Events, Music, News

Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian

Knotty by Nature, the annual music festival held on the grounds of The Ovens Natural Park in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, was scheduled to take place on September 7th, but nature* had other plans in mind. With Hurricane Dorian heading up the Atlantic Seaboard, festival organizers have pulled the plug on what would have been the festival’s 7th year. Continue reading Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian →

Music

Music Video: Dillon Ryan Redlines on 80s Nostalgia With Cover of Real Life’s ‘Send Me an Angel’

Even those who remember the past are sometimes doomed to repeat it and Dillon Ryan positively revels in it. His latest video is the best argument that time is an unending loop. It cycles back to 1986 with a cover of Real Life’s “Send Me An Angel” from the film RAD, which somehow combines the plots of The Wizard and Dirty Dancing with BMX racing. Continue reading Music Video: Dillon Ryan Redlines on 80s Nostalgia With Cover of Real Life’s ‘Send Me an Angel’ →

Events, Paint

Our Favourite Murals From Festival Inspire 2019

Festival Inspire continued strong this summer by bringing in artists from all over the world to paint Dieppe and Moncton for its fifth year. The week long event saw many visitors who enjoyed watching the progression of the pieces from start to finish. In addition to the murals giving local buildings a facelift, this year several large, but far more portable, paintings were also included in the festival which will be auctioned off later, and a new hotel will soon be revealing some very special pieces that were completed before its opening.

We picked our favourite pieces from this year’s Festival Inspire. If you haven’t already been out to see all the murals around Moncton, let this be your guided tour to the ones we liked best. Continue reading Our Favourite Murals From Festival Inspire 2019 →