Music Video: Adam Baxter’s ‘These Days’ is an Act of Self-Care in Dark Times

Adam Baxter is among the many who have been forced to take full stock of their lives, a complete inventory of their souls and their homes, and a reckoning with their mental wellbeing, as the pandemic put a kibosh on live music performances, our social plans, and life as we once knew it.

For Baxter, who thrives on performing, 2020 has been a bit bleak. His aptly titled new single “These Days”, a co-write between himself and Quote the Raven’s Jordan Coaker, was, in itself, an act of self-preservation. As Baxter puts it, he was “looking for the faintest glowing spark to guide me through the dark.” Continue reading Music Video: Adam Baxter’s ‘These Days’ is an Act of Self-Care in Dark Times

Music Video: All Mother Debut With a Heavy ‘Solemn Warning’

The first official release from All Mother, the Yarmouth-based trio consisting Jessica Churchill along with Rain Over St. Ambrose members Marc Durkee and Spencer Muise, doesn’t beat around the bush. “Solemn Warning” drops like a lead weight with the recognition that life is full of surprises, and not all of them happy ones. Continue reading Music Video: All Mother Debut With a Heavy ‘Solemn Warning’

New Music: Matt Boudreau Ends the World 11 Times Over With ‘Armageddon’

Matt Boudreau’s new album Armageddon and the year 2020 have a lot in common: they both deal in endings. But while 2020 is full of more bleakness than opportunity, Armageddon leaves us with the comforting feeling that not all endings are bad, and many give way to new beginnings.
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Single: Ofra Harnoy, Alan Doyle and Maureen Ennis Cover Ron Hynes’ Classic ‘St. John’s Waltz’

When I heard that Ofra Harnoy and Alan Doyle would record my favourite Ron Hynes song, “St. John’s Waltz” together for Harnoy’s Newfoundland folk song project On The Rock, my heart jumped. Harnoy is one of the countries most accomplished cellists and Alan Doyle is a story-telling songwriter and good-time performer perfect for interpreting a master’s work. Continue reading Single: Ofra Harnoy, Alan Doyle and Maureen Ennis Cover Ron Hynes’ Classic ‘St. John’s Waltz’

Music Video: McKinley Morrison & Williams Showcase Saint John’s Imperial Theatre with ‘King’s Fountain Boogie’

When McKinley Morrison & Williams were presented with the opportunity to record on stage at Saint John’s Imperial Theatre, they jumped at what the trio describe as a “dream chance to perform on one of the most beautiful theatre stages in Canada.” “King’s Fountain Boogie” is the second in a series of videos MMW filmed during these sessions, all done in a single take. Continue reading Music Video: McKinley Morrison & Williams Showcase Saint John’s Imperial Theatre with ‘King’s Fountain Boogie’