Last night the audiophiles of Saint John gathered for their annual celebration of the local music scene. After a lengthy process of head scratching and flipping through tagged photos to remind them of what happened in 2016, they democratically arrived at who represented the Best of Saint John Music.
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Evolve Festival Announces 2017 Headliners & Upgrades
Evolve, arguably the preeminent music festival in the Maritimes, made a big change after moving from Antigonish, Nova Scotia to Beersville, New Brunswick. It meant taking a risk, but at the same time there are certain benefits to starting from scratch. Today they’ve announced a surprise headliner, and a handful of improvements they’ve made to their new home. Continue reading Evolve Festival Announces 2017 Headliners & Upgrades
Like A Motorcycle Find Last Minute Top Bidder For ECMA Prize
Earlier this month Halifax’s Like A Motorcycle took home an East Coast Music Award for “Rising Star Recording Of The Year”. It was an exciting night, with the band performing on the Gala Stage at Saint John’s Harbour Station just before receiving the award. It was presumed that, as with all ECMAs the award would be given a position of honour over the fireplace, to be enjoyed by generations of Motorcycles to come. Instead, the band announced that they would be selling off their former future heirloom as soon as they could in support of Phoenix Youth Programs. Continue reading Like A Motorcycle Find Last Minute Top Bidder For ECMA Prize
New Music: The Barrowdowns’ ‘Come What May Come’
After a long year of burning a hole through the same three songs, The Barrowdowns are feeding us some fresh goods with the release of their first full album, ‘Come What May Come’. The album includes the three (point five) songs from their first eponymous EP that been reworked, and a bunch more, it’s all The Barrowdowns that we’ve been waiting for. Continue reading New Music: The Barrowdowns’ ‘Come What May Come’
Music Video Premiere: Rosewood Annie Releases ‘Calling Out’
If you’re going to do a three track EP, you may as well go all out. So in advance of the release of ‘To Whom It May Concern’ Rosewood Annie are putting out the second of three videos: ‘Calling Out’. Continue reading Music Video Premiere: Rosewood Annie Releases ‘Calling Out’