Positively Jaded is an apt title for the album from A.J.H Gillis & the Delusions of Grandeur – the namesake of which has some decidedly mixed feelings about living a rootless existence. Continue reading New Music: A.J.H. Gillis & The Delusions of Grandeur Are Rootless on ‘Positively Jaded’
Our Top Picks for Can’t-Miss Shows at Fundy Fringe Festival 2020
Fundy Fringe Festival might not be found on every street corner of Saint John during these trying times but, as they say, the show must go on. From August 17th to 22nd, 2020 you can catch this year’s somewhat reduced but significantly safer version of the Fundy Fringe Festival at the BMO Studio Theatre–or better yet, the comfort of your own home!
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Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’
The newest single from Saint John, New Brunswick’s Nurture Nurture was born of three things: lyricist and frontman Jeff Cook’s journey of sobriety and readjusting to that in a social context, a curious Newfoundland tradition and, presumably, math. The math-rock duo expertly pairs Cook’s guitar noodling to Scott Dincorn’s precision percussion on “Lonely Habits” as they lament the idea of another drink. Continue reading Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’
In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World
The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of a worldwide disaster. From pole to pole, we’ve seen several businesses come to a close, countless lives lost, and our very way of life altered for what’s sure to be the long run. The losses we’ve experienced from the pandemic will never outweigh the things we’ve gained.
Despite this, there’s something to be said about the introspection opportunities that we’ve been afforded. With that in mind, if any art project is up for the job of addressing these introspections, it has to be The Fifth Wall, the multi-artist project headed by Fredericton theatre artists Corenski Nowlan and Scott Shannon, of Herbert The Cow Productions and Nasty Shadows Theatre Co., respectively. Continue reading In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World
Single: Halifax’s Burry Compares LGBTQ2A+ Music Industry Struggles to the Life of Van Gogh With ‘Yellow Paint’
Working in the arts is often like playing a game of chicken with poverty and obscurity. There’s no guarantee for any artist that they’re going to be successful within their own lifetime. There is, however, always the off chance that you might make it big posthumously.
The latest single from Burry, “Yellow Paint” explores just that, alluding to the struggles of Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, who committed suicide at the age of 37, after having long suffered from mental health issues, and failing to achieve commercial success during his lifetime. Continue reading Single: Halifax’s Burry Compares LGBTQ2A+ Music Industry Struggles to the Life of Van Gogh With ‘Yellow Paint’