Obey Convention

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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...

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  Marie Davidson

  Menz Bar, Halifax NS, May 27

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2016

  After nearly two full nights of musical acts offering various examples of tearing sound apart, up stepped Marie Davidson to the Menz Bar st...

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  Zs

  Deep Water Church, Halifax NS, May 27

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2016

  When there's a laptop onstage during a performance — let alone two laptops — it's all too easy to cast doubts as to the source of the music...

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  Eddy

  Art Bar and Cabaret Voltaire Atlantique, Halifax NS, May 26

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2016

  At its northernmost end, Halifax's Granville Street is pedestrian only. Its establishments include a Boston Pizza, a Good Life Fitness and...