Even with COVID-19’s swift overtake of the world, one would be foolish to underestimate the hardiness of artists, especially those on Canada’s East Coast. Indeed, Fredericton’s electronica darlings Bleum have found a way to brave the pandemic’s challenges and sound good as ever doing so, thanks to their new single “Welcome To My Life” and its accompanying t-shirt bundle. Continue reading Single: Bleum Comes In Swinging Hard With ‘Welcome To My Life’
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Music Video: Adyn Townes Cracks Open the Family Video Vault for ‘Kids’
Adyn Townes returns for a second kick at the can for his latest single, “Kids”, with a new video. Or, more accurately, he has returned with an old video. Townes has dipped a little further into the already nostalgia-laden track with a deep-dive into his family video collection, and has emerged with his own origin story. Continue reading Music Video: Adyn Townes Cracks Open the Family Video Vault for ‘Kids’
The One Hundred Birds of Kaitlin Hoyt
Setting goals for yourself is helpful at the best of times. During a quarantine lockdown, those goals can become a whole way of life. When Fredericton-based wildlife illustrator Kaitlin Hoyt had her plans cancelled for a series of shows, including an artist’s residency at KIRA – all thanks to COVID-19 – she found herself a way to keep focused and feel productive while waiting for life to be unpaused. In April she challenged herself to paint a series of birds, one a day, for 100 consecutive days, creating a body of work delightful reminiscent of flipping through an Audubon Nature Encyclopedia. Continue reading The One Hundred Birds of Kaitlin Hoyt
New Music: Capital 6 and the Unlikely Event of Designing an Airplane Mid-Air, ‘On the One’
Making a Jazz record is much like designing and building an airplane mid-air. While you may have intimate understandings of how an airplane is built and excellent blueprints, the rush of the air as you catapult through the sky can make for a weighty distraction. Capital 6 has built a functional flying machine with On the One. It has many of the hallmark features of contemporary jazz recordings (for better, or worse) and is certainly a fun listen. Continue reading New Music: Capital 6 and the Unlikely Event of Designing an Airplane Mid-Air, ‘On the One’
My Black Ram Takes to the Street with Driveway Delivery Concerts
While the entire music industry is scrambling to come up with creative ways to keep business afloat and continue creating, My Black Ram has come up with a unique method of releasing their self-titled debut album. With a total lack of venues, the band has instead taken to serenading supporters at their doorsteps around the Fredericton area as they’ve gone about delivering purchased CDs, vinyl and T-shirts. Continue reading My Black Ram Takes to the Street with Driveway Delivery Concerts