Articles by Ryan McNutt

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  Belave

  Art Bar and Cabaret Voltaire Atlantique, Halifax NS, May 26

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2016

  At first, I paid no mind to the white-shirted, black-scarved individuals wandering around Art Bar during Belave's night-ending OBEY set. Th...

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  Santigold

  99¢

  PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2016

  Don't be confused by its title: 99¢, Santigold's third album, still sells for the standard $9.99 price point on services like iTunes. But t...

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  Quiet Parade / Kim Harris

  Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS, November 20

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2015

  An opening act expects (or at least hopes) for a crowd that grows in size and energy during their set. It's a bit more peculiar to see a ri...

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  Purity Ring

  Forum Multipurpose Room, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2015

  Three years ago, when Purity Ring last played the Halifax Pop Explosion, the Marquee Club filled up so quickly that many of the band's fans...

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  Rich Aucoin with Symphony Nova Scotia

  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2015

  Few artists are able to boast as many Halifax Pop Explosion performances over the years as hometown indie-pop hero Rich Aucoin. In fact, th...

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  Alvvays

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2015

  "We're from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island!"   I'd wager a healthy guess that Molly Rankin hasn't always been that specific in introd...

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  The Weather Station

  St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2015

  A fingerpicked guitar suggests travel, open spaces, long and winding roads. Whether that's a result of the style's long association with fo...

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  Cloud Nothings

  Olympic Community Hall, Halifax NS, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2015

  Low on talk and high on volume, Cloud Nothings wasted no time with their night-closing HPX set at Olympic Community Hall Friday evening (Oc...