Welcome to a shiny new decade! As is tradition, we have already marked the occasion by writing the year incorrectly several times. January has been a curious month full of music; the teaser trailer for February’s album release bonanza. Here’s everything we managed to cover.
Features
Video: Pocologan Camp Party 2019
January 4, 2020 by The East
Lost & Found: Terra Spencer Unearths a Treasure Trove of Silly Songs and More
January 25, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music News
OBEY Convention Rebrands as EVERYSEEKER – Announces New Winter Performance and Workshop Series
January 8, 2020 by Alex Cook
Shivering Songs Unveils Full 2020 Line-Up
January 10, 2020 by Alex Cook
Festival (506) Returns to Edmundston for 2020
January 15, 2020 by The East
Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2020 Awards Show Line-up
January 15, 2020 by The East
Pocologan Camp Party Announces Big Move for 2020
January 26, 2020 by Alex Cook
Tell Tale Harbour: Alan Doyle Recruited for New Theatre Production
January 27, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
The JUNO Awards: East Coast Artists Receive Seven 2020 JUNO Award Nominations
January 28, 2020 by The East
MusicNL Announce Their Complete 2019 Award Winners
January 28, 2020 by The East
Music Releases
Single: Guy Paul Thibault’s ‘Sparkle and Shine’ is a Momentary Escape from January
January 9, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Good Dear Good Debut Their First Official Release – ‘The Storm’
January 10, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Voodoo Sometimes Go for Storytelling and Depth on the Gently Funky ‘Hummingbird’s Vice’
January 10, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Jeff Hope Makes Up For Lost Time with ‘Fill The Void’
January 13, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Sarah Harmer Opens New Album With ‘St. Peter’s Bay’ – Split Between Love and Prince Edward Island
January 13, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Mark Fewer & Hank Knox Revive Vivaldi’s Lost ‘Manchester Sonatas’
January 16, 2020 by Jeremy Thomas Gilmer
Single: The Royal Volts Get Bluesy With ‘Bad Thing’
January 17, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Rick Sparkes + the Enablers Trade Places for ‘Frank Munroe Digs a Hole’
January 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Jonah Haché Returns With First Solo Album in Five Years — ‘That World Already Ended’
January 22, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Joel Plaskett Kicks Off New Quadruple Album Release With ‘Head Over Heels Into Heaven’
January 24, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: The Stanfields Have All The Fun With ‘Classic Fadeout’
January 24, 2020 by Maggie McLean
New Music: Taktus Reflect the Works of the Legendary Philip Glass with ‘Mirrored Glass’
January 24, 2020 by Camilo Villamizar
Single: KINLEY Re-Visits Her Message of Empowerment on ‘Washington’
January 24, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Austin Eatman Hits Hard With Debut Album ‘Broken Radio’
January 27, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Within Harms Reach Debut With the Double Release of ‘Colours’ and ‘Supernova’
January 27, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Single: The Burning Hell’s Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom Release New Slacker Anthem ‘Never Work’
January 29, 2020 by Alex Cook
Video Releases
Music Video: Carry the Lost Break the Solace of Windsor’s Textile Mill for ‘Battle Tested’
January 6, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Poised for Global Domination with ‘Gimme More’
January 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Alli Walker Reminds Us That Everything Adds Up With ‘Little Things’
January 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Simon Daniel Lets Loose with ‘Nightcrawler’
January 13, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Motherhood Embrace Obsolescence with VHS Release for ‘Live from Sedalia’
January 14, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: The Ever-Evolving Mike Trask Paints a Picture of ‘The Painter’
January 15, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Rachel Beck Captures Strength, Beauty, and Empowerment with ‘Warrior’ – Announces New Album
January 17, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: CHELL Questions the Value of Modern Media With ‘T.M.I’
January 19, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Music Video: Nap Eyes Question ‘Mark Zuckerberg’ – Is He A Ghost? Where Are His Hands?
January 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: The Stanfields Brave a Strange New World for ‘Laser Beam’
January 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Premiere: Scientists of Sound Release a Dystopian Choose Your Own Adventure Video for ‘After It Bends’
January 22, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Music Video: Tachichi Pays Homage to Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in ‘Dead Fresh’
January 22, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Les Hay Babies Power Up Their Time Machine with ‘Same Old, Same Old’
January 22, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Music Video: Rose Cousins Preaches Patience, Generosity and Empathy on ‘The Return (Love Comes Back)’
January 24, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Jennah Barry Becomes Displaced From Time and Space in ‘Big Universe’ – Announces UK Dates
January 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
Film News
Atlantic Cinematheque: New Series Focuses on Atlantic Canadian Filmmakers
January 14, 2020 by The East
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