JUNE 12 ~ 14, 2026
KJIPUKTUK ~ HALIFAX
DOORS 6pm
venue: breaking circus, 2164 Amalamek Wy, Halifax, NS B3K 2W4
Evicshen is a sound performance alias by Victoria Shen who manipulates records and materials of all kinds. Her sounds oscillate between moments of restraint and swells of frenetic and confrontational movement. Eschewing conventions in harmony and rhythm in favor of extreme textures and gestural tones, Shen uses what she calls 'chaotic sound' to oppose signal and information, eluding traditionally embedded meaning. Her personal identity, her body, is the space her work utilizes to restructure sonic meaning. In her live performances, she proposes an exploration between meaning and non-meaning through the physical activation of noise tropes. The appendage-like instruments and objects she makes, exemplify Shen’s ability to embody through sound her interest in the tension created by opposition: control and chaos, the unique and the mass produced, the practical and the absurd.
We are releasing a limited number of FESTIVAL PASSES for our 19th annual celebration of EVERYSEEKER festival.
This pass will get you into all shows at EVERYSEEKER FESTIVAL 2026. It’s a great way to support the festival, and a great gift for your friends and family.
DOORS 9pm
venue: seahorse tavern, 2037 Gottingen, june 13 2026
The OBGMs
The OBGMs are a Black-fronted punk band from Toronto, Canada, and one of the most electrifying live acts in modern rock. Known for their explosive performances and fearless energy, they’ve become a defining force in the new wave of punk — loud, anthemic, and unapologetically themselves.
Their album Sorry, It’s Over, a brutally honest reflection on therapy, heartbreak, and self-growth, earned The OBGMs their second Polaris Music Prize Short List nomination, cementing their place among Canada’s most vital voices. The record turns personal struggle into stadium-sized catharsis — every scream, riff, and lyric a step toward closure.
Fronted by Densil “Denz” McFarlane, alongside Colanthony “Cola” Humphrey, Simon Outhit, and Joseph Brosnan, the band channels chaos into clarity, standing shoulder to shoulder with artists like Turnstile, IDLES, and PUP while carving out a sound that’s distinctly their own.
For The OBGMs, punk isn’t nostalgia. It’s rebirth.
Bad Waitress
Bad Waitress is what happens when you spill your drink, flip the table, and still leave a tip. Emerging from Toronto’s vibrant underground, the four-piece punk band — Kali-Ann Butala (her/she) Katelyn Molgard (they/them) , Moon (they/he), and Nicole Cain (her/she) — has redefined modern garage punk with a sound that’s ferocious, clever, and unapologetically alive.
Their 2018 debut EP Party Bangers: Volume 1 announced them with snarling riffs, biting satire, and anthemic rawness that refused to be ignored. In 2021, the band sharpened their edge with No Taste, a full-length release that fused the urgency of early punk with jagged post-punk textures and radical honesty. Exclaim! praised the album as “a new type of rage,” calling it a self-defence record built on noise, rebellion, and conviction.
Renowned for their explosive live shows, Bad Waitress channels the confrontational spirit of acts like The Stooges, Fugazi, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs while remaining unmistakably their own. Their latest single, “Plan B” (2025), signals a grittier, self-produced next chapter.
With a new album slated for release in 2026, Bad Waitress is pushing further into louder, sharper territory — reaffirming their relentless commitment to the stage and to songs that demand participation.
Bad Waitress doesn’t play nice — they play loud. No refills. No apologies.
DOORS 7:30pm
venue: 2037 Gottingen - marquee stage, Halifax, NS B3K 2W4
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…is a Sound Artist living in Japan. His unique practice utilizes various natural phenomena that respond to his interest in wanting to hear unheard sounds and unknown sounds. Instead of playing a composed piece of music, he aims to go as far as possible towards his own unknown state of being, with an emphasis on observing the sound closely. In 2009 Fujita hand fabricated a Pipe Organ that has only 11 pipes and no keyboard. Fujita conceived and built it using his imagination, without any prior or specialized knowledge. The air pump (called “FUIGO”) which is kept moving by the left hand when playing, and is based on associations with an ancient blacksmith. This unique instrument is too delicate in its nature to be played properly without a great deal of experimentation and trial and error. Fujita has spent a long time inventing ways to play it and experimenting with ways to utilise this instrument in sound systems.
His albums are “iki” [Hallow Ground], “KŌMORI” [Boomkat Editions] and “NOISEEM” [33-33].
GANNA
Ukrainian-born, Berlin-based singer and composer GANNA (Ganna Gryniva) blends Ukrainian folk traditions, jazz-tinged arrangements, electronic soundscapes, and live looping in her solo project. Her acclaimed album UTOPIA combines ancestral melodies, ritual songs, and field recordings from Ukrainian villages with modern production, exploring themes of resilience, matriarchy, and belonging.
GANNA has performed at major European festivals including Jazzahead, WOMEX, and Reeperbahn, and toured extensively in Australia at Sydney Festival and WOMAdelaide. She describes her music as “improvised electro-folk with solo parts… a completely new world of sound that draws on both folklore and jazz.”
2025 festival information below
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