Charlottetown’s seventh annual Art In The Open contemporary arts festival took place August 26th and drew in hundreds of spectators. The artwork and performances in this year’s festival followed a “School” theme, which acted as a reminder of how much we can communicate through art and culture, as well as how much the two can teach us. Continue reading Crowds Flock To Charlottetown For Art In The Open
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New Music: Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling’s ‘Everyone Needs To Chill Out’
‘Everyone Needs to Chill Out’ is the tongue-in-cheek title of the debut collaboration between veteran PEI performers Dennis Ellsworth (Haunted Hearts) and Kinley Dowling (Hey Rosetta!). It’s an apt title for this collection of mellow and melancholic music that finds it’s home somewhere between the Maritimes and Nashville (though it was recorded in Toronto in a converted tractor-trailer). In fact, this disc would fit nicely beside any of the releases from the artists that are looking to shed stereotypes and redefine Nashville with their Ten Out Of Tenn movement. Ellsworth especially fits this mold with the earnest and hushed vocal delivery of tunes like ‘I’m Obscured’, ‘Sorrowful Woman’, or ‘Snowing In Amsterdam’. Continue reading New Music: Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling’s ‘Everyone Needs To Chill Out’
Single: The East Pointers Release ’82 Fires’
Three-piece group The East Pointers have released their new single ‘82 Fires’ alongside bonus track ‘Tanglewood’ in anticipation of their September 29 album release for What We Leave Behind. Continue reading Single: The East Pointers Release ’82 Fires’
Single: Calm Baretta Releases First Single ‘Chilly Bones’
A new Charlottetown band featuring some familiar players have released their first single. Calm Baretta put out ‘Chilly Bones’ just this afternoon, or maybe sometime in the early 80s, it’s hard to tell, but we’re not complaining. Continue reading Single: Calm Baretta Releases First Single ‘Chilly Bones’
Wharf Rats: PEI Web Series Secures Over $200k In Funding
Prince Edward Island web series ‘Wharf Rats’ is proving to be extremely popular, despite the fact that it technically doesn’t exist yet. With a handful of clips and a growing audience of over 8000 followers the series have managed to hook two major sources of funding. It’s not all that surprising considering the talent they’re working with and the name they’ve made for themselves. Continue reading Wharf Rats: PEI Web Series Secures Over $200k In Funding