Tag Archives: New Brunswick

New Music: Corey Isenor’s ‘A Painted Portrait (Of The Classic Ruse)’

Corey Isenor’s new album. ‘A Painted Portrait (Of The Classic Ruse)‘, is awash with a soothing woodsy aesthetic: warm, but clear, like the transition from summer to fall. It is not, however, so still as to be sleep-inducing—there are plenty of up-tempo songs and thoughtful lyrics to hold one’s interest. Continue reading New Music: Corey Isenor’s ‘A Painted Portrait (Of The Classic Ruse)’

Listen: Hear Moncton Wildcats’ New Goal Song From Lionsault

It was recently announced that the Moncton Wildcats would be getting a new goal song courtesy of Miramichi rockers Lionsault. It debuted to a pre-game audience of 6000 people, but if you weren’t actually in the crowd here’s your first chance to give it listen.
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Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy

Fog Lit Festival, Saint John’s annual festival for readers and writers kicks off Wednesday, September 28th at the Saint John Free Public Library. The festival is in its fourth year, and have added a few new events to the schedule this time around, including their first bilingual event, Poetry Prélude on Friday evening.  Other new events include Walking in the Myst, aimed at young adult readers, and a Fog Lit Farewell event to close out the festival Sunday. Continue reading Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy

New Music: CHIPS’ ‘Dingers’

Fredericton’s new pop-punk outfit, CHIPS, have recently released their debut EP, Dingers. Featuring a roster of seasoned musical veterans from bands such as Hungry Hearts, Oh No Theodore, the Ray Finkles, and the Belle Comedians to name a few, CHIPS have recently been making headlines for winning the Stingray Rising Star Award for their performance at the 2016 Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Continue reading New Music: CHIPS’ ‘Dingers’

Black & Blues: A First Time Harvester’s Confessional

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival: six days of music and buskers in the streets, of boozy Frederictonians stumbling home after performances that seem too good to have happened in not-so-small-town New Brunswick. Despite ‘be[ing] in this place’ all my life, it was my first time taking in Harvest. Continue reading Black & Blues: A First Time Harvester’s Confessional