Having first opened in 1990, Handworks Gallery is Saint John’s longest running commercial gallery. On August 3rd, 2018, after four years of owning and operating the gallery, Lisa Oland announced to its artists that ownership would be changing hands once again. Continue reading Handworks Gallery: Saint John’s Longest Running Commercial Gallery Gets New Owner
Séan McCann Tours Latest Album, Hints At Great Big Possibilities
Séan McCann is currently touring throughout the Maritime provinces in promotion of his fifth solo album, There’s a Place. The album represents a big step forward for McCann, but also a step back. When he left Great Big Sea in 2013, he was walking away from Canada’s greatest party band, and for him, an unsustainable situation. He has since publicly acknowledged his battle with alcoholism, and has become an advocate for mental health. Continue reading Séan McCann Tours Latest Album, Hints At Great Big Possibilities
New Music: Tampa Release New Material Ahead of Area 506
Even though it’s only August we’re confident that Tampa released one of our favourite albums of 2018 back in March. Rising from the ashes of Danger Cat, the Moncton band’s reincarnation blew us away with their debut Belated Love. But the album proved to be more fruitful than initially advertised. A pair of tracks, “Unless” and “Intro/Heartfelt,” have reappeared after temporarily displacing themselves to the cutting room floor. Continue reading New Music: Tampa Release New Material Ahead of Area 506
Tay Creek Folk Festival: Probably The Most Adorable Festival In Atlantic Canada
New Brunswick’s festival scene is shifting. In the land of a thousand festivals there is strong competition to be the biggest and the wildest, to build the most over-the-top stages or book the craziest headliners. The largest festivals vie to dominate, or at least differentiate, as they either capture or cater to audiences while competing with new festivals that seem to be popping up all the time. If every weekend was another Evolve, Future Forest, or Folly Fest we’d all be dead. Certainly, I’d be dead at the very least. So thank God there are still places like Tay Creek Folk Festival. Continue reading Tay Creek Folk Festival: Probably The Most Adorable Festival In Atlantic Canada
Single: Mike Bochoff Explains the Irony and Struggle of ‘Hali-Famous’
“Hali-Famous” originally appeared on Mike Bochoff’s most recent album, Distractions, as an exclusive Bandcamp offer for those pre-ordering the album, but some things are just too good not to share. Now a year and a half later, the track is being released everywhere as a single. In typical Bochoff style, the song is catchy, low-key hilarious and practically demands a sing-along. It’s also a subtle reminder to appreciate the Mike Bochoffs in your life, lest they all head out West. Continue reading Single: Mike Bochoff Explains the Irony and Struggle of ‘Hali-Famous’