Articles by Ryan McNutt

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  Skylar Spence

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 21

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2015

  I had no idea quite what to expect from Skylar Spence, the project of 22-year-old Ryan DeRobertis (formerly known as Saint Pepsi). DeRobert...

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  Rebecca West

  The Carleton, Halifax NS, October 20

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015

  Perhaps my ears were deceiving me Tuesday night (October 20), but I distinctly recall Rebecca West frontwoman Allison Outhit changing the y...

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  Un Blonde

  Reflections Cabaret, Halifax NS, October 20

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015

  Lining up venues and bands at a festival like HPX is always tough, especially given the limited options available. Opening nights are trick...

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  The Lord Almightys

  The Carleton, Halifax NS, October 20

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2015

  Toronto's Lord Almightys made their Halifax debut with a homecoming show.   If that sentence sounds confusing at first read, well, that's j...

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  Liam Corcoran

  ROM-DROM

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

  "Drom" is not an English word, but comparable words do exist in Swedish (dröm) and Danish (drøm), both translating roughly to "dream." ROM-...

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  Deaf Wish

  Deaf Wish

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2015

  Literalism reigns with Melbourne, Australia's Deaf Wish: "The Whip," the opening song on the band's debut full-length for Sub Pop, is a rep...

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  The Budos Band / Vox Sambou

  Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 11

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2015

  A drunken sing-along isn't exactly what you'd expect at a show from an instrumental band, but that's how the Brooklyn-based Budos Band open...

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  Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars / Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra

  Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 10

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2015

  "How many of you have been to Cuba?" asked Canadian-Cuban frontman Adonis Puentes during his band's opening set at the Halifax Jazz Festiva...