Festival (506) has announced the concert lineup for its 12th edition. As a celebration of homegrown talent, this year’s festival in Caraquet will include performances by 35 New Brunswick bands and artists and will include Music New Brunswick’s MNB Awards. Continue reading Festival (506) Release 2018 Festival Lineup
New Music: Electronica and Difficult Topics – Good Badger’s Debut Album ‘Sapiophobic’
Electronica artist Good Badger (aka Alex Good) is released his debut album Sapiophobic. If the name of the album is anything to go by, Good must have been terrified when recording this, because the Fredericton artist shows heaps of genius in his inaugural release. Continue reading New Music: Electronica and Difficult Topics – Good Badger’s Debut Album ‘Sapiophobic’
Halifax Urban Folk Festival Announces Full 2018 Lineup
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival has released the full lineup for this year’s event, happening in Halifax from August 26th to September 2nd. The new additions include Jarvis Church of the Philosopher Kings and Joel Plaskett, who will be sitting in as a Halifax All-Star to back Dennis Ellsworth. Continue reading Halifax Urban Folk Festival Announces Full 2018 Lineup
New Music: Thomas Stajcer Debuts with Classic Country Album ‘Will I Learn To Love Again?’
In a world where country music has deviated so much from its roots, it only makes sense that producing something with a more traditional sound feels new and original. Bluesy and soulful, Thomas Stajcer’s new album Will I Learn To Love Again? feels like coming home. Continue reading New Music: Thomas Stajcer Debuts with Classic Country Album ‘Will I Learn To Love Again?’
The Best Music of 2018 (So Far)
2018 has been shaping up to be the year of pop-punk anthems and concept albums and we’re pretty okay with that. It’s almost as if current events have spurred a certain level of societal angst and need for discourse. Go figure.
We’ve put a team of our best scientists together, and while they haven’t manage to solve any of the world’s problems, they have successfully worked out this list of the best music of the year (so far).