With the WHO officially declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, we’ve quickly discovered another casualty of coronavirus: festival season. Major events like SXSW, Coachella, and the JUNO Awards have become the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, leading the list of festival already announced their cancellation or rescheduling. Despite the growing list of festivals to be effected by the virus, the East Coast Music Association have said there are no plans to cancel their 2020 awards show and conference happening in St. John’s, Newfoundland from April 29 to May 3. Continue reading 2020 East Coast Music Awards Still A Go In Newfoundland Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Music Video: Nap Eyes Procrastinate on Songwriting for ‘Mystery Calling’
Nap Eyes continue exploring the realm of improvisational song-writing with the third single from their upcoming album, Snapshot of a Beginner. With frontman Nigel Chapman tossing out a stream of consciousness for the band to shape into songs, “Mystery Calling” seems to elaborate on the process itself. Continue reading Music Video: Nap Eyes Procrastinate on Songwriting for ‘Mystery Calling’
Single: The Noisy Crows Agonize Over Romantic Fallout on ‘Do You Ever?’
Charlottetown’s The Noisy Crows hit hard and fast with an angst-filled new single, “Do You Ever?” It’s a high-energy crowd-pleaser, designed to ask, “Oh, no. What have I done?” in the wake of a relationship that was taken out back and shot, resulting in life-altering consequences, long nights of regret, and the unwitting abandonment of any hope of ever finding real happiness. Continue reading Single: The Noisy Crows Agonize Over Romantic Fallout on ‘Do You Ever?’
Music Video: Devarrow Faces a Schrödinger’s Box of Fears on ‘A Dream, The Veil’
Five months after the release of Devarrow’s intensely expressive sophomore self-titled album, comes a minimalist video for “A Dream, The Veil” that features a lonesome Graham Ereaux at a piano, picking away at the things that haunt him. Continue reading Music Video: Devarrow Faces a Schrödinger’s Box of Fears on ‘A Dream, The Veil’
New Music: Adam Baxter Delivers Bite-Sized Love Songs on ‘Long (Love) Story Short’
If you blink, you might just miss Adam Baxter’s newest album.
Long (Love) Story Short is a collection of ten songs created as a gift to Baxter’s wife. The album clocks in at just under seven minutes, with the longest track a mere 43 seconds long. The songs are snapshots into Baxter’s marriage, fleeting moments that he lets us be privy to for only short moments at a time. Continue reading New Music: Adam Baxter Delivers Bite-Sized Love Songs on ‘Long (Love) Story Short’