When artists drop Christmas music, we are usually right to expect syrupy renditions of old favourites or hastily crafted ‘new’ music, which again often falls short of artistic merit that we expect from said artists. Mear, who has been dropping some seriously good music this year, has come out of the shadows to hit us with an unexpected and thunderous rally to take the fractured and emotional time head-on. Continue reading Mear’s ‘A Day of Light’ Offers an Irish Smile to Stay the Apocalypse
Travis Cormier Prepares for Next Album With a Tale of Love at First Sight on ‘She’s Gonna Be a Song’
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.
Cormier has also released a new video for “She’s Gonna Be a Song” and we’re prepared to milk it for all the summery goodness we can get right now. Continue reading Travis Cormier Prepares for Next Album With a Tale of Love at First Sight on ‘She’s Gonna Be a Song’
FilmPEI Announces Four New Film 4Ward Projects for 2021
With this year winding down to an end, 2021 projects are already in the pipe, and FilmPEI has just announced the four film projects selected for their next Film 4Ward program. An incubator for local talent, Film 4Ward will see these projects through production in the coming year. Judged by industry professionals throughout PEI and Canada at large, the selected participants and projects will receive mentorship, funding up to $20,000, and in-kind access to production services and facilities. Continue reading FilmPEI Announces Four New Film 4Ward Projects for 2021
The Town Heroes Showcase Hits That Have Mellowed and Improved With Age on ‘Again’
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’
Catherine MacLellan Leads the Way for 2021 Music PEI Award Nominations
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