After a quick cover of “Mind Over Matter”, the titular single of Young The Giant’s re-defining 2014 album, Antigonish-based duo Moira & Claire rocketed to TikTok fame (is that a thing now?). The pair took the single from alt-rock to folk-pop, earning praise from the performer, along with a new audience. Continue reading Single: Moira & Claire Cover Young The Giant’s ‘Mind Over Matter’
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Area 506 Go Digital with New Brunswick Day Celebration
For everyone who was looking forward to celebrating the New Brunswick Day weekend at Area 506 in Saint John, you now have the opportunity to enjoy the festival from anywhere. The festival’s organizers announced today that they’ll be going online this year. Continue reading Area 506 Go Digital with New Brunswick Day Celebration
Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Head to Saint John’s Imperial Theatre for ‘Wide Open’
Anyone familiar with Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth knows that the band don’t rush. The band may have sky-rocketed to fame in their home province of New Brunswick, but it still took them two years of burning up festival after festival to properly get their debut album released. It’s only taken the longest year in history for them to release their latest single, “Wide Open”, with a special live performance at Saint John’s Imperial Theatre. Continue reading Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Head to Saint John’s Imperial Theatre for ‘Wide Open’
Music Video: Andrew Waite Takes on Curtis Mayfield With a Live Performance of ‘People Get Ready’ at The Mack
On February 29th, 2020, just two weeks before the nationwide quarantine lockdown, Andrew Waite performed to a sold-out room at the Mackenzie Theatre. Without knowing what was to come, the band planned to have the show recorded, and part of what was captured includes this beautiful cover of Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready” featuring Joce Reyome, effectively commemorating some of the last properly live music that many people would see for months to come. Continue reading Music Video: Andrew Waite Takes on Curtis Mayfield With a Live Performance of ‘People Get Ready’ at The Mack
Single: Rachel Cousins is Making Trouble and Memories on ‘Summer Lovin”
Rachel Cousins’ latest single “Summer Lovin'” should not be mistaken for Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta’ s 1978 hit from Grease, “Summer Nights,” but it’s still an obvious successor to the heady hormone-fueled bop. Aside from the lyrical tie-in, Cousins’ new single is similarly about making just as much trouble as memories while the heat has got everyone thirsty. Continue reading Single: Rachel Cousins is Making Trouble and Memories on ‘Summer Lovin”