Succeeding Carol Caollicutt’s nearly four-year-long tenure as the New Brunswick Arts Board’s (artsnb) Chair, Alain Boisvert has been elected to the position at the arts organization’s annual meeting, held in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. Continue reading New Brunswick Arts Board Elects Alain Boisvert as New Chair
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New Music: Gianna Lauren Battles Her Own Perception on Vanity Metrics
Immediately following a two-week tour, Gianna Lauren entered the studio and, after a mere four days, emerged with her now fourth release, Vanity Metrics. This is the latest release from Lauren since her full-length album Moving Parts in 2017. Recorded live off the floor at the Old Confidence Lodge in Nova Scotia, this is Lauren at her most grounded, pulling influences from groups like Big Thief and Weyes Blood. Continue reading New Music: Gianna Lauren Battles Her Own Perception on Vanity Metrics
Single: Calm Baretta Work With Waants and Deafpop to Release Three Versions of ‘The Rain’
You get to enjoy the latest single from Calm Baretta not just once, but three times over. “The Rain” may have been a personal song for singer Josh Carter, but he’s let the producers have full rein with it, resulting in a triple release that includes remixes. Continue reading Single: Calm Baretta Work With Waants and Deafpop to Release Three Versions of ‘The Rain’
Single: Andre Pettipas and the Giants Aren’t Making Any Mistakes With ‘Sympathy Card’
The title of Andre Pettipas and The Giants upcoming sophomore album, No Fools No Fun, implies that some mistakes are inevitable, it’s more a matter of how you handle them. “Sympathy Card,” the final track recorded for the album, is a song about recognizing those mistakes and owning up to them. Continue reading Single: Andre Pettipas and the Giants Aren’t Making Any Mistakes With ‘Sympathy Card’
Single: Moira & Claire Worry About Their Friends on ‘Better Than This’
The music industry is fleeting by its very nature. The whole thing is built around capturing an experience, and even those are becoming increasingly intangible. Artists and producers, the whole of the industry, really, often pass like ships in the night. That seems to the case with the new single from Moira & Claire, whose new single, “Better Than This” comes with a sharp twist of self-awareness. Continue reading Single: Moira & Claire Worry About Their Friends on ‘Better Than This’