Welcome to the end of December, 2019 – a month so frantic we couldn’t tell you what happened if we hadn’t been keeping lists. The result has been lists upon lists. If that wasn’t enough lists, The East now officially has a Spotify account with a playlist of all the best East Coast music for you.
Here’s everything we covered in December 2019.
Continue reading Monthly Roundup: December 2019
Jennifer Houle’s collection, Virga, is many things at once. This startling collection of 55 poems begins rather softly with images of nature and magical winged creatures, but the drum beat of fierce, lyrical beauty soon gathers speed, and she begins to hit you where it hurts. Continue reading The Art of Falling – Jennifer Houle’s Poetry Collection, ‘Virga’
Following a successful kickstarter, Pegamoose Press has published Halls of the Turnip King, an original high fantasy graphic novel series created by Canadian comic artist Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony, Ward’s Valley). Continue reading Halls of the Turnip King: Prince Edward Island Illustrator Crafts a Hearty High Fantasy Adventure
Welcome to The Best Music of 2019, otherwise known as the principle cause of our annual staff fist fight. After carefully considering, deliberating, arguing and a few unflattering and entirely untrue remarks about some mothers, we have calculated, sorted, and contextualized what may amount to, more or less, the best music produced in Atlantic Canada during this year of our Lord, 2019. At least, according to some. The rest, we assure you, have been disposed of as humanely as possible. The undertaking has called into question our judgement, our tastes, our ethics, and any belief in a higher power, but we do so hope that enjoy this finished product. Continue reading The Best Music of 2019
Mononcle Jason’s newest release, La grosse piastre, is first and foremost an Acadian concept album. Coming three years after his full-length debut, Dans son prime, this new album outlines some of the realities of living the small-town lifestyle and why Menoncle Jason has chosen to leave it behind. Continue reading New Music: Menoncle Jason Outgrows His Roots in ‘La grosse piastre’
