Five minutes late, I ran into the coffee shop to find a calm, cool, and collected young man dressed in faded jeans, a plain white dress shirt, and shades. Dylan Menzie is the very image of cool: a whispy young James Dean sitting at a windowed table for two, sipping on a latte as if he was right at home in the hustle and bustle of Fredericton during the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Continue reading The Young Dylan Menzie
In Review: 404Strand’s Hamlet: The Notes
You are no longer the audience, but the cast and crew of Theatre of Distortion’s production of Hamlet. The show has had its first run, and now it’s time for the director’s notes. Continue reading In Review: 404Strand’s Hamlet: The Notes
New Music: Penny Blacks’ ‘Moleskine Weather’ EP
Penny Blacks’ Moleskine Weather is a suitable offering for this Autumnal Equinox; a four and a half song EP, solemnly opening the procession as we witness Summer’s living funeral. Moleskine Weather is the dirge we’ve been waiting for.
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New Music: War Horses’ EP
Tian Wigmore has got chops. The man behind War Horses has worked as a backing vocalist and touring guitarist with some great Canadian musicians like Big Sugar, The Trews, Tim Chaisson, In Flight Safety, and Andy Brown. After seeing him perform solo, War Horses‘ debut EP followed me around for two solid weeks. It became a constant companion; it lived in my car, it lived in my headphones. We got tight. All because I kept asking the question, ‘What’s missing?’ Continue reading New Music: War Horses’ EP
New Music: Earthbound Trio’s ‘Ditch Flowers’
From the emphasis of the reggae phrasing in their music, to country-esque ditties, to fast-paced drum beats that nod to the rock legends of old, to irregular tempos found in blues and funk tracks, Earthbound Trio’s latest album, ‘Ditch Flowers’, has it all. Continue reading New Music: Earthbound Trio’s ‘Ditch Flowers’