Thanks to the Atlantic Canadian Bubble, August was the month we returned to socially-distanced theatre productions and the briefest of encounters with open-air live music. We might not be ready to dive back in with both feet, but it was nice to have just a taste. The new normal is still a long way off but in the meantime, we sure have a lot of new albums to review.
Here is everything we covered in August of 2020.
Features
Our Top Picks for Can’t-Miss Shows at Fundy Fringe Festival 2020
August 15, 2020 by The East
News
Miramichi’s Vogue Theatre Destroyed by Fire
August 9, 2020 by Alex Cook
FIN Stream Goes Digital for 2020 – Film Festival Virtually Showcases Local and International Films
August 19, 2020 by The East
Harvest Returns for Celebration of 29½ Years With Streamed Festival Experience
August 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
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: Lvbor Cvmp’s ‘Bad Taste’ Brimming With Bright Spots, Room for Improvement
August 7, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
New Music: Christian Howse Tackles the Transitional on ‘Liminal’
August 8, 2020 by Maggie McLean
New Music: June Body Go Acoustic on ‘Negatives, Vol. 1’, Release Accompanying Mini-Doc
August 8, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Bleum Comes In Swinging Hard With ‘Welcome To My Life’
August 10, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Tyler Hache Flexes Hard on Historical Fiction with ‘Let the Colours Run’
August 12, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Elevate The Virus Debut New Vocalist on ‘Ramshackle’
August 13, 2020 by Brady Walsh
Single: Halifax’s Burry Compares LGBTQ2A+ Music Industry Struggles to the Life of Van Gogh With ‘Yellow Paint’
August 14, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Nurture Nurture Create a Community With ‘Lonely Habits’
August 14, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: A.J.H. Gillis & The Delusions of Grandeur Are Rootless on ‘Positively Jaded’
August 18, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Partner Embrace Post Classic Rock and the Value of a Good Theme Song – Announce New Album with Two New Tracks
August 19, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Moira Bren Gets Disconnected in New Surroundings on ‘Just Cars’
August 20, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Mitch Currie Comes Back From the Edge of the World on ‘Shininin”
August 20, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Fungus Get Sanguine Over the Inevitability of Change on ‘Time’
August 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Hunter J. Wilson Releases Atmospheric EP ‘If Nothing Happens at All, I’m Leaving’
August 23, 2020 by Maggie McLean
New Music: Brandon Voyeur’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ Sets a Dark, Alluring Example for Art Rock
August 23, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: Ofra Harnoy, Alan Doyle and Maureen Ennis Cover Ron Hynes’ Classic ‘St. John’s Waltz’
August 25, 2020 by Alex Cook
New Music: Matt Boudreau Ends the World 11 Times Over With ‘Armageddon’
August 26, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Single: Brandon Howard Roy Pens a Love Letter to Distant Friends With ‘Here Now’
August 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: TWRP Announce New Album With a Track About Your Moms – ‘Only The Best’
August 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: Wicked Vices Make Some Changes to Arrive at ‘Butterfly’
August 28, 2020 by Alex Cook
Single: COMPOSIT Combine Pop-Rock and 8-Bit Nostalgia for ‘ALPHA’
August 29, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Single: North of Nowhere Emerge From Quarantine With ‘Memories’
August 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
Video Releases
Music Video: Brandon Voyeur Faces a Crisis of Identity on ‘Not Dead Yet’
August 1, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Harvey Alexander Gets Surreal With ‘Green Pillow’
August 4, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Adyn Townes Cracks Open the Family Video Vault for ‘Kids’
August 5, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Quote the Raven Sing of the Highs and Lows of Life in the Music Industry on ‘Hope’
August 6, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Dog Day Put Their Human Suits on for ‘Pictures’
August 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Paige Penney Holds Hope for a Return to Normal on ‘When All Is Said and Done’
August 11, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: The Bloody Hell Go Full Slasher on ‘Last Word’
August 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Like a Motorcycle Announce Sophomore Album with New Single ‘Swept Out’
August 21, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: McKinley Morrison & Williams Showcase Saint John’s Imperial Theatre with ‘King’s Fountain Boogie’
August 23, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: All Mother Debut With a Heavy ‘Solemn Warning’
August 26, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Adam Baxter’s ‘These Days’ is an Act of Self-Care in Dark Times
August 27, 2020 by Alex Cook
Music Video: Levi Rowan’s ‘Let It Go’ is the Coolest Video We’ve Seen This Year
August 27, 2020 by Alex Cook
Literary Reviews
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion – Tyler LeBlanc’s Deep Dive Into the Acadian Deportation
August 19, 2020 by Micaela Cockburn
Theatre Reviews
In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World
August 14, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
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