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Music

Pete’s ‘Songs for Theo’ Just Gave Us the Perfect Soundtrack for Nap Time

Boy, it’s been forever since The Nerdz tore up the stage back in 2007.  For Peter MacDonald, who goes professionally by the diminutive moniker ‘Pete’, it was his first chance to play in a band—he was in the fifth grade—but not his first crack at performing. That’s something he’s been doing his whole life having grown up in the theatre. His parents, Peter MacDonald Sr. and Ronalda Hutton MacDonald operate a musical theatre production company. Since he was five years old, MacDonald has lived in the glow of stage lights.   Continue reading Pete’s ‘Songs for Theo’ Just Gave Us the Perfect Soundtrack for Nap Time →

Music

Piero Baiani’s ‘All You Desire’ Takes You Back to the ‘80s Without All the Fuss of Hairspray and High-Tops

I think it’s safe to say that if we took a peek at most people’s Christmas list this year, the desire to go back in time might be high on a lot of them. The uncertainty of the past year would almost certainly wane if we could only go back to the times before all of this madness, right?

Enter Piero Baiani and his debut album All You Desire. While he may not have a magic wand to wave at time travel or hypotheticals, what he does have is a solid rock and roll record that will take you back to a time long before rapid tests and gathering limits. Continue reading Piero Baiani’s ‘All You Desire’ Takes You Back to the ‘80s Without All the Fuss of Hairspray and High-Tops →

Music

Dylan Devoe’s ‘Words and Sounds’ Proves You Only Need Two Ingredients to Make a Great Record

Cape Breton Island is a speck of rock sitting on the map. Just a little brother hanging around the heels of Nova Scotia, so it’s often easy to miss. Maybe this is why it has always felt the need to yell so loud.

It has hit above its weight in the music scene, been a kingpin in the coal mining industry, and secured its place in the history books by being home to the fortress of Louisbourg; an integral location in the French/English battles that shaped much of what Canada is today. It’s here that we start the conversation about Dylan Devoe’s latest album, Words and Sounds. Continue reading Dylan Devoe’s ‘Words and Sounds’ Proves You Only Need Two Ingredients to Make a Great Record →

Stage

A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters

Alan Doyle is on his way to Ottawa. The much-loved frontman of Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea, and member of the Order of Canada shouldn’t have a hard time finding a good table anywhere, but he’s not looking to throw his weight around.

What he is doing is setting out on a concert tour that will see him crisscross Canada and the United States before crossing the pond to Europe in October of 2022.

This kind of schedule is old hat to Doyle. He’s spent his adult life travelling and entertaining folks the world over but a quick look at his itinerary reveals a gap that starts in May 2022 and keeps him off the road until October of the same year, and it’s within this gap that he is excited to announce his live theatre debut. Continue reading A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters →