If you were in the market for a bit of escapism (just a hunch) then “Edge of California” might be the summery bit of something else you’re looking for. The song is the debut collaboration from Millians, the most diverse group to ever be cobbled together from New Brunswick’s musical gene pool. The unlikely trio features electronic artist and producer Nick Fowler (FWLR), alternative pop songwriter Dan Verner and folk singer-songwriter Catherine Kennedy, and that particular smorgasbord of talent means “Edge of California” is an unexpectedly beach-worthy tune. Continue reading Single: Millians Debuts an Anthem for Escapism with ‘Edge of California’
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Pocologan Productions Bring Live Music Back to New Brunswick With Sussex Drive-In
COVID-19 looked like it was spelling out the end of live music festivals everywhere, at least until 2021. Even with quarantine restrictions being lifted in New Brunswick, gatherings of more than 50 people are currently out of the question. Pocologan Productions, the people behind Pocologan Camp Party, just weren’t prepared to accept a summer without live music. They’ve partnered with the Sussex Drive-In theatre to bring music back to New Brunswick while still maintaining proper social distancing practices. Continue reading Pocologan Productions Bring Live Music Back to New Brunswick With Sussex Drive-In
Single: Rachel Beck Finds Inspiration at the Photocopier for ‘At First Glance’
Rachel Beck may be a chart-topping musician now, but before that, she was a full-time high school teacher… and very obviously still a musician, eager to find music in the most unlikely of places. Her latest single, “At First Glance,” got pulled from the rhythm of the school photocopier. Continue reading Single: Rachel Beck Finds Inspiration at the Photocopier for ‘At First Glance’
Future Forest: Festival Announce 2020 Virtual Spring Line-up
Future Forest has been embracing the future like it’s the present, and just in time considering the impact COVID-19 has had on the 2020 festival season. The festival is going digital with Virtual Spring, the online equivalent of their arboreal dance party. Today Future Forest announced the line-up for their inaugural two-day live-streamed event. Continue reading Future Forest: Festival Announce 2020 Virtual Spring Line-up
Music Video: Rich Aucoin Announces New ‘United States’ LP, Shares Anti-Gun Protest Anthem ‘Reset’
If the best way to get to see a country is from the back of a motorcycle, Rich Aucoin should be intimately familiar with a good swath of American. Aucoin has famously toured by bicycle, giving him ample opportunity to take in the country at the ground level and enough experience to compose a song for each of the 12 states he pedalled through for his next album.
Naturally, “Reset,” his latest release, is an anti-gun anthem. Continue reading Music Video: Rich Aucoin Announces New ‘United States’ LP, Shares Anti-Gun Protest Anthem ‘Reset’