I guess there’s really no turning back at this point. 2020 is going to happen, and we’re going to be fearful, frustrated, confused, and righteously angry. And when we emerge from all of this, hopefully, we will do better.
Here is everything we covered in May, 2020.
Features
A Word with His Holiness — A Q&A with Papal Visit’s Adam Mowery on ‘Where Do They Swim?’
May 7, 2020 by Alexander MacNeil
Corey Isenor Doesn’t Care What You Think
May 23, 2020 by Alexander MacNeil
News
Iceberg Alley Performance Tent Cancels 2020 Festival
May 6, 2020 by The East
Future Spring: Tim Kukula on the Future of Future Forest and their First Digital Festival
May 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Thunder & Lightning: Sackville Pub Closes Indefinitely
May 14, 2020 by The East
Future Forest: Festival Announce 2020 Virtual Spring Line-up
May 22, 2020 by Alex Cook
Pocologan Productions Bring Live Music Back to New Brunswick With Sussex Drive-In
May 25, 2020 by Alex Cook
Kings Landing Welcoming Visitors for 2020 with New Social Distancing Measures
May 27, 2020 by Alex Cook
Provincial Outreach Officer Returns to New Brunswick Museum as Foundation’s New Executive Director
May 28, 2020 by The East
Music Releases
New Music: Halifax’s Quiet Parade Skew Pop-Rock With ‘The Will to Weather the Storm’
May 1, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
New Music: Sherman Downey’s New Album Shows Us the ‘New Beautiful’
May 1, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Michael S. Ryan’s Decade Old Song About His Last Career Setback, ‘This Way’
May 5, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Émilie Landry Sings From Her Heart on ‘Arroser les fleurs’
May 9, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: REY D is Ready to Risk it All ‘4 Love’
May 10, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Single: MAWZY’s ‘Long Gone Now’ Opens Hearts and Minds
May 12, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Atlas Release First Track ‘Secrets’ From Upcoming Album
May 12, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Single: Dylan Menzie Offers a Self-Reliant Shot in the Arm With ‘Have Faith’
May 13, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Moira Bren Pledges Proceeds from ‘Afraid of Your Heart’ to Combating Domestic Violence
May 15, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: See Through 4 Unveil ‘False Ghosts, Minor Fears’
May 16, 2020 by Camilo Villamizar
Single: Like A Motorcycle Question the Matrix on ‘Wide Awake’
May 18, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Joel Plaskett Releases Four-Album Mega Project with ’44’
May 19, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Tim Baker Releases Title-Track From New Ep ‘Survivors’
May 20, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Dylan Menzie’s ‘Lost in Dreams’ is Definitely a Dylan Menzie Album
May 22, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Rachel Beck Finds Inspiration at the Photocopier for ‘At First Glance’
May 22, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Botfly Show Us a Softer Side With New Ep ‘At Home With Alex’
May 25, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Single: Millians Debuts an Anthem for Escapism with ‘Edge of California’
May 26, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Adyn Townes Warns Against the Dangers of Overthinking on ‘Leave It Alone’
May 28, 2020 by Heidi-Lyn O’Connor
New Music: The Journey of the Nebullama Knows No Limits on ‘Vol. 1’
May 30, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
New Music: Norma MacDonald Balances Nostalgia and Hope on ‘Old Future’
May 31, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Single: Nathaniel Cole Pits Vices Against Creativity on ‘Give It Up’
May 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
Video Releases
Music Video: Beauts Return to a World We May Never See Again on ‘Shut In’
May 2, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: The Burning Hell Yearn for the Forbidden Fruit of Human Contact on ‘I Want to Drink in a Bar’
May 6, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Jont Manifests Positivity Through an Exercise in Gratitude with ‘Thank You For My Happiness’
May 12, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Loviet Flirts with the Intoxication of Romance ‘The Thrill’
May 12, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Lawrence Maxwell Combines Country Music and Psychedelics on ‘We Were the Water’
May 15, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Kylie Fox Taps Friends to Appear in ‘Cool Feet’
May 15, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: P’tit Belliveau Spans a Lifetime in ‘L’eau entre mes doigts’
May 16, 2020 by Micaela Cocburn
Music Video: Mallory Johnson Revisits Your Late Night Misadventures on ‘Drunk Mind, Sober Heart’
May 20, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Rich Aucoin Announces New ‘United States’ LP, Shares Anti-Gun Protest Anthem ‘Reset’
May 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Air Traffic Control Saunter to the Edge on ‘End of the Road’
May 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
Art News
Handworks Gallery Prepares for Reopening in Saint John as Province Enters ‘Orange Phase’
May 12, 2020 by The East
Food & Drink News
Fredericton Al Fresco: City Announces Plans for Bistro-Style Dining in Public Spaces
May 19, 2020 by The East
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