I’d bought Little You, Little Me‘s full-length debut ‘What Have You Been Doin’ With Yer Time?’ not simply out of want, but out of necessity. Hooked by a wistful blend of infectious riffs and youthful romanticism, I found myself nursing an earworm and exhausting my supply of complimentary Bandcamp listens after three days. Fast forward a year, and their sophomore full-length ‘I’d Watch The Day Till It Died’ marks the arrival of a more mature, well-crafted, and conceptualized album that is sure to peg them as one of the Maritimes most exciting bands of 2016. Continue reading New Music: Little You, Little Me’s ‘I’d Watch The Day Till It Died’
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New Music: Leo LaFleur’s ‘What Haunts Your Road?’
It has been a year and a half and Leo LaFleur is yet again allowing us into his heart and mind through haunting lyrics, melodically beautiful compositions, and the lilting tone of his voice. ‘What Haunts Your Road?’ is an album that helps us to look beyond Leo’s ruminations and musical reactions to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales from his last album, ‘Of Love and Fortune’, and into the very heart of the local musician, himself. Continue reading New Music: Leo LaFleur’s ‘What Haunts Your Road?’
In Review: SJTC’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’
The Saint John Theatre Company’s production of L. Frank Baum’s classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’, under the direction of Jennifer Mabey, opened to a nearly sold-out house, and for good reason: it may have been the best bit of theatre I’ve seen all year. Continue reading In Review: SJTC’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’
First City Brewery: Saint John’s Newest Nano-Brewery
Saint John has a long history of beer making and beer drinking. As home to the oldest and largest independent brewery in Canada, the sight of excess beer foam drifting through Reversing Falls and into the harbour has always been a familiar and comforting one to locals; a sure sign of a robust economy. Now with the rising tide of craft beers, Saint John is getting its newest nano-brewery, and Jeff Gibbons and Adam McQueen of First City Brewery get to live out their dreams of having their beer on tap. Continue reading First City Brewery: Saint John’s Newest Nano-Brewery
Mark Hemmings: Travelling Light
The speed of light is a mind boggling 299,792,458 meters per second. In the length of time it took you to read that sentence, light could have travelled the distance from the Earth to the Moon twice. The stuff buzzes around the universe like it owns the place. The challenge of capturing the fastest known substance under just the right conditions and circumstances seems impossible at its worst, and audacious at its best. For skilled professionals, like Mark Hemmings, it’s just a walk in the park. Continue reading Mark Hemmings: Travelling Light