April 2020 was a month of unprecedented shifts across Canada. Coming off the back of COVID-19’s arrival in the country, individuals and organizations from coast to coast were coming up with their own responses to this now-familiar way of life.
CBC Newfoundland saw an opportunity and took it, framing that month’s RPM (Record Production Month) Challenge as “Stay Home, Make Music.”
Admittedly, 2021 looks conspicuously a lot like 2020 with just a few alterations. Festivals have begun laying out their plans for the years… and quickly retracting them. Musicians continue to release music from their bedrooms. Theatres have announced productions that sound curiously like novellas or community television, depending on which approach they’ve taken.
Long story short, we’ve either mastered the skills at entertaining ourselves indoors or we’re doomed to go stir-crazy this time around.
Duane Andrews, guitar virtuoso of Newfoundland, has been steadily releasing a series of singles over the past year and while each of them handily showcases Andrews’ robust skills of performance and composition, there seems to be a thread of magic woven through his latest. Performing with the Conception Bay String Quartet, Andrews honours his long-time friend, Lynn Horne, with “The Heart of Eastern Passage.” Continue reading Duane Andrews and the Conception Bay String Quartet Honour Lynn Horne With ‘The Heart of Eastern Passage’→
Look, maybe it’s the fact that we are all now rounding out a full year of life under a pandemic, but the new single from Cape Breton-based singer/songwriter Aaron MacDonald, hits home and it hits hard. “Gonna Get There” is a wonderfully uncomplicated tune about a very sweet and touching sense of solidarity. Continue reading Aaron MacDonald Crafts the Impossible Feel-Good Song of 2021 With ‘Gonna Get There’→
The Saint John Theatre Company has revealed their proposed redesign for the historic Sydney Street Courthouse as a multi-purpose performance and event venue. The design, which incorporates modern elements into the building’s neoclassical architecture, was submitted today to the City of Saint John’s Heritage Review Board. Continue reading Saint John Theatre Company Reveal Theatre Design Proposal for Historic Courthouse→
