Festival No. 0000054 · Est. 1993
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The details
- Venue
- Halifax Pop Explosion 2008
- City
- Halifax, Canada
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For the record
About the artists
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GZA/Genius was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 22 August 1966. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop. -
Holy Fuck formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2004. Plays electronic, electronic rock, instrumental, post-rock.
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Islands formed in 2005.
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Jay Reatard was born in Lilbourn, United States, on 1 May 1980, and died on 13 January 2010, aged 29. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, punk rock.
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Monotonix formed in Tel Aviv, Israel, in November 2005, and split up in 2011, after 5 years.
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Sebastien Grainger was born in Mississauga, Canada, on 11 April 1979. Plays rock.
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Young Widows formed in Louisville, United States, in 2006. Plays experimental, math rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.