Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival and Conference pride themselves as a festival of discovery: pushing off the beaten path to bring new and emerging (and quickly skyrocketing) artists to Halifax, Nova Scotia, all while bolstering them with a healthy stable of local talents. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that they’re throwing two-time Polaris prize shortlisters Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Haviah Mighty, and Elisapie onto their 2019 line-up either.
Halifax Pop Explosion has been a staple in the Halifax music scene for generations, and for me even served as an introduction to live music. After celebrating the 25th Anniversary last year with Headliners including Bat Sabbath, Charlotte Day Wilson, Cloud Nothings and METZ, the expectations seemed pretty stacked.Continue reading Halifax Pop Explosion 2018: The Year of Discovery→
If anyone was worried that festival season was over, we’re not ready to check out just yet. It only took the better part of three months since they announced their initial teaser, but Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival & Conference have finally released their 2018 lineup. Now you can rock that raccoon tail arm tan all the way to the end of October. Continue reading Halifax Pop Explosion Announce 2018 Lineup→
Halifax Pop Explosion might be in their 26th year, but they’re still a tease. Today, they trickled out the first ten artists of their 2018 lineup, and it’s more than enough to get us excited.The four-day event will be taking over Halifax from October 17-20, 2018. Continue reading Halifax Pop Explosion Tease Ten Artists From 2018 Lineup→
Halifax Pop Explosion attracts not only the best of the east coast, but some of the best in Canada and beyond. The music festival is a vein for this to grow every year, and once again it delivered with headliners Japandroids, Cloud Nothings and The Rural Alberta Advantage. However, while these shows are diamonds forged from the relentless work put in by the local music community, they are not what best represents the letters HPX. The festival is all about staying humble to the scene’s roots and investing in and giving new opportunities to homegrown talent. At the quarter century mark of creating some of the most diverse line-ups on the east coast, the festival still remembers to mark its flag in all the areas that make it special. Continue reading Staying Local, Youthful and Spontaneous: Halifax Pop Explosion Continues To Invest In Their Roots After 25 Years→
