The debut album from Youngtree & the Blooms, Musical Chairs, is a practice in subverting expectations. You might listen to the opening song, “Hilltops of Blowing Heather,” and think you know what to expect from the rest of the album. It’s a peaceful, reminiscent track that settles somewhere neatly between folk and country. It hits many of the ticks you’d expect. Continue reading New Music: Youngtree & the Blooms Explore Mortality with Debut Album ‘Musical Chairs’
Music Video: Don Brownrigg Searches for a Place with ‘Room For Me’
Supposedly most of the great art in the world is about longing and loving and heartache; intense sensations that are universally rampant and almost synonymous with the human experience. Don Brownrigg‘s latest revisits that relatable tug at the old heartstrings, as he tries to recover from an emotional and physical upheaval on “Room For Me.” Continue reading Music Video: Don Brownrigg Searches for a Place with ‘Room For Me’
East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2018
‘Tis the season for giving. That’s challenge enough. You’ve already got plenty of stuff to worry about, like getting winter tires on the car, stringing up the Christmas lights and deciding which Holiday tunes should be banned. You don’t have time to go looking for local, organic, ethically-sourced Christmas gifts for every last person in your life. So we’ve made it easier for you. Continue reading East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2018
Music Video: The Ennis Sisters Channel The Andrews Sisters for ‘Hey There Snowflake’
Award-winning Newfoundland trio The Ennis Sisters are marking their 9th annual Canadian Christmas Tour with the release of a festive video for their holiday single, “Hey There Snowflake.” Thankfully, they’re channeling classic three-part harmony sounds of the Andrews Sisters, and not the shouts of a Trump support rally. Let’s keep it cheery, folks. Continue reading Music Video: The Ennis Sisters Channel The Andrews Sisters for ‘Hey There Snowflake’
New Music: Keith Mullins Releases A Double Threat With ‘Onward’ And ‘Upward’
Award-winning songwriter Keith Mullins has dropped a double release with his two latest albums, Onward and Upward. With two East Coast Music awards and six awards from Music Nova Scotia since his musical debut at 15 years old, the Cape Breton singer-songwriter is no stranger to good tunes, and proves it once, or maybe twice, again. Continue reading New Music: Keith Mullins Releases A Double Threat With ‘Onward’ And ‘Upward’