Ontario's loss was a big gain for the Maritime music scene when celebrated singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing moved to Halifax in 2008. Whether solo, or in a duet with Andy White, or in the beloved Canadian supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo... more »

The Sadies rocked the Fredericton Boyce Market Saturday night, delivering their usual high-energy show, at the succesful Shivering Songs Festival. Long considered Canada's best live act by hard-core fans and critics alike, the group delivered a set as varied as... more »

Acadian trio Les Hay Babies were certainly one of the breakout acts of last year's East Coast Music Week in Moncton. The young trio impressed everyone with their harmonies, original songs and energy, combining old-time instruments with modern attitude. It's... more »

Shivering yet? I thought so. One thing you can count on in January, it's frigid temperatures. Another thing is a great music festival. Now in it's third year, Fredericton's Shivering Songs has become a musical highlight in January. Launched back... more »

For the third year in a row, New Brunswick blues powerhouse Matt Andersen is a big winner at the national Maple Blues Awards. The winners were announced Monday night at a gala in Toronto. Andersen took home the trophy for... more »

A surprise East Coast date has been added to Julie Doiron's tour schedule, which is grand news for Fredericton-area fans. Doiron's about to embark on a Upper Canadian tour, taking in several spots in Ontario and Quebec. But since she... more »

The Strain, from Wakefield, Quebec, is making its way through the Maritimes. No, it's not the flu strain, but a quirky indie-pop band out of that pretty little town 20 minutes outside Ottawa. It also happens to be a hub... more »

Fredericton's annual Maritime CountryFest is stepping up its game this year. The festival has drafted several big names for it's one-day concert, which happens June 8th this year. Headlining the event is the major U.S. star Travis Tritt, one of... more »

New Brunswick had a lower-than-usual number of nominations for this year's East Coast Music Awards. The 2013 nominees were made public Tuesday in Halifax, as the city prepares to host the event on March 10th. In total, the province racked... more »

If you rank Canada's cities by population, Moncton doesn't come close to being in the top 25. It sits way down the list, at #79. But there was no way Blue Rodeo could pass up a New Brunswick date on... more »

The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra unveiled an exciting new collaboration today, a teaser for a pair of concerts coming up in February. The orchestra took the stage at the Brunswick Square Atrium for a noon hour performance with Moncton's outlaw... more »

Well. Once again, I'm in shock. I tell ya, this whole experience with Leonard Cohen the last few years has been, quite frankly, pretty unbelievable. It was around this time five years ago that word came out that not only... more »