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Watch Damian experience the Halifax Pop Explosion!

November 8th, 2012

Damian and The Wedge crew recently traveled out east to Nova Scotia to take in this year’s Halifax Pop Explosion!, an international music festival and conference that presents 150 bands in 20 venues over 5-days to over 20,000 fans and industry delegates from around the world. Invited to speak about his prized record collection, Damian [...]

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Damian celebrates 20 years of Halifax Pop Explosion on this week’s Wedge

November 7th, 2012

Canada has its share of music festivals and conferences, but there’s something about the Halifax Pop Explosion that makes it unique. Maybe it’s because the fest began during the titular happening in the early ’90s, when bands like Sloan, Jale, The Super Friendz and Thrush Hermit, among others, became the hottest bands in the country. [...]

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The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Halifax Pop Explosion 2011 announces line-up

August 8th, 2011

The 2011 edition of the Halifax Pop Explosion announced the first acts confirmed for the five-day festival in October. Among the 150 bands set to play include The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The Thermals, Chad VanGaalen, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Titus Andronicus, JEFF the Brotherhood, Plants and Animals, Braids, Dan Mangan, Twin Shadow, [...]

Tags: alexisonfire, Beirut, Gallows, Halifax Pop Explosion, King Tuff, Porcelain Raft, Wade MacNeil
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Broken Social Scene to headline Halifax M Fest

April 5th, 2011

The Halifax Pop Explosion isn’t happening until October 18th to the 22nd, but that hasn’t stopped the organizers from throwing a party a couple months in advance to get everyone excited. The long-running music fest has announced a new offshoot called Halifax M Fest that will take place over the course of Sunday, August 7th. [...]

Tags: broken social scene, Diamond Rings, Halifax M Fest, Halifax Pop Explosion, Surfer Blood, Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
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