FEST FORWARD, the Charlotte Street Art Centre’s Incubator Festival is returning for another year, and taking a fresh batch of fledgling musicians under their wing. Today the festival announced their participating bands and musicians, along with their special guests for 2019. Continue reading FEST FORWARD Announce 2019 Line-Up With Special Guests Bleum and Mike Trask
Music Video: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Document the Battle of Point Pleasant on ‘It Won’t Happen Again’
Matt Steele & the Corvette Sunset are wringing out the last bit of summer with their latest action-packed music video, “It Won’t Happen Again” comes from the band’s 2018 album Half Girl, Half Ghost, and provides a great retrospective look at lessons learned the hard way. Continue reading Music Video: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Document the Battle of Point Pleasant on ‘It Won’t Happen Again’
New Music: Walrus Step Up Their Game With ‘Cool to Who’
Halifax psychedelic pop band Walrus are back again with their second full-length album, Cool to Who. With a well-rounded sound, Cool to Who delivers 10 tracks of danceable, groovy music that hits on real-life issues. Continue reading New Music: Walrus Step Up Their Game With ‘Cool to Who’
New Music: Rudy & The Pacè Family Orchestra Shine on Debut EP ‘Vanguard’
Rudy & the Pacè Family Orchestra have just released their first EP, but you’d never be able to tell. There’s a sense of musical maturity present on Vanguard that cleverly disguises this fact. Frontman Rudy Pacè sings about these trials with the conviction of someone who carries the weight of experience. Even if that isn’t true, it just means he’s found a talent in making anything sound believable. The instrumentation from the fellow band members seriously meshes, each part fitting together to form a well-polished puzzle. All in all, an impressive feat for a group who only has a handful of years under their belt. Continue reading New Music: Rudy & The Pacè Family Orchestra Shine on Debut EP ‘Vanguard’
Music Video: Christina Martin Covers Leonard Cohen’s ‘Tonight Will Be Fine’
Let’s talk about the dangers of being Leonard Cohen. It’s not for the faint of heart, and practically an impossibility, especially considering Leonard Cohen isn’t even Leonard Cohen anymore. So it may be unfair to compare Christina Martin’s cover of ‘Tonight Will Be Fine’ to Cohen’s original, let latest track from her album Wonderful Lie to see release as a video. Continue reading Music Video: Christina Martin Covers Leonard Cohen’s ‘Tonight Will Be Fine’