Via Radio3
Joel Plaskett
Jill Barber
Matt Mays
Wintersleep
Julie Doiron

Our suggestions:
Start the day with breakfast at Coastal Coffee - it hurts to not say the Ardmore, but Coastal is pretty damn sweet + I really enjoy the few pieces of fruit added to each plate to finish breakfast off with. I also like how the owner/chef brings you your food. Nice touches.

We’ll mimic Joel’s recommendation for used bookstore Last Word around the corner from the Rock Garden on Windsor St. - also our personal fave.

Weather permitting walk downtown, take a ferry ride to Dartmouth, upon your return walk the board walk, continuing at the board walk’s end to Point Pleasant Park and have a picnic or just relax.

For your picnic, either before or after taking the ferry [if it is Saturday] head to the Farmer’s Market downtown as well.

We’ll suggest you end the day by taking a date to a nice dinner at jane’s on the common
Then maybe catch a show at one of the venues noted by Julie, or some live comedy [see a picnicface PSA below], a movie at the Oxford. Plenty to do here. Lots of other places to eat at too. And as you can tell from the suggestions Joi and I like food.

For lots of other suggestions to pass this weekend check out the Coast’s current best of issue [we even get mentioned]

a PSA from Picnicface

Another not-so-cryptic post that mimics exactly what the the title says

Pop Explosion Guide

They have all kinds of goods to share including:
Pop Explosion Blog
Tara Lee Wittchen and Ian Gormely attend and report.

Pop-and-go playlist
While you browse, listen to our picks from local HPX bands.

Last night’s photos
Our photo blogger Aaron Frasier brings you the best of the weekend’s shows, updated daily.

CD Reviews
Reviews of bands’ albums who are in town right now playing at the HPX.

Tonight’s HPX listings
Where do I go to see these awesome bands?

Memory machine
Upload your own HPX photos. No washroom shots.

To know them
Fifteen years, as told by those who sweated, worked and played for the Halifax Pop Explosion.

Pop quiz
Some tips on wisely dividing your HPX time.

Eric’s Trip
Life has dramatically changed for the reunited members’ of Eric’s Trip since their first Halifax Pop Explosion appearance.

Exactly what the title says. There were updates earlier this week in case you missed them.

Schedule [pdf]

I saw this band last night.

Honestly..best live band I’ve ever seen - they are simply phenomenal.

I have never seen anything like this in my life.

Please go see them.
- some guy named Don on a local message board

Can you really argue with Don.
Also the Zoobombs are from Japan. Japan is no where near Halifax, thus your chances of catching them [here at least] again are probably pretty slim.

Fortunately you have 3 - 1,2,3! - chances to catch them between now and tomorrow. [I’m even going to have this posted before their first show starts for a change]

First Chance
Zoobombs are playing an intimate RSVP-only show for Pop In Sessions with Windom Earle tonight!

There might be a few tickets left! Email popinsessionsrsvp@yahoo.com and let ‘em know you wanna go tonight. Tickets ate $6, and it will be taped live in-studio. These are awesome shows, and this one’s gonna be amazing!

Shows are taped at Common Ground Studios @ 2315 Hunter Street. If you don’t get a response, you can try your luck at the door between 6:30 and 7pm tonight. Doors close at 7!

Second Chance
Tonight at the Seahorse - Windom Earle [11:45] is also on that bill as is the also from Japan Moist Towelettes [11:00]. Zoobombs close the show hitting the stage at 12:45.

Third and Final Chance
Now there’s a good chance tonight you may want to at the Marquee or the Attic for one of the other shows so remember Saturday - Seahorse - 4:30pm = Zoobombs - All ages show.
Also on that bill are Halifax’s A History of… + The Most Serene Republic + Save September

This is what you can expect:

thezoobombs.com
http://www.myspace.com/zoobombs

You’ve been awesome - and thus deserve a post crediting you on your great turnouts both Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the three venues I made it to + sold out Tagan and Sara shows.
Keep it up folks

So the Arts & Crafts showcase is tonight at the Marquee - I won’t be there.
I have plans to be there the next two nights and I’m just not a huge a&c fan.
Plus I imagine plenty of others will be there so if you’re not you can read/hear all about it elsewhere.

There is a great little line up in hell’s Kitchen though as well featuring Kill the Lights, These Electric Lives, and the Small Sins [a Coast pick for the night as well]

The options for tonight all round are pretty great.

I would LOVE to finally catch local popsters the First Aid Kit at Gus’ at 10:30 but that will make it tough getting downtown in time to catch any of the 11pm acts I would like to see.

At Ginger’s we have Shotgun Jimmie performing at 11:15 and at the Attic as part of the Drake showcase happening there tonight we have Their Majesties [11pm].

So I’m not sure where my night will begin this evening but I do know I will be at the Seahorse for midnight to catch the wonderful country stylings of Lil’ Andy [followed by the also old school country fans] The Divorcees.

After Lil’ Andy…. to the Attic? Stick around for the Divorcees?

Keep reading for the complete line-ups at each venue tonight…. (more…)