NewsletterMarch 27, 2025

🎸 Halifax This Weekend: Playoffs, Tribute Shows & Two Must-See Stories

Hey Hali!

Big weekend coming up — the Mooseheads kick off Round 1 of the QMJHL playoffs, five tribute shows are happening across the city (seriously, take your pick), and we’ve got two really cool local stories to share. An 18-year-old is throwing an 8-hour music fest to fight food insecurity, a local autistic filmmaker is debuting a new doc, a classic Cape Breton song of the week, and a spicy little ticket deal to top it all off. Let’s get into it 👇

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🎸 This 18-Year-Old Is Throwing an 8-Hour Music Festival to Fight Food Insecurity

This is seriously impressive.

At just 16 years old, Ethan Chitty launched Food For The Ears — a DIY music festival to raise money for his local food bank in Truro and bring awareness to food insecurity.

Now, two years later, he’s 18, running a registered non-profit, and taking things to the next level. This year’s Food For The Ears Festival lands at the Lighthouse Arts Centre on April 6, featuring 8 hours of live music from some of the province’s top rock and punk acts — including Andre Pettipas and the Giants, Alan Syliboy and the Thunder Makers, Skunk Motel, and idialedyournumber — plus many more.

The goal? Raise $20,000 for Feed Nova Scotia.

🎟 Grab your tickets to support this incredible cause — and help Ethan pack the room.

🤝 Know a business that wants to get involved? He’s still looking for sponsors to help cover event costs. Hit him up on Instagram and be part of something special.

💙 Wave Theory: A Local Doc Screening in Support of Autism NS

Brandon Boyd, an autistic filmmaker from Halifax, is debuting his new short documentary Wave Theory on April 2nd at the Bus Stop Theatre, as part of the Mayworks Halifax Festival of Working People & the Arts, and in honour of World Autism Acceptance Day. The film follows Cape Breton musician Leona Burkey, exploring her music and her journey as a parent. Wave Theory won Lunenburg Doc Fest’s “The Launch” contest, and all proceeds from the pay-what-you-can screening will support Autism Nova Scotia.

⭐️ Song of the Week

We’re taking it back to 2022 with this one. Maritime by Sydney’s Pretty Archie is one of those tracks that just sticks with you — it’s been in my heavy rotation ever since I discovered it. It’s got that raw, road-worn vibe — like The Band’s Atlantic City, but make it very Cape Breton. The kind of song that gets better every time you hear it.

⭐️ Wanna Spicy Ticket Discount?

Use promo code HALIFAMOUS to get 25% off tickets to the super fun Wannabe: Spice Girls Tribute show at Light House Arts Centre on April 4. Act fast, this will only work for the first 10 purchasers!

Hali Trivia

Which Halifax rap act was the first Canadian rap group to sign to a major record label?

Got a good Hali Trivia question? Hit reply and we’ll use it in a future issue!

Thursday, 3/27

Live Celtic Music @ Obladee Wine Bar - 7-10pm

Wharf Rats @ Church Brewing - 7:30pm

Beethoven & Daniel Bolshoy on Guitar @ Rebecca Cohn - 7:30pm
Symphony Nova Scotia

Back To The Garden (Kim Doolittle & Con Spirito Duo) @ The Carleton - 7:30pm Great Canadian Songs by Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Rita MacNeil and Stan Rogers.

Six Star Revue @ The Local - 8:30pm