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18th The Halifax Pop Explosion, Oct 19-23, 2010
The Halifax Pop Explosion is one of Canada's most respected festivals & showcases for new and emerging music, art, and culture. Founded in 1993, the festival features the best in new and music, and fuses it with the unique perspectives and exhibitions of art, media and pop culture, from Halifax, Canada, and around the world.
Since our founding 18 years ago, the Halifax Pop Explosion has historically combined the excitement of the global underground music scene with the booming Halifax indie pop scene. The Festival has expanded its programming to support other genres within the independent music community from hip-hop and electronica to folk, alt-country, punk, hardcore and everything in between.
The Halifax Pop Explosion takes place on the second weekend after Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus day in the United States. Last year's festival featured performances by 138 bands all over Halifax over five days and drew 14,000 people. There is really something for everyone interested in the sounds of new music.
The Halifax Pop Explosion continues to set the stage for a variety of independent music and art by presenting the Indie Zine and Label Fair, one of Canada's largest self publishing zine fairs, with art exhibitions and showcases throughout the city, and the Music Matters Conference, a 2-day independent music workshop and educational opportunity.
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Member Since: 13/12/2005
Band Website: www.halifaxpopexplosion.com
Band Members: Jonny Stevens - Executive Director
Steve Lutwick - Talent Director
Matt Charlton - Communications Director
Sean MacGillveray - Technical Director
Marnie Gillis - Art Director
Jeremy McNeil - Volunteer Coordinator
Ashley LeBlanc - Billet Coordinator

Influences: Pretty much everything.
Sounds Like: 2009 The Acorn, A History Of, Ancestors, Architects, Attack in Black, Barn Burner, Bike Rodeo, Black Moor, Boys Who Say No, Brian Borcherdt, Bruce Peninsula, By Divine Right, Cadence Weapon, Carpenter, Crissi Cochrane, Crystal Antlers, Dance Electric, The Danks, Dan Mangan, Danny K, Dead Wife, Devil Eyes, Diemonds, Dinosaur Bones, The Divorcees, Dog Day, Double A, Doug Hoyer, D-Sisive, Dusty Keleher, The Eddie Orso Band, The Elwins, Entire Cities, Ex-Po, The Fat Stupids, Fear of Lipstick, Final Fantasy, The First Aid Kit, Forest City Lovers, Fox Jaws, Gamma Gamma Rays, Gibset, The Gideons, Girl Talk, The Got to Get Got, Grand Trine, The Grass, Grass Market, Gravity Wave, Great Bloomers, Hannah Georges, The Hemingways, Herman Dune, Hopeful Monster, Hot Panda, Husband & Knife, In This Style, Jane’s Party, Japandroids, Japanther, Jason Bajada, Jenn Grant, Jenocide, Julie Doiron, Julie Fader, The Just Barelys, Kay Gee, Kestrels, Kill Krinkle Club, Lake of Stew, Little Girls, The Lodge, Lovesinger, The Magnificent Sevens, Mardeen, Mates of State, Maylee And Todd, The Mighty Northumberland, MSTRKRFT, Nadja, Norma MacDonald, Oh No Forest Fires, Oldfolks Home, Olenka & The Autumn Lovers, Off the International Radar, Ohbijou, Owen, The Pack A.D., The Pain Movement, Pig, Play Guitar, Poison Percy Rufus, The Prospector’s Union, Pterodactyl, Red Mass, Rich Aucoin, Said the Whale, Scientists of Sound, Secret Colours, The Sleepless Nights, Slow Down Molasses, Smothered in Hugs, Snailhouse, Special Noise, Sports The Band, Sprengjuhollin, The Stolen Minks, Straight Reads the Line, The Subtitles, Tex, Their Majesties, Think About Life, Thomas/Richard, Thrushes, Thy Flesh Consumed, Timber Timbre, Tomcat Combat, Two Hours Traffic, Uigg, Valleys, The Weather Station, We The Undersigned, Will Currie & The Country Fresh, York Redoubt, Y-Rush, You and Me, YSPWSD, Yukon Blonde, Zeus

2008 A History Of, A Sight for Sewn Eyes, A/V, Above All Else, Al Tuck, American Eric, Amos The Transparent, Amy Campbell, Andre Charles Theriault, Andrew Vincent, Andy Swan, Attack Mode, Bad Flirt, Basia Bulat, Bloodsport, Bob Wiseman, Boxer The Horse, Brian Borcherdt, Broken Ohms, Brutal Knights, Catherine MacLellan, Children of Eve, Code Pie, Construction and Destruction, Contagium, CR Avery, Criminal Intent, Dan Ledwell, DJ Cosmo, Don Vail, Electrolyte, Emm Gryner, Envision, Erin Costelo, First Aid Kit, Gallactus, Genetic Angry, Ghettosocks, Ghost Bees, Golden Hands Before God, Grand Analog, Greenbelt Collective, GZA, Hellacaust, Hilotrons, Holy Fuck, Horses, Hot Springs, Inbreds, Innes Wilson, INSTRUMENTS, Iron Giant, Islands, J Gutta, Jay Reatard, J-Bru, Jessie Kussin (Cry Rumble), Joe Buck, Josh Ritter, Julie Fader, Katie Stelmanis, Kestrels, Kill Krinkle Club, Last Laugh, Laura Barrett, Laura Peek, Malcolm Bauld, Matt Reid & Friends, Matthew Barber, Meaghan Smith, Memories Attack, Metz, Mike Evin, Modernboys Moderngirls, Monotonix, Mt. Royal, Murder Sounds, Myles Deck and the Fuzz, Nick Zubeck, Orchid's Curse, Parlovr, Pete Samples, Peter Project w/ More Or, Play Guitar, Pomegranates, Quake, Rebekah Higgs, Retribution Gospel Choir, Rich Aucoin, Richard, Ron Sexsmith with Symphony Nova Scotia, Ruby Coast, Ruth Minnikin, Said The Whale, Scarce, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, Share, Shawn Hewitt, Shelter With Thieves, Shortpants Romance, Smothered in Hugs, Snow Picnic, Special Noise, Spiral Beach, Sports: the Band, Statues, Sunparlour Players, Swedish Death Polka, Tanya Davis, Ten Second Epic, The Beginners, The Bicycles w/Prairie Cat, The D'Ubervilles, The Diableros, The Endless Blockade, The Gideons, The Got to Get Got, The Grass, The Lodge, The Love Machine, The Maynards, The Meligrove Band, The Prospectors Union, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Spades, The Stance, The Superfantastics, The Western Civilization, The Winter Sounds, Thundrah, Tomcat Combat, Township Expansion, Trigger Effect, Two Hours Traffic, Tyler Messick, VKNGS, White Cowbell Oklahoma, Windom Earle, Woodhands, Young Rival and Young Widows.

2007 A History of &, A/V, Aids Wolf, Apostle of Hustle, Athaliahs, Attack in Black, Baby Eagle, Be Bad, Blue Heeler, Blueprint, Brent Randall & His Pinecones, Brother Ali, Buried Inside, Carmen Townsend & the Shaky Deals (TBC), Casey Baker and the Buffalo Sinners, Chad Hatcher, Cherie Pyne, Construction/Destruction, Dammien Alexander, Dance Electric , David Myles, David Picco & Jetset Motel , Die Brucke, DJ BK One, DJ Raregroove, Dog Day, Eric's Trip, Forest City Lovers, Foxfire Forest, Germans, Ghettosocks, Glory Hound and the Sky Hawks, Grand Theft Bus, Great Plains , Half Life Records Showcase, Husband and Knife, i see rowboats, In This Style, In-Flight Safety, J-Bru, Joel Plaskett, Jordan Croucher, Just Barelys, Kate Maki , Kill the Lights, Land of Talk, Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts, Lil' Andy, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, Measured in Angles , Melissa McClelland, Mic Boyd, Miracle Fortress, Mother Mother, Old Time Relijun, Orillia Opry, Ox, Pamela Underwater, Play Guitar , Pride Tiger, Rich Aucoin, Ruby Coast , Saint Alvia Cartel, Save September, Shapes and Sizes, Share, Shawn Fogel, She's No Angel, Shotgun Jimmie, Small Sins, Sole and the Skyrider Band, Tacktishion , The Barmitzvah Brothers, The Besnard Lakes, The Bicycles, The Divorcees, The Dudes, The First-Aid Kit, The Flatliners , The Fussy Part, The Got to Get Got, The Memories Attack, The Moist Towelettes, The Most Serene Republic, The Museum Pieces , The Olympic Symphonium, The Sleepless Nights, The Superfantastics, The Zoobombs, Their Majesties, Their Majesties, These Electric Lives, Tim Chaisson , Tom Fun Orchestra, Torso, Two Hours Traffic, Two Minute Miracles, United Steelworkers of Montreal, Upstream's Sunrise Orchestra , Vennt, VKNGS, Wil, Windom Earle, Y Rush, Young Galaxy

For details on bands going back to 1993, check our website.

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Fundraiser Concert June 4th, Pre Sale and Basia Bulat details.

Here is some exciting news from the Halifax Pop Explosion 2010 that we thought you'd appreciate.  Hope to see you at the fundraiser concert on June 4th and remember to buy your pre sale pass now to sa...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Final Fantasy with Basia Bulat

Final Fantasy Returns to HalifaxFinal Fantasys Owen Pallett to be joined by Basia Bulat for a double album release show at St Matthews ChurchHot on the heels of an intense and genre bending performa...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT

HPX confirms MSTRKRFT, Mates of State, Cadence Weapon, Jenn Grant, By Divine Right & D-Sisive a

&tickets for MSTRKRFT on sale Wednesday, August 12The Halifax Pop Explosion confirms that MSTRKRFT, Mates of State, Cadence Weapon, Jenn Grant, By Divine Right,You Say Party, We Say Die, Two Hours Tra...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:56:00 GMT

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY!!

http://www.sonicbids.com/halifaxpopexplosion
Posted by on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:02:00 GMT

NOW ON SALE!!!

EARLY BIRD PASSES FOR HPX '09 NOW ON SALE!!! www.ticketpro.caAND only 10 days left to apply!!
Posted by on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:55:00 GMT

LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS!!!

get 'em in folks.(final deadline july 20th)www.halifaxpopexplosion.com
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:48:00 GMT

NOW ACCEPTING SONICBIDS SUBMISSIONS FOR '09!!

http://www.sonicbids.com/halifaxpopexplosionWe will have the updated website, along with a new application form for '09, up by early next week for those who wish to mail us physical packages, but in t...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:34:00 GMT

HPX UPDATE!

The festival is near!! The festival is near!!! The schedule is online, tickets are on sale for St Matts, Marquee and Music Room. And we're warming up all over the maritimes with our friends Slowcoaste...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:11:00 GMT

HPX Presents Molson Canadian Rocks the Coast.

The Halifax Pop Explosion is proud to present Molson Canadian Rocks the Coast, which will feature Grand Theft Bus, Slowcoaster, Rich Aucoin and i see rowboats performing shows throughout the Maritim...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:53:00 GMT

New bands announced

Jay Reatard, Josh Ritter, The Sun Parlour Players, Basia Bulat and Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains are among the latest acts confirmed for the 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion, which will take place ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:00 GMT