To grapple with true loss through the medium of art is a noble and difficult feat. Grief is one of the most vulnerable processes we go through as humans, and to take that journey and share our experience of it with the world can be a harrowing thought. But with so much to be gained in facing those explorations, the pair of Maureen Batt and Grej have chosen to face that challenge in their new album Lighthouse, a contemplative and dynamic work that weaves classical and electronic ideas into a powerful soundscape. Continue reading Maureen Batt & Grej Explore the Tides of Grief on ‘Lighthouse’
Wolf Castle Secures His Hip Hop Throne With ‘Da Vinci’s Inquest’
New Brunswick’s hip hop stalwart, wunderkind, philanthropist (eat your heart out Tony Stark) Wolf Castle takes the spotlight by force on his latest release, Da Vinci’s Inquest, and dares anyone to try and take it back from him. Tristan Grant (government name) brings his well-known flair and flow to a new bevy of beats that with have you bobbing your head. Continue reading Wolf Castle Secures His Hip Hop Throne With ‘Da Vinci’s Inquest’
Mat Hannah is Turning Bad Luck Into Pop Singles With ‘Unlucky’
Mat Hannah has been veering hard towards the pop genre for the last couple of years. Known best as part of the award-winning Charlottetown-based band Little Cities—who we’ve also watched make their quick shift from punk rock, to pop punk, to power pop—Hannah has really stuck the landing with his new single as a solo artist, “Unlucky.” Continue reading Mat Hannah is Turning Bad Luck Into Pop Singles With ‘Unlucky’
Festival by the Marsh, Sackville Summer Festival Returns for the First Time Since 2017
After a hiatus that has lasted several years, a longstanding theatre festival is returning to Sackville, New Brunswick with hopes that some culturally starved attendees will be eager for another chance to, once again, take in some Shakespeare. Festival by the Marsh is back for the first time since 2017 and, among other things, will be hosting their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the dramatic and historical backdrop of Fort Beauséjour. Continue reading Festival by the Marsh, Sackville Summer Festival Returns for the First Time Since 2017
Levi Rowan’s ‘Self Loathing Narcissist’ Proves That, if Anything, He’s a Very Likeable Narcissist
Belleisle’s soon-to-be favourite son, Levi Rowan introduces himself with style and substance on his first proper full-length album, Self Loathing Narcissist. Levi explains that the title is more contradictory or ironic than any manner of glorification of what he acknowledges is a psychotic trait in narcissism. Continue reading Levi Rowan’s ‘Self Loathing Narcissist’ Proves That, if Anything, He’s a Very Likeable Narcissist