The music mesmerizes, creating a transient experience leading listeners into non-linear moments. There is no distinguishing between our senses—they mould into one as the oscillators take their toll. Does my enjoyment come from repetition of theme and melody? Or is it the three drinks I’ve consumed already…I have been induced into a hypnotic state of abandon. The phlegmatic piece creates a melancholic kind of desire. The sanguine leaves me insatiable. The room is dark. The drinks are strong. My heart beat slows to meet the tempo of the music. Continue reading Open Arts 31: The Four Temperaments
The Premier Needs To Meet With ArtsNB
This week a social media campaign was organized by the Shiftwork Collective in Fredericton in response to the New Brunswick provincial government’s recent decision to cut funding to ArtsNB, the province’s semi-autonomous arts granting body, while having its duties assumed by the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture. Continue reading The Premier Needs To Meet With ArtsNB
The Sisterhood of Vulva Culture
It’s 26 below 0. The bouncer’s beard is full of ice as he collects cover, but stepping inside the Capital it’s warm – and busy. Onstage singing visceral songs of heartbreak and loneliness backed by shimmering, dreamy guitars, Vulva Culture has transfixed the audience. Though sad and slow music is often associated with a night alone as opposed a night out, the band still excites and connects with the crowd. Continue reading The Sisterhood of Vulva Culture
New Music: Nap Eyes’ ‘Thought Rock Fish Scale’
Lou Reed is dead, long live Nigel Chapman!
Halifax’s Nap Eyes have released their latest, ‘Thought Rock Fish Scale’, an unquestionably brilliant rebirthing of Lou Reed singing Bob Dylan to slowcore surf rock, if it can be called that. Enthralling monotone delivery aside, there’s an artist authentic in his anxiety-wrought observations. Continue reading New Music: Nap Eyes’ ‘Thought Rock Fish Scale’
In Review: Red Necklace Productions’ ‘It’s All The Rage’
Art has always been used as a platform for social commentary. Shakespeare’s Othello taught us about gender inequality and racism. Picasso’s Guernica was a statement against atrocious Nazi bombings. Red Necklace Productions’ It’s All The Rage, directed by Alicia Drisdelle, exposes this generation’s biggest double edged sword—social media. Continue reading In Review: Red Necklace Productions’ ‘It’s All The Rage’