flipzoso Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) WHOAhttp://halifaxpopexplosion.com/lineup/The Hold Steady; Sonic Concerts presents: 2010 Polaris Long List nominees, The New Pornographers (ft. Neko Case); Sub Pop recording artists, Handsome Furs; Basia Bulat with Symphony Nova Scotia; legendary Canadian rockers, Sloan; Juno award winning folk artist, Old Man Luedecke; world renowned power trio, High on Fire; Miami based sludge metal act, Torche; a special reunion show by influential indie rock act, North of America; acclaimed troubadour and Broken Social Scene member, Jason Collett; influential post-punk act, Rockets Red Glare; Savannah based psych rock act, Kylesa; and melodic folk act, Great Lake Swimmers.Other acts confirmed for the festival include: Bad Vibrations, Great Bloomers, The Famines, Jon McKiel, Mt. Royal, Silly Kissers, and Wordburglar. Edited August 25, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I think a Hold Steady/ East Coast tour is afoot for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Yep. Apparently a Fredericton Hold Steady date will also be announced this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipzoso Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 WOW the full lineup is huge:http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/lineup/A Sight For Sewn EyesAcres & AcresAir/FireAmos The TransparentAndrew Watt And The Glory GloryBaby EagleBad VibrationsBasia BulatBike RodeoBird WorldBlack MoorBloodhouseBoatsBoxer The HorseBroken OhmsBurning LoveBurnt ChurchC'MonThe CasualtiesChanteuseCold WarpsJason CollettConstruction & DestructionContagiumCop ShadesErin CosteloCousinsCrosssCuff The DukeCursed ArrowsD'EonThe.Daisy.AnthesisDance MovieThe DarcysDilly DallyDJ James ReidDog DayDoin' DamageDuzheknewElephant StoneEnglish WordsThe ExtremitiesThe FaminesFamous PlayersThe First Aid KitFistfightForest City LoversFreelove FennerThe Friendly DimensionFuck MontrealThe GertrudesGhettosocksGhostkeeperGlory Glory Man UnitedThe Golden DogsGramercy RiffsThe GrassGreat BloomersGreat Lake SwimmersGrimesGWARHandsome FursRebekah HiggsHigh On FireThe Hoa Hoa'sThe Hold SteadyHoly CobrasHot PandaHuronImaginary CitiesIn-Flight SafetyInfernaeonIron GiantIsis (from Thunderheist)It KillsKylesaLanguage ArtsLast Call ChernobylPat LePoidevinLong Long LongMartyrJon McKielMeat CurtainsLaura MerrimenMess FolkMilks & RectanglesMobile DeathcampThe Modern MenModern SuperstitionsMonogrenadeThe Mountains & The TreesMy Brightest DiamondMyles Deck And The FuzzThe New PornographersNorth End Metal All-StarsNorth Of AmericaOld Man LuedeckeOrchid's CurseThe Pack A.D.Panic!The Pink NoisePlay GuitarPop WindsQuaker PresentsQuiversRacoon BanditRadio RadioRandom RecipeRatTailRockets Red GlareDaniel RomanoTy SegallShotgun JimmieSilly KissersSilver DappleSloanSo CowSoaking Up JaggedStyrofoam OnesThe SuperfantasticsTasseomancyTeenangerTen KensThree SheetTokyo Police ClubTorcheTupper Ware Remix PartyTwin PeaksVilipendWe Are ActionThe White WiresThe Wilderness Of ManitobaWindom EarleWolf & CubWordburglarYoung Rival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (COUGH) Huron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (COUGH) Huron(COUGH) We Are Action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (COUGH) The Pack A.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (cough) NORTH OF AMERICA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (Cough) I only recognize 6 names on there....(Cough) The Hold Steady....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Wow, didn't realize so many of us boarders played in so many awesome bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Very impressive. indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Full schedule announced: http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/main-schedule/We should try to meet up Rev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Bump because this is happening now!Looks like I'll be at the Paragon both Friday (for the Hold Steady) and Saturday (for Young Rival, Tokyo Police Club and Cuff the Duke.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 You should start your Saturday night at the Foggy Goggle.http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/lineup/?artist_title=We%20Are%20Action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 East Coast fest and no GTB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Alright, so here's my quick report. Amazing weekend.Flew into to Halifax on Friday afternoon, got shuttled to the hotel with Dan Boeckner and wife, so that was a cool start. Checked out an insanely loud North Of America all-ages set before my old age kicked in. Huron at the Seahorse was highlight of Friday night - Aaron et al slayed the room as it filled up. The Paragon was at capacity by this time, so I gave up on the Hold Steady and bounced around between bars for the rest of the night. Saturday, We Are Action played our best set since I've been in the band to a packed venue. I spent the next hour watching Cuff The Duke through the window from outside the Paragon, then got inside for Tokyo Police Club and Young Rival. I've never listened to Tokyo Police Club before, they seem to be the new Sloan, crowd was going bananas. Young Rival was even better to my ears, but the bar completely cleared out after Tokyo Police Club. Bad scheduling.Saturday highlight was the unannounced after-party at the Khyber. Long Long Long played a set of mad genius, then Play Guitar lived up to their name and did side A of Marquee Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 hey, we were in a lot of the same places at the the same time last weekend. I flew in and landed around 4pm, took the shuttle to my hotel. There was a ton of traffic and it took like two hours. Went for a walk to find the Paragon, heard the hold steady soundchecking (Ascension Blues!) then found some food, and headed back to the Paragon. It was freezing cold but I waited with a bunch of dudes for doors to open, and found my perfect spot right in front. The show ended right at last call, and I just wandered around for a few hours because i was too wired & excited to go to sleep. Saturday I checked out the zine fair that was part of the festival. i wish it was in a bigger hall, everything was too crowded, but i found some hilarious xmas cards and an awesome necklace with a pirate-dinosaur with pegleg arms saying 'raRRr'. Went back to the paragon saturday night, got there right before Ghostkeeper, and it was EMPTY. Turned around halfway though their set and it was PACKED. Ghostkeeper were good, I would have bought their album if they hadn't left by the time i made it to the merch table. Cuff the Duke were next, they were great. The crowd was going crazy for Tokyo Police Club, I thought they were ok, but kind of generic rock, nothing that really stood out. Then the place cleared out for Young Rival, who were so so good. I saw them for the first time at Supercrawl in Hamilton about a month ago, and picked up their album about two weeks ago, so i was looking forward to seeing them again, and they didn't disappoint. dave-O, if you saw a girl in a hold steady t dancing up front during young rival, that was me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Cleared out for YR? this disappoints me. We had a pretty good show in moncton on sat, though I wish we could have stayed for the weekend. Halifax for mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 It wasn't totally empty, but it went from packed with a lineup outside, to maybe 50 people by the end of the night. YR played from 1:15 to 2am so it was kinda late. Halifax has no idea what they missed! That was the second weekend in a row i was so close to seeing Huron but didn't . (the weekend before was because of hollerado who i first heard about because of seeing them open for huron anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 You heard it here first, Hollerado opened for Huron! Those bums were supposed to go last that night but they asked really nicely to play in the middle and we relented. Love 'em. Also bummed to hear the room cleared out for YR. They def should have played before TPC. Dave I think we shook hands before I went on at the Seahorse? All memories from that night are swimming at the bottom of a murky pool of free Jagermeister. At the end of the night our whole band - with all of our instruments - sat in with C'mon for Fortress of the Night, and I have very little recollection of it. I remember setting up and I remember tearing down. Sari you're totally forgiven...you saw two awesome shows anyway. And we had two awesome shows without you . Anybody else hear about the guy falling down the stairs at Paragon on Friday night and breaking his neck? Bummer. Here we are in Sackville doing the aforementioned Fortress with C'mon. Somehow I have a feeling that Halifax was not as tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Yeah I said hi just before you hit the stage. Those Jäger girls were something, eh?! Dudes in my band thought Halifax destroyed Sackville, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Here's a video I took on Friday at the Paragon: And some pictures from Friday & Saturday at the Paragon: English Words: The Hold Steady: Cuff the Duke: Tokyo Police Club Young Rival: more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairysari/sets/72157625110881389/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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