| Halifax Pop Explosion | |
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| Genre | Indie rock, hip hop, punk rock, country, folk, experimental |
| Dates | Mid-October |
| Location(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Years active | 1993–1999 2001–2021 |
| Website | https://halifaxpopexplosion.com[dead link] |
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The Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) was a music festival and conference that occurred every fall, typically two weeks after Thanksgiving, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The term "Halifax Pop Explosion" also came to be adopted in the 1990s as the name of the Halifax alternative rock music scene as a whole, which at that time was dominated by power pop acts such as Sloan, Jale, The Super Friendz, and Thrush Hermit.[1]
- ^ Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, (2011) Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995. (10th anniversary ed.) ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9. p. 457.