Fredericton indie band Brookside Mall released their latest album, Twenty Thirteen, on June 29th. Not to be confused with the shopping centre, the pop-rockers combine powerful synthesizers with cavernous lyrics to result in what appears to be Fredericton’s answer to Foster The People. Continue reading New Music: Brookside Mall Roll Back the Year With ‘Twenty Thirteen’
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Music Video: Cadence’s ‘The Watcher on the Rocks’ Gets Pointed With Environmentalism in Saint John
Home marks the fifth album from Cadence, Canada’s top a capella band. With members of the quartet hailing from across the country, including tenors Ross Lynde and Lucas Marchand, baritone and bass David Lane, and bass and vocal percussionist Kurt Sampson, it’s unsurprising that the band might possess a certain affinity for the natural majestic splendor of Canada that it so righteously represents. “The Watcher On The Rocks,” Cadence’s most recent video, was filmed in Saint John, New Brunswick’s Irving Nature Park, and one way or another it was bound to become a commentary on environmentalism. Continue reading Music Video: Cadence’s ‘The Watcher on the Rocks’ Gets Pointed With Environmentalism in Saint John
New Music: Ben Caplan’s ‘Old Stock’ is an Old-World Musical Bender
Old Stock, Ben Caplan’s new album, is the equivalent of a one-man, off-Broadway musical bender; it’s equal parts political satire and reinvention of old-world musical storytelling.
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East Coast Music Awards Are Best With A Message
Each year, thousands gather in an east coast city to celebrate many of our most talented and successful local musicians. Returning this year to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the East Coast Music Awards brought excitement and an impressive lineup of shows to the city once again. It was a genuine pleasure to see a showcase of the abundance of talent here, and it was fun to get out just to enjoy the music. Our humble little side of this country has so much to offer when it comes to musicians, and it was a privilege to get to see so much of it in one place.
Some acts over the course of the weeklong musical showcase stuck out as being particularly memorable. Continue reading East Coast Music Awards Are Best With A Message
Single: The Backstays Release Debut Single ‘Dreams’
The Backstays are Saint John, New Brunswick’s newest band, and in a fitting ode (of sorts) to the city, the band’s first single “Dreams” is all about living life uptown, for better or worse. Continue reading Single: The Backstays Release Debut Single ‘Dreams’