The Saint John String Quartet have made a major shift in gears for their 6th album. They’re leaning into the pop-culture canon with Canadian Hits: Unplugged. The album features 16 pop hits from Canadian icons, including Leonard Cohen, the Arkells, Joni Mitchell and more. Today they’ve released the first single: a special premiere of their take on The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead by a Century.” Continue reading Premiere: Saint John String Quartet Take on the Tragically Hip’s ‘Ahead by a Century’
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East Coast Music Awards Announce Full List of 2019 Winners
Charlottetown, PE became ground zero for music in Atlantic Canada this week with the celebration of the East Coast Music Awards. Performances took over venues across the city, but none were so busy as the Confederation Ballroom at Delta Hotels by Marriott Prince Edward. With many of the awards handed out on Thursday night’s Awards Gala, there was still the absolutely crucial Industry Awards to be served up. Tonight we learned the full extent the of the award winners with an evening that featured performances by Paper Lions and POSTDATA. Continue reading East Coast Music Awards Announce Full List of 2019 Winners
Music Video: Emma Stevens Covers The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ in Mi’kmaq
It is disheartening to hear that 40% of the estimated 7000 languages spoken around the world are in danger of disappearing. In 2016 the United Nations General Assembly came up with a resolution to name 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, hoping to bring awareness and protect the cultural diversity that surrounds the cause. Continue reading Music Video: Emma Stevens Covers The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ in Mi’kmaq
East Coast Music Awards Announce 2019 Winners – Jeremy Dutcher, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, Classified Leading the Way
Today the East Coast Music Association did very little to settle the debate over which island is the island, with host and PEI native Jonathan Torrens squaring off, mid-musical number, against Newfoundland’s The Once. If anything, they only drew national attention to it. However, we have learned in the process, who is taking home the bulk of the East Coast Music Awards. Continue reading East Coast Music Awards Announce 2019 Winners – Jeremy Dutcher, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, Classified Leading the Way
Music Video: Kilmore Release Live Video for ‘The Wire’ Ahead of ECMAs
In celebration of their nomination for the Loud Recording of the Year ECMA, Halifax-based alternative rock group Kilmore are releasing a live video for their track “The Wire.” Part of a new series of live performance videos called Rogue Sessions, the band are showcasing one of their favourite tracks from their latest album, Call of the Void.
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