Jon Mitchell’s classic “River” can barely be considered a Christmas song, but Braden Lam has done his darnedest to breathe new life into the holiday standard with his own indie-folk rendition of it, regardless.
The average volume of a human tear is something like 6.2 microlitres, which, scientifically speaking, is very very small. It would take the entire population of Halifax to each cry 5,794,024 tears to fill an Olympic swimming pool, never mind—as Justin Timberlake has suggested—an entire river. Pillow Fite, the up-and-coming queer folk-pop duo of Art … Continue reading Pillow Fite Succumb to the Depths of Their Own Despair on ‘Alkali’
Not all subjects are easy to talk about, and they’re certainly not any easier to put into song. The key to making great art, however, seems to be going straight at what scares you and Prince Edward Island alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems has done that with emotional candour. “Hillsborough Bridge,” Ansems’ latest single cuts … Continue reading Brielle Ansems Turns a Difficult Subject Into Something Beautiful With ‘Hillsborough Bridge’
The holiday spirit has taken hold at the Imperial Theatre, and their 2021 lineup of holiday shows is here. To celebrate the season, the theatre has curated a jam-packed month of yuletide shows, from theatre to music, dance, film screenings and more.
Award-winning songwriter and performer, Ian Sherwood is coming to terms with his own colonial roots and inviting us to do the same with his latest single. “Taking Your Land” is Sherwood opening up a conversation about our collective role in our shared past and future, particularly as a nation.
