From June 15-17, female motorcyclists from across the country and beyond will gather once again for the third annual Backroad Ball—a women-only motorcycle campout and adventure weekend in Penobsquis. Those attending this year can look forward to a weekend filled with live music, fire performers, burlesque, pole dancers, yoga and more. Continue reading Backroad Ball Returns For Third Year – Announces Lineup, Workshops & More
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New Music: Matt Steele & The Sunset Corvette Return With ‘Half Girl Half Ghost’
Just a year and a half after the release of their bittersweet knockout debut, Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset are dropping their sophomore album Half Girl Half Ghost and it’s no slump. Fun and fresh, it’s full of all the catchy hooks this Halifax-based four piece could fit into it. Continue reading New Music: Matt Steele & The Sunset Corvette Return With ‘Half Girl Half Ghost’
New Music: The Barra MacNeils Display Cape Breton Proudly With ‘On The Bright Side’
Iconic Cape Breton band/family The Barra MacNeils have graced the ears of the East Coast once again with their newest album On The Bright Side. The ten-track recording is packed with everything an islander loves; an abundance of the fiddle, a jig here and there, and even Cape Breton staples like a full Gaelic track are present in The Barra MacNeil’s latest. Continue reading New Music: The Barra MacNeils Display Cape Breton Proudly With ‘On The Bright Side’
New Music: Raglan Road’s Self-titled a Nod to Seaside Classics
Four-man trad group Raglan Road have released a new wave of classics in their most recent album of the same name. The group, whose members hail from all around the Maritimes, put their chic rock spin on the traditional sea shanties and jigs that have been made popular by renowned artists such as Steve Earle, the Rankin Family and the Dropkick Murphys. Continue reading New Music: Raglan Road’s Self-titled a Nod to Seaside Classics
Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Capture Live Performance Of ‘Breathe For You’
One of the biggest challenges facing any band is the process of translating into a recording all of that blessedly frantic noise and energy that’s generated on stage, thrown into a live audience and spat back at you. It’s lightning in a bottle. There’s just no capturing what is created in that moment. Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth might have come close. Their live video for ‘Breathe For You’, recorded at Saint John’s Kent Theatre gives a great sense of why they’re one of the most exciting bands coming out of Saint John. Continue reading Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Capture Live Performance Of ‘Breathe For You’