Prolific artists are intriguing, especially those who can operate across a wide variety of genres. When that artist is also a music journalist/label stakeholder/media figure, things get real interesting. Saint-Jack is the solo personna of Fredericton based singer songwriter JE Sheehy and one of many musical projects for the 28 year old (his other bands include Beard Springsteen, The Trick, and Deep Fryer). His debut 3 song EP ‘Birmingham’ was released on Nov. 28th on Bored Coast Records and is a nice addition to Sheehy’s growing catalogue of genre and discipline spanning creative work. Continue reading New Music: Saint-Jack’s ‘Birmingham’
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New Music: Deep Fryer EP
Fredericton’s Deep Fryer have released a self-titled debut EP, boasting their title as New Brunswick’s first hardcore and punk crossover super-group. More importantly they’re deserving of the distinction as the group that got Mike Erb (otherwise known as ‘that guy you see everywhere with the camera’) out of the pit and behind a microphone. Hearing Erb scream into a mic is like discovering that Brian Gallant is actually a brilliant hairdresser. Continue reading New Music: Deep Fryer EP
New Music: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset’s ‘Songs For Catherine Anne’
Halifax-based Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset have just released their debut album, ‘Songs for Catherine Anne’. Frontman of punk group Split Lips, Matt Steele is branching off into his first solo project, with a full album of catchy tracks ranging from folk-infused acoustic tunes to upbeat pop-punk. Continue reading New Music: Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset’s ‘Songs For Catherine Anne’
Premiere: Hillsburn Perform ‘With The Larks’ Live
We learn three things today. The first of which is exactly what sort of warm-up Halifax-based Hillsburn go for. They’re singing away ‘With The Larks’ in a new live video filmed by Old Crow Magazine, the folks who bring you all the artistic and cultural magic of Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland and Labrador. Continue reading Premiere: Hillsburn Perform ‘With The Larks’ Live
Halifax’s Marquee Ballroom Gets Its Own Last Waltz
Halifax is getting its own 40th celebration of the classic rockumentary ‘The Last Waltz’. Being held at the Marquee Ballroom, the show will be subbing in some of Nova Scotia’s musical talents for Canada classic rock legends The Band.
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