The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards, which were scheduled to happen in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, next month, have just announced the event has been cancelled this year. The festival is the latest to join a growing list of events, including SXSW, Coachella and the JUNO Awards, to either cancel or postpone due to concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Cancel Over COVID-19 Concerns
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Music Video: Watch Pretty Archie Cover The Cranberries’ ‘Linger’
Cape Breton’s Pretty Archie know when to break out a crowd-please or two, and they’re known to pepper their live sets with the occasional classic cover. And, the because they can, Pretty Archie have just released their cover of “Linger” from The Cranberries’ 1993 album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?. Continue reading Music Video: Watch Pretty Archie Cover The Cranberries’ ‘Linger’
2020 East Coast Music Awards Still A Go In Newfoundland Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
With the WHO officially declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, we’ve quickly discovered another casualty of coronavirus: festival season. Major events like SXSW, Coachella, and the JUNO Awards have become the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, leading the list of festival already announced their cancellation or rescheduling. Despite the growing list of festivals to be effected by the virus, the East Coast Music Association have said there are no plans to cancel their 2020 awards show and conference happening in St. John’s, Newfoundland from April 29 to May 3. Continue reading 2020 East Coast Music Awards Still A Go In Newfoundland Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Music Video: Nap Eyes Procrastinate on Songwriting for ‘Mystery Calling’
Nap Eyes continue exploring the realm of improvisational song-writing with the third single from their upcoming album, Snapshot of a Beginner. With frontman Nigel Chapman tossing out a stream of consciousness for the band to shape into songs, “Mystery Calling” seems to elaborate on the process itself. Continue reading Music Video: Nap Eyes Procrastinate on Songwriting for ‘Mystery Calling’
Single: The Noisy Crows Agonize Over Romantic Fallout on ‘Do You Ever?’
Charlottetown’s The Noisy Crows hit hard and fast with an angst-filled new single, “Do You Ever?” It’s a high-energy crowd-pleaser, designed to ask, “Oh, no. What have I done?” in the wake of a relationship that was taken out back and shot, resulting in life-altering consequences, long nights of regret, and the unwitting abandonment of any hope of ever finding real happiness. Continue reading Single: The Noisy Crows Agonize Over Romantic Fallout on ‘Do You Ever?’