A constant fixture in Halifax’s live scene, Electric Spoonful has always offered consistently bold and booming rock with the energy turned up to eleven. Now, following their end of the year debut album Caravan Fire, the group is taking a step out of their traditional hard blues rock home and into some stranger waters. This double single release of “Storebot” and “Seeing Double” shows off some interesting growth from the band. Continue reading Electric Spoonful Revel in Their Strange Side With Two New Singles
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Sloan’s Patrick Pentland Launches Solo Project – Fuzzed Out
As one-quarter of Canadian rock juggernaut Sloan for 30 years now, many fans will immediately recognize Patrick Pentland, one of most prolific voices in Canadian rock and roll, on his new solo project, Fuzzed Out. Pentland has just released two new tracks, “My Own Worst Enemy,” and “Sitting With My Back to the Wall,” both of which feature Pentland performing all of the instruments, save drums which are played by Dean Bentley. Continue reading Sloan’s Patrick Pentland Launches Solo Project – Fuzzed Out
Neptune Theatre Makes Plan to Reopen With Fundraising Performances
Neptune Theatre are taking steps to reopen their doors for their 2021-2022 season, beginning a series of small concerts and play readings.
Neptune Theatre has, notably, been closed for the last 11 months of the pandemic. It’s understandable that some momentum may have been lost. While they’re eager to welcome audiences back for live performances, they’re going to need help to get the ball rolling on a new season. Continue reading Neptune Theatre Makes Plan to Reopen With Fundraising Performances
No, It’s Fine. Break Down ‘(It’s Nice to Pretend) We Wrote These Songs’ Cover-by-Cover
Halifax’s self-described sadsacks No, It’s Fine. might be between EPs at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they’re ignoring you. Rather than loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for your ears, they’re filling the interim by loudly crooning a collection of heart-wrought songs, painstakingly crafted for someone else’s ears.
Their new album, (It’s Nice To Pretend) We Wrote These Songs, is a loose series of ten songs written by strangers for strangers which your ears will benefit from all the same, thanks to the band’s painstaking double heart-wrought process.
Despite the estranged sources of this material, this collection of covers has been lovingly chosen with all the intimacy of a mixtape. And so, we’ve asked No, It’s Fine.’s Cailen Pygott to spell out his choices for us.
Nova Scotian Musician Calls for the Creation of a Federal Support Fund
Nova Scotian musician Robert Campbell says that he is concerned that Atlantic Canadian musicians haven’t shown more interest in a petition calling for financial support from the Government of Canada for both the music industry and music education. Continue reading Nova Scotian Musician Calls for the Creation of a Federal Support Fund