“It’s the greatest thing we’ve ever done,” laughs Rudy Pacé, lead signer of Electric Spoonful. That might be a little tongue-in-cheek considering how absurd their new single “Johnny Drunken Drawers” is, but Pacé is probably right.
Rose Cousins and Tim Baker, two of Atlantic Canada’s biggest songwriters have teamed up to revisit a song from Cousins’ 2020 JUNO-winning album, Bravado. “The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)” aims to soothe a troubled mind and quell its more discordant thoughts and while the song originally appeared on Cousins’ album as a solo effort, the new single with the duet between Cousins and Baker is just as it was always meant to be.
Knowing that Lost and Found is the first album released by the duo Blackwood comes as a big surprise. Comprised of the industry veterans of pianist Peter-Anthony Togni and bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, the musical chemistry on display here feels too enchanting for it to be the first album of this project. The Halifax pair have dove deep into their collective experience as musicians and composers, and the treasure they have emerged with is nothing short of magical. Continue reading Blackwood Carves a Path Through Enchanting Vistas on ‘Lost and Found’→
A Flamenco dancer and a coal miner walk into a bar. The bartender, realizing that there is no punchline here, offers them a drink; for tonight they’re celebrating a beautiful, if not unusual union.
Flamenco music and dance, an art form that originated in Southern Spain, can trace its path back for centuries. It is rarely presented, however, in this part of the world, but thanks to Halifax’s Flamenco en Rouge we’re able to get a taste with “Tierras oscuras,” their latest production. It’s spicy and explosive; moody and mysterious. Continue reading Nova Scotia’s Flamenco en Rouge Offer up a Special Tribute to Miners With ‘Tierras Oscuras’→
