Arguably the best worst thing about 2020 is that most of it will inevitably be enjoyed from the comfort of our homes. Capitalizing on an audience that comes pre-pyjama’d and eager to binge, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival have announced their new digital approach to the festival, FIN Stream, potentially making for the largest number of pets to ever attend the festival.
Growing up as an Anglophone, Tyler LeBlanc hadn’t always known the true history of his ancestors. It wasn’t until he was in his early twenties, when asked by a historian what he knew about his lineage, that LeBlanc began to seriously dig into his ancestry and question the stories he had grown up believing. What he discovered set into motion years of research.
Fundy Fringe Festival might not be found on every street corner of Saint John during these tryingtimes but, as they say, the show must go on. From August 17th to 22nd, 2020 you can catch this year’s somewhat reduced but significantly safer version of the Fundy Fringe Festival at the BMO Studio Theatre–or better yet, the comfort of your own home! Continue reading Our Top Picks for Can’t-Miss Shows at Fundy Fringe Festival 2020→
The newest single from Saint John, New Brunswick’s Nurture Nurture was born of three things: lyricist and frontman Jeff Cook’s journey of sobriety and readjusting to that in a social context, a curious Newfoundland tradition and, presumably, math. The math-rock duo expertly pairs Cook’s guitar noodling to Scott Dincorn’s precision percussion on “Lonely Habits” as they lament the idea of another drink. Continue reading Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’→
The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of a worldwide disaster. From pole to pole, we’ve seen several businesses come to a close, countless lives lost, and our very way of life altered for what’s sure to be the long run. The losses we’ve experienced from the pandemic will never outweigh the things we’ve gained.
Despite this, there’s something to be said about the introspection opportunities that we’ve been afforded. With that in mind, if any art project is up for the job of addressing these introspections, it has to be The Fifth Wall, the multi-artist project headed by Fredericton theatre artists Corenski Nowlan and Scott Shannon, of Herbert The Cow Productions and Nasty Shadows Theatre Co., respectively. Continue reading In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World→
