Flourish, the Fredericton-based festival for arts, culture, and music kicked off for their third consecutive year, from April 20th to 23rd. With over fifty musical acts, as well as short films, art installations, craft and zine expos and more, there was a lot to take in, so The East sent a team of writers and photographers to take in all they could manage. Continue reading Flourish Festival Finds Gems After Rocky Start
Category Archives: Music
Video: Papal Visit Debut ‘What Makes Him Win Like That?’ Single
Halifax rockers (and displaced Saint Johners) Adam Mowery and Pierre Cormier of Papal Visit have blessed us with a new video for their single ‘What Makes him Win Like That?’ The video doesn’t give us any answers, but a whole lot of anxiety-inducing monkey masks.
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The 2017 East Coast Music Award Winners
Saint John wasted no time getting into the East Coast Music Awards. The culmination of several months of buzz came to a forefront on Wednesday with bands taking the stage on the Boardwalk, Market Square being dominated by RADIO ECMA, and Sanctuary Theatre playing host to Forward Music Groups 10th anniversary show. The main event got underway tonight though with the ECMA Award Show and Gala. Continue reading The 2017 East Coast Music Award Winners
Music Video: Walrus’ ‘In Timely Fashion’
Halifax based psych rock/pop outfit Walrus are taking listeners through the paces with their new music video for ‘In Timely Fashion’. Taped on an old camcorder, or else a go-pro made to look like one, the video follows the band members as they go about their day-to-day in what must be Walrus‘s habitually trance inducing jangle pop world. Continue reading Music Video: Walrus’ ‘In Timely Fashion’
New Music: Gianna Lauren Releases ‘Moving Parts’
It’s been two years since Gianna Lauren released her first single ‘Mistakes’ for her forth coming album ‘Moving Parts’, which almost never saw the light of day. Lucky it’s here now, and worth the wait. Continue reading New Music: Gianna Lauren Releases ‘Moving Parts’