For the last couple years there has been no greater joy than seeing Spoutnique take the stage and watching the slow but inevitable conversion of an audience from “what the heck is this?” to rabid fans. The disco punks of Edmundston, New Brunswick have proven themselves to be infectious and have found their critical momentum in recent years (they recently grabbed two ECMA nominations), but in 2015 Spoutnique was just being launched after nearly taking an entirely different direction. Continue reading Lost & Found: Spoutnique Have Come a Long Way From ‘Long Way Home’
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Single: Ryan Hillier Calls for Justice and Solidarity on ‘Won’t Get Far’
Well ahead of the scheduled release for his upcoming album, No Excuses, Ryan Hillier felt compelled to address a topic weighing heavily on Canada right now with the immediate release of “Won’t Get Far.” The song challenges the RCMP’s treatment of the protestors from the Wet’suwet’en Nation, and the prolonged history behind it, as well as our identity as Canadians, and the roll that musicians and artists have in providing and shaping that narrative. Continue reading Single: Ryan Hillier Calls for Justice and Solidarity on ‘Won’t Get Far’
Music Video: Jonah Haché Isn’t Going to Make You Dance With ‘Confessions of a Depressed Thirty-Something Year Old’
You’re about to get intimately familiar with Jonah Haché – heart, soul and beard – as he nuzzles up with his first video release as a solo artist in four years. “Confessions of a depressed thirty-something year old” comes from Haché’s recently released album, that world already ended, baring it all with the quiet desperation of a musician living out his mid-life crisis in a moment of calm before the impending Climate Wars. Continue reading Music Video: Jonah Haché Isn’t Going to Make You Dance With ‘Confessions of a Depressed Thirty-Something Year Old’
Sorrey Tops List of Winners at 2020 Music PEI Awards
During Music PEI’s annual invite-only “Awards Party,” hosted by Music PEI’s President (not to mention JUNO winning singer-songwriter) Catherine MacLellan, Music PEI announced the winners for their 2020 Music PEI Awards.
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Halifax Jazz Festival Announce First Round of Artists for 2020
The TD Halifax Jazz Festival isn’t beating around the bush when it comes to their 2020 lineup. Right out of the gate, trickle though it may be, Halifax Jazz Festival are naming names for the 34th annual festival, and impressive names they are. It’s a promising start, and there’s still a long road of (presumably exciting) announcements between now and the July festival. Continue reading Halifax Jazz Festival Announce First Round of Artists for 2020