How many albums can you find that reference Tanker Malley, Susan Butler, the Lo-Tide, Dave Cadogan, and a 100,000 Alpine bottles? And that's just the first song. If you're familiar with those names (and Alpine), you'll know this is about... more »

Okay, there's a good show coming up on Sunday at Plan B in Moncton, you gotta go to this one. "But Bob," I hear you moan. "I can't go out Sunday night, it's a school night, I have to get... more »

Leading up to Music New Brunswick week, happening October 11th to the 14th in Moncton, I'm featuring some of the folks who are nominated for awards. This is the third year for the awards, and I'll tell ya, what a... more »

Nova Scotia's Papillon gets her first big-time production, courtesy of Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, In-Flight Safety), and wow, what a big leap. Fans of her previous album will recognize a couple of songs, and there's a huge difference with the... more »

When I think of Nova Scotia's Ruth Minnikin, the word artist comes to mind. It's more than the usual usage of the word, in the general sense that all musicians are artists. Minnikin puts everything into her art, a creative... more »

Halifax one-man army Rich Aucoin is currently thrilling fans of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys with the new, and quite frankly fabulous video for his song Brian Wilson Is A.L.I.V.E. The video is a filmmaking wonder, in which Aucoin... more »

Dave Gunning's at it again. Defining our lives, baring our souls, telling what it's like on the East Coast these days, or for people from the East Coast. From retired railway men to hard-core hockey fans to those who've had... more »

Okay, Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival done and over, that was... amazing. Best one yet, I think. But..can't dwell on the past, onward we go, what's next? There's so much music happening, I'm spinning from week to week. Lots of... more »

More high energy punk-Irish from these favourite Haligonians. Working-class themes abound, whether old tales of the 18th century (The Boston States, Mrs. McGrath) or updated for today. There's war, lives and limbs lost, and plenty of drinking. But they also... more »

Congratulations to Moncton's Shaun Leblanc, the winner of this year's Galaxie Rising Star award at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. He won a great prize package, including an opening slot at the Wintersleep show on Saturday night. It's the... more »

I had a great time Friday night, but I have to admit it was topped on Saturday. My favourite music is soul, and it was an explosion at the Blues Tent Hip City. I'm a wanderer at Harvest, making liberal... more »

I've enjoyed lots of great shows and moments over the course of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival's 22 years, right from year one, but certainly last night's shows rank among the very best. For me, it was perhaps the... more »

Boy, did the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival ever luck out when they booked the Avett Brothers for Friday, Sept. 14. That deal would have been made months ago, way before it became known that the group's new disc, The... more »

Another day, another great lineup of Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival shows. Thursday sees some local excitement, as long-time Fredericton favourites Grand Theft Bus are launching their new album with a show at the Barracks Stage. It's called Say It... more »

It's Harvest time. Usually that means bringing in the crops, but for people in Fredericton, and plenty of visitors from around the province and beyond, it means something very different. It means music, friends, the best of times. The... more »

Mays fans have waited somewhat patiently for the man to return, it being four years since the Terminal Romance album. He's been on some sort of spiritual-musical quest that has taken him from Dartmouth to New York to Mexico, searching... more »

A diverse group of musicians lead the pack with multiple nominations for this year's Music NB Awards. Country act The Divorcees, classical combo the Saint John String Quartet, and francophone rocker Kevin McIntyre are among the leaders in nominations announced... more »

For the second year, the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic, a one-day event held in the Christie Lake Conservation Area in Dundas, Ontario, has left a lasting impression on its audience, above and beyond the normal music festival. "The best show of... more »