Articles by Eric Hill
Moor Mother
Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
Philadelphia's Camae Ayewa demands attention. And respect. With an introduction delivered over a stomach-curdling drone that suggests, "if...
Uniform
Marquee Ballroom, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
What if someone gave Godflesh as much PCP as they could handle? This is a question NYC's Uniform have decided to answer. With a drum machin...
The Submissives
Marquee Ballroom, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
As a performance art presentation, Montreal's the Submissives have something pretty keen locked down. It smacks of a David Lynch wet dream:...
Chik White
Halifax Music Co-Cop, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
There are a lot of improvisers putting their own spin on a fairly similar instrumental approach out there, but I'd hazard that Chik White m...
Instant Places
Halifax Music Co-Cop, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
Ian Birse and Laura Kavanaugh wield an impressive array of instruments, objects and electronics split between their large facing tables. Th...
Rabies
North Memorial Library Garage, Halifax NS, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2017
It starts with ominous thumping from behind a closed garage door. The crowd that had gathered in the chilly parking lot all crane their hea...
An Essential Guide to Mount Eerie, the Microphones and the World of Phil Elverum
PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2017
The earliest releases by Phil Elverum (who, at the time, was still spelling his last name as "Elvrum") firmly embraced the era of lo-fi rec...
Why?
Moh Lhean
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2017
Yoni Wolf's journey from his left-field hip hop beginnings in cLOUDDEAD some 15 years ago to today has been fascinating — and troubling to...