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As one of Canada’s most dynamic and animated showmen and songwriters, David Wilcox can also play a mean guitar. His career stretches back more than 40 years and has led him across this great land[...]
Songwriter Matt Epp loves Atlantic Canada. The folk-pop inspired singer-songwriter, who was born in Winnipeg and grew up ‘all over Manitoba,’ currently calls Toronto home, along with his wife. But he will be the first[...]
Depending with whom you speak, the travelling associated with being a musician is either the worst thing in the world or is one of the perks of their job. While being on tour does sometimes[...]
Mo Kenney may only be 22 years old with one full-length album to her credit but the sky will truly be the limit for this talented Nova Scotian folk-pop singer. Kenney’s star has been consistently[...]
It’s been a long few years since Moncton band The Motorleague’s last full-length record, but unlike many groups who disappear from the public eye when they are cooking up new music, The Motorleague stayed current[...]
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2013 marks the 20th anniversary of The Posies landmark record Frosting On The Beater, considered by many to be one of the quintessential power pop records of all time. Later this year, the still going[...]
One of the latest bands to emerge from the fertile Fredericton music scene is Heat and Lights, comprised of a few of the guys from the mighty Grand Theft Bus. It is not just the[...]
One of Portugal The Man’s best qualities is their ability to incorporate so many different sounds and textures into the scope of one record. Their newest album of synth-driven psych-pop pushes those same boundaries as[...]
After 2010’s compelling, Gospel-influenced Downtown Church, acclaimed artist Patty Griffin gets back to basics with her newest album American Kid. In this case, basics consist of Griffin returning to her roots in the realm of[...]
Everything old is new again or so it seems, but fans of Everclear, Live, Filter and Sponge couldn’t care less about adages. The four groups, all of whom rose to fame in the mid-to-late ’90s,[...]
Two generations of Acadian singer-songwriters will be joining forces for a night of music at the Empress Theatre in downtown Moncton on Wednesday night. Pascal Lejeune, one of the region’s best Acadian songwriters, will perform[...]
Two years after the release of their acclaimed debut record Choke The River, Prince Edward Island sludge-metal band Death Valley Driver are back. Performing at the Esquire Tavern on Sunday evening, the group has a[...]
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Formed in 2009, Winnipeg folk trio Sweet Alibi have been turning heads right across Canada with their self-titled debut album. Produced by former Crash Test Dummies drummer Mitch Dorge, the album earned the group a[...]
It’s been a long time coming but at long last, Moncton’s Motorleague finally unleashes their highly anticipated sophomore record. The boys have really ratcheted up the melodic end of the scale with Acknowledge, Acknowledge. These[...]
Sounding like the bastard children of Down, Black Sabbath and High On Fire, the guitar riffs come fast and furious on this, Death Valley Driver’s sophomore record. Perhaps the easiest way to sum up the[...]
Boasting thick, sludgy guitar riffs and gruff vocals, the full-length debut from Moncton’s Diablo Strange never fails to find a groove. With visions of Clutch and Black Sabbath dancing in their heads, the group powers[...]
Unofficially (or officially I guess since I run the damn website), this is Death Valley Driver Week here at MusicNerd.ca. I’ll have a review of their awesome new album Graveyard Dead posted tomorrow while on Friday, I’ll[...]
By all accounts, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hayden had until recently maintained a relatively consistent album release schedule. The man born Paul Hayden Desser found success early in his career with his 1995 debut record Everything I Long[...]
Is there such a thing as bad press? Or does “bad” press more or less serve the same purpose as good press — to get people talking about an event, person, band or news story?[...]
Summer is just getting started in Metro Moncton. And with summer comes music and lots of it. As the prospect of a big act hitting Magnetic Hill this summer is looking less and less likely[...]
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Todd Kerns is no stranger to Canadian rock fans. In the 90’s, Kerns fronted Age of Electric before moving onto Static In Stereo and then ultimately, a solo career. Kerns has busied himself over the[...]
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