Nova Scotia’s musically inclined have made their annual pilgrimage to the Music Nova Scotia Week in Truro, to see forty-nine awards handed out in forty-eight categories. Now we know who got their names engraved on them.
Continue reading Mo Kenney and David Myles Top Winners at 2018 Music Nova Scotia Awards
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Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label
Saint John’s folk duo extraordinaire Tomato/Tomato are skewing that folk sound in favour of some sounds inspired by the Big South. Complete with mariachi trumpets, “Take it on the Road” epitomizes the band’s perpetually-on-tour lifestyle. Alongside the release of a new single the band are off on their next big adventure: the creation of their own record label, Denim on Denim Records. Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label
Single: The Swiftkicks’ ‘Toxic Bliss’ is a Reminder to Live your Best Life
Moncton’s The Swiftkicks have returned with their first single in more than a year. Their latest is an uplifting message brimming with positivity, and a reminder to look on the bright side of life, however short, titled “Toxic Bliss.”
Continue reading Single: The Swiftkicks’ ‘Toxic Bliss’ is a Reminder to Live your Best Life
In Review: PIG and Fruit Machine Goes Against Mainstream and Evokes Strong Emotional Response
Described as two productions of physical theatre, one may not be sure what to expect from the performances of PIG by Solo Chicken Productions and Fruit Machine by their emerging artist initiative, the coop, as the lights fall and a woman veiled in red shows up. However, in the Open Space Theatre of Fredericton’s Theatre New Brunswick, the hour that follows will see viewers in a deep reflection on the oppression of both modern-day women and the LGBTQ2+ community—just not in a mainstream fashion. Continue reading In Review: PIG and Fruit Machine Goes Against Mainstream and Evokes Strong Emotional Response
Single: The Social Smokers Club’s ‘Speak into the Dark’ a Modern ’90s Hit
Two years after The Social Smokers Club formed in November of 2016, the Prospect, Nova Scotia band have released, as a single, the first song they ever wrote. Their third single released so far, “Speak into the Dark” transports us back at least 20 years. Continue reading Single: The Social Smokers Club’s ‘Speak into the Dark’ a Modern ’90s Hit