Einstein said that the definition of insanity is to repeat the same mistakes while expecting different results. It’s also the theme of Floodland’s new video, ‘Tangled’, as the band offer a myriad of reasons not to continually get messed up in some one else’s bad news. Continue reading Premiere: Floodland Release Music Video For ‘Tangled’
Monthly Roundup: August 2017
August is always a crazy month for us. We’re not entirely over festival season, but we are over the hump. It’s a time when we return to our desks and start grinding through the thousands of photos we’ve taken, work through the memories that are nearly coherent thoughts, and finally stop scratching at those mosquito bites we were told wouldn’t happen because somebody made some really amazing essential oils that could do everything from curing the common cold to ending student debt.
Here’s everything we’ve managed to write about in the meantime. Continue reading Monthly Roundup: August 2017
New Music: Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling’s ‘Everyone Needs To Chill Out’
‘Everyone Needs to Chill Out’ is the tongue-in-cheek title of the debut collaboration between veteran PEI performers Dennis Ellsworth (Haunted Hearts) and Kinley Dowling (Hey Rosetta!). It’s an apt title for this collection of mellow and melancholic music that finds it’s home somewhere between the Maritimes and Nashville (though it was recorded in Toronto in a converted tractor-trailer). In fact, this disc would fit nicely beside any of the releases from the artists that are looking to shed stereotypes and redefine Nashville with their Ten Out Of Tenn movement. Ellsworth especially fits this mold with the earnest and hushed vocal delivery of tunes like ‘I’m Obscured’, ‘Sorrowful Woman’, or ‘Snowing In Amsterdam’. Continue reading New Music: Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling’s ‘Everyone Needs To Chill Out’
Imperial Theatre Gets Decentralized And Interactive With ‘Landline’
The Imperial Theatre in Saint John is partnering with Nakai Theatre in Whitehorse to bring Secret Theatre’s fascinating production, Landline, to Saint John. An innovative theatre experience for the modern era, Landline embraces current technology, merging a self-guided tour with discovery and unexpected human connection. Continue reading Imperial Theatre Gets Decentralized And Interactive With ‘Landline’
New Music: Subtle Get Righteously Emo On ‘Procrastinator’ EP
Subtle, the new recording project from Drew Sweet, is forcing Saint John to relive the parts of it’s youth that were maybe a little too real with their debut EP Procrastinator. Many of the bands in the city have their own unique ways of pulling at your heart strings but few get slapped with the oft misunderstood and sometimes unwanted label of being emo. While bands like My Chemical Romance that make middle schoolers dye their hair blue and rock an “emover” belong in the past, the genre itself is much more than that. For those who want to discover what emo really has to offer, Procrastinator could serve as a perfect introduction to the genre. Continue reading New Music: Subtle Get Righteously Emo On ‘Procrastinator’ EP