Having been a fixture in both the rock band Kill Chicago and, more recently, performing with singer/songwriter Cedric Noel, Dillon Anthony is prepared to take over TNB‘s new theatre space on Friday to deliver something a bit more conceptual and intimate. Four Stories Live will be a special live performance of Anthony’s Four Stories EP, a collaborative effort that brought to life four stories entwined. “All four of the songs connect, and I’ve chosen to leave it up to the listener to see how they connect” he says, “in some ways subtle and others fairly obvious.” Continue reading Dillon Anthony’s Four Stories LIVE→
“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→
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→
Courtney Smith’s new release, ‘Turn Left Fifteen Years Ago’, marks itself as a solid debut album, providing an experience as full of wistful melancholy as the title implies. Featuring a heavily acoustic-driven folk basis throughout, Smith is able to capture a consistent sound while still toying with it enough to keep each track unique and the album free of repetition. From the slow-paced depression of ‘A Folk Song’ to the upbeat, rolling tempo and panoramic poetry of ‘Senses’, Smith’s melodies are pleasant to the ear yet evocative in both content and sound of a life spent drifting and doubting. Continue reading New Music: Courtney Smith’s ‘Turn Left Fifteen Years Ago’→
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→
