New Brunswick blues artist Andrew Moore has released his new album dubbed Moth off the back of his stint in China, where his work with music director Tan Yi Zhe opened the door to working alongside prominent artists in the region. Moore pulls no punches as he flaunts keys, strings, and poetry on this spectacular album. Continue reading New Music: Moncton Bluesman Andrew Moore Pulls no Punches on ‘Moth’
New Music: The Backstays Self-Titled Debut Already Winning Awards
Saint John, New Brunswick is an acquired taste. And even if you do manage to acquire it, you know it’s probably for the wrong reasons. But, believe it or not, it is loveable. The Backstays are an ode to just that; they are a band that has stuck around the port city, for better or worse, with a coincidentally appropriate nautical name. Their debut self-titled EP has already garnered them a win as the Stingray Rising Star at this year’s Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival. Continue reading New Music: The Backstays Self-Titled Debut Already Winning Awards
Music Video: Motherhood Blend Queen and Captain Beefheart on ‘Pick of the Pugs’
Fredericton’s circus-rock trio Motherhood are currently on tour, but their presence is continually felt on the internet. Today they’ve released a video for their single “Pick of the Pugs,” which pays homage to a couple of the band’s spiritual predecessors . Continue reading Music Video: Motherhood Blend Queen and Captain Beefheart on ‘Pick of the Pugs’
Music Video: Fortunate Ones and a Lesson About Discarding Your Belongings in the Wilderness with ‘Hold Fast’
There are two types of people in this world: those who are entirely content to embark on adventures without their hats, money, walking sticks, and handkerchiefs with all manner of washing left undone, and those who are inevitably left to care for the former. Newfoundland folk duo The Fortunate Ones apparently manage to strike that balance as seen on their new video for “Hold Fast,” the title track from their 2018 release. Continue reading Music Video: Fortunate Ones and a Lesson About Discarding Your Belongings in the Wilderness with ‘Hold Fast’
Music Video: Was Erin Costelo Visited by Extra-Terrestrials for ‘All in Your Head’?
Erin Costelo is a powerhouse. She’s won the East Coast Music Award for R&B/Soul Album Of The Year, been longer-listed for Polaris Prize, nominated for seven 2016 Music Nova Scotia Awards, was runner-up for the Folk Music Ontario – ACTRA RACS Recording of the Year Award, and made history by being the first woman to take home the 2017 Nova Scotia Music Award for the 2017 Producer Of The Year. So when she says that she was visited during aliens during the recording of her upcoming album, Sweet Marie, we’re inclined to believe her.
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