Flourish, the Fredericton-based festival for arts, culture, and music kicked off for their third consecutive year, from April 20th to 23rd. With over fifty musical acts, as well as short films, art installations, craft and zine expos and more, there was a lot to take in, so The East sent a team of writers and photographers to take in all they could manage. Continue reading Flourish Festival Finds Gems After Rocky Start
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Quality Block Party: New Festival Announces Saint John Dates Opposite ECMAs
With the East Coast Music Awards coming into town – bringing in acts from all across the Maritimes, and people from across the county- it has the potential to draw attention away from some of New Brunswick’s most unique musical talents. This is where the Quality Block Party comes in to ensure that those visiting Saint John get the full experience. Continue reading Quality Block Party: New Festival Announces Saint John Dates Opposite ECMAs
Here’s How You Can Listen To Everyone Nominated For The 2017 ECMAs In Saint John
This week the East Coast Music Association gathered in Saint John’s Market Square so that a stream of people could introduce an impossibly long list of performers and nominees that you might never have heard of. In preparation for the 2017 East Coast Music Awards, we thought we might save you the burden of having to spend years cultivating a general knowledge of local music, attending festival after gruelling festival, shaking all those industry hands, or even having to trouble yourself with google. Here’s that impossibly long list, but we’ve added links so by the time April rolls around you’ll know just what to look for. Continue reading Here’s How You Can Listen To Everyone Nominated For The 2017 ECMAs In Saint John
Peer Review: The Best Music Of 2016
With the ashes of 2016 now relegated to the annals of all time greatest dumpster fires, we might peruse with somber clarity what we’ve just endured (good luck 2017!). Not all of it was bad though, and sifting through that wreckage we’ve found that we’ve been left with a hefty collection of musical gems. So we’ve asked the experts what they thought, and according to them this is the best the year gave us. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music Of 2016
Peer Review: The Best Art Of 2016
The arts and culture limelight doesn’t always given divvied up evenly. Often the most attention goes to whoever makes the most noise, and between artists and musicians, the musicians are guaranteed to win. While they’re out performing, selling copies of their albums, and generally getting themselves in front of crowd most nights of the week, artists will quietly toil away in their studios working towards what is likely a showing six months down the road at a single gallery. So as the end of the year lists have been rolling out, showcasing all the top songs to come out that year, we thought we might shed a little extra light on the artists by producing our own list of the best art created by East coast artists this year, as suggested by the people who know best: other East coast artists. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Art Of 2016