It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since The Trews released their last album, Civilianaires, mostly because it’s still in heavy rotation and regularly providing the anthem for spontaneous office dance parties. The album proves the band haven’t lost their edge at all; debuting at #1 on the Alternative Album Chart, their JUNO nomination for Rock Album of the Year, and winning them Rock Group of The Year at Canadian Music Week’s Jim Bean Indie Awards. So it’s a little curious when “Touch,” the new video from The Trews, is all about feeling disconnected. Maybe that rock and roll lifestyle has been just a little bit too good.
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Music/Musique NB Announces 2019 Line-Up For Festival (506)
Music/Musique NB are celebrating New Brunswick’s best music with their annual Festival (506). The music festival and conference takes place in Moncton, New Brunswick this year, and includes the very physical embodiment of the celebration of the provinces’ best with the awarding of the Prix MNB Awards. Continue reading Music/Musique NB Announces 2019 Line-Up For Festival (506)
Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian
Knotty by Nature, the annual music festival held on the grounds of The Ovens Natural Park in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, was scheduled to take place on September 7th, but nature* had other plans in mind. With Hurricane Dorian heading up the Atlantic Seaboard, festival organizers have pulled the plug on what would have been the festival’s 7th year. Continue reading Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian
Music Video: Dillon Ryan Redlines on 80s Nostalgia With Cover of Real Life’s ‘Send Me an Angel’
Even those who remember the past are sometimes doomed to repeat it and Dillon Ryan positively revels in it. His latest video is the best argument that time is an unending loop. It cycles back to 1986 with a cover of Real Life’s “Send Me An Angel” from the film RAD, which somehow combines the plots of The Wizard and Dirty Dancing with BMX racing. Continue reading Music Video: Dillon Ryan Redlines on 80s Nostalgia With Cover of Real Life’s ‘Send Me an Angel’
Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’
Dave Gunning’s latest album, Up Against The Sky, has been keeping him busy – busy enough to announce not only another round of touring with a series of dates in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but now the album is being treated to a vinyl release. To celebrate the news he’s released “Ferris Wheel” as the album’s latest single; a nostalgia fuelled track about kinder, simpler times. Continue reading Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’