Succeeding Carol Caollicutt’s nearly four-year-long tenure as the New Brunswick Arts Board’s (artsnb) Chair, Alain Boisvert has been elected to the position at the arts organization’s annual meeting, held in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. Continue reading New Brunswick Arts Board Elects Alain Boisvert as New Chair
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Single: Tomato/Tomato Go Vintage, Ditch the Washboard, and Get a Little Wild on ‘Better at Leaving’
Tomato/Tomato are keeping us guessing. With the duo’s new album due being released soon, we’ve been dealt a series of songs digging into their roots – not necessarily those of the charming folksy, washboard and guitar sound they’re known for, but the sounds that made them fall in love with music in the first place.
“Better at Leaving,” their latest single, is a nod to Motown with a solid groove and not a washboard in sight. Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Go Vintage, Ditch the Washboard, and Get a Little Wild on ‘Better at Leaving’
Single: The Sunnyside Uppers Hide a Nugget Inside a Wad of Mystery for ‘If All Is Lost’
If you’re looking to know more about the creative force behind the newest single from The Sunnyside Uppers, you might be out of luck. “If All Is Lost” is a mysterious offering from a group that seems to pride themselves on their own mystique. Continue reading Single: The Sunnyside Uppers Hide a Nugget Inside a Wad of Mystery for ‘If All Is Lost’
Fredericton Names Designers for New Performing Arts Centre
After many years of waiting, the city of Fredericton is hoping to finally receive a new performing arts centre to replace its existing Playhouse. Now working with a renowned Canadian architecture firm, the Board of Directors of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is eager to begin the design process. Continue reading Fredericton Names Designers for New Performing Arts Centre
Single: TV Wife Surprises With a Psych-Rock Tune We Thought We Had Sworn Off, ‘Social Distancing’
The mere mention of the much-maligned “quaran-tune” has become a nigh-on unforgivable sin. Eleven months into the year, eight of which have been spent under varying stages of lockdown, the ubiquitous concept of composing under quarantine, universal though it might be, has become the most tiresome subject matter to ever be put to song. Every now and then, however, a surprise comes along.
Fredericton’s TV Wife has tip-toed over our standards to bring us “Social Distancing,” and we swear this song is it for the genre. There’s nowhere left to go that hasn’t already been done, never mind crafting something enjoyable. Continue reading Single: TV Wife Surprises With a Psych-Rock Tune We Thought We Had Sworn Off, ‘Social Distancing’