January 24th, 2012
Andrew Sisk (photo by Scott Munn)
Share and Coco et Co. frontman Andrew Sisk will release his debut solo LP, Treelines, on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Treelines was completed in Sisk’s apartment in Montreal with his son Elliott sleeping on his lap during vocal takes and quietly watching him record classical guitar parts. While self-engineered and produced, the album features contributions from members of Wintersleep, Snailhouse and The Two Minute Miracles.
Shivering Songs gears up + free stuff!
The second annual Fredericton-based Shivering Songs Festival is set for Feb. 3-5. Included in the lineup this year are Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters, Micah Blue Smaldone (SubPop) Postdata, Hot Toddy, Catherine MacLellan and many others.
Several shows are planned for throughout the weekend, including the Songwriters and Storytellers Matinee show at the Wilmot Church, with David Myles hosting for a second year. Myles will moderate the Saturday Matinee, which also features David Adams Richards, Catherine Maclellan, Mike O’Neill and Andrew Sisk.
The festival will take place at Read the rest of this entry »
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December 23rd, 2011
Girls Would Kill
Saint John-born, Halifax-based electro group Girls Would Kill released its first full length album Bloodshed last month after recording it between the two cities with producer Colin Crowell.
The two-piece, made up of Adam Higgins and Mary Ferguson, has been touring recently with Audrey & The Agents and has more dates planned for early in the new year.
The band joins us this week to chat about the album and what’s up next …
1. Hey guys, how are things going? What’s the latest with Girls Would Kill?
Adam: Things are good. We’ve just put out our first proper album. It’s called Bloodshed, and we’re working on all the stuff that goes along with that. We’re working on a few videos, a remix and a couple cover tracks to release along with a some singles.
2. The album was released a month or so ago – how does it feel now that you’ve had a chance to step away and reflect on the project you worked on for more than a year?
Adam: Yeah, it came out Nov. 11, and it’s been a huge relief to finally have the songs out of our hands. We spent a ton of time Read the rest of this entry »
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December 5th, 2011
Carleton Stone will perform at ECMA Week in April. (Mat Dunlap photo)
The East Coast Music Association has released its list of showcase performers for East Coast Music Week, taking place in Moncton, April 11-15.
The list includes Moncton’s own Motorleague, Backyard Devils, Divorcees and others like Kim Stockwood, Christina Martin, Old Man Luedecke, Roch Voisine, Tim Chaisson and the Morning Fold and many, many more.
Click here for the full list of performers.
Smith celebrates new album on tour
Warner Music Canada recording artist and 2011 Juno Award Winner Meaghan Smith is going on tour to support her new holiday collection, It Snowed. The tour kicked off in Vancouver last week and passes through Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, before returning her home to Halifax Read the rest of this entry »
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November 17th, 2011
Mark Bragg (photo by Adam Penney)
Last month, we told you about Newfoundland’s Mark Bragg, who released his latest album, Your Kiss, in September. Bragg and his band are touring the east coast over the next week, and he joins us today to chat about the new record, tour and more …
1. How are things?
Things are great. Just gearing up for a Maritime tour, really looking forward to that.
2. How is the tour going?
I toured southern Ontario last month and it was a ball. I’m just gearing up now for the Maritimes and I can’t wait, it’s been a while.
3. Are the songs from Your Kiss relatively easy to bring to the stage since they were recorded live off the floor anyway, or do they take on a different form in front of an audience?
They always take on a different form. In fact, since I play with different musicians a lot it’s never the same show twice. I’m flying to Halifax on Friday for a short Maritime tour and I’ll be backed by some musicians who I haven’t even met yet, though they come highly recommended. It’s always a new adventure. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 11th, 2011
Saint John, N.B.'s Penny Blacks (Kâté Braydon photo)
Recently we posted news that Saint John, N.B.’s Penny Blacks was releasing its new album, Harbour. It’s the band’s third release, following two earlier EPs.
Starting as an outlet for Hospital Grade’s Jason Ogden to expand his musical horizons and deal with a relationship that fell apart – “I had sort of spectacularly destroyed a very long, important relationship,” he tells East Coast Noise — Penny Blacks turned into a band over time.
Ogden’s bandmates are Dan Chamberlain, Chris Braydon, Ali Leonard, Clinton Charlton, Chuck Teed, and Erin Sharpe. This week, Ogden and drummer Clinton Charlton joins East Coast Noise to chat about the new album and more …
1. Hey guys – how does it feel to have the new album on the streets?
Jason: It feels great! It’s been a long haul getting this thing together, but now that it’s done we’re all pretty ecstatic about it. The reactions we’ve gotten so far from social media and shows has been great. We’re looking forward to more!
Clinton: Gratifying! Some of these songs have been kicking around as long as the band has been, and to see this album fully realized is so exciting. I’ve been in this band for about five years now and Read the rest of this entry »
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October 28th, 2011
Halifax's The Stogies.
Halifax’s The Stogies released their debut record, a five-song collection of messy, guitar-laden rock n’ roll called No Couth, No Class, No Nothin, in August.
The four-piece made up of Blake Johnston, Dave Driscoll, Sean Carver and Dave Lidstone has been making a name for itself over the last three years, performing throughout the Maritimes and Ontario. The band says it draws inspiration from the Rolling Stones to the White Stripes, and it shows.
Future plans include a slot at Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week 2011 and tours of Ontario and Alberta next year. The band is also starting pre-production for a full length album which should be available in summer 2012.
Stogies’ guitarist Dave Driscoll joins us this week for a chat …
1. Hey guys – how are things?
Things are great. Our first EP No Couth, No Class, No Nothin was released in late August. We made a short trip to Ontario and played some shows in early September and have been hanging out and playing shows around N.S. for the last month or so.
2. Tell us about the band – what were your prior musical adventures and how’d you all meet up?
The band started about three years ago under a different name. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 27th, 2011
Penny Blacks (photo by Dan Culberson)
Saint John, N.B. band Penny Blacks released their debut album, Harbour, this week.
Formed in 2006, the band has released two EPs in its five years and received fantastic reviews in that time.
Penny Blacks began as a solo project for vocalist/songwriter Jason Ogden. Ogden had been hoarding more personal, intimate acoustic songs in his apartment that didn’t fit with his post-punk band Hospital Grade for over a decade. According to a press release, events in his life had suddenly created an overwhelming desire to finally get the songs out of his bedroom and before an audience. For all intents and purposes homeless for a period, Ogden drifted in and out of Read the rest of this entry »
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October 21st, 2011
Rich Aucoin
Halifax indie rocker Rich Aucoin will release his latest record, We’re All Dying To Live (Sonic Records), on Nov. 1.
Aucoin’s new record is a musical scrapbook compiling more than 500 musicians, friends and fans from across Canada. From St. John’s, NL to Dawson City, YK, Aucoin invited everyone and anyone who wanted to be on the record.
“The record is really about making big life decisions or at least about thinking about those decisions and how to live one’s life,” says Aucoin.
Unlike his debut Personal Publication (2007), an EP that synchs to Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, We’re All Dying To Live is a very public affair.
Jon McKiel hits the road for Tonka War Cloud
We had some news on Jon McKiel’s latest record (released on Oct. 4) a few weeks ago. Since then he has announced tour dates in support of Tonka War Cloud, beginning tomorrow: Read the rest of this entry »
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October 17th, 2011
Music New Brunswick held its second annual awards night in Moncton on Sunday, with 27 awards handed out.
Memramcook’s George Belliveau walked away with the most awards on Sunday, winning six. The Backyard Devils and Phil Flowers won three awards while Babette Hayward and Bruno Jacques Pelletier each won two.
The gala awards event was co-hosted by CBC’s Bob Mersereau and Espace musique’s Amélie Gosselin. The winners were selected by Music N.B. members’ votes (50 %), a jury vote (25 %) and the general public (25 %).
Anglophone Recording: Phil Flowers – People People
Francophone Recording: George Belliveau – Whisky amer
Anglophone Male Recording: Phil Flowers – People People
Francophone Male Recording: George Belliveau – Whisky amer
Female Recording: Babette Hayward – You Might Be Somebody
Group Recording: The BackYard Devils – Self Titled
SOCAN Singer Songwriter (Anglophone): Chris Colepaugh
SOCAN Singer Songwriter (Francophone): George Belliveau
Emerging Artist: The BackYard Devils – Self Titled
Anglophone Country Recording: The BackYard Devils – Self Titled
Francophone Country Recording: George Belliveau – Whisky amer
Folk Recording: The Olympic Symphonium – The City Won’t Have Time to Fight
Pop Recording: Babette Hayward – You Might Be Somebody
Rock Recording: Phil Flowers – People People
Spiritual Recording: Mike Biggar – The Season
Classical Recording: Bruno Jacques Pelletier – Musique Ancienne/Early Music
Electronic/Urban Recording: The Arka Teks – Evolver
Classical Artist: Bruno Jacques Pelletier
2011 NB Expat Artist: David Myles
Musician of the Year: Christien Belliveau
Video/DVD of the Year: George Belliveau – La Grange à GB
Music Industry Professional of the Year: Carol Doucet
Event/Venue/Festival of the year: Plan B
Visual artist of the year: Jessica Rhaye – Jessica Rhaye Design
2011 Educator of the year: Isabelle Thériault
2011 Fans Choice Anglophone Artist: The Arka Teks – Evolver
2011 Fans Choice Francophone Artist: George Belliveau – Whisky amer
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October 7th, 2011
The 24th annual East Coast Music Week will be held in Moncton, April 11-15, 2012. The festivities began today at a press conference in Moncton with New Brunswick Premier David Alward, Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc and members of the East Coast Music Industry officially announcing the event.
“Our Support of ECMA is part of our commitment to support the growth of the cultural industries in New Brunswick,” Alward said. “This event is instrumental in helping to promote East Coast Music both at home and around the globe.”
New Brunswick native Roch Voisine will host the awards show in Moncton, which will take place on Sunday, April 15, at Casino New Brunswick. Other main stage venues for the week include the Delta Beausejour Hotel, the Capitol Theatre, the Oxygen and Manhattan clubs. Other venues will be announced closer to the event.
The 2012 Gala Awards show will be live webcast to the world by Bell Aliant and musical events throughout ECMA Week 2012 will be widely broadcast on radio through CBC and Newcap radio stations across the region.
More than 6,000 people are expected to attend ECMA events during the four days in April that will provide $2.5 million in direct revenue and over $6 million in indirect revenue for Moncton and surrounding communities.
There are some shows this weekend to kick off the event, including tonight’s show at the Tide & Boar on Main Street featuring Les Païens, Andy Brown, Babette Hayward and Chris Colepaugh and The Crew. Tomorrow morning at The Moncton Market on Westmorland Street, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Mike Biggar, Dann Downes, The Divorcees and Samantha Robichaud will perform. In the event of rain, that show will be moved to the Tide & Boar from 4-6 p.m.
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