February, despite having only 28 days, is easily one of the longest months. It is a month typically best spent indoors celebrating the virtues of introspection and hibernation. If only climate change wasn’t making it look so damn nice outside…
Area 506—Saint John’s massively successful festival, known for bringing big acts like July Talk, Wintersleep, Bahamas, Stars and Tegan & Sara to the city’s waterfront—made a special announcement today. The festival said that they’ll be interrupting their usual summer programming to bring you a break from the winter doldrums with a concert from Saskatchewan rockers The Sheepdogs. Continue reading Saint John’s Area 506 Music Festival Announces Special Winter Concert Featuring The Sheepdogs→
Today, the JUNO Awards announced their list of 2018 nominees, and among them the handful of Atlantic Canadians who will have to take on some heavyweights from across the country if they want to bring home some hardware. While we’re proud of our east coast artists, we’re questioning some of the other choices the JUNOs made. Continue reading The 2018 JUNO Awards Name Handful Of East Coast Nominees→
GroundSwell Music are changing things up as they rebrand their annual GroundSwell Music Festival as Into The Night. For the third year, the Nova Scotia-based record label will be hosting their two-day takeover of Olympic Hall in Halifax on the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The event kicks off on March 16th, 2018 with some surprise Juno-nominee headliners. Continue reading GroundSwell Music Festival Rebrands As Into The Night — Announces 2018 Headliners→
This morning the Fredericton Playhouse announced that the Fredericton City Council has approved the expansion of the existing Playhouse’s Queen Street site as a location for a new regional performing arts centre. Continue reading Fredericton Playhouse Approved For Expansion→