Tag Archives: Nova Scotia

Countdown to Shed Island: Our Video Roundup

Enjoy our curated playlist roundup of some audiovisual stimuli to prep your eyes and ears for the Shed Island Festival in St. John’s, NL (August 13th-15th) as we begin to countdown the mere days and hours to kick-off.

Jot Notables: Secret East’s Five Weekend Highlights

Shifty Bits Circus kicks off in Fredericton, St. John’s & Halifax Pride celebrations reach their closing events, Shed Island parties like it’s 2013 with a “super rare reunion show”, Spoken Word St. John’s turns two, and Branch Ricky step out of a brief hiatus for a single summer gig.

Maintaining a Fiendship

Ben Burnett chats with Halifax garage rockers Best Fiends about their new album, fitting into a new scene, and the band’s romantic origin story.

Shadowy Folk From A Shadowy Province

Shadow Folk are one of many young, psychedelic-influenced bands making great music in Halifax right now. Contributor Ben Burnett caught up with Justin McGrath to talk about the making of their new EP Mystery Park, as well as his approach to collaboration and songwriting.

Jonny Bolduc: A Modern Poet

“The big thing about anyone who wants to be an artist, or a poet, or a writer is that you can’t just be that one thing,” says Bolduc, “You have to find creative ways to keep doing what you love to do. In the midst of a changing atmosphere within your medium.”