Sackville’s Sappyfest has announced the full lineup for their 10th birthday bash, and the roster stacks acts new and old. We picked the brain of SappyFest creative director Lucas Hicks on the planning process, and what we can expect for the decennial anniversary of Sappy.
“What they said is “I don’t want to see bra straps, I don’t want to see your underwear girls.” Mya Bixby chimed in, “Nothing else for the guys. Guys go around showing their butts out of their pants and that’s completely ok.” Cindy agreed, “There’s one guy who takes off his shirt everyday and no one really talks to him about it.”
Fredericton’s favourite cult festival is back this July as Shifty Bits Circus turns Inf4rno. Ben Burnett caught up with organizer Penelope Stevens of the Shifty Bits Cult to talk conceptual and organizational planning of the Circus, and mindfully challenging the gender disparity in music festival culture.
Secret East TV has teamed up with Spoken Word St. John’s to offer a capture of the poetry and performance of Riley Palanca in our first Spoken Word at the Log Cabin session. We’ve combined a video feature with three pieces of audio, and the accompaniment of a written profile, courtesy of contributor Russell Cochrane.
Ian Vardy speaks to contributor Kieran O’Connell about the Schools for Burkina Faso fundraising event this weekend at The Rock House in St. John’s.
The fifth edition of Lawnya Vawnya kicks off tonight at The Republic with a show featuring Jonny & the Cowabungas, Quidi Video, and Halifax’s Vulva Culture. The festival is a boon for the St John’s music scene: a showcase for killer local acts and exciting come-from-aways.
Ben Burnett catches up with Justin Murphy of Halifax’s Poncho Records to get the ins-and-outs of running a small label in the Maritimes, how talented friends can bring a label a long way, and the making of the Poncho Records Compilations.
Contributor Kieran O’Connell gets the scoop on the Lawnya Vawnya / YUNG DUMB cross over which is set to take place April 24th, 2015.
Jordan Murphy of Halifax psych-pop outfit Walrus talks about planning their American spring tour, their upcoming debut LP, and much more.