After a quiet year off, DIVORCE is pleased to finally announce a fifth installment of The OBEY Convention, Halifax's springtime festival of damaged music and art. Some of the acts scheduled to perform include electro-pop futurist Gary War (New York - Sacred Bones/Spectral Spools/Captured Tracks), acoustic guitar virtuoso Bill Orcutt (San Francisco - Editions Mego, Palilalia), renowned pop-noise-junk whiz-kid Eric Copeland of Black Dice (New York - Paw Tracks, Post Present Medium), hissing and snarling one-man band phenom Bloodshot Bill (Montreal - Norton Records), and punk hustlers The Pink Noise (Montreal - Sacred Bones, Pleasance Records).

DIVORCE will present a full roster of its own current and upcoming artists including Jerry Granelli, Shearing Pinx (Vancouver), Torso, Husband & Knife, J fm (Toronto), and You'll Never Get to Heaven (London, ON). Also, look forward to light and moving image shows by Robert Drisdelle and Jacquline Lachance, a video installation by James Gauvreau, the Crowd Control Sound & Art Fair, an experimental video mixtape curated by Heather Rappard, performance art by space&time and FRANKIE, a Weird Canada showcase, a Periodical Project launch party, plenty of free happenings, and lots more.

All events will take place at Halifax's friendliest artist run spaces—The Khyber Centre for the Arts, The Bus Stop Theatre, 1313, and Lost & Found. As usual, OBEY will bring in deluxe sound and light equipment to maximize fidelity and audience pleasure. These venues are small and often sell out quickly. A very limited number of weekend passes are on sale now. Advance tickets for certain shows will be available at Lost & Found (2383 Agricola St.) starting May 18th.

Purchase Festival Pass - $35 (no additional fees/shipping)
guaranteed admission to all pay shows
(check below for details)
 

 

 

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ERIC COPELAND • BLOODSHOT BILL • GARY WAR •  BILL ORCUTT • THE PINK NOISE 
   JERRY GRANELLI • SHEARING PINX  FEEL ALRIGHT • THE SOUPCANS
 TORSO •  J FM • YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN • RANDOM CUTS 
• HUSBAND & KNIFE • TRANSFIXED • CATBAG • HEATHER RAPPARD 
GUILT • CHIEF THUNDERCLOUD • CROSSS • JAY CROCKER • WOLFCOW • MONOMYTH
STRONG BOSS •  OLD & WEIRD • SPACEANDTIME & FRANKIE • ROBERT DRISDELLE 
SELF SURGERY • NIGHTFALL • BAKED GOODS • FRIENDLY DIMENSION
JAMES GAUVREAU • JACQUELINE LACHANCE
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Tentative Schedule of Events

>>Thursday, May 31st<<

Chromatic Visions Visual Mixtape curated by Heather Rappard & guests
Periodical Project Launch Party
Khyber Turret Room • 8PM-10PM • AA •  FREE

Sled Island Presents:
Bloodshot Bill (Montreal)
Guilt
Random Cuts (ex-Mutators - Vancouver)
Husband & Knife
Bus Stop Theatre • 10PM-1:00AM • 19+ • $10 door

>>Friday, June 1st<<

Hey Mother Death
Wolfcow (Toronto)
Jay Crocker
Lost & Found • 4:00PM - 6:30PM • AA • FREE

Weird Canada Showcase:
The Pink Noise (Montreal)
The Soupcans (Toronto)
Feel Alright (Calgary)
Crosss
Monomyth
DJ Aaron Levin and host Jesse Locke
The Bus Stop Theatre • 6:30PM-10:30PM • wet/dry • $10 door

Electric Voice Records Presents:
Gary War (New York)
Transfixed & Body Language (Montreal/Halifax)
You'll Never Get to Heaven (London, ON)
Old & Weird
DJ B Wagg & General Purpose DJ
Projections by J. Lachance
Turret Room Video Installation by James Gauvreau
Khyber Ballroon & Turret Room • 10:30PM-1:30AM • 19+ • $10 advance / $10 door

>>Saturday, June 2nd<<

Anchor Archive & OBEY Convention Presents:
Crowd Control Sound & Art Fair
DIY of all kinds - zines, record labels, art, craft+++
Invisible Publishing Reading Engagement featuring Jaime Forsythe, Joshua Tibbetts, Josh Slater, John Barger++
Clocks & Daggers label launch with DJ sets
Khyber Ballroom • noon-4:30PM • AA • FREE
INFO & BOOKING - crowdcontrolsoundandart@gmail.com

Performance by space&time and FRANKIE
Khyber Turret Room • 3PM • AA • FREE

Nightfall
Chief Thundercloud
Lost & Found • 5PM - 7:00PM • AA • FREE

Bill Orcutt (San Francisco)
Jerry Granelli
Torso
1313 Hollis St. • 7:30PM- 10PM • AA • $10 advance / $12 door

Eric Copeland (New York)
Shearing Pinx (Vancouver)
Strong Boss (Montreal)
J fm (Toronto)
Catbag
DJ B Wagg & General Purpose DJ
Video manipulation by Robert Drisdelle
Turret Room Video Installation by James Gauvreau
Khyber Ballroom & Turret Room • 10:00PM-1:30AM • 19+ • $10 advance / $12 door

>>Sunday, June 3rd<<

Friendly Dimension
Self Surgery (Ottawa)
Baked Goods (Montreal)
BBQ?
Lost & Found • 3PM • AA • FREE

and one more fantastic reason to be in Halifax for the weekend...

Halifax Record Fair - largest vinyl record fair on the East Coast
June 2 • 10AM-4PM • $5 (separate event - a pass will not grant admission)
http://halifaxrecordfair.ca/


Other Info

>>Venues<<
The Khyber - 1588 Barrington St
The Bus Stop Theatre - 2203 Gottingen St.
1313 - 1313 Hollis St.
Lost & Found - 2383 Agricola St.

>>Pass Purchase Info<<
Passes will be issued as a wristband at the door of the first show you attend.
Please bring ID and/or your paypal receipt.
Your pass guarantees admission to all pay events.

>>Cheap places to stay<<
Alter Egos Hostel - 2193 Gottingen Street - (902) 431-3170
King Edward Inn - 5780-88 West Street - 1-800-565-5464 
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>>Cheap Places to Eat<<
Mary's Cafe - 2752 Robie St. & 5982 Spring Garden Road
Tarek's - 3045 Robie St.
Good Food Emporium - 2186 Windsor St.
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>>Record Stores<<
Black Buffalo Records
Taz Records
Obsolete
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>>People<<
Darcy Spidle - festival director
Matt Samways - head organizer, vice prez
Evan Cardwell - head organizer, audio/visual boss
Tobias Rochman - organizer
Dan Joyce - Khyber spirit guide
Ryan Allan - Khyber events
Clare Waque - Bus Stop events
Matthew Murray - zine fair
Matt Charlton - stage management, publicity
Seth Smith - festival design
Frank Streicher - website
Sheryl Haws - mind control
Jon Dempsy - blog
Natalie Slater - party
Kat Shubaly- room design
Alex Mitchell - street, tech assist
Andrew Patterson - artist pleasure, turret store
Meg Yoshida - guide

all inquires - chikwhite at gmail dot com


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