Articles by Ryan McNutt
Austra
Reflections Cabaret, Halifax NS, October 21
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2014
The ground floor of the new Reflections Cabaret, relocated from its old location on Sackville Street, is a surprisingly bright space —...
Single Mothers
The Seahorse, Halifax NS, October 21
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2014
"This song is called 'Don't Stage Dive,'" snarled Single Mothers' vocalist Drew Thompson. The song wasn't actually called "Don't Stage Div...
Billie Dre & The Poor Boys / Harley Alexander / The Grubbies
The Seahorse, Halifax NS, October 18
PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2014
Originally promoted as the Seahorse's last weekend in its Argyle Street basement — it will soon be taking up shop in the basement of the Ma...
Mavis Staples
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax NS, October 9
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2014
Two songs into her set, just before launching into a lively cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People," Mavis Staples paused to roll up her...
Sloan
Commonwealth
PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014
In the past decade, Sloan have released a near-masterpiece (Never Hear the End of It), a pretty great record (The Double Cross) and a coupl...
Karen O
Crush Songs
PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014
As vocalist for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O delights in finding moments of fragility amongst her band's fury. Though she can be as fierce...
The New Pornographers
SandJam - Halifax Waterfront, Halifax NS, August 30
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2014
Given the choice, I'd much rather see a band at the start of a touring cycle than the end: what you lose in precision you gain in spontanei...
SoHo Ghetto
Thou or I or Both
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2014
For many new bands, making a debut album is about being lean, focused, finding a distinctive sound to cut like a blade through the digital...
