Nova Scotia pianist Jennifer King presents a selection of etudes by award-winning composer Emily Doolittle. An interesting work to analyse, Minute Etudes collects six of Doolittle’s one-minute pieces, captured live from King’s performance. Each piece intends to exercise a facet of composition while also invoking a target emotion. The entire work is under ten minutes long. Continue reading New Music: Jennifer King Performs Emily Doolittle’s ‘Minute Etudes’
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Music Video: North of Nowhere Sing of Love and Addiction on ‘HER’
North of Nowhere, a rock band with punk sensibilities out of Amherst, Nova Scotia, have released their a video for “HER,” their latest single about love and addiction. Continue reading Music Video: North of Nowhere Sing of Love and Addiction on ‘HER’
Music Video: The Trews Hint at Plenty of New Music With Release of ‘Touch’
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since The Trews released their last album, Civilianaires, mostly because it’s still in heavy rotation and regularly providing the anthem for spontaneous office dance parties. The album proves the band haven’t lost their edge at all; debuting at #1 on the Alternative Album Chart, their JUNO nomination for Rock Album of the Year, and winning them Rock Group of The Year at Canadian Music Week’s Jim Bean Indie Awards. So it’s a little curious when “Touch,” the new video from The Trews, is all about feeling disconnected. Maybe that rock and roll lifestyle has been just a little bit too good.
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Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian
Knotty by Nature, the annual music festival held on the grounds of The Ovens Natural Park in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, was scheduled to take place on September 7th, but nature* had other plans in mind. With Hurricane Dorian heading up the Atlantic Seaboard, festival organizers have pulled the plug on what would have been the festival’s 7th year. Continue reading Knotty by Nature Cancelled by Hurricane Dorian
Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’
Dave Gunning’s latest album, Up Against The Sky, has been keeping him busy – busy enough to announce not only another round of touring with a series of dates in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but now the album is being treated to a vinyl release. To celebrate the news he’s released “Ferris Wheel” as the album’s latest single; a nostalgia fuelled track about kinder, simpler times. Continue reading Single: Dave Gunning Announces Vinyl Release and Tour with ‘Ferris Wheel’