Welcome to the end of 2020. All we’re going to say is that we’re glad to have survived and if we don’t get struck by a meteor tomorrow, we will call it a win.
Here is everything we covered in December of 2020.
Features
The Future of Music is DIY: A Conversation with Alex MacNeil and Andy MacInnis
December 21, 2020 by Paul Baker
The 2020 Christmas Playlist
December 22, 2020 by The East
The Best Music of 2020
December 28, 2020 by The East
Peer Review: The Best Music of 2020
December 30, 2020 by The East
Joel Plaskett and Sloan’s Chris Murphy Bring to Life Matthew Grimson’s ‘Prize for Writing’
December 31, 2020 by Heidi-Lyn O’Connor
Our Top Stories of 2020
December 31, 2020 by The East
Dennis Ellsworth Pivots Away From Streaming Services Ahead of Triple-Album Release
December 31, 2020 by Alex Cook
News
Atlantic Canadians Receive 15 Nominations for 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards
December 1, 2020 by The East
Rube & Rake and The Heavy Horses Frontrunners for 2020 MusicNL Award Nominees
December 10, 2020 by The East
Cavendish Beach Music Festival Announces Holiday Hangout with Brett Kissel
December 12, 2020 by Alex Cook
Catherine MacLellan Leads the Way for 2021 Music PEI Award Nominations
December 18, 2020 by The East
FilmPEI Announces Four New Film 4Ward Projects for 2021
December 18, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Neptune Theatre Announces Patricia Cerra as First Artistic Director Intern
December 23, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Music Releases
Classified Brings Us the Gift of a Hip Hop Holiday with ‘The Bells Are Ringing’
December 1, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Maxim Cormier Celebrates Music and Family with ‘Maxim and Gervais Cormier: Live at the Fortress of Louisbourg’
December 2, 2020 by Camilo Villamizar
Tomato/Tomato Go for Sunshine and Nostalgia on ‘It’ll Come Around’
December 4, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Sound Drown Release Long-Awaited Debut LP ‘Selfish Reasons’
December 4, 2020 by Sarah Hellingwerf
Thomas Stajcer Challenges the Odds, the Universe and Bad Ideas on ‘If I Had One Bottle More’
December 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Sleepy Kicks Are All Charm on Debut EP ‘Hard Left’
December 8, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Meg Warren Blows the Doors Off with Solo Debut ‘A Thousand Ways’
December 9, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Inn Echo Gives Us Hope for Spring to Return on ‘Winter’s End’
December 9, 2020 by Paul Baker
TV Wife Soundtracks Everybody’s Self-Isolation on ‘Indoor Kids’
December 9, 2020 by Paul Baker
Go, Homeboy! Welcomes Us to His World on ‘Tale of the Mixtape’
December 10, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Robbie Tucker Crafts One of the Strangest Christmas Records You’ll Ever Hear With ‘Peppermints’
December 10, 2020 by Paul Baker
Hemineglect Still Searching for Their Sound on ‘Is Obsolete’
December 11, 2020 by Paul Baker
Moment of Eclipse Delivers a Retro Rock Ride with ‘Obsessive, Compulsive’
December 11, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Leona Burkey Releases Most Folk-Forward Offering to Date ‘Sitting Tight’
December 14, 2020 by Maggie McLean
The Stanfields Remind Us What Live Shows Felt Like on ‘Welcome to the Ball’
December 15, 2020 by Paul Baker
Magnetic North Lump Pandemics and Bad Relationships in the Same Box With ‘Want Out’
December 15, 2020 by Alex Cook
Dylan Menzie Doubles Down on the Holiday Spirit with ‘I Guess I’ll Cancel Christmas’
December 16, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Kirk Wells Proves Good Things Come to Those Who Wait on ‘Dahlia’
December 17, 2020 by Paul Baker
Duke Skookum Shows Us the Truth Is Out There on ‘Last Winter’ and ‘Mystery’
December 18, 2020 by Paul Baker
The Town Heroes Showcase Hits That Have Mellowed and Improved With Age on ‘Again’
December 18, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Mear’s ‘A Day of Light’ Offers an Irish Smile to Stay the Apocalypse
December 21, 2020 by Jeremy Thomas Gilmer
Sleepless Nights’ ‘Every Word Is a Trap’ Will Capture Your Mind and Heart, Along With Everything Else
December 27, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Rusty James Aims to Please on Debut Album ‘Wishing Well’
December 31, 2020 by Maggie McLean
Video Releases
Noah Malcolm Faces His Music With a Smile in ‘If Not’
December 2, 2020 by Charlotte Simmons
Keonté Beals Finds the Line Between a Good Time and Bad Behaviour on ‘Vodka x Me’
December 3, 2020 by Alex Cook
Ryan MacGrath Reaches for the Light With ‘Before Dawn’
December 3, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Fredericton Chamber Pop Duo Pallmer Connect to Their Home on ‘Quiet Clapping’
December 4, 2020 by Brandon Lorimer
Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Suggests ‘Krakow’ Contains a Deeper, Darker Tale Than Most Songs Have a Right To
December 4, 2020 by Alex Cook
Tara MacLean & Adam Brazier Perform a Duet of Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘A Song for a Winter’s Night’
December 4, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Spirit of the Wildfire Show They Don’t Mind a Little Casual Observation on ‘CCTV’
December 4, 2020 by Alex Cook
Tye Dempsey Captures All the Buzz of a Late Night Road Trip on ‘Spirit of the Street’
December 5, 2020 by Alex Cook
Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Paint an Impressionistic Picture on ‘Cézanne’
December 7, 2020 by Paul Baker
Mike Trask Visits His Own Pepperland on ‘Yellow Sky’
December 7, 2020 by Alex Cook
Joel Plaskett Gathers Friends and Musicians for a Live Off the Floor Recording of ‘A Benefit 4 Dreamland’
December 8, 2020 by Alex Cook
The Bloody Hell Tackle the Elephant in the Room With ‘Nobody Cares About America Anymore’
December 11, 2020 by Alex Cook
Loviet Gets Out of the Business of Being Her Own Worst Enemy on ‘Dullshine’
December 11, 2020 by Alex Cook
Keeper E. Shows Us That Falling in Love Isn’t as Simple as It Seems on ‘Please Don’t Tell Me’
December 14, 2020 by Paul Baker
Sundae Girl Express a Little Self-Doubt on ‘Faces’
December 14, 2020 by Alex Cook
The Stanfields Put a Twist on Dolly Parton’s Christmas Classic With ‘(I’ll Stay Home) With Bells On’
December 16, 2020 by Matt Hayes
Brooklyn Blackmore Provides a Little Bit of Warmth With Her Video for ‘Chasing the Sunset’
December 18, 2020 by Paul Baker
Travis Cormier Prepares for Next Album With a Tale of Love at First Sight on ‘She’s Gonna Be a Song’
December 18, 2020 by Alex Cook
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