Tuning, the latest album by Halifax band Mauno, explores the emotional connections we form through music, relationships, and everyday experiences. Inspired by “The Soundscape”, a book written by musicologist R. Murray Schafer about our sonic environments and listening to the little things in our everyday lives, Tuning takes the theories discussed in the book and applies them to the bands’ own personal experiences and relationships. Theories on sonic environments and their effects on the human psyche not your thing? Fear not, Tuning takes a light-hearted approach while delivering a pop-rock album full of catchy riffs, solid melodies, and light-hearted lyrics. Continue reading New Music: Mauno Create An Auditory Kaleidoscope With Their Latest Album, ‘Tuning’
Single: Braden Lam Debuts First Single From Upcoming EP ‘Into The Light’
Braden Lam may not be from the east coast, but the experience of leaving home and moving here inspired the displaced nineteen-year old to record his debut EP, The Coast. A year and a half later, he’s released ‘Into The Light’, the first follow-up single. Continue reading Single: Braden Lam Debuts First Single From Upcoming EP ‘Into The Light’
New Music: Starving Ghosts’ Hauntingly Beautiful ‘Une Année à Moncton’
When JE Sheehy isn’t shredding strings for Fredericton based hard-rock band, Deep Fryer, he apparently spends his time as a reclusive solo artist, specializing in ambient instrumentals. A triple threat of creativity, to his credit, Sheehy is not only a musician but also a bilingual journalist and radio host. Over the course of the last year, Sheehy has been releasing a series of singles and EP’s under the aptly titled moniker of Starving Ghosts. In December these tracks will be collected for the first time outside of SoundCloud, to form a proper album, released via local New Brunswick label, Bored Coast Records. Continue reading New Music: Starving Ghosts’ Hauntingly Beautiful ‘Une Année à Moncton’
Timber Lounge: Noise Complaints Lead To Music Getting The Axe
A rash of noise complaints has forced Halifax’s Timber Lounge to cancel most of its live music shows and is leaving two worker’s jobs hanging in the balance. As the result of three noise complaints the venue’s live music license, controlled by the Nova Scotia Liquor and Gaming Board, has been revoked.
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In Review: Theatre St. Thomas’ ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’
Theatre St. Thomas has opened their production for the Fall 2017 semester; Tom Stoppard’s classic ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,’ is returning to the stage since TST’s last performance of it eleven years ago. Put on by St Thomas University students and under the direction of New Brunswick theatre luminary and newly appointed member of the Order of Canada, Ilkay Silk, ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ is a perfect showcase of STU’s upcoming theatrical talent. Continue reading In Review: Theatre St. Thomas’ ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’