Archive for February, 2012

Get an early dose of ECMA glory in Moncton

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Gloryhound

Moncton will get a sort of sneak peak at East Coast Music Week this weekend when some fantastic musicians from each of the Atlantic provinces hits the stage at Moncton bar/music hub Plan B, on St. George Street.

ECMA and Spincount, along with Broken Chord Promotions, are presenting CRANK IT UP! Canadian Music, East Coast Style on Saturday night.

Featuring Halifax hard rockers Gloryhound, Moncton singer-songwriter Phil Flowers, PEI indie rockers Coyote and Newfoundland artist Chris Kirby, the concert will showcase a variety of sounds from the east. In addition to simply being a kick-ass night of great music, the night will celebrating new and emerging artists from the Atlantic provinces and get everyone warmed up for East Coast Music Week, which takes place in Moncton, April 11-15.

Doors open at 9 p.m., music starts at 10:30 p.m. Check out a sample from each artist here.

Moncton’s Joseph Edgar back with new album

Moncton singer-songwriter Joseph Edgar is launching his new album, Interstices, in Montreal Thursday night at the bar O Patro Vys, but he’ll be returning home next week for a release celebration at the Empress Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. Both events are free. He will also offer a show at the Igloo Bar and Grill (300 Elmwood Dr., Moncton) on the same evening at 10 p.m. The public will also have the opportunity to see him in performance at the taping of the show Radio-Canada’s tv show Luc et Luc, on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 8 p.m.

His fourth solo album in seven years, a press release for Interstices says (more…)

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Eliza and The Strange drop teaser

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Halifax rockers Eliza and the Strange will release their debut, self-titled album on March 16 on vinyl and digital download. Check out the teaser trailer above.

The band — Eliza White, Jake Seaward, Kenny Myers, Alex MacAskill and Ian Bennet – will bring its brand of dark, heavy rock on tour throughout the east, to Ontario and back, through March and April. Tour dates are as follows:

3.16 – Dartmouth, NS @ CD Heaven (12″ release)
3.17 – Halifax, NS @ Gus’ Pub (12” release)
3.20 – Moncton, NB @ Plan B
3.21 – Fredericton, NB @ Gallery Connexion
3.22 – Montreal, QC @ L’Absynthe
3.23 – North Bay, ON @ Bull and Quench Pub
3.24 – Sudbury, ON @ Millards Garage
3.26 – Peterborough, ON @ Bluestreak Records
3.26 – Peterborough, ON @ The Spill
3.27 – Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo
3.28 – Waterloo, ON @ The Mongolian Grill
3.29 – London, ON @ Grooves*
3.29 – London, ON @ The Black Shire Pub
3.30 – Bowmanville, ON @ Vinyl Alibi
3.30 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
3.31 – Ottawa, ON @ The Rochester Pub
4.01 – Montreal, QC @ L’Hemisphere Gauche
4.02 – Quebec, QC @ TBA
4.04 – Saint John, NB @ Pub Down Under
4.05 – Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba’s Lounge
4.07 – Amherst, NS @ Teazer’s
4.08 – Halifax, NS @ Gus’ Pub

Baby Eagle preps new record

Sackville, N.B.-based Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers will release their new record, Bone Soldiers, on Tuesday, March 6, via You’ve Changed Records.

Following a series of tour dates in Ontario, the band recorded the album (more…)

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East coasters nominated for Junos

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Hey all, a big congrats to the following east coasters who are nominated for Juno Awards, which will be presented on April 1 in Toronto:

Jenn Grant – Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Mia Martina – Dance Recording of the Year
JRDN – R&B/Soul recording and New Artist of the Year
Dave Gunning – Roots & Traditional album, solo
The Once – Roots & Traditional album, group
Hey Rosetta – New Group of the Year
Jimmy Rankin – Country Album of the Year
Sloan – Rock Album of The Year
Classified – Rap Recording of the Year
Kellie Loder – Contemporary Christian/Gospel album

If I missed anyone, please let me know!

Divorcees hope for fan support

Moncton country outlaws The Divorcees are taking a unique approach to releasing their next record, Four Chapters.

The album – the band’s third – is a concept album about adventure and redemption. A team of at least a dozen people are involved in the making of the album, and the band is hoping for (more…)

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Fridays with … The Devil’s Half Acre

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Halifax's The Devil's Half Acre.

Halifax-based The Devil’s Half Acre originally started out as a solo project for frontman Chase Ross, but turned into a full band project almost by accident in 2009.

Since then, the band has released two records. In December, The Devil’s Half Acre’s EP The Town was released, a concept album of sorts based on Ross’s home of Kentville, N.S.

He joins us this week via e-mail to fill us in on the group’s history and what’s coming next …

1. Tell us about how The Devil’s Half Acre formed … from a solo project to a band effort … was it a difficult transition?

The Devil’s Half Acre was at first a name that I used when I played solo. I was pretty inspired by Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young. In the late summer of 2009, my friends in a band called Action/Adventure asked me to play with them at Gus’ Pub for their EP release show. The line-up also included The Numbered Head. I felt like I wouldn’t fit at all, so I recruited a drummer and arranged some songs that I had so they could be played louder, amplified and electric. I also played half of the set on the acoustic guitar. Ultimately that has been the point of The Devil’s Half Acre, to showcase a louder, rock and roll, Neil Young and Crazy Horse type of sound along with my quieter acoustic songs.

2. You must have had clear ideas and goals for yourself when you started the project. Did you have to change anything to make your concept suit a band?

I feel like I’ve had to change more in my solo writing then with the band. With a band, songs seem easier to write, ideas come easier and our writing process has always been open. Nothing is set in stone (more…)

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Boxer The Horse readies new album

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

P.E.I.'s Boxer The Horse is set to release its sophomore album.

Prince Edward Island’s Boxer the Horse will release its second album, French Residency, on March 13.

The band – Jeremy Gaudet (guitar/vocals), Andrew Woods (guitar/drums), Isaac Neily (keys/drums) and Christian Ledwell (bass) – released its debut full length, Would You Please, in 2010 to widespread critical acclaim.

They were named the Best New Band of 2010 by CBC Radio 3 — who shortlisted lead single Mary Meets the Pilot for 2010 Song of the Year — and were awarded the Music PEI’s 2011 Rock Recording of the Year. The band has appeared in support of such nationally heralded acts as The New Pornographers, Two Hours Traffic, In-Flight Safety, Dog Day and Hey Rosetta!.

Returning to the studio with producer Alec O’Hanley, Boxer the Horse recently completed their sophomore record French Residency.

The band will be taking French Residency on a national tour and dates will be announced soon.

Former Inbreds member back with solo record

Mike O’Neill, of long-defunct duo The Inbreds, has released Henry, the first single from his forthcoming album Wild Lines, available for free download (here).

Wild Lines is the follow-up to (more…)

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