It’s that time of year again; families are busily trying to get ready for the holidays, Christmas music is playing everywhere you go, and that Atlantic Canadian winter weather had started to work its way in. Most would say that the warmth and love felt over the holiday season is enough to make it the most joyous season of the year, but not Fredericton’s Wicked Vices. With the release of their newest single ‘Irish Goodbye,’ they show that no holiday season is complete without some hard rock with post-industrial undertones to really get those ears ringing with holiday cheer. Continue reading Single: Wicked Vices’ Hard Rocking ‘Irish Goodbye’
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New Music: Deep Fryer’s ‘Rockin’ Right Hard’ Is Greasier Than A Bucket of Dixie Lee
Surfacing after an extensive bath in the uncleaned grease traps that lie in Fredericton hardcore act Deep Fryer is their new EP Rockin’ Right Hard. A product that leaves you with the same feeling of overindulgence as the Dixie Lee chicken on the cover, only with less regret, and you sweat out the calories instead on consuming them. Continue reading New Music: Deep Fryer’s ‘Rockin’ Right Hard’ Is Greasier Than A Bucket of Dixie Lee
The Case Of The Missing Salmon: Artwork Stolen From Uptown Saint John
Earlier this year, ten fibreglass salmon sculptures were created through a public art initiative coordinated by Discover Saint John and the Province of New Brunswick. Standing at six feet tall, the salmon sculptures would be painted by local artists and placed around Saint John’s uptown as an “urban kaleidoscope.” One of the ten salmon pieces went missing this week. Continue reading The Case Of The Missing Salmon: Artwork Stolen From Uptown Saint John
The Uncertain Future Of Arts And Culture In Saint John
In as little as four months, Saint John will lose its longstanding steward of arts and culture, Bernard Cormier. Cormier, who is in his 31st year as Cultural Affairs Officer (CAO) for the City of Saint John, is set to retire at the end of March 2018. With the City’s growing budgetary woes, it has refused to make any promises about keeping Bernard’s position once he retires. In an effort to convince mayor and council of the role’s importance, the Saint John Community Arts Board made a presentation at last Monday night’s common council meeting on November 27, 2017. Continue reading The Uncertain Future Of Arts And Culture In Saint John
New Music: LYLM Releases Action Packed EP ‘In Under Fourteen Highly Concentrated Minutes’
From Saint John rock staple Little You, Little Me comes a 13-minute EP jam-packed with high energy and memorable melodies. In fact, the name of the EP says it all: ‘In Under Fourteen Highly Concentrated Minutes.’ Continue reading New Music: LYLM Releases Action Packed EP ‘In Under Fourteen Highly Concentrated Minutes’