When Rachel Beck set out to cover Whitney Houston’s 1987 platinum hit, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” it wasn’t with the intention of reproducing note for note. Rather than jumping in with both feet, where Houston’s track largely found its strength as a high energy dance number, Beck instead chose to focus in on the meaning behind the song’s lyrics. Continue reading Single: Rachel Beck takes on Whitney Houston’s ‘I Want To Dance With Somebody’
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Single: Get Well Pharmacy Release New Stand-alone Track ‘First Responders’
If we were to listen to our readers, you blessed little weathervanes of all that is good and cultureful, we’d have a clear indication of where Prince Edward Island is headed. Never mind the continental drift, four months after the release of the Story of a House Fire, the six-song EP from Get Well Pharmacy, the island is showing a discernible list in that direction. Today we have the band’s first follow up single, the cryptically-titled “First Responders.” Continue reading Single: Get Well Pharmacy Release New Stand-alone Track ‘First Responders’
Music PEI: Vishtèn and The East Pointers Top 2019 Award Winners
In what Executive Director Rob Oakie describes as a “party-like atmosphere” rather than your typical ballroom gala, Music PEI gathered the island’s music community at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel to honour the year’s best musicians with the 2019 Music PEI Awards at the Awards Party. Continue reading Music PEI: Vishtèn and The East Pointers Top 2019 Award Winners
Music Video: Jenni & The Hummingbird Kicks Off Live Music Series With ‘A Dark Horse’
From her PEI Music Award nominated debut album, Your Masterpiece, Jenni & The Hummingbird has released “A Dark Horse,” the first in a series of three live performance videos. Combining a the beautiful space of Prince Edward Island’s St Mary’s Church in Indian River with a touch of sorcery and Jenni Roberge’s otherworldly showmanship. Continue reading Music Video: Jenni & The Hummingbird Kicks Off Live Music Series With ‘A Dark Horse’
Playlist: Get Ready for the Lineup at the 2019 Credit Union Music PEI Week
Music PEI Week kicks off this Wednesday throughout many of Charlottetown’s venues, and to prepare you for all that we’ve put together this playlist of everyone you can catch performing! The five-day festival runs from January 23rd to the 27th and includes the Music PEI Awards, celebrating the best of the island’s music.
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