Reviews
"That's the part Dick Clark didn't like," laughed Bettye LaVette as she slowly swivelled her hips suggestively in a circle. She had introduc...
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![Bettye LaVette Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 9]()
Bettye LaVette Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 9 Published Jul 10, 2014 -
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ReviewsLemon Bucket Orkestra / Gypsophilia Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 8 Published Jul 09, 2014How do you like your Eastern European music: precise or ramshackle? Halifax Jazz Fest attendees got a little bit of both on Tuesday night (J...
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![St. Vincent / The Heavy Blinkers Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 7]()
ReviewsSt. Vincent / The Heavy Blinkers Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 7 Published Jul 08, 2014A concert experience depends a great deal on context, so if you'll indulge me for a quick moment, a few words about Halifax: We're a min...
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ReviewsHypnotic Brass Ensemble Festival Tent, Halifax NS, July 5 Published Jul 06, 2014"He didn't get off the plane." It has doubtlessly been a trying couple of days for the Halifax Jazz Festival. Friday night's Festival Tent...
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![The Robert Glasper Experiment Marquee Club, Halifax NS, July 4]()
ReviewsThe Robert Glasper Experiment Marquee Club, Halifax NS, July 4 Published Jul 05, 2014The Robert Glasper Experiment has a number of "tells" revealing the intentions of its namesake, the acclaimed 36-year-old American jazz pian...
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![WijeratneWorks ft. Skratch Bastid The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12]()
ReviewsWijeratneWorks ft. Skratch Bastid The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12 Published Jul 16, 2012Coming off his hip-hop/classical arrangements with Buck 65 and Symphony Nova Scotia a year ago, Dinuk Wijerante returned to the stage to pre...
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![Osaka Monaurail The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 11]()
ReviewsOsaka Monaurail The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 11 Published Jul 16, 2012As Japan's Osaka Monaurail took the stage for what would be one of their first-ever North American performances, it was clear that Halifax w...
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![Cyndi Cain The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 13]()
ReviewsCyndi Cain The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 13 Published Jul 16, 2012Halifax's own neo-soul diva Cyndi Cain performed a flawless set of R&B tunes to a sold-out Friday night crowd. Recently awarded the Galaxie...
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![Maestro Fresh Wes The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12]()
ReviewsMaestro Fresh Wes The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12 Published Jul 16, 2012As the 44-year-old king of Canadian hip-hop, Maestro Fresh Wes, jumped across the stage wearing all black with a conductor's baton in hand,...
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![Charles Bradley The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 13]()
ReviewsCharles Bradley The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 13 Published Jul 16, 2012It's perplexing to think that for decades soulman Charles Bradley remained unsigned and unknown. But as Gainesville, FL's self-proclaimed Sc...
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![Deltron 3030 The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12]()
ReviewsDeltron 3030 The Festival Tent, Halifax NS July 12 Published Jul 16, 2012As the opening words from Damon Albarn's monologue "State of the Nation" rang across the festival grounds, hundreds of Haligonians rushed th...
