Articles by Sandi Rankaduwa
Michael Hurley
Vogue, Sackville NB August 5
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
The entire weekend of SappyFest 7 was unusually sweltering for the small town of Sackville. This was felt most at the Vogue, the small, loc...
The Blow
Main Stage, Sackville NB August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
The Blow was perhaps one of the most divisive acts of SappyFest 7. There was a clear split between those in the main-stage tent who enjoyin...
Nap Eyes
Main Stage, Sackville NB August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
Nap Eyes, a Halifax outfit fronted by guitarist-vocalist Nigel Chapman, proved to be one of the surprise gems peppered throughout SappyFest...
Baby Eagle & the Proud Mothers
Main Stage, Sackville NB August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
Many festivalgoers expected a secret guest at SappyFest this year. Rumours were abound. Most were far-fetched (Neil Young), some were delib...
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Main Stage, Sackville NB August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
Polaris-shortlisted art rockers Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, joined by Owain Lawson (drummer of Black Feelings and Les Angles Morts), donned w...
METZ
Main Stage, Sackville NB August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2012
The penultimate act of SappyFest's opening night and a stark contrast to the rest of the venue's programming, METZ turned the main-stage te...
Eric Copeland
The Khyber, Halifax NS June 2
PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2012
Experimental sound craftsman Eric Copeland, known perhaps most prominently as member of avant-garde electro-experimentalist group Black Dic...
You'll Never Get to Heaven
The Khyber, Halifax NS June 1
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2012
You'll Never Get to Heaven, the new electro pop duo composed of Chuck Blazevic and Alice Hansen, gained a fair amount of fans this weekend...
