The MusicNerd Q&A With James Mullinger
Over the last three years, there has arguably been no bigger cheerleader for the City of Saint John than comedian James Mullinger. While Mullinger gears up to perform at Harbour[…]
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The MusicNerd Q&A With Burgundy Drive
I first met the members of Saint John rock band Burgundy Drive at this past October’s Music New Brunswick Week, before I heard one single note of their music, and[…]
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The MusicNerd Q&A With Kenny James
Sackville, New Brunswick and Bakersfield, California couldn’t be geographically further apart, being located on opposite sides of North America from one another, but that hasn’t stopped Toronto transplant Kenny James[…]
Shaun Ferguson Takes Minimalist Approach With Music
With the release of his second full-length record, Résilience, Caraquet native Shaun Ferguson feels he is starting to find his way through his music. While he grew up embracing different[…]
Tomato/Tomato Go Big and Go Home
If there was one phrase that could be used to sum up the kind of year that 2017 has been for Saint John folk duo Tomato/Tomato, it would be “Go[…]
Measha Brueggergosman Celebrates Christmas With Capitol Theatre Performance On Wednesday
Internationally-acclaimed vocalist and Fredericton native Measha Brueggergosman has sung in some of the world’s most prestigious halls, given a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, championed many causes as[…]
The MusicNerd Q&A With Darren Frost
I first met Toronto’s Darren Frost in November 1997 when we were both (separately) booked on the short-lived The Mike Bullard Show, me with my band The Monoxides, and him as a[…]
David Myles Celebrates Holidays With Benefit Shows, Performances With Symphony New Brunswick
After having spent the better part of a month earlier this fall playing shows throughout Ontario and all points west of that province, Fredericton native David Myles is happy to[…]
Review: Wilco – Being There (Deluxe Edition) (Warner Music Canada)
Years before Chicago’s Wilco delivered what is arguably one of the best records of their career with their 2002 release Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, they released Being There, the 1996 album[…]
Mike Biggar Ready To Celebrate The Season At Shepody House
When Saint John folk artist Mike Biggar released his holiday album The Season back in 2011, he never could have dreamed the record would still have legs this late in[…]