Consisting of a charming mix of originals, co-writes and covers, Al Tuck’s newest album, Fair Country showcases his considerable songwriting ability and unique musical style. Continue reading New Music: Al Tuck’s ‘Fair Country’
Tag Archives: Prince Edward Island
PEI’s Festival Of Small Halls Is Big On Community
Over the last eight years, the PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls has had a huge impact on the province. This year, not only have they added shows in various care facilities across the province, they are also boasting more than fifty cultural events in more than forty communities. With past shows selling out and audiences lining up outside of the venue doors, the 2016 festival is no exception. Continue reading PEI’s Festival Of Small Halls Is Big On Community
New Music: The Burning Hell’s ‘Public Library’
Matthias Kom has written a novel, a real bastard of a piece that has clawed fragments of his universe together and horse stitched them into a monster of imagination and pop culture. Then he goes and sings the whole thing, like Finnegan’s Wake set to music, except more enjoyable. Continue reading New Music: The Burning Hell’s ‘Public Library’
The Young Dylan Menzie
Five minutes late, I ran into the coffee shop to find a calm, cool, and collected young man dressed in faded jeans, a plain white dress shirt, and shades. Dylan Menzie is the very image of cool: a whispy young James Dean sitting at a windowed table for two, sipping on a latte as if he was right at home in the hustle and bustle of Fredericton during the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Continue reading The Young Dylan Menzie
New Music: War Horses’ EP
Tian Wigmore has got chops. The man behind War Horses has worked as a backing vocalist and touring guitarist with some great Canadian musicians like Big Sugar, The Trews, Tim Chaisson, In Flight Safety, and Andy Brown. After seeing him perform solo, War Horses‘ debut EP followed me around for two solid weeks. It became a constant companion; it lived in my car, it lived in my headphones. We got tight. All because I kept asking the question, ‘What’s missing?’ Continue reading New Music: War Horses’ EP