Articles by Ryan McNutt

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  Adam Baldwin

  Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2016

  "This is like my birthday party," said Adam Baldwin, sporting a wry smile, from the Seahorse Tavern stage.   Close enough. The Dartmouth, N...

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  Beauts

  Waves/Wash

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2016

  As shorthand descriptors for punk go, "anthemic" is both lazily obvious and, at times, perfectly apt. A truly inspired punk song achieves t...

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  Ria Mae

  Ria Mae

  PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2016

  Halifax's Rae Mae claims she thought she was making a pop album with her debut, 2011's Under My Skin, But that record's singer-songwriter v...

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  Walrus / Johnny de Courcy / Painted Fruit / Special Costello

  Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS, June 4

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2016

  Halifax psych-rock quartet Walrus make music that sounds timeless, in the sense that pinning down eras of influence is often tricky. In the...

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  Tegan and Sara

  Love You to Death

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2016

  On 2013's Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara were on the leading edge of a pop curve now well-worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen a...

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  Century Egg

  7 Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  In theory, the crowd gathered outside of café/climbing establishment 7 Bays Bouldering for OBEY Convention's outdoor brunch shows should ha...

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  Old and Weird

  7 Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  Partway through Old and Weird's mid-afternoon set in the parking lot of Halifax café/rock climbing locale 7 Bays Bouldering, guitarist and...

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  ​Sarah Davachi

  Fort Massey United Church, Halifax NS, May 29

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2016

  "Maybe we should clap for the end of the festival?" asked Sarah Davachi at the conclusion of her OBEY Convention-closing set.   The reason...