We’re down to the crunch for festival season. The big news this month has been the (hopefully well-informed and medically approved) coin toss most festival organizers are facing as they decide whether or not to go ahead with their events. However, if you’ve already determined that you’re staying home this summer, then we recommend checking out our review of the Prince Edward Island-based film, Still the Water.
Remember in the late ’90s when the late ’60s seemed like a really good time? The cycle continues and three decades later the great wheel of aesthetics has made another full revolution. Finally, the time has arrived for the second coming of the ’90s. Rachel Beck’s first release of 2021, “Dizzy,” is a throwback that looks like a brighter, high-definition homage to classic daytime talk show sets, with the addition of a square grand. Continue reading Rachel Beck Demonstrates How Fashions Prove More Dependable Than Flowers with ‘Dizzy’→
Kristen Martell has come a long way since getting back into songwriting. The Mahone Bay musician reconnected with her long-buried talent in 2018—put off by years of all the flotsam and jetsam that comprise a life—to more recently being tapped by award-winning producer Dan Ledwell (Jenn Grant, The Fortunate Ones, Rachel Beck) and the similarly lauded Gabrielle Papillon for great things. Working with Martell on her dreamy new single, “Photograph of Secrets.” the trio weaves a story that is equal parts mystery and optimism and it sounds like a huge step forward. Continue reading Kristen Martell Works with Dan Ledwell and Gabrielle Papillon for an Optimistic but Mysterious ‘Photograph of Secrets’→
