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Our Favourite Murals From Festival Inspire 2019

Festival Inspire continued strong this summer by bringing in artists from all over the world to paint Dieppe and Moncton for its fifth year. The week long event saw many visitors who enjoyed watching the progression of the pieces from start to finish. In addition to the murals giving local buildings a facelift, this year several large, but far more portable, paintings were also included in the festival which will be auctioned off later, and a new hotel will soon be revealing some very special pieces that were completed before its opening.

We picked our favourite pieces from this year’s Festival Inspire. If you haven’t already been out to see all the murals around Moncton, let this be your guided tour to the ones we liked best. Continue reading Our Favourite Murals From Festival Inspire 2019

Music Video: Partner Perform an Uncanny Cover of Rush’s ‘Limelight’

Canadian prog rock legends Rush have been providing staple cover songs for technically proficient bar room rockers for half a century now, but none come to mind that quite nail Geddy Lee’s polarizing vocals like Partner’s Josée Caron. The band released a cover of “Limelight” from their Polaris Heritage Prize session, and it’s eerily spot on. Continue reading Music Video: Partner Perform an Uncanny Cover of Rush’s ‘Limelight’

Cirque du Soleil Break the Ice With “Crystal” and a Whole New Style

Cirque du Soleil certainly need no introduction, but their new show “Crystal” is breaking new ground and offering audiences an all new type of circus experience by introducing the element of ice. Tackling the fusion of aerial acrobatics and ice skating for the first time, the performance promises to stun with, dare we say it, death-defying feats. Continue reading Cirque du Soleil Break the Ice With “Crystal” and a Whole New Style