‘Hardcore Easy Listening’ might seem like an oxymoron, but it’s the best phrase to describe the latest flow of sound from Halifax’s own Beauts. ‘Waves/Wash’, their sophomore release, is proof of the band’s commitment to expanding the maritime music scene with their self-proclaimed ‘shout-along choruses’. Band members Palmer Jamieson, Jeff Lawton, Darryl Smith, Erik Van Lunen, and Joel Waddell have been working hard on their sound since 2015 and show no signs of stopping. Continue reading New Music: Beauts’ ‘Waves/Wash’
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In Review: Theatre Free Radical’s ‘Lac/Athabasca’
Timing is everything. Theatre Free Radical’s production of Lac/Athabasca, written and directed by Len Falkenstein, is strikingly prevalent in today’s climate, both politically and environmentally. Drawing inspiration from the 2013 disaster at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the play is a fictionalized retelling of the events that led to the deaths of 47 people after an unattended train loaded with oil rolled down a hill, derailed, and exploded, destroying half the downtown core. Continue reading In Review: Theatre Free Radical’s ‘Lac/Athabasca’