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Monthly Roundup: June 2018

With black-fly season, June-bug season and the majority of mosquito season behind us, we can finally get out and enjoy all of the beautiful nature our side of the country has to offer. But also festivals, festivals, festivals.

Features

Songs Behind The Stories: Thomas Stajcer Walks Us Through ‘In The Long Run’
June 13, 2018 by The East

Music News

Backroad Ball Returns For Third Year – Announces Lineup, Workshops & More
June 7, 2018 by The East

Mud City Meltdown Announce 2018 Lineup – Includes The Sadies And Caroline Savoie
June 8, 2018 by The East

Summer’s End Folk Festival Take Us Back to the ’80s With Their 2018 Lineup Video
June 9, 2018 by The East

Exclusive: Pocologan Camp Party Hints At An End To Secrecy — Announces 2018 Lineup
June 11, 2018 by The East

Halifax Pop Explosion Tease Ten Artists From 2018 Lineup
June 12, 2018 by The East

Tay Creek Folk Festival Brings In Gems From Ontario, Quebec, And Nova Scotia For 2018 Lineup
June 14, 2018 by The East

The Blacktop Ball Announce Their 2018 Lineup — Featuring The Hypochondriacs And Jessie Brown
June 19, 2018 by The East

Laughing Heart Music: New Label Gets Launched Out Of Halifax
June 19, 2018 by Alex Cook

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Tease Handful Of Performers From 2018 Lineup
June 20, 2018 by The East

SappyFest Announce An Almost Nearly Complete 2018 Lineup
June 21, 2018 by The East

Festival Inspire Prepares For Its Fourth Artistic Extravaganza
June 21, 2018 by The East

New Glasgow’s Riverfront Jubilee Honours Carlton Munroe With Songwriting Circle & Announces 2018 Lineup
June 22, 2018 by Alex Cook

Music Releases

New Music: The Stratified Embrace The East Coast With ‘Crashing The Night Sky’
June 1, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

Single: Kids Losing Sleep Debuts With ‘In Love No More’
June 1, 2018 by Alex Cook

New Music: Waterfront Fire’s ‘Stillwater Lake’ Will Blow You Out Of The Water
June 2, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Womb To Tomb’s Edgy Folk Debut ‘Meat And Bones’
June 4, 2018 by Maggie McLean

New Music: Kilmore Shows Their Dark Side In ‘Call of the Void’
June 5, 2018 by Micaela Cockburn

Single: Rick Sparkes + The Enablers Visit New Brunswick On ‘Nashwaak’
June 5, 2018 by The East

New Music: ‘Plain Sight’ Tyler Messick’s Latest A Love Letter To Music
June 5, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

Single: Fluffy Little Cowboys Bring Indie Vibes And Prepare For Tour With ‘You Can’t Catch Me’
June 6, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Raglan Road’s Self-titled a Nod to Seaside Classics
June 6, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: The Barra MacNeils Display Cape Breton Proudly With ‘On The Bright Side’
June 6, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Matt Steele & The Sunset Corvette Return With ‘Half Girl Half Ghost’
June 7, 2018 by Alex Cook

New Music: ‘Captain Myles & The SPR’ Pat LePoidevin’s Latest An Enrapturing Space Opera
June 8, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Michael Feuerstack Revels in the Beauty of the Ordinary on ‘Natural Weather’
June 11, 2018 by Ben Dickey

Single: AWAL’s ‘On Their Feet’ An EDM Ultra Combo
June 15, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Dartmouth’s Dumpster Mummy Is Back With A New Voice and Album
June 15, 2018 by Johnny James

New Music: Mike Legere’s ‘Ourselves In Public’ Thrusts The Societal Lens Into The Spotlight
June 16, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

Single: The Backstays Release Debut Single ‘Dreams’
June 22, 2018 by Alex Cook

New Music: Ben Caplan’s ‘Old Stock’ is an Old-World Musical Bender
June 26, 2018 by Ben Dickey

New Music: Brookside Mall Roll Back the Year With ‘Twenty Thirteen’
June 29, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Power Party Debuts With Pair Of Energized Singles
June 29, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: Paul O’Brien’s ‘Years and Not Just Days’ Combines Great Ideas With Great Melodies
June 30, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

New Music: The Bloody Hell Make a Strong Entrance with Self-titled Debut
June 30, 2018 by Micaela Cockburn

Video Releases

Music Video: Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth Capture Live Performance Of ‘Breathe For You’
June 6, 2018 by Alex Cook

Music Video: Aron Scott Earthquake’s ‘Tonight’ A Heavy-Hitting Dose Of Hard Rock
June 14, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

Music Video: The Galpines Challenge Our Consumerist Society On ‘Visa Bill Blues’
June 18, 2018 by Alex Cook

Music Video: ‘She Ain’t Gotta Do Much’ A Deviation From Classified’s Discography
June 20, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

Music Video: Cadence’s ‘The Watcher on the Rocks’ Gets Pointed With Environmentalism in Saint John
June 28, 2018 by Alex Cook

Music Video: Kenny James Gets Spiritual With ‘Guardian Angel’
June 29, 2018 by Alex Cook

Festival Experiences

Living Roots Flourishes in Fredericton with Careful Curation
June 9, 2018 by The East

East Coast Music Awards Are Best With A Message
June 26, 2018 by The East

Hometown Heroes Gathers News Brunswick’s Hottest Bands
June 30, 2018 by The East

Theatre News

In Review: Solo Chicken Production’s ‘A Record Of Us’ Takes On The Work of David Adams Richards
June 2, 2018 by Charlotte Simmons

East Coast Music Awards Are Best With A Message

Each year, thousands gather in an east coast city to celebrate many of our most talented and successful local musicians. Returning this year to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the East Coast Music Awards brought excitement and an impressive lineup of shows to the city once again. It was a genuine pleasure to see a showcase of the abundance of talent here, and it was fun to get out just to enjoy the music. Our humble little side of this country has so much to offer when it comes to musicians, and it was a privilege to get to see so much of it in one place.

Some acts over the course of the weeklong musical showcase stuck out as being particularly memorable. Continue reading East Coast Music Awards Are Best With A Message

Festival Inspire Prepares For Its Fourth Artistic Extravaganza

Moncton’s annual Festival Inspire will be hitting the murals for the fourth time from July 9th to 14th. Throughout Moncton’s downtown area, festival-goers will once again have the opportunity to engage with art of all genres, locally and internationally, and will be presented with fan-favourite, free-of-charge activities, such as the Colour Party paint fight. Continue reading Festival Inspire Prepares For Its Fourth Artistic Extravaganza

SappyFest Announce An Almost Nearly Complete 2018 Lineup

SappyFest, New Brunswick’s most earnest indie weirdo music festival have come within inches of announcing their full 2018 festival lineup, probably. Today’s festival roster packs a punch of local favourites and enough names to flesh out a weekend worth of music, though some of their obscure language hints that the festival may still have be a few surprises left in the wings. Continue reading SappyFest Announce An Almost Nearly Complete 2018 Lineup