal song that's not about crazy things," whispered Andy Shauf, following a song he had told the crowd was about the devil. "Bu...
Highs
Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2015
Though its scope has expanded a great deal over its 10 years of existence, Halifax's In the Dead of Winter still bills itself as an "acoust...
Devin Cuddy Band
The Company House, Halifax NS, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2015
Considering that he's dabbling in some of classic rock'n'roll's most rollicking, fevered sounds, the first half of the Devin Cuddy Band's D...
Rachel Ries
The Company House, Halifax NS, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2015
After opening her solo Dead of Winter set with a sad, soulful track titled "Adrian," Vermont and NYC-based singer-songwriter Rachel Ries ex...
Willie Stratton & the Boarding Party
The Bus Stop, Halifax NS, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2015
If the alt-folk revival means we're threatening to reach peak "stomp," someone forgot to tell Halifax's Willie Stratton. I spent a good...
The Skydiggers
Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, January 22
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015
When a folk emergency strikes, you can always lean on Hank. Performing as a duo, Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson of Toronto's Skydiggers be...