Moncton rockers The Motorleague have officially released their latest music video for their single You Wear Me Down from their album Black Noise (2009, Forward Music Group) which won the 2010 East Coast Music Award for Loud Recording of the Year.
The video was filmed and directed by The Postman who also handled the band’s last music video Hymn for the Newly Departed which also took home a 2010 ECMA for Fan Choice Video of the Year.
Séan McCann to play Halifax
Great Big Sea’s Séan McCann released his debut solo record Lullabies for Bloodshot Eyes a few months back and he’ll soon be playing Halifax soon in support of the record.
Here are the dates:
June 9 – The Carleton, 1685 Argyle St. (Drop by or call 902-422-6335 for advance tickets)
June 10 – Bruce Guthro’s Songwriters Circle at Casino Nova Scotia. Advance tickets via www.ticketatlantic.com or by phoning (902) 451-1221.
Stan Rogers Folk Festival announces main stage schedule
The 2010 Stan Rogers Folk Festival, scheduled for Canso, N.S., just added Nova Scotia roots-rockers The Stanfields (which just released new album Vanguard of the Young & Reckless) to its line up of performers and announced its main stage schedule this week.
The festival takes place Friday, July 2 to Sunday, July 4, and here is the mainstage schedule:
Friday, July 2
7-7:30 p.m. – Cliff Eberhardt
7:40-8:10 p.m. – Cheryl Wheeler
8:20-8:50 p.m. – Alex Cuba
9-9:30 p.m. – Dave Gunning
9:40-10:10 p.m. – Baskery
10:20-10:50 p.m. – Enter the Hagis
11 -11:45 p.m. – JP Cormier and the Elliott Brothers
12-1 p.m. – Bruce Guthro and The Danes
Saturday, July 3
7-7:30 p.m. Valdy
7:40-8:10 p.m. Good Lovelies
8:20-8:50 pm Arrogant Worms
9-9:30 p.m. Pavlo, Rik Emmett, and Oscar Lopez
9:40-10:10 p.m. Alpha Yaya Diallo
10:20-10:50 p.m. Paper Lions
11-11:45 p.m. Lee Boys
12-1 p.m. Jerry Jeff Walker
Sunday, July 4
7-7:30 p.m. – David Francey
7:40-8:10 p.m. – Madison Violet
8:20-8:50 p.m. – Garnet Rogers
9-9:30 p.m. – Jim Hanlon
9:40-10:10 p.m. – David Myles
10:20-10:50 p.m. – The Stanfields
11-11:45 p.m. – Kathleen Edwards
12-1 p.m. – Ron Hynes and the Carnation Babys
Other performers include:
Alana Levandoski; Andres Godoy; Andrew White; Ariana Gilles; Chloe Albert; Chuck Brodsky; Danny Michel; Darrell Grant; Deep Dark Woods; Duane Andrews with Dwayne Cote; Eddie Schwartz; Irish Mythen; Jason Wilson; Keiran Goss; Keith Hallett; Lynne Hanson; Old Man Luedecke; Raymond McLain and Mike Stevens; Royal Wood; Shannyganock; Steve Poltz; The Navigators; and The Once.
StanFest is a celebration of musical talent honouring one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters, Stan Rogers. The weekend-long musical adventure features a variety of genres including folk, country, jazz, swing, blues, rag, gospel, pop, rock, bluegrass and world music and has won the East Coast Music Award for Event of the Year three times (2002-2004). During each day of the festival, six daytime stages operate concurrently from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The evening stage begins at 7 p.m. Thousands camp in on-site and nearby campgrounds.
Advance tickets are now on sale. Weekend passes are $85, Friday tickets are $35, Saturday and Sunday tickets are $40. All prices are plus tax. Tickets are available at all Ticketpro Outlets, by phone at 1-888-311-9090 and online at here.
Campsites are available by contacting the festival office. All campgrounds open at noon on Thursday, July 1 and close at noon on Monday, July 5. Thursday night accommodations are $10 plus tax and weekend accommodations are $50 for tents and $65 for RVs (plus tax).
The Trews release charity single
Nova Scotia’s own The Trews have recorded a song, Highway of Heroes, which pays tribute to the fallen members of Canada’s armed forces serving in Afghanistan.
The single can now be heard on radio, and it’s available for purchase exclusively through iTunes. Net proceeds from sales will benefit the Canadian Hero Fund, an organization that assists the families of Canadian military personnel through academic scholarships.
The song was co-written and co-produced by The Trews and Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar, Grady) and was inspired by the 2006 death of Captain Nichola Goddard from The Trews’ hometown of Antigonish, N.S., who returned from duty along Canada’s Highway of Heroes, the section of the MacDonald-Cartier freeway named to honour those who have sacrificed all in service of country.
Owl releases debut album for free
Originally starting as a bedroom recording project between Vanessa Murnaghan and Matthew Macdonald (The Superfantastics) in Aug. 2008, Owl quickly made its way onto Internet music blogs, into rotation at indie dance nights and onto the stage.
The duo’s debut album, Chants (The Vibrations in the Streets Keep Me Weak in the Knees), is a seven-song EP, and it’s been released online for free on the band’s website.
Chants (The Vibrations in the Streets Keep me Weak in the Knees) track list:
1. Morning Eyes
2. Airport
3. Sandi With an I’s Song
4. Roadtrip
5. She Is
6. Goodbye Bye
7. Travels
