It’s a brand new year. It’s a fresh new beginning for all of us, like putting on a fresh pair of socks, especially if your Christmas went well. It’s already been a big year for us, with plenty of things in the works. We’re off to a great start, having covered three festivals (look for our recap of Music PEI Week and Shivering Songs next week) and received our first two East Coast Music Award nominations! We couldn’t be more excited.
Anyway, here’s everything we covered in January, 2019.
Festival Experiences
Halifax’s In the Dead of Winter Highlights Include For Esme, Kayo and Good Robot
January 31, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Music News
Folk Alliance International: Where East Coast Musicians Go To Go Further
January 3, 2019 by Caitlin Dutt
Big Band Bonanza! Jenn Russell Teams with Liberty Lane to Support Victims of Family Violence
January 8, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Exclusive: Living Roots Announce First Volley of Performers for 2019 Festival
January 8, 2019 by The East
Messtival: Not Just Morally Bankrupt
January 14, 2019 by Alex Cook
Fredericton’s Living Roots Music Festival Adds Performers to 2019 Lineup
January 15, 2019 by Alex Cook
Big Turnips: Dartmouth Compilation Aims To Preserve Local Folksongs
January 17, 2019 by Alex Cook
Playlist: Get Ready for the Lineup at the 2019 Credit Union Music PEI Week
January 21, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music PEI: Vishtèn and The East Pointers Top 2019 Award Winners
January 27, 2019 by Alex Cook
Classified, Ben Caplan, Jeremy Dutcher Top List of 2019 East Coast Music Awards Nominees
January 28, 2019 by Alex Cook
The Junos: The East Coast Artists Nominated for the 2019 Juno Awards
January 29, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Releases
New Music: Klackers Rock Out with Feminine Power Anthems
January 1, 2019 by Caitlin Dutt
Single: Josh Arran Gushes over Girlfriend on ‘Angel’
January 4, 2019 by Alex Cook
Single: Wicked Vices Leaves the Haters and Brings out New Sound
January 4, 2019 by Caitlin Dutt
Single: Defuser Start the Year off on a High with ‘Revenant’
January 5, 2019 by Maggie McLean
New Music: Sore Loser Covers a Sizeable Spectrum of Sound with ‘Hurry Up and Wait’
January 5, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Evan LeBlanc Drops ‘Keep Warm’ EP Just in Time for the Dead of Winter
January 7, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Alicia Toner Releases ‘Dangerous Home’ Single Along With Photo Series
January 11, 2019 by Alex Cook
Single: Wintersleep Pull No Punches In ‘Beneficiary’
January 11, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Don Brownrigg Flips the Script on Break Ups with ‘Bad Timing’
January 16, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Andre Pettipas & The Giants Announce String of Dates with ‘Break’ feat. Natalie Lynn
January 18, 2019 by Alex Cook
Single: Adam Baldwin’s Gritty ‘Salvation’ Teases New Album and Tour Dates
January 19, 2019 by Alex Cook
New Music: Terra Spencer Crafts an Emotional Masterpiece with ‘Other People’s Lives’
January 24, 2019 by Alex Cook
New Music: Marc Durkee Releases Atmospheric ‘Remain in Stasis’
January 26, 2019 by Maggie McLean
Single: Get Well Pharmacy Release New Stand-alone Track ‘First Responders’
January 28, 2019 by Alex Cook
Single: Kellie Loder Pens Soundtrack for Superpower Dogs IMAX Trailer with ‘Fearless’
January 30, 2019 by Maggie McLean
Video Releases
Music Video: Listen to Caribou Run Cover Bob Dylan’s ‘Girl from
the North Country’
January 2, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Music Video: Neon Dreams Dance into Self-acceptance with ‘High School Dropout’
January 6, 2019 by Maggie McLean
Music Video: Doggos and Go-Pros and The Hypochondriacs All Appear on Motherhood’s ‘Bird Chirp’
January 15, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Music Video: Jenni & The Hummingbird Kicks Off Live Music Series With ‘A Dark Horse’
January 25, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Partner Announce New Album with ‘Long and McQuade’
January 30, 2019 by Alex Cook
Book News
Fredericton Appoints Jenna Lyn Albert as City’s New Poet Laureate
January 20, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Theatre Reviews
In Review: PIG and Fruit Machine Goes Against Mainstream and Evokes Strong Emotional Response
November 2, 2018 by Caitlin Dutt
Food & Drink News
Fredericton King Street Ale House Closes Leaving More Gaps in Downtown Fredericton
January 6, 2019 by Caitlin Dutt
Film News
Cavendish: Members of Halifax Comedy Troupe Picnicface Launch New CBC Television Series
January 8, 2019 by Alex Cook
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In The Dead of Winter
January 31, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf