Obey Convention

Each Other

The Seahorse, Halifax NS, May 23

PUBLISHED May 24, 2014

Out-migration is one of the more pressing socio-economic issues in Nova Scotia, but it's heartening to know that, some way or another, peop...

Halifax's OBEY Convention VII Reveals Full Lineup, Adds Le1f, Tim Hecker, Teenanger

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2014

Following an initial round of artist announcements, the organizers behind Halifax's OBEY Convention have rolled out the complete lineup, wi...

Halifax's OBEY Convention Brings Out Low, Julianna Barwick, Jef Barbara, White Poppy

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2014

With the winter thaw slowly approaching, the organizers of Halifax's OBEY Convention have begun to roll out the details behind the next ins...

Halifax's OBEY Convention gets Mac DeMarco, Pissed Jeans, Grouper for 2013 Instalment

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2013

The OBEY Convention is self-described as "Eastern Canada's only music and arts festival dedicated to the cultural outsider," and the music...

Eric Copeland

The Khyber, Halifax NS June 2

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2012

Experimental sound craftsman Eric Copeland, known perhaps most prominently as member of avant-garde electro-experimentalist group Black Dic...

You'll Never Get to Heaven

The Khyber, Halifax NS June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2012

You'll Never Get to Heaven, the new electro pop duo composed of Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen, gained a fair amount of fans this weekend...

Gary War

The Khyber, Halifax NS June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2012

After a solid, pulsating set from Transfixed & Body Language (whose lineup included the showcase's curator, Matt Samways of Electric Voice...

Bloodshot Bill

Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS May 31

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2012

Solo Montreal act Bloodshot Bill didn't just help kick off the OBEY Convention V, he stomped it into a blissful ruck of dancing, thrashing...