Most of you will recognize Steve MacDougall as the friendly frontman from Slowcoaster. You can catch him cheerily singing away at music festivals for about half the year. But a recently-released short film from director Devin Casario gives us a look at how his life might have gone very differently. MacDougall stars in Black Guitar, which takes a look at some of the darker truths about the music industry. Continue reading Film: Black Guitar Features Slowcoaster Frontman & A Dark Truth About The Music Industry
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GroundSwell Music Festival Rebrands As Into The Night — Announces 2018 Headliners
GroundSwell Music are changing things up as they rebrand their annual GroundSwell Music Festival as Into The Night. For the third year, the Nova Scotia-based record label will be hosting their two-day takeover of Olympic Hall in Halifax on the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The event kicks off on March 16th, 2018 with some surprise Juno-nominee headliners. Continue reading GroundSwell Music Festival Rebrands As Into The Night — Announces 2018 Headliners
Music Video: Jont Creates Touching Video With His Father For ‘Old Traveller’
Jont & The Infinite Possibility already have a reputation for tugging at our heartstrings. They’ve embodied the image of the travelling band, moving from town to town like a small circus. They specialize in small venues and big connections. With the release of their new video for their song ‘Old Traveller’ from their latest album, An Old Innocence, Jont has given us a glimpse into one of the first and most important connections he’s ever made. Jont parallels his life and experience with those of his father in what is probably his most touching video yet. Continue reading Music Video: Jont Creates Touching Video With His Father For ‘Old Traveller’
Music Video: Rich Aucoin’s ‘Release’ Is Classy Yet Meditative
It has been over three years now since Halifax’s Rich Aucoin released Ephemeral, and maybe for good reason. The amount of energy, creative or otherwise, that he’s invested into his projects go above and beyond. And while his new video for his sing ‘Release’ is fairly straightforward, it serves as no exception: getting dressed up in a suit and going out to float in the ocean isn’t necessarily an every-day event. Continue reading Music Video: Rich Aucoin’s ‘Release’ Is Classy Yet Meditative
Music Video: Searching For Meaning In Nap Eyes’ ‘Every Time The Feeling’
Remember Nap Eyes? The Halifax band who dreamily won us over with their deadpan delivery of oblique metaphorical symbolism. The band whose Thought Rock Fish Scale ended up being one of our favourite albums of 2016 for reasons we’re still unable to define? They’re returning with their third album, I’m Bad Now, and have announced the release with a lyrics video for their song ‘Every Time The Feeling’. Continue reading Music Video: Searching For Meaning In Nap Eyes’ ‘Every Time The Feeling’