Held each year on or around August 15th in celebration of National Acadian Day, Acadie Rock will not be skipping this year due to the pandemic. Instead, the festival will be celebrating in their own new and unique way. Combining an aired special on Radio-Canada and a musical road trip across Acadia, Acadie Rock 2020 will be one for the books.
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Spicer Merrifield Gallery – Saint John Gets a New Gallery in an Old Location
Saint John is about to get a new fine art, craft and jewelry gallery, or an old one, depending on how you look at it. Today, it was announced that Spicer Merrifield Gallery would be taking up residence in Saint John’s Old City Hall building at 116 Prince William Street, bringing a part of the city’s art scene full circle. Continue reading Spicer Merrifield Gallery – Saint John Gets a New Gallery in an Old Location
Music Video: Soap Opera Record an At-Home Version of ‘Tension Mountain’
When Soap Opera recorded their latest album, Be Fire, in the summer of 2019 it was with a certain level of uncertainty in mind. Bandmates Adam Engram and Peter Lannon found themselves going through a period of big changes while the songs were being written. But it was the normal everyday kind of changes they were experiencing: love, work, school, and the other usual events that make up a life. They weren’t expecting the kind of unifying changes that could halt any plans for touring a new album and re-recording and re-releasing a new at-home version of their single “Tension Mountain”, but here we are. Continue reading Music Video: Soap Opera Record an At-Home Version of ‘Tension Mountain’
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Shifts to Summer Concert Series
It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for music festivals thanks to COVID-19. Many, with lockdown in place, have chosen to simply postpone for a year, while others have found creative new ways to connect with their audiences and support musicians. Now, with the Atlantic Bubble presenting new options, the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society have dipped their toes back in the water – not with a full festival, with a series of summer concerts. Continue reading Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Shifts to Summer Concert Series
Music Video: Keonté Beals Challenges Toxic Masculinity on ‘KING’
Keonté Beals is back with a new video that hammers home the idea that if you’re not going into 2021 as a more empathetic person you have wasted your year. “KING” frames stoicism as toxic masculinity, the weight of which can negatively impact anyone’s mental well-being, but as Beals explains, under societal pressures and rigid scrutiny as a black man it can become a lifelong prison. Continue reading Music Video: Keonté Beals Challenges Toxic Masculinity on ‘KING’