When Soap Opera recorded their latest album, Be Fire, in the summer of 2019 it was with a certain level of uncertainty in mind. Bandmates Adam Engram and Peter Lannon found themselves going through a period of big changes while the songs were being written. But it was the normal everyday kind of changes they were experiencing: love, work, school, and the other usual events that make up a life. They weren’t expecting the kind of unifying changes that could halt any plans for touring a new album and re-recording and re-releasing a new at-home version of their single “Tension Mountain”, but here we are. Continue reading Music Video: Soap Opera Record an At-Home Version of ‘Tension Mountain’
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Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Shifts to Summer Concert Series
It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for music festivals thanks to COVID-19. Many, with lockdown in place, have chosen to simply postpone for a year, while others have found creative new ways to connect with their audiences and support musicians. Now, with the Atlantic Bubble presenting new options, the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society have dipped their toes back in the water – not with a full festival, with a series of summer concerts. Continue reading Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Shifts to Summer Concert Series
Music Video: Keonté Beals Challenges Toxic Masculinity on ‘KING’
Keonté Beals is back with a new video that hammers home the idea that if you’re not going into 2021 as a more empathetic person you have wasted your year. “KING” frames stoicism as toxic masculinity, the weight of which can negatively impact anyone’s mental well-being, but as Beals explains, under societal pressures and rigid scrutiny as a black man it can become a lifelong prison. Continue reading Music Video: Keonté Beals Challenges Toxic Masculinity on ‘KING’
Single: A.D.A.M. Drop Into the Scene Spectacularly With ‘Don’t Say It’
Grief has been defined as “love that has nowhere to go,” and the heaviest part of it may be within its first stage: denial.
If that’s the theme of your debut single, it’s a heavy first step. The cross-city duo of Saint John’s Adam Dincorn and Moncton’s Aryelle Morrison, collectively known as A.D.A.M., felt up to the task in their debut single “Don’t Say It.” Continue reading Single: A.D.A.M. Drop Into the Scene Spectacularly With ‘Don’t Say It’
East Coast Music Awards Announce Final Nine 2020 Award Winners
The East Coast Music Association rounded out a weekend of socially-distanced festivities with a broadcast awards show and a slew of performances. Having already announced the bulk of the 2020 award winners, the final night set aside some of the ECMA’s biggest categories. Among the biggest winners this year were Wintersleep and Tim Baker.
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