What began years ago as a solo effort for Jordan Doucet evolved from a few guitar and piano tracks into one of the heaviest punk albums of the 2017. That’s exactly what Halifax’s Gun Jr. did on their new album The Shakes, which came out Friday, October 13th, and to do that, they needed to get messy. Continue reading New Music: Gun Jr. Get Noisy On ‘The Shakes’
New Music: Rawlins Cross Break Seven Year Hiatus With ‘Rock Steady’
For nearly thirty years, Rawlins Cross have proven they can hold their fans’ attention. After a seven-year hiatus, the excitement around their newest album, ‘Rock Steady,’ has grown to incomprehensible proportions. That’s not hyperbole either; we’ve seen the numbers, and it has left us wondering, “Who are Rawlins Cross, and where did they get an army?” Continue reading New Music: Rawlins Cross Break Seven Year Hiatus With ‘Rock Steady’
Single: Kylie Fox Attempts To Solve Awkward Holiday Dinners With ‘Christmas Boyfriend’
Now that we’re headed into the Christmas season, it’s time to prepare for that festive staple: awkward family dinners. From dodging conversation with outspoken uncles to avoiding prods from your parents about how nice it would be to have some grandkids around, Kylie Fox has a solution. Her new single ‘Christmas Boyfriend’ invites you to use a human shield to deflect these challenges, so you can keep your holidays merry. Continue reading Single: Kylie Fox Attempts To Solve Awkward Holiday Dinners With ‘Christmas Boyfriend’
In Review: Theatre UNB Presents ‘Cats, Cockatoos, and Caca: Two Plays by Eugene Ionesco’
Theatre UNB is concluding the semester for their Drama 2173 class with ‘Cats, Cockatoos, and Caca,’ a double-feature of plays by Eugene Ionesco, the Romanian-French playwright best known for his pioneering work in the genre of the Theatre of the Absurd. Focusing on the surreal, the inexplicable, and the outrageous, director Len Falkenstein selected two of Ionesco’s early works, ‘Jack, or the Submission‘ and ‘The Bald Soprano,’ with the stated intent of challenging the actors’ skills and encouraging growth. Continue reading In Review: Theatre UNB Presents ‘Cats, Cockatoos, and Caca: Two Plays by Eugene Ionesco’
In Review: The Improvisation Corporation’s Performance Of David Sedaris’ Holiday Comedy ‘The Santaland Diaries’
The Improvisation Corporation kicked off the Saint John Theatre Company’s Canadian Stages Series tonight, November 30th, with The Santaland Diaries. Neil Bonner stars in this adaptation by Joe Mantello of David Sedaris’s popular essay of the same name, where he recounts his hilarious holiday season working as an elf in Santaland at Macy’s. Continue reading In Review: The Improvisation Corporation’s Performance Of David Sedaris’ Holiday Comedy ‘The Santaland Diaries’