Fredericton’s Andy Brown just launched a new YouTube series, The Sessions, on his YouTube channel, and he recently posted a new original track, Damn (see above), recorded live with his band at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.
Brown plans to record the track in New York City next month at Tainted Blue Studio, where (more…)
Longtime Nova Scotia songstress Jill Barber, who is now living on the west coast, is set to release her new record, Mischievous Moon, on April 5 (Outside Music).
Barber is once again working with longtime producer Les Cooper and recording with her touring band for the first time. Mischievous Moon was (more…)
Séan McCann (Dustin Rabin photo)
Less than a year after his debut solo release, Lullabies for Bloodshot Eyes, Great Big Sea’s Séan McCann returns with his follow up, Son of a Sailor, available Feb. 8. The official launch will take place aboard the Norwegian Dawn on the Caribbean Sea with a solo performance during the fourth annual Ships & Dip cruise.
On the new record, McCann is joined by (more…)
Moncton's 3WIDE reunites this week.
3WIDE, a Moncton-based band that played throughout the region for a few years before calling it quits in 2007, is reuniting this week with a show slated for The Manhattan on Friday night. The show will also feature Moncton bands Tempting Tragedy and Spiral Case. Admission is only $3. Doors open at 10 p.m.
Featuring Jerry Wiley (guitar, vocals), Ed Arsenault (drums) and Kirk Crowder (bass), the band (more…)
David Myles
New Brunswick native David Myles has earned five nominations for the 2011 East Coast Music Awards, leading the pack this year. Artist and industry award nominations were announced today at the Confederation Centre of the Arts for East Coast Music Week 2011 to be held April 13-17 in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
“Today’s announcements clearly demonstrate the incredible talent in this region and the dedication and hard work of our artists,” said Su Hutchinson, executive director of the East Coast Music Association. “Preparations are underway to celebrate our Industry’s best and brightest throughout ECMA Week 2011 in exciting new ways.”
Seven other artists followed closely behind Myles walking away with four nominations each. These include (more…)
Moncton duo Lovestorm has released a new video made by local filmmaker Scott Carson. It features live footage from Lovestorm’s recent Moncton performance at Galerie E Dans L’A, along with interviews.
See video above.
The Shivering Songs music festival, set to take place in Fredericton, Jan. 29-30, has added Grant Lawrence and David Myles to the lineup of artists.
Myles, a Fredericton hometown (more…)
Jenocide has released a new five-track EP. (Kelly Clark Fotography)
It seems like yesterday that we featured Jenocide (Jen Clarke) as she released her debut full length album, Machines to Make Us Wet (it was actually in January, almost a full year ago, but whatever …). Anyway, she’s back again, this time with a five-track EP full of heavy (more…)
Congrats to Marty Surette of Moncton, singer/guitarist for Tempting Tragedy. Marty is the winner of the very first East Coast Noise giveaway – a prize pack full of Diminished Fifth Records swag, including:
- Various Artists – The Music of Artisanship & War: Vol III CD
- Orchid’s Curse – Voices: The Tales of Broken Men CD
- Iron Giant – Creator of Scars CD (Limited Edition tin case)
- Iron Giant – 5 oz. ‘East Coast White Trash’ flask
- Various pins, stickers from D5R bands
Thanks again to Josh Hogan and the fine D5R folks for sponsoring this contest, and congrats again to Marty.
Ron Hynes (photo by Kent Nason)
Ron Hynes will celebrate the release of his new album, Stealing Genius, at The Carleton, Halifax, Nov. 16 and 17. Ian Perry and Glenn Simmons will accompany Hynes for both nights, and Simmons will perform a short opening set featuring songs from his debut solo CD, Sweet Vanilla. Show time is 8:30 p.m.
Produced by Paul Mills at The Millstream (more…)
East Coast Noise readers can win some cool D5R swag!
Hey all, Josh Hogan and the fine folks at Diminished Fifth Records have hooked us up with a cool prize giveaway – a package of new releases from the metal label, in addition to a couple limited-edition items.
These items can be won exclusively by East Coast Noise readers. All you have to do is (more…)