There’s a lot of emotion to unpack on Mike Bern’s debut solo album, Waponahkew.
Based out of Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick, Bern was previously involved in award-winning bands Kickin Krotch and District Avenue. Now, he’s packed up his signature folk-rock rasp and set out on his own to deliver a collection of songs that range from deeply personal to simple, bluesy fun. Continue reading New Music: Mike Bern Pens a Love Letter to His Ancestors on ‘Waponahkew’
Joining the list of festivals to be held online this year is Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival. Held annually on PEI at the Fiddle Grounds near Souris and founded in 1976, the festival will hold its 2020 iteration on July 18th. Though this will be its 44th year, it will be its first in a digital format. Continue reading Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival to Hold 24-Hour Live Stream
Marking the end to their seven-year hiatus and ahead of their upcoming album, Present, Dog Day has released a shoegazey and hazy track to help us ride out the rest of the summer. “Hell on Earth” puts the pop in pop-punk but adds a lo-fi twist.
Continue reading Single: Dog Day Returns After Seven-Year Hiatus With ‘Hell on Earth’
Jont knows his forte. The lanky Englishman, who has made Halifax, Nova Scotia his home, works fairly strictly in the medium of positive vibrations, often reinforced by unbridled bare-foot dancing. His latest video, “Surrounded by Love”, is a fine example of that and very likely the sort of musical catharsis the world could make use of at the moment. Continue reading Music Video: Jont Dances up a Lot of Positivity on ‘Surrounded by Love’
This year has come with a lot of unintended consequences for people. The impacts of COVID-19 have been far-reaching and the lasting effects, both health-wise and the reverberations the pandemic will have on our collective societal psyche, have yet to be fully understood. One thing we might have anticipated, however, was the red-eyed, no-limits-but-your-own lifestyle of hardcore Netflix binge-watching that a quarantine might induce.
The new single from Adam Baxter, “Keep Safe”, is not the public service warning for six-feet-of-safety and wash-your-hands-while-you’re-at-it that you’d expect, but the result of taking in the first full season of Ozark. Continue reading Music Video: Adam Baxter Cracks Out Ozark-Inspired Single ‘Keep Safe’
