Mid-winter in the downtown core of Fredericton has a capricious disposition: the windchill flickers between pacific and caustic, the sidewalks are littered with icy pitfalls, and and our doses of heavy snowstorm seem wildly irregular. In spite of all this, the weather held at a moderate breeze over the weekend, and the temperature seemed to rise a few degrees for those of us who took in this year’s Shivering Songs festival. Continue reading Shivering Songs And The Pursuit Of Winter Happiness
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The Grand Ole Wilser’s: A Tribute To Classic Country
“Ever heard of cowpunk?” Josh Bravener is a born and bred Frederictonian who plays with a local rockabilly/’cowpunk’ band called The Hypochondriacs. He also, consequently, has a love for country music, the kind your parents grew up with: Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash, but with a punk-y twist. That love of twang has brought him to organizing a tribute show to the Grand Ole Opry called Grand Ole Wilsers. Continue reading The Grand Ole Wilser’s: A Tribute To Classic Country
Everything You’re In For At Shivering Songs
Fredericton, New Brunswick will once again be playing host to the Shivering Songs music festival, taking place between January 21st and 24th. The festival has recently announced the full extent of their 2016 line-up, with the notable additions of Mo Kenny, Marine Dreams, and Les Hay babies. Continue reading Everything You’re In For At Shivering Songs
A Farewell To 2015
2015 was a big year for everyone at The East. We had an Art Battle, attended every festival we could get to within the confines of linear time travel (parallel dimensions not included), and interviewed some of our favourite artists and bands. We reviewed albums, theatre productions, and beer. We got the chance to experience some of the arts and culture that the East Coast has to offer, and here, by the numbers, is what you found most noteworthy this year. Continue reading A Farewell To 2015
East Coast Christmas Gifts 2015
Over the past 4 years, the holiday season has been especially exciting for me. barbbarbbarb.com would give away gifts to readers from local businesses – as a prize for reading through and entering a giveaway based on sharing and supporting local for Christmas. Continue reading East Coast Christmas Gifts 2015