Halifax/Cape Breton/Ottawa Indie Rock Scenecast

I’m originally from the East Coast. My voice often betrays an intonation that lays my past right down on the table. I’m also about as nostalgic as they come. When I refer to the “Halifax music scene” or actually the “music scene” in general, I’m usually talking about ‘95-’99 Halifax indie rock a la Superfriendz. I’m too young to have really been a part of the Pop Explosion stuff going on in the 90s, but I certainly make up for it by extending my love of sloppy, poppy, Hali-rock well into my 20s here in Montreal. It was hard to get into all the synths and sequencers when I first moved up. There was, of course, the novelty value for me. And since then I’ve managed to soak up enough Montreal music to cultivate a manic taste for both club bangers and minimal low-fi. When feeling mostly balanced, I tend to settle in some room where SebastiAn and Stephen Malkmus are hanging out, playing Eric’s Trip covers.

Like East Coast indie rock? Never heard any of it? Here’s a podcast of Halifax and Cape Breton bands to check out. It’s a sampling really.

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/scenecast/no2halifax.html

While we’re at it, here’s Coke Machine Glow’s Ottawa podcast too. I should listen to this one, branch out a bit:

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/scenecast/no1ottawa.html