Travis Cormier saw a meteoric rise when, in 2016, he performed his rendition of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” on the Quebecois version of The Voice. Not only did it garner him over 7 million views on YouTube, but led to him performing with his idol, Steven Tyler, shortly after. Since then, he released his debut album, Dollars & Hearts, in 2018, opened for Bon Jovi at a sold-out Bell Centre in Montreal, and has signed with Montreal-based Agence Ranch.
The Town Heroes have accumulated quite the impressive back catalogue over their time traversing the maritime music scene and beyond. They have swapped out their distorted guitars for prioritizing piano on their fifth full-length album which sets some of their more raucous tunes against a more stripped down and bare-bones backing. Again finds the band at their Harvest-era Neil Young-est as they colour familiar pictures in a much more stark and minimalist way. Continue reading The Town Heroes Showcase Hits That Have Mellowed and Improved With Age on ‘Again’→
Music PEI has announced the nominees for their 2021 Music PEI Awards, with one artist taking a fairly substantial lead. Having released her album Coyote in October 2019, veteran performer Catherine MacLellan seemed to stand a fair chance of coming away with at least a few nominations – she now leads with nine. Continue reading Catherine MacLellan Leads the Way for 2021 Music PEI Award Nominations→
I wasn’t sure what to make of Duke Skookum before listening to “Last Winter” and “Mystery.” With the Duke Nukem reference of questionable relevance, would these be raunchy, foul-mouthed, butt-rock anthems? The number of posts on the Duke Skookum Facebook page concerning aliens led to more questions than answers…. Continue reading Duke Skookum Shows Us the Truth Is Out There on ‘Last Winter’ and ‘Mystery’→
