JUNO Award-winning Prince Edward Islanders and possibly the Maritime’s best-named band, The East Pointers, are returning with their third album and its first single, releasing “Wintergreen,” along with a series of cross-country tour dates. Continue reading Single: The East Pointers Release ‘Wintergreen’ Along with Cross-Country Tour Dates
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New Music: The Saint John String Quartet Take on the Country’s Biggest Songs with ‘Canadian Hits: Unplugged’
It’s no small task putting your own mark on the canon of CanCon, but the Saint John String Quartet have stepped up to the challenge. Their newest album, Canadian Hits: Unplugged, has the Quartet working with Rebecca Pellett to make their own instrumental arrangements of some of the biggest songs the country has ever turned out. The question is: can they really improve on the original? Continue reading New Music: The Saint John String Quartet Take on the Country’s Biggest Songs with ‘Canadian Hits: Unplugged’
The Black Edition: Nova Scotian Musicians Honoured with a Full Deck
Never mind being honoured with award ceremonies and pewter accolades, the new benchmark of success for musicians, poets, and songwriters in Atlantic Canada is being featured in Kristen Hatt Lewis’s new series of playing cards. Dubbed “The Black Edition,” the deck features 55 painted portraits of the province’s cultural superstars. Continue reading The Black Edition: Nova Scotian Musicians Honoured with a Full Deck
Music Video: Mauno Prepare to Ship New Album with ‘Take Care’
Mauno is getting ready to ship out their upcoming album, Really Well, but before the send off that precious cargo they’ve prepared a new music video to remind you to “Take Care.” Continue reading Music Video: Mauno Prepare to Ship New Album with ‘Take Care’
Single: The Blue Lane Tease New Series of Concept Albums with ‘Vision’
Just a week out from the release of their upcoming concept album, Skyland Saga | Part One: Vision, Halifax-based genre-bending trio The Blue Lane have dropped the titular track as a single. “Vision” is a little bit 90s alt rock, filled with a bass line that might have been pulled from Smash Mouth, and given a light coating of psychedelic mantra for good measure. Continue reading Single: The Blue Lane Tease New Series of Concept Albums with ‘Vision’