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Shivering Songs: Hey Rosetta! Frontman To Appear In First Solo Show Since Band Announced Indefinite Hiatus

Late last year, Hey Rosetta! shook the east coast music scene with the announcement that, after a decade as one of Atlantic Canada’s most prominent bands, they’d be calling it quits… at least for the foreseeable future. Now, following a series of shows that concluded with Hey Rosetta!‘s final appearance at their annual Christmas show in St John’s, Newfoundland, frontman Tim Baker is making his first appearance as a solo act at Shivering Songs music festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Continue reading Shivering Songs: Hey Rosetta! Frontman To Appear In First Solo Show Since Band Announced Indefinite Hiatus

In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement

This week, In the Dead of Winter announced that Rose Cousins will be joining headliners Waxahatchee and Kaia Kater on the festival line-up. Rose Cousins will be replacing Terra Lightfoot, who will not be performing due to mysterious and unforeseen circumstances. Continue reading In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement

New Brunswick Musicians Rally To Support Living Roots Fundraiser

Fredericton-based festival Living Roots has spent the last three years promoting local bands, often putting on shows at Grimross Brewing Co. and, of course, throwing their annual festival in late May. Nobody ever said making a living from music was easy, though, and now musicians from around Fredericton and across the province are turning out to support the festival with a fundraiser. Continue reading New Brunswick Musicians Rally To Support Living Roots Fundraiser

Shivering Songs Announce 2018 Line-Up

Shivering Songs, Fredericton’s midwinter festival of songwriting and storytelling are gearing up for this year’s edition and have announced the 2018 lineup. Now in their eighth year, Shivering Songs have earned their reputation as connoisseurs of fine song and songcraft, bringing in acts that tend to the poetic side of things. Held during one of the coldest months of the year, the festival brings  a bit of sunshine—or at least a good story—to brighten those dark winter days.  Continue reading Shivering Songs Announce 2018 Line-Up

In the Dead of Winter Festival Announces 2018 Lineup

It’s November, and our stock of Vitamin D is already dwindling. The sun has almost completely abandoned the northern hemisphere, and if it weren’t for the lawn we’d already be festering in a monochromatic hellscape. Thankfully, the 13th annual In the Dead of Winter Festival is Halifax’s answer to the winter blues. This year, the songwriter-based festival will offer three action-packed days, featuring twenty-five acts, including headliners Waxahatchee, Terra Lightfoot, Simone Schmidt and Kaia Kater. Continue reading In the Dead of Winter Festival Announces 2018 Lineup