2018 has been shaping up to be the year of pop-punk anthems and concept albums and we’re pretty okay with that. It’s almost as if current events have spurred a certain level of societal angst and need for discourse. Go figure.
We’ve put a team of our best scientists together, and while they haven’t manage to solve any of the world’s problems, they have successfully worked out this list of the best music of the year (so far).
Returning for its seventh year to host a week-long celebration of la fête nationale de l’Acadie is the Festival Acadie Rock from August 11th to 18th. The festival will be bringing the city of Moncton alive with the spirit of la francophonie through music, literature, comedy and visual art. Continue reading Festival Acadie Rock Stretches Out Celebrations for la Journée Nationale de l’Acadie for an Entire Week
New Brunswick’s music scene is like a Large Hadron Collider. There’s an ongoing process of repeatedly smashing things together to see what works until something flies off. One such experiment was The Names And Faces, which featured some of Fredericton’s more promising musicians. In 2011 they produced West Of Here, their only album, and a single video that replaced the band with stop-motion pipe-cleaner stand-ins. Continue reading Lost & Found: The Names And Faces — the Short-lived Fredericton Supergroup
In the spirit of rock and roll tropes, Saint John’s Tooth & the Fang have released a standalone video for their new single “Lady of a Thousand Clouds” that takes viewers through a leisurely afternoon breakfast routine. While the early bird may get the worm, the late riser gets brinner, and that’s a million times better than worms. Continue reading Music Video: Tooth & The Fang Advocate For Brinner On ‘Lady Of A Thousand Clouds’
New Brunswick is a bastion of artistic and musical talent. Maybe it’s something in the water, maybe it’s part of the culture, but the quality and quantity of artists that get turned out of the province is staggering. There’s been no better time to show off that fact than during this year’s National Community and Campus Radio Conference. Continue reading Hometown Heroes Gathers New Brunswick’s Hottest Bands
