Members of the Halifax music scene are celebrating the life of Ben Brennan by hosting a memorial show.
Botfly, Surveillance, Word on the Street, Snarler, Mutated Void and Civilians will celebrate Brennan at the Seahorse Tavern on October 10. "Ben was a pillar of the local hardcore punk and metal scene, an undisputed master of wild creativity and mind-boggling musicianship," the Facebook event for the show reads. "Few people, if anyone, can be said to command the kind of universal respect that Ben has within this city we call home."
Brennan died last year at the age of 29. He played in many projects as a bassist and guitarist, including Surveillance, Word on the Street, Megalodon, Them, Castle Wolfenstein, Watermelon Eating Contest, Weed Thief, Sewn Eyes, GEIL and Swan & Leach. He was also a driver for Exclaim!, delivering our print edition in the Halifax area.
Tickets for the show are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door. All proceeds will go toward the Canadian Mental Health Association, Nova Scotia, and can be purchased on Showpass.