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      A
      buzz
      is
      in
      the
      air
     
     
      regarding
      the
      Halifaxt
      trio,
     
     
      Arlibido,
      whose
      repertoire
      con-
     
     
      sists
      of
      a
      blend
      of
      pop,
      punk,
      and
     
     
      ska.
     
    

    
     
      Considered
      by
      many
      to
     
     
      be
      a
      shoe-in
      for
      the
      East
      Coast
     
     
      Music
      Award
      for
      _
      Best
     
     
      Alternative
      Group
      in
      February
     
     
      2001,
      Jesse
      Fraser,
      bassist,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      denies
      that
      the
      hype
      is
      detrimen-
     
     
      tal
      to
      the
      band.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      we
      first
      started
     
     
      getting
      together
      we
      were
      basical-
     
     
      ly
      playing
      for
      our
      friends,”
     
     
      Fraser
      recalls.
      That
      was
      just
     
     
      three
      years
      ago,
      and
      from
      those
     
     
      humble
      beginnings,
      the
      band
      has
     
     
      grown
      to
      become
      ‘the
      next
      big
     
     
      thing’
      coming
      out
      of
      Halifax.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      hype
      certainly
     
     
      doesn’t
      hurt,
      but
      we’re
      more
     
     
      interested
      in
      playing
      and
      having
     
     
      a
      good
      time
      than
      the
      hype
      around
     
     
      it.
      Its
      kind
      of
      exciting,
      but
      you
     
     
      can’t
      think
      of
      it
      too
      much.
      You
     
     
      got
      to
      do
      your
      thing:
      just
      play.
     
     
      That’s
      my
      job,”
      Fraser
      said.
     
    

    
     
      While
      being
      touted
      as
      a
     
     
      top
      up-and-coming
      act
      doesn’t
     
     
      bother
      Fraser,
      he
      admits
      that
     
     
      other
      aspects
      of
      the
      industry
      have
     
     
      influenced
      the
      band.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      music
      business,
     
     
      after
      all,
      is
      a
      business.
      When
      we
     
     
      started
      out
      we
      would
      write
      tunes
     
     
      that
      would
      last
      ten
      minutes
      or
      so.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      want
      people
      to
      hear
      our
      stuff,
     
     
      so
      we
      know
      to
      do
      that,
      we
      have
     
     
      to
      make
      a
      single.
      The
      business
     
     
      hones
      your
      skills
      ‘til
      you
      know
     
     
      what
      to
      do.”
     
    

    
     
      On
      top
      of
      the
      typical
     
     
      pressures
      placed
      upon
     
     
      any
      band,
      Fraser
      also
      |
     
     
      noted
      the
      difficulties
     
     
      associated
      with
      being
     
     
      based
      in
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canada.
      Due
      to
      the
     
     
      region’s
      smaller
      popula-
     
     
      tion
      and
      the
      significant
     
     
      distance
      away
      from
      the
     
     
      larger
      markets
      of
      central
      Canada,
     
     
      bands
      “have
      to
      travel
      so
      far
      to
      get
     
     
      to
      gigs.”
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
     
     
      bands
      based
      in
      more
      populous
     
     
      areas
      “can
      play
      everyday
      driving
     
     
      an
      hour
      or
      less
      to
      each
      show.”
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      this,
      the
      group
      is
     
     
      proud
      of
      its
      home:
      “We
      like
      it
      on
     
     
      the
      east
      coast.
      We’ve
      played
     
     
      around
      Toronto
      a
      few
      times
      and
     
     
      its
      been
      good
      to
      us,
      but
      its
      just
     
     
      not
      home
      for
      us.
      We
      like
      the
      road
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      we’ll
      take
      a
      show
      anywhere,
     
     
      but
      the
      east
      coast
      will
      always
      be
     
     
      here
      for
      us.
      We
      like
      it,”
      Fraser
     
     
      added.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      Atlantic
      Canada
     
     
      may
      be
      known
      for
      its
      Celtic
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arlibido
      with
      Pat
      Mastroianni
     
    
   
   
    
     
      music,
      Fraser
      enjoys
      Halifax’s
     
     
      musical
      diversity.
      “There’s
      a
     
     
      good
      scene
      with
      a
      lot
      of
      different
     
     
      styles.
      That’s
      what
      it’s
      all
      about.
     
     
      It’s
      good
      that
      the
      scene
      has
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      styles
      because
      you
      can’t
      just
     
     
      focus
      on
      one.
      There’s
      so
      much
     
     
      out
      there
      in
      the
      world.”
     
     
      Recently,
      Arlibido
      was
     
     
      featured
      on
      the
      CBC
      television
     
     
      program
      Music
      Works.
      Meeting
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      on
      page
      8
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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