There are a trillion artists playing the big Halifax Pop Explosion this week and we here at R3 are doing a live broadcast from the Olympic Community Hall at 9 PM AST on Saturday October 22, starring Chad VanGaalen, Miracle Fortress, Suuns, and the Meligrove Band. Will I be there? No! But if you're in the area, you should totally go! I'm gonna give away a pair of tix to this particular show and play as much music by HPX artists, as I can this morning. Plus, I myself have a very busy week ahead. I'm hot on the respective trails of C'mon and Nomeansno who are travelling around Ontario. I'll be seeing Nomeansno in Toronto tonight at the Garrison and at the Casbah in Hamilton tomorrow. And I saw C'mon make a live in-studio record in Toronto last night and will see them play again in Toronto on Thursday at Cherry Colas, Friday in London at Call the Office, and the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto on Saturday for their final show ever! And on Monday, I'm heading back to Call the Office to see Obits and METZ. I'm also co-raising a 12-week-old baby, eh ladies? I was a catch.
Hey, did you win a pair of tix to the aforementioned HPX gig starring Chad VanGaalen today? Well then, please e-mail vish_khanna [at] cbcradio3 [dot] com with your blog name, real name, the winning answer, and "Just the Halifax Ma'am" in the subject heading.
Are you doing any of the aforementioned things this week? What other local musical or arts events and/or festivals are you most looking forward to over the next while?