The fact that Thomas Stajcer can even entertain the idea of recording his own songs speaks volumes about his love of the game. Stajcer is up to his ears in music all day, every day. His day job is to capture the sounds at New Scotland Yard; the Joel Plaskett-owned, award-winning studio in Dartmouth. One might think that swimming in that much music all the time would make it hard to focus on your own sound. When you get a chance to get out and dry off, you don’t always feel like diving back in. Stajcer, however, just keeps gathering steam Continue reading Thomas Stajcer Puts the ‘Sea’ in ‘Country’ on ‘Midwestern States’
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Aaron MacDonald’s New EP ‘It’s Been Too Long’ Is a Statement That We Wholeheartedly Agree With
In almost every sense of the word, Cape Breton’s Aaron MacDonald has survived the storm. Having spent years crisscrossing Canada with a five-piece band, he’s seen it all and lived to tell, or more accurately, sing about it.
Aaron MacDonald has been the life of the party. He’s been the face on the poster, and the leader of the band. He’s traveled and he’s lived a life that many would, and have, died for, and he’s made his share of mistakes along the way, but it’s this big bag of life lessons that gives such credibility to his latest record, It’s Been Too Long. Continue reading Aaron MacDonald’s New EP ‘It’s Been Too Long’ Is a Statement That We Wholeheartedly Agree With
PEI’s Nolan Compton Makes You a Believer With Debut Single ‘Unbelievable’
Red dirt roads and endless swaths of farmland pretty near write country songs by themselves, but it takes someone like Prince Edward Island’s Nolan Compton to really drive it home.
With his latest single, “Unbelievable,” Compton does just that. He channels the energy and influence of his heroes- people like Merle Haggard and George Strait, but tosses in plenty of current taste and style as well. What we’re left with is a summer sing-along that could chart on any country station anywhere. Continue reading PEI’s Nolan Compton Makes You a Believer With Debut Single ‘Unbelievable’
Rock Johnson’s ‘The Bridge’ Has Arrived to Guide You Over Troubled Water
It’s been a surreal time for musicians. We’re starting to see some light filter back in now, but for long-time professionals like Rock Johnson, it meant one of two things: throw in the towel and focus on your day job, or use the downtime to explore different creative options. As you will hear on his fourth studio effort, The Bridge, there really was only one option all along. Continue reading Rock Johnson’s ‘The Bridge’ Has Arrived to Guide You Over Troubled Water
‘The Shiftwork EP’ by Fredericton’s Run the River Lets You Know That Everything Is Going to Be OK
Run the River is a band that truly is the sum of its parts. The fact that it took the planet going on an extended hiatus for them to realize it is surprising—most of all to them. Continue reading ‘The Shiftwork EP’ by Fredericton’s Run the River Lets You Know That Everything Is Going to Be OK