All posts by Micaela Cockburn

New Music: Motherhood Makes Us Question Our Sanity with ‘Dear Bongo,’

Ten days after the release of their latest single, “Constanza,” and one year after their previous album, Baby Teeth, Fredericton’s weirdo rockers Motherhood have hit us with another genre-bending doozy. Their newest album, Dear Bongo,, straps us in and takes us on a vivid journey. Continue reading New Music: Motherhood Makes Us Question Our Sanity with ‘Dear Bongo,’

Single: Motherhood Release Third Single ‘Costanza’ Ahead of New Album

Ahead of the March 1 release of Dear Bongo,, Fredericton’s avant-rock trio Motherhood has dropped the album’s third single, “Costanza.” The band’s own rendition of the Cramps’ remake of Charlie Feathers’s track “Can’t Hardly Stand It,” “Costanza” takes a heavier turn on the rockabilly classic. Continue reading Single: Motherhood Release Third Single ‘Costanza’ Ahead of New Album

Single: Tomato/Tomato’s ‘Kite Song’ is Warm Fuzzies and Big Horns

Not to say that Tomato/Tomato have had any false starts, but every band experience a period of finding their footing as they experience success on increasingly larger scales. Tomato/Tomato are less than a month away from releasing their new album, Canary in a Coal Mine, and it might just be the album they’re forever remembered for — it’s likely to dwarf their previous releases. Or, at the very least, “Kite Song,” the second official single off the album, is going to give away our strong predilections for a strong horn section.  Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato’s ‘Kite Song’ is Warm Fuzzies and Big Horns

Single: Don Brownrigg Flips the Script on Break Ups with ‘Bad Timing’

Just a month and a half after the release of his single “Room for Me,” Halifax-based but Newfoundland-born artist Don Brownrigg has released “Bad Timing.” Picking up the pace, his new track flips the script of of the last, bringing Brownrigg‘s overarching theme of heartbreak full circle. Continue reading Single: Don Brownrigg Flips the Script on Break Ups with ‘Bad Timing’

Big Band Bonanza! Jenn Russell Teams with Liberty Lane to Support Victims of Family Violence

On Friday, February 1st, 2019, Jenn Russell and her band will be hosting an event alongside Liberty Lane in support of victims of family violence. Big Band Bonanza! — officially the release party of Russell‘s second album, Triple Step — will be a night aimed at raising money that will directly go towards helping those victims, so that they can continue living happy and peaceful lives. Continue reading Big Band Bonanza! Jenn Russell Teams with Liberty Lane to Support Victims of Family Violence