Articles by Alison Lang

Dog Day / Bad Vibrations / Bloodhouse / Secret Colours
Khyber, Halifax NS December 4
PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2010
On the first Saturday of December in Halifax, the streets were wet, bone-cold and snowless. It was the perfect climate for the night's show...
Tegan and Sara / An Horse
Metro Centre, Halifax, NS, January 27
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2010
After nearly 12 years of songwriting and touring, Tegan and Sara Quin have achieved the type of fanbase that will cling to them through thi...
Halifax Pop Explosion Featuring Cadence Weapon, Think About Life, the Pack A.D., the Got to Get Got
Halifax, NS October 20 to 24
PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2009
Like all music festivals, the Halifax Pop Explosion is born from tireless effort. Bands wrestle with venues and broken-down vans, bar owner...
Josh Martinez / Hermitofthewoods / Something Good
Paragon Theare, Halifax, NS September 3
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2009
The old cliché "If you love something, set it free" seemed particularly apt on this night at the Paragon Theatre, when former Haligo...
Sappyfest Featuring Eric's Trip, Destroyer, Ladyhawk, Clues, 100 Dollars, Julie Doiron
Sackville, NB July 31 â August 2
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2009
The sleepy, postcard-lovely town of Sackville, New Brunswick was flooded with musicians and fans this past August long weekend for the four...
Yellow Jacket Avenger / Heavy Meadows / Jeff Gay and Special Blends
Gus' Pub, Halifax NS June 4
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2009
You know it's a special night out in Halifax when you can look around tiny Gus's Pub and pick out Joel Plaskett, Mike O'Neill and at least...
Classified / J-Bru / Chad Hatcher / Mic Boyd / DJ IV
The New Palace Cabaret, Halifax NS June 5
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2009
The Palace was bumping hours before Classified (pictured) took the stage. Somehow, it was perfect — and devilishly clever — tha...