Plenty more news and notes on this warm but cloudy Friday in the Moncton area. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far.
Eric
Teresa Ennis adds new dates
(Teresa Ennis/photo courtesy teresaennis.ca)
Nova Scotia folkster Teresa Ennis has been adding dates to her summer touring schedule in support of her solo album, Space. Ennis (originally from St. John’s, NL) is best known for her work with her siblings in The Ennis Sisters, but she put out a solo disc last fall when the Sisters took a break. You can listen to the album on her website.
Matt Andersen is Somewhere in Between
New Brunswick blues guitarist Matt Andersen has released his new disc, Somewhere in Between, on Busted Flat Records recently. I’ll never forget seeing him at the East Coast Music Awards in 2006 (I think it was). He played a tune on the ECMA pre-show and received a standing ovation for a fantastic performance, and at that point, Andersen wasn’t a very well known name.
Andersen’s disc can be purchased on his label’s website. For the rest of the year, he is expected to tour from coast to coast, so keep your eyes and ears open for a date near you.
Festival seeks East Coast talent
The 15th annual Gobblefest is seeking talent for the Cape Breton-based event, scheduled Oct. 9-12. Shows will take place in various locations throughout the regional municipality.
Gobblefest (that’s got to be the coolest festival name, by the way) features all genres of independent music, so it’s all fair game. Applications for the event are only being excepted via e-mail at gobblefest15@gmail.com
Here’s what you’ll need:
- a link to their online EPK including at least one mp3 recording (MySpace, Sonicbids, Pure Volume all acceptable)
- 2 reliable e-mail addresses and 1 reliable phone number to contact the band
- dates available (Oct. 9, 10, 11, 12)
- all-ages or bar preference and whether all band members are over 19 years of age
- additional links to band website (if applicable)
- hi-res band photo and 25-word band bio (if not available on EPK or website)
Deadline for applications is: Aug. 16, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ADT
The ‘80s are returning … for better or worse
Whatever your opinion of music in the ‘80s (and personally, I’m a huge fan of a lot of it), there’s no question it’s a decade many people remember fondly (hair spray and spandex aside). So for that reason, Saint John will be hosting ‘80s-styled festival Pop Goes The City Aug. 21-23.
Featuring Charlottetown rockers Haywire, The Box, Blue Peter and The Spoons, the event should be a fun event for anyone who remembers the decade or those curious about what all the fuss was about. Check the festival website for info and tickets and so on.
Bands hitting the East Coast
Usually we reserve this space for East Coast bands only, but we should spread some love for bands making the venture out this way as well. This month, Ideal Lovers from Montreal, The DGB from Lindsay, Ont and Crash Parellel from Toronto are all headed our way.
Ideal Lovers bring their blues pop sound to the East Coast in support of their new EP Shake Schmake! The band has made a name for itself in its hometown performing with Plants and Animals, Angela Desvaux, Vic Chesnutt and others.
Also heading our way is rockers The DGB (formerly known as The Daniel Greer Band. They’re touring in support of their latest disc This Ain’t No Acronym, a collection of four of their EPs on one record.
The band is hitting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with a few spots normally ignored by bands, so it’s nice to see their doing a more extensive tour.
Sony/BMG recruits Crash Parallel are touring our way in support of their 11-track album World We Know. The band (Tim Edwards, Danny Saitua, Gary Rugala, John Vitellaro) are in the midst of a cross-country jaunt.
Check out all three band’s myspace pages to see if they’ll be landing in your towns in the next while.
