Rock the Boat Announce 2019 Headliners Big Wreck, The Road Hammers and More

Prince Edward Island’s Rock the Boat Music Festival has played host to some big names in the past. Held each year in Tyne Valley’s Green Park during the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, they’ seen the likes of Blue Rodeo, The Glorious Sons, Trooper, April Wine and Tom Cochrane. Today they’ve announced the full line-up for their 6th annual festival. Topping the list are Canadian-American rockers Big Wreck and JUNO Award winning Canadian country rockers The Road Hammers. This year Rock the Boat Music Festival (and Oyster Festival) will be held on August 3, 2019. Continue reading Rock the Boat Announce 2019 Headliners Big Wreck, The Road Hammers and More

Premiere: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Take to the Seas with ‘Rescue Ship’

Matt Steele is no stranger to some dark subject matter. He has famously written an entire album about his mother’s passing, and he describes the song for his newest video as an “emotional Marianas Trench.” “Rescue Ship” finds Steele reaching out for help amidst some rough seas, but we’ve also learned from the rest of his work that latching on to the wrong person can be just a dangerous. Continue reading Premiere: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset Take to the Seas with ‘Rescue Ship’

Music Video: Villages Stir up More Excitement for Debut Album with ‘Maggie of the Cove’

Villages, those princes of Cape Breton music and the alter-egos of Mardeen (yes, the band that wrote “Telephones“, the song that made Mo Kenney famous) are releasing their very much-anticipated self-titled debut album later this month. In the meantime we’re treated to the album’s second single, “Maggie of the Cove.” Continue reading Music Video: Villages Stir up More Excitement for Debut Album with ‘Maggie of the Cove’