Articles by Ryan McNutt

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  BADBADNOTGOOD

  Forum Multipurpose Centre, Halifax NS, October 20

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2016

  Part of what has made Toronto outfit BADBADNOTGOOD's reputation since their breakthrough five years ago or so is their taste: a smorgasbord...

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  Daniel Caesar

  Forum Multipurpose Centre, Halifax NS, October 20

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2016

  The Halifax Forum's Multipurpose Centre is a big, cavernous space. If it's not filled with people, and the people who are there are chatty,...

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  Lady Gaga

  Joanne

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2016

  Sometimes you have the pop zeitgeist in your grasp, and sometimes you don't. Lady Gaga's 2013 album ARTPOP certainly didn't: as pop music w...

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  White Lung

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, October 19

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2016

  "I'm supposed to be watching the debate right now," said White Lung vocalist Mish Barber-Way, who moved to Los Angeles from the band's home...

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  PUP

  Marquee Club, Halifax NS, October 19

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2016

  When you're a true band of road warriors — and, given they're in the midst of a 100-day tour, Toronto's PUP certainly fit the bill — your n...

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  Roosevelt

  Roosevelt

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2016

  Once tools used to create "futuristic" soundscapes, it's increasingly hard to separate synthesizer and drum machine sounds from the early 1...

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  Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 17

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2016

  With the exception of a half hour rain-and-lightning assault that interrupted Lauryn Hill's set Tuesday night (July 12), the Halifax Jazz F...

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  Thundercat

  Festival Main Stage, Halifax NS, July 16

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2016

  Thundercat — the stage name of Stephen Bruner — is the sort of musician who, on resumé alone, deserves attention. The bass guru has perform...