COVID-19 may have thrown our festival plans for a loop, but as they say, the show must go on. Music • Musique NB is committed to its annual celebration of the best musical talents that the province has to offer, even if their usual Festival (506) doesn’t happen in person. From October 22 to 25 Music • Musique NB will be taking their festival to the Information Superhighway with a series of online performances and more. Continue reading Music • Musique NB Goes Digital For Festival (506) 2020
Music Nova Scotia Gets New Executive Director
Music Nova Scotia has announced that Allegra Swanson will be taking on the role of the organization’s Executive Director. Continue reading Music Nova Scotia Gets New Executive Director
Monthly Roundup: August 2020
Thanks to the Atlantic Canadian Bubble, August was the month we returned to socially-distanced theatre productions and the briefest of encounters with open-air live music. We might not be ready to dive back in with both feet, but it was nice to have just a taste. The new normal is still a long way off but in the meantime, we sure have a lot of new albums to review.
Here is everything we covered in August of 2020. Continue reading Monthly Roundup: August 2020
Single: North of Nowhere Emerge From Quarantine With ‘Memories’
North of Nowhere have emerged from quarantine just long enough to release “Memories”, the first single from their upcoming self-titled EP. Naturally, the new single is about everything that isn’t their newfound quarantine lifestyle. Continue reading Single: North of Nowhere Emerge From Quarantine With ‘Memories’
Single: COMPOSIT Combine Pop-Rock and 8-Bit Nostalgia for ‘ALPHA’
Halifax pop-rock duo COMPOSIT have struck gold in the form of their latest single, “ALPHA.” With heavy ties to chiptune influenced nostalgia, excellent chemistry between vocalist and producer, and among the most gorgeous cover art around, the Nova Scotian outfit have truly outdone themselves this time around.
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