From their upcoming and fifth album, It’ll Come Around, the new single from Tomato/Tomato lays out an ever so slight shift in tone for the duo. Yes, it is inexhaustibly cheerful, but as 2020 would have it, they’ve had to set aside the rambling ways of a band on the run, for a bit of nostalgic woolgathering and a gleeful pursuit of the inane on “Chasing Rainbows.” Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Make a Folksy Nostalgic Nod to the Innocence of The Beatles and The Beach Boys on ‘Chasing Rainbows’
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Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show
As a result of the past eight months being some of the hardest that local music industries have ever seen, Nova Scotia Music Week has made the tough decision of foregoing their 2020 Music Nova Scotia Awards, which was scheduled to take place from November 5th to 8th in Syndey on Cape Breton Island. Continue reading Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show
Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers
Over the past few weeks, the conflict arising in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaq and settler fishers has stayed at a high boil. Developing from disputes on Indigenous fishing rights and lobster fishing, the situation quickly devolved into acts of destruction and violence towards Indigenous fishers and their defenders. With headlines downplaying the crimes against the Mi’kmaq and coverage avoiding the racism that fuels many of these actions, some artists are doing what they can to decrease their own presence and aid Indigenous voices in this trying time. Continue reading Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers
Les Hay Babies and Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Top List of 2020 Prix MNB Award Winners
This year’s digital four-day celebration of Music•Musique NB’s Festival (506) kicked off tonight with a live-streaming of the Prix 2020 MNB Awards Show. Nineteen different awards were presented, celebrating the artists and industry professionals who have made an impact on New Brunswick’s music scene. Continue reading Les Hay Babies and Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Top List of 2020 Prix MNB Award Winners
New Music: Keonté Beals’ ‘King’ is Powerful, Complex and Honest
Few would expect an album entitled King coming out of North Preston, Nova Scotia to be as heartfelt, vulnerable, and sensitive as Keonté Beals’ debut is. The R’n’B star in waiting does not reinvent the wheel but mixes a much more modern mentality in with his influences to provide us with an album encapsulating his experiences thus far. Continue reading New Music: Keonté Beals’ ‘King’ is Powerful, Complex and Honest