This month we saw life return ever so slightly back towards some semblance of normal. Whether through a genuine plan to move forward with safety measures properly in place, or a damn-the-torpedos approach, live music is finding a way to happen. Also, Trump is pushing to end democracy in America. Life is about balance though, right?
Here is everything we covered in July of 2020.
Features
The Best Music of 2020 (So Far)
July 20, 2020 by The East
The One Hundred Birds of Kaitlin Hoyt
July 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
News
Cavendish Beach Announces Drive-in Concert Series
July 1, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
New Brunswick Museum Makes Plans to Re-Open
July 1, 2020 by The East
ECMA Unveils First Round of 2020 Honorary Award Recipients
July 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival to Hold 24-Hour Live Stream
July 9, 2020 by The East
East Coast Music Association Announces First Round of 2020 ECMA Winners
July 10, 2020 by The East
East Coast Music Awards Announce Final Nine 2020 Award Winners
July 11, 2020 by The East
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Shifts to Summer Concert Series
July 15, 2020 by The East
Acadie Rock Brings a Road Trip Through Acadia to Your Living Room
July 17, 2020 by The East
My Black Ram Takes to the Street with Driveway Delivery Concerts
July 18, 2020 by Alex Cook
Hillsburn Becomes a Quartet With Departure of Songwriter Paul Aarntzen
July 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Halifax’s Neptune Theatre Announce Return for 2021 Season
July 24, 2020 by The East
Atlantic Canada Heads to Philadelphia Folk Festival
July 25, 2020 by The East
Area 506 Go Digital with New Brunswick Day Celebration
July 27, 2020 by The East
Music Releases
Single: Michael S. Ryan’s ‘Mr. Universe’ is the Strongest Entry in His Song-a-Month Series
July 1, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Izra Fitch Arrives With Sleek Debut ‘The Hollywood Kids’
July 2, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Sleepy Driver Brings Us Back Together With ‘Northeastern Chorus’
July 3, 2020 by Camilo Villamizar
New Music: Meorkat Proves You Can Do Anything With the Right Sounds on ‘Instrumentals’
July 3, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Dog Day Returns After Seven-Year Hiatus With ‘Hell on Earth’
July 8, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
New Music: Mike Bern Pens a Love Letter to His Ancestors on ‘Waponahkew’
July 10, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Mo Kenney Releases Heartfelt Version of 1952 Classic ‘You Belong to Me’
July 10, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Adyn Townes Gets Nostalgic in ‘Kids’
July 10, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Like a Motorcycle Cook the Books and More on ‘Satan Does the Numbers’
July 10, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: A.D.A.M. Drop Into the Scene Spectacularly With ‘Don’t Say It’
July 13, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Rube & Rake Suffer from Bicoastal Heartache on ‘Somewhere’
July 17, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Dennis Ellsworth Delivers Another Round of Sunshine on ‘Common Senselessness’
July 22, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: PINEO & LOEB Get the Gang Together on ‘Free’ Feat. Liinks & Kayo
July 24, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Lawrence Maxwell’s Storytelling Shines on ‘Almost Natural’
July 24, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Rachel Cousins is Making Trouble and Memories on ‘Summer Lovin”
July 26, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Capital 6 and the Unlikely Event of Designing an Airplane Mid-Air, ‘On the One’
July 28, 2020 by Alexander MacNeil
Single: Moira & Claire Cover Young The Giant’s ‘Mind Over Matter’
July 29, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Chloé Breault Gives Us the Kick We Need in ‘P’tits problèmes’
July 31, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Question the Place of Toxic Masculinity in Sports on ‘The Androgynous Hockey Stick’
July 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Adam Moore Sings of Love, Complications and All, on ‘Standing’
July 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: The Brad Milligan Band Gets Reinvented as Arsenal Mills for Debut ‘Lovesick & Broke’
July 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
Video Releases
Music Video: Braden Lam Films His Own Wedding for ‘Habit of My Heart’
July 3, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Kestrels Pile on the Vintage Noise on ‘Vanishing Point’
July 6, 2020 by The East
Music Video: Adam Baxter Cracks Out Ozark-Inspired Single ‘Keep Safe’
July 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Jont Dances up a Lot of Positivity on ‘Surrounded by Love’
July 8, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Mear Encapsulate the Overlong Rollercoaster of 2020 with ‘Perfect Mess’
July 11, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Keonté Beals Challenges Toxic Masculinity on ‘KING’
July 14, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Soap Opera Record an At-Home Version of ‘Tension Mountain’
July 16, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Rich Aucoin Captures the United States via Bicycle for ‘Dopamine’
July 17, 2020 by The East
Music Video: Joel Plaskett Releases Evidence of Foreign Involvement on His Latest Album With ‘Collusion’
July 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Little Cities Release Anti-Pop Punk Celebration of Hometowns, ‘Roots’
July 22, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Goodbye Apollo Debut With Familiar Faces and Fresh Single ‘Outta Town’
July 23, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Andrew Waite Takes on Curtis Mayfield With a Live Performance of ‘People Get Ready’ at The Mack
July 26, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Head to Saint John’s Imperial Theatre for ‘Wide Open’
July 27, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: The Dead Minutes Feel Right at Home With ‘Sadness’
July 30, 2020 by Alex Cook
Art News
Spicer Merrifield Gallery – Saint John Gets a New Gallery in an Old Location
July 17, 2020 by The East
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