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 … Continue reading A Farewell To 2015
2015 has always been premembered as the year we all get hoverboards and self-lacing shoes. Instead we got Islamophobia, Star Wars, and more of Miley Cyrus expressing her orifices. A mixed bag in general, but inarguably not our most brilliant moment this decade; a harbinger of our downward spiral, and the seemingly inevitable rise of … Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music of 2015
From being the manager of the Capital Complex in the heart of Fredericton’s Tannery, to managing “Feels Good”, a multi-disciplinary arts event organizing company, and now writing children’s books, Paul McAllister is a modern day Fredericton hero.
“Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea.” — “Crossing the Bar” Alfred Lord Tennyson For a lot of us, Wooden Wives has been a fixture in the Saint John landscape, a benchmark for experimentation, collaboration, and what the … Continue reading Retrospective: Wooden Wives (2005-2015)
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.
