Last night jam band extraordinaire, Grand Theft Bus, announced that they have embraced the future: that golden path where streaming media flows like so much spice. Continue reading Grand Theft Bus Embraces Streaming Media
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Lauryn Hill to Headline Halifax Jazz Festival
What are Whoopi Goldberg, The Fugees, and the city of Halifax all about to have in common? The Great Atlantic Twittersphere lit up across the East Coast as news was leaked on Saturday that the illustrious songstress, Ms. Lauryn Hill, will be gracing our shores during the 30th TD Halifax Jazz Festival this summer. Continue reading Lauryn Hill to Headline Halifax Jazz Festival
New Music: Erin Costelo’s ‘Down Below, The Status Quo’
All the words that are typically used to describe soul music fall short in trying to describe Erin Costelo’s new album. Soulful, smooth, silky, they fizzle in the face of her heartfelt lyrics and accomplished production team. With a background in classical and electronic music, Costelo is bringing it home and baring it all with Down Below, The Status Quo. Continue reading New Music: Erin Costelo’s ‘Down Below, The Status Quo’
Igor’s Iceman
Igor Dobrolovskiy practically beats his chest. Though sitting, he puffs it out further still and makes a series of emphatic gestures as he demonstrates his physical skill, “I’m a professional dancer. I’m not the same shape like before, of course. I’m over fifty,” he says through a laugh with that easy charm which is only ever attained by foreign gentlemen of a certain age. “Still, I show class. Like today, I have to move. I have to move my legs and show them.” He gestures again in a sort of seated pirouette, his heavy imperial moustache impressively staying in place. Continue reading Igor’s Iceman
‘The Millennial Dream’ Is About To Change Your World
Hemmings House Pictures is doing their part to nurture the conversation on the state of millennials in their new documentary, The Millennial Dream. With the hopes of arresting the growing exodus of young people from their home communities, the film not only looks at the changing values of a younger generation, but Hemmings House have also done what they can to lead by example. “That is the future of Hemmings House,” says Greg Hemmings, “to make measurable change locally with global relevance. We’re not selling the videos and making cool tv shows, we’re going to be selling the product of change.” Continue reading ‘The Millennial Dream’ Is About To Change Your World