Now that was a month! You’d think we might learn to mark off on our calendars the tail end of March every year. It is the culmination of album releases and festival announcements that make for a perfect storm, but there is a lot more to cover besides that. Take a look at everything we managed to get to in March, 2019!
Feature
Video: Folly Fest 2018
March 11, 2019 by Alex Cook and Tyler Warren Ellis
Music News
Paddlefest Announce First Round of 2019 Performers
March 6, 2019 by The East
Rock the Boat Announce 2019 Headliners Big Wreck, The Road Hammers and More
March 13, 2019 by The East
Jeremy Dutcher Wins 2019 JUNO Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year
March 18, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Exclusive: Living Roots Announce Full 2019 Lineup – Featuring Hawksley Workman
March 18, 2019 by The East
Canadian Folk Music Awards Move to Charlottetown for 2020
March 18, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Paddlefest Announce a Nearly Complete 2019 Lineup
March 21, 2019 by The East
TD PEI Jazz & Blues Blues Festival Announces First Round of Artists for 2019
March 25, 2019 by The East
Venue Records: Erin Costelo Launches New Label
March 26, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Lawnya Vawnya: An Exposition of Independent Art & Culture Returns May 22 – Announce First Round of Performers
March 26, 2019 by The East
Halifax Jazz Festival Announce Bahamas, First Aid Kit and More for 2019
March 25, 2019 by Alex Cook
The Little Sprouts: Living Roots Music Festival to Include School Band Benefit Concert
March 29, 2019 by The East
Music Releases
New Music: Motherhood Makes Us Question Our Sanity with ‘Dear Bongo,’
March 1, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
New Music: Tomato/Tomato Make Huge Leap Forward with ‘Canary in a Coal Mine’
March 1, 2019 by Alex Cook
New Music: Richie Young Strips to Blues Basics with ‘Turn Back on Your Radio’
March 4, 2019 by Maggie McLean
New Music: Dali Van Gogh’s ‘Under Her Spell’ A Love Letter To Hard Rock
March 4, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Open Strum Explore a Little Reggae with ‘Steady Blue Eyes feat. Izabelle Ouellet & Mickey Raphael’
March 4, 2019 by Alex Cook
New Music: Cursing & Swearing Debut with Unapologetic Dance Party
March 7, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Dave Gunning Captures the Human Experience with ‘Up Against The Sky’
March 8, 2019 by Maggie McLean
New Music: B.A. Johnston’s ‘The Skid is Hot Tonight’ Leaves Us Hungover and Reaching for Our Flintstones Vitamins
March 8, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Single: Honey Gut Voice Plight of New Brunswick’s Paramedics with ‘Unsung’
March 9, 2019 by Alex Cook
New Music: Wangled Teb’s ‘Seasonal Depression’ A High-Intensity Reflection
March 10, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Adam Baldwin’s Poignant and Gritty ‘No Rest for the Wicked’
March 11, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Shadow of Everest Find Their Stride with ‘The Hunting Ground’
March 12, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Bleum Hits New Strides in ‘Move With Me’
March 14, 2019 by Alex Cook
Single: Driftwood People Come Together with ‘Ruby’
March 15, 2019 by Camilo Villamizar
New Music: Pretty Archie Soulful Folk Sound has us ‘Hanging On’
March 15, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf
New Music: The Many Pieces of Còig’s ‘Ashlar’
March 15, 2019 by Maggie McLean
New Music: Social Smokers Club Debut Album Takes Journey Through ‘The Woods’
March 15, 2019 by Vincent Brazil
Single: Partner’s ‘Les ailes d’un ange’ Takes Strong Left Turn
March 26, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
New Music: Kiwi jr’s ‘Football Money’ Gets Real about Life in the City
March 29, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
New Music: Guy Paul Thibault Explores Real Life and Love With ‘The Road Between’
March 29, 2019 by Maggie McLean
Single: Blue Lobelia Gets Deeply Spiritual with ‘Look for Your God’
March 30, 2019 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Gabrielle Papillon Jumps the Gun on the Next James Bond Film with ‘What Do I Know’
March 31, 2019 by Alex Cook
Video Releases
Music Video: Tim Baker Creates Beautiful Video for ‘Dance’ at the Canadian Museum of Nature
March 6, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Sleepless Nights takes on B.A. Johnston Classic ‘My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo’
March 12, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Pretty Archie Get a New Cardboard Dukes of Hazzard Look for ‘Stay The Same’
March 12, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Villages Stir up More Excitement for Debut Album with ‘Maggie of the Cove’
March 13, 2019 by Alex Cook
Premiere: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Take to the Seas with ‘Rescue Ship’
March 13, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Rain Over St. Ambrose Keep Quiet Over ‘Dedication’
March 15, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Dazor Get Greasy with ‘All Night’
March 18, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Wordburglar Brings History to the Forefront with ‘Bill Mosienko’
March 22, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Music Video: Alicia Toner Becomes the ‘Woman in Red’ for ‘Dangerous Home’
March 26, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Steven Lambke Channels Leonard Cohen with ‘White Horses’
March 27, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Rich Aucoin Combines the Foreign and the Familiar with ‘The Mind’
March 31, 2019 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Little Cities Remind us “Safety First” – Sign with Word Is Bond Inc.
March 31, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Food & Drink Reviews
Fredericton’s 11th Mile Re-opens in New Location with Freshly-inspired Menu
March 21, 2019 by Jenny Edwards
Theatre News
Halifax’s Neptune Theatre Announce Their 2019-2020 Season Lineup
March 7, 2019 by Charlotte Simmons
Theatre Reviews
In Review: PPTF’s ‘7 Stories’ is a Hilarious Showcase of Society’s Colours
March 7, 2019 by Caitlin Dutt
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Monster Truck – The Marquee Ballroom, Halifax
March 30, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Dali Van Gogh – The Garrison, Halifax
March 30, 2019 by Sarah Hellingwerf