Who: Rich Aucoin

A musician from Halifax who syncs his music to movies in the same manner as Dark Side of The Moon’s sync with The Wizard of Oz, a facilitator of crowd-participatory-sweat-drenched-confetti-covered-sing-along-shows and a lover of unusual touring including raising money for charity while running half-marathons or cycling across countries.

Artists to Watch:

1. Monomyth
2. Bloodhouse
3. Bad Vibrations
4. Crosss
5. Hymm
6. Long Weekends
7. Quaker Parents
8. Writers’ Strike

Venues:

1. Gus’ Pub (our staple DIY music venue)
2. Michael’s Pub & Eatery (the new place for mid-sized shows that’s normally a karaoke bar in the deep north end)
3. The Seahorse (the downtown touring band’s staple venue)
4. The Khyber (our community arts centre; this place has done it all over its tenure)
5. The Company House (the place where people just go to listen to music; perfect for acoustic or intimate shows)

Eats:

1. Gus’ Pub (which has some amazing burgers from Brooklyn Warehouse now thanks to a mandatory food law for its license)
2. Brooklyn Warehouse (some of the north end’s best food and hang spot)
3. Robie Food (classic diner; non-classic dinner food)
4. Mary’s (grease up that sweet spoon and get it ready to shovel delicious mediterranean breakfast into your gut)
5. Coastal (the best chef in Halifax abandoned cooking dinner and opened his own place to make the most epic breakfasts)

Secrets:

1. Charlie’s  (has $2 drinks on Tuesday nights; the passcode to get in is just the address)
2. Two If By Sea (Tara learned to make their sweet croissants via Youtube)
3. King Of Donairs (The Halifax-famous donair sauce’s secret is sugar, lots of sugar)
4. Oxford Theatre :: Haven’t tried since highschool but you could always open the emergency doors and sneak in
5. Chicken Burger – this amazing 50′s nostalgia hangout just opened a location downtown. the chicken burgers aren’t great though; get the cheeseburger