“Southern Limbo” is the latest single from Nova Scotia’s jazz guitarist Sam Wilson, and the first look into her upcoming release Into a Heart – Part II. It is a solo instrumental piece that expands on a pioneer blues guitar sound and offers some immediate contrast to the ensemble post-bop prevalent in her previous work, Groundless Apprehensions. Continue reading Sam Wilson Draws From Pioneer Blues Guitarists on ‘Southern Limbo’
It’s Looking Like a Blue Christmas for Quote the Raven on ‘Lonely Christmas Eve’
Newfoundland folk duo Quote the Raven softly remind us that Christmas bells can ring very hollow with a new single and video “Lonely Christmas Eve”. Everything that one may look forward to; the decorations, food, gifts, parties, music, traditions, even the abomination that is eggnog—can quickly reveal themselves as pointless and ultimately worthless when you cannot be with those who really provide the reason for the season. Continue reading It’s Looking Like a Blue Christmas for Quote the Raven on ‘Lonely Christmas Eve’
East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2020
If there were ever a year for supporting local businesses this would be the one. The East’s annual Guide to East Coast Christmas Gift Giving is your chance to give a gift twice as we help you to find a locally-sourced treasure. Every one of these gifts means not only spreading a little holiday cheer with your loved ones but also supporting a small business. Continue reading East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2020
Short for Arthur Take the Birds and the Bees to ‘Manhattan’
Short for Arthur aren’t keen on beating around the bush with their newest single, “Manhattan.” They get right down to spelling out the business of the new jam: it’s strictly a matter of getting down to business. Which isn’t to say the song might be open to other interpretations…. Continue reading Short for Arthur Take the Birds and the Bees to ‘Manhattan’
Fortunate Ones Pin Their Mental Stability to a Holiday with ‘Hold on to Christmas Day’
When seemingly any and all aspects of your life is spiralling off into potential oblivion, we each have those things that ground us and provide the stability that allows us to move past life’s hurdles. Whatever that is for you, hopefully, it is a constant, something that persists through the hard times.
Fortunate Ones recommend firmly grasp the rapidly approaching Christmas day as that stabilizing influence; both as a time to reflect on the dumpster fire that has been 2020 and an opportunity to turn our collective attention to what could be viewed as a hopeful tomorrow. Continue reading Fortunate Ones Pin Their Mental Stability to a Holiday with ‘Hold on to Christmas Day’