Last June, Newfoundland’s The Novaks released Things Fall Apart, its East Coast Music Award-winning sophomore album (the album won for Rock Recording of the Year).
On April 20, the band will follow it up with a three-song EP, Big World. You can stream the whole EP at The Novaks website.
Big World track list:
1. Big World
2. Sooner or Later
3. It’s Just a Dream
Catch the band at the following east coast dates:
April 15 – St. John’s, NL @ The Delta Ballroom
April 16 – St. John’s, NL @ The Ship
April 29 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
April 30 – Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter’s Ale House
May 01 – Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse
May 02 – Moncton, NB @ The Paramount
Daniel, Fred & Julie embark on tour
Daniel, Fred & Julie are embarking on an eastern Canadian tour this week. Made up of Daniel Romano (Attack in Black), Fred Squires (Shotgun & Jaybird) and Julie Doiron (Eric’s Trip), the trio released their highly acclaimed, self-titled album earlier in the year.
The album was born last year when Romano took the train to Sackville, N.B. armed with a couple of acoustic guitars and a couple of folk songbooks.
A press release for the record reads: “A tape machine was set up in Squire’s garage. A microphone was placed on the floor in front of a semi-circle of folding chairs. The weather was good that week, the garage door was open, cars would pass, as would kids on bicycles. Arrangements were made up quickly, harmonies worked out, lyrics written on long scraps of paper, verses picked and chosen. The songs were put down quickly, with no overdubs or edits, and the record was finished in a couple of days.”
Comprised primarily of songs in the public domain, the tracks range from tales of romance, justice, murder, loafing, complaint, horses and gambling. Daniel, Fred & Julie also features two new compositions by Romano; Runner, a song about the eternal doomed rambling of a man, sung here Squire, and the lamenting Your Love.
Daniel, Fred and Julie is available on LP, CD and digital download via You’ve Changed Records. The record in all formats is in mono.
Dates are as follows (all shows are with Baby Eagle):
April 07 Fredericton, N.B. @ Charlotte Street Arts Centre
April 08 Charlottetown, P.E.I. @ Baba’s Lounge
April 09 Halifax, N.S. @ North End Church
April 10 Sackville, N.B. @ Mount Allison Chapel
TBA Collective hosts variety night
At 10 p.m. this Saturday at Plan B Lounge in Moncton, TBA Collective will be hosting a variety night filled with musical performances, live art and an art exhibit.
Visual artists will include Cat Arseneault, Guy Gautreau, Andrew Robson, Pascal Léo Cormier and Mario Landry. There will also be live art by Oso Osorio and Andrew Robson.
The night includes musical performances by Denis Surette (Les Païens), Shawn Chiasson & Francis Landry (of Speakerscam), Wescut, Phil Flowers & Amy Stone, Kiera Dall’Osto & Erik Arsenault, Josué Goguen and an acoustic performance by Something Delicious, as well as poetry readings from Mario Landry and Mario Gautreau.
Artist Pascal Léo Cormier will also be performing an acoustic set under his Eye Ocean moniker to display his influences behind his artistic approach.
TBA member Mario Gautreau says, “It’s been about six months since we’ve hosted an event, and I thought the best idea was to dive right in with a welcome back variety show to showcase the amazing array of local talent.”
He added that the event will serve as a springboard for the Collective’s efforts throughout the year.
Recently, the TBA Collective have been working on two separate projects: a “How To Organize Events: A Tutorial” (Moncton Edition) and an arts and music zine called L.A.M.E. (a.k.a. Local Art Music and Eccentricities) which features artists, photographers and creative folks as well as articles describing DYI techniques and How-To’s for the artistic and musical community.
Saturday’s show is free, but donations for a local charity will be accepted.
The Slate Pacific release digital remix EP
From the boys and girls at Forward Music Group and Fredericton’s The Slate Pacific: “The Safe Passage Remix EP is an absurd idea that somehow works. It’s probably because we’ve got remixes from the likes of Paranerd, Professor Undressor, Senor Citizen & more.”
Download the free EP here.
GTB and JSB tour the east
Fredericton’s Grand Theft Bus and Halifax’s Jimmy Swift Band are in Moncton tonight at the Manhattan, at Saint John’s The Blue Olive tomorrow and Fredericton’s UNB Ballroom Saturday night.Big World by The Novaks
