Obey Convention

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  Homeshake

  Menz and Mollyz Bar, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  Homeshake, the soft, groovy quartet led by Pete Sagar, appear to be benefitting greatly from Mac DeMarco's ascendance. Sagar, a longtime co...

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  Moon

  Menz and Mollyz Bar, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  "Anyone have a guitar I can play? Anyone?" asked Moon's Andrew Neville when the low E string on his Fender appeared to go incredibly wonky...

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  Bonnie Doon

  Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  Hailing from Ottawa, energetic four-piece Bonnie Doon play what could be classified as "spaghetti surf," blending spiky hop-along melodies...

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  Hey Mother Death

  Fort Massey United Church, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  If the cool and sophisticated spy thriller you were scoring required a sexy electro-jazz song about "Snake Power," you might consider conta...

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  Moss Lime

  Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  Headlining the CKDU-sponsored afternoon at the Bus Stop Theatre were Montreal trio Moss Lime. The band were quietly making their presence k...

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  Noveller

  Fort Massey United Church, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  Saturday (May 23) festival headliner Sarah Lipstate returned to OBEY with her Noveller project to make some church rafters tremble. With a...

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  Vulva Culture

  Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  When singer/guitarist Amy V started out with a solo, haunted version of "Gloomy Sunday," while the rest of Vulva Culture watched and waited...

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  You'll Never Get to Heaven

  Fort Massey United Church, Halifax NS, May 23

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2015

  Halifax ex-pats Alice Hansen and Chuck Blazevic returned home, bringing along a warm and dreamy set of sample-driven electro-pop for a chil...