Deep Roots Music Festival are returning for their 15th year with an impressive lineup of folk rock. The Wolfville, Nova Scotia based festival boasts headliners that include Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, Canada’s dapper troubadours The Sadies, and song-writing legend Valdy.
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New Music: Explore a World of Jazz on The Blue Lane’s Double Album ‘Blue Land (SOLAR/LUNAR)’
Halifax jazz trio The Blue Lane have created an entirely new world with their double concept album, Blue Land. The album is split into two parts – SOLAR and LUNAR. What makes these two sides different is open to interpretation, but they are nonetheless presented by the band as opposing paths. Both parts explore various ‘areas’ of Blue Land, taking us through landmarks of the kingdom and detailing a day in the life of its residents. Continue reading New Music: Explore a World of Jazz on The Blue Lane’s Double Album ‘Blue Land (SOLAR/LUNAR)’
Music Video: Christina Martin Echoes The Carpenters on ‘Impossible To Hold’
Somewhere between the sensuous crooning of Chris Isaak‘s “Wicked Games” and The Tragically Hip‘s “It’s a Good Life if you Don’t Weaken” is Christina Martin‘s “Impossible to Hold.” Taken from Martin‘s album by the same name, the new video features the Nova Scotian artist blurring the worlds between singer-songwriter and aggressive real-estate agent determined to sell you this to-die-for property, even if it means breaking out William Shatner’s power moves. Continue reading Music Video: Christina Martin Echoes The Carpenters on ‘Impossible To Hold’
New Music: Halifax’s Moonwake Strike a Balance on New EP ‘Phonetic Limbo’
Halifax indie group Moonwake have released their latest EP, Phonetic Limbo. With each member of the band bringing their own auditory touch to the project, Moonwake’s free-flowing style results in each track displaying its own dynamic energy. Continue reading New Music: Halifax’s Moonwake Strike a Balance on New EP ‘Phonetic Limbo’
New Music: Jeff Reilly and his Bass Clarinet Take an Avant-Garde Approach on ‘To Dream of Silence’
Our dreams are normally filled with silly images or outlandish situations – that is, if we remember them at all. Sometimes we might even experience nightmares that cause us to wake up in a cold sweat. Whatever the case, usually we just shrug them off and move on. Jeff Reilly’s dreams have always been particularly powerful, though. His dreams have been so powerful that they have led him to personal transformation. Continue reading New Music: Jeff Reilly and his Bass Clarinet Take an Avant-Garde Approach on ‘To Dream of Silence’