Articles by Ryan McNutt
The War on Drugs
Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax NS, July 11
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2018
On a summer night that looked like the headliner sounded — hazy, foggy, a bit mysterious — the War on Drugs treated the Halifax waterfront...
Alvvays
Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax NS, July 11
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2018
The Halifax Jazz Festival's outdoor waterfront venue may be the biggest stage Alvvays have played in Halifax since breaking out with their...
Un Blonde / Anaïs Maviel / Markus Floats
OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 27
PUBLISHED May 28, 2018
A wide number of weird and wonderful instruments take the stage during Halifax's OBEY Convention each year, but Sunday night's finale show...
Pharmakon / Vile Creature
OBEY Convention, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2018
The current incarnation of Halifax's Seahorse Tavern lives in the basement of the Marquee Club, a venue space that previously went by the n...
The Robert Glasper Experiment
Marquee Club, Halifax NS, July 4
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2018
The Robert Glasper Experiment has a number of "tells" revealing the intentions of its namesake, the acclaimed 36-year-old American jazz pia...
Waxahatachee / The Weather Station
In the Dead of Winter, Halifax NS, January 19
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2018
Waxahatchee's upcoming spring tour is with the band Hurray for the Riff Raff, but Katie Crutchfield may not share her tourmates' enthusiasm...
Kim Harris / Stewart Legere / Tyler Messick
Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 29
PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2017
Halifax singer-songwriter Kim Harris celebrated her birthday Tuesday night (August 29) with her first-ever headlining set at Halifax's Carl...
Leif Vollebekk / The Heavy Blinkers / Tyler Hache
Halifax Urban Folk Festival, Halifax NS, August 30
PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2017
When Leif Vollebekk announced to the Carleton audience that he was going to cover Jeff Buckley, I couldn't help but admire the confidence....
