It’s officially spring. Along with the chirping of birds, a growing distrust in groundhogs, and the hope that we might see the return of greener foliage, comes the clockwork arrival of festival announcements. For St Andrew’s it marks the likelihood of hypothermia being downgraded from a promise to a possibility and the annual return of Paddlefest. Continue reading Paddlefest Announce 2017 Line-Up
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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
Fredericton’s Flourish Festival Announces Line-Up
Fredericton’s Springtime Music and Art Festival is kicking off the season this year with a very full line-up. Flourish Festival has pulled out the stops to bring you the bands you know and love, along with a lot of fresh faces that you will also come to know, and to love. Today we have the official announcement of who that’s going to be. Continue reading Fredericton’s Flourish Festival Announces Line-Up
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
Finding Warmth In The Cold: In The Dead Of Winter
It’s fitting that a winter festival celebrates the melancholy of the dead of winter. The uplifting feeling of sunny summer days was missing, but nevertheless it was a weekend of beautiful introspection. Whether it was the pair of old rockers trying to find their youth, or a brave soul singing of the battle against depression, it seems that misery still loves company. In the Dead of Winter celebrates the long cold dark, and the messy ways we survive the East Coast’s harsh winters. Continue reading Finding Warmth In The Cold: In The Dead Of Winter