The world is a very different place from what it was just a month ago. COVID-19 has run amok with our social calendars, and the first casualty of the virus was just about every concert and festival planned for the foreseeable future. Not everyone was prepared to take to their isolation in silence. A group of Nova Scotians were determined to have their party, kitchen or no kitchen, and the result has turned into one of the largest celebrations of East Coast music to be found anywhere. Continue reading The Nova Scotia Kitchen Party That Took Over Facebook
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Imperial Theatre Extends Closure in Response to COVID-19
Less than a week since Saint John’s Imperial Theatre first announced that, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, they will be postponing or cancelling performances throughout the month of March, comes a second announcement: that the Imperial Theatre will be extending their closure until April 30, 2020. Continue reading Imperial Theatre Extends Closure in Response to COVID-19
ECMAs Reverse Decision—Cancel 2020 Music Awards and Conference Amid COVID-19 Concerns
This morning, the East Coast Music Association announced they are cancelling the 2020 East Coast Music Awards due to growing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 East Coast Music Awards were slated to take held in St. John’s, NL from April 29 – May 3, 2020. Continue reading ECMAs Reverse Decision—Cancel 2020 Music Awards and Conference Amid COVID-19 Concerns
The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Cancel Over COVID-19 Concerns
The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards, which were scheduled to happen in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, next month, have just announced the event has been cancelled this year. The festival is the latest to join a growing list of events, including SXSW, Coachella and the JUNO Awards, to either cancel or postpone due to concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Cancel Over COVID-19 Concerns
2020 East Coast Music Awards Still A Go In Newfoundland Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
With the WHO officially declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, we’ve quickly discovered another casualty of coronavirus: festival season. Major events like SXSW, Coachella, and the JUNO Awards have become the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, leading the list of festival already announced their cancellation or rescheduling. Despite the growing list of festivals to be effected by the virus, the East Coast Music Association have said there are no plans to cancel their 2020 awards show and conference happening in St. John’s, Newfoundland from April 29 to May 3. Continue reading 2020 East Coast Music Awards Still A Go In Newfoundland Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic