Newfoundland and Labrador held their MusicNL 2017 Awards this weekend. The 25th Anniversary Show at the St. John’s Convention Centre was hosted by none other than legendary ambassador for the Rock and staple for east-coast kitchen parties Alan Doyle. The night also featured performances from Amelia Curran, Cordeen, Denis Parker, Fortunate Ones, Janet Cull, JYAY, Shanneyganock, Steve Maloney, The Kubasonics, The Novaks and The Once. Continue reading MusicNL 2017: Janet Cull, The Kubasonica And Steve Maloney Takes Three MusicNL Each
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Trailer Park Boys Actor John Dunsworth Dies At Age 71
John Dunsworth, the actor best known for playing Jim Lahey, the curmudgeonly cop turned alcoholic park supervisor on the hit comedy Trailer Park Boys, passed away today at the age of 71. Continue reading Trailer Park Boys Actor John Dunsworth Dies At Age 71
New Music: Gabrielle Papillon’s Massive New Album ‘Keep The Fire’
Gabrielle Papillon might not be the folk artist you remember. Her new album Keep The Fire has traded in banjo and snare for whatever it is that John Williams eats for breakfast. Where her previous album The Tempest of Old might have been a ship tossed about on the ocean—a collection of graceful songs anchored in something profound, Keep The Fire has turned Papillon into the ocean. Continue reading New Music: Gabrielle Papillon’s Massive New Album ‘Keep The Fire’
Hey Rosetta! Calling It Quits For ‘Foreseeable Future’
If you were wondering what could go wrong this Friday the 13th, Hey Rosetta! enlightened us of one possibility. After more than a decade of performing, recording and touring, one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s biggest bands is calling it quits, at least for now. Continue reading Hey Rosetta! Calling It Quits For ‘Foreseeable Future’
Songs Of The City: Fredericton Bands Raise Money For Accessible Van For Fredericton Man
In the autumn of 2015, Fredericton’s winter festival Shivering Songs began looking for a way to do more for their city while contributing to United Way Central New Brunswick. Naturally, the solution they arrived at was musical in nature, pairing songwriters with the people who have benefited from the help of the United Way and telling their stories in a concert series called Songs Of The City. Continue reading Songs Of The City: Fredericton Bands Raise Money For Accessible Van For Fredericton Man