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.
Kestrels stopped by the basement studio of Suvla Estates to play a few tracks from of their newest release The Moon is Shining Our Way and indulge us with some of the band’s recent happenings. The last year has been a busy one for Kestrels; releasing their latest [and aforementioned] EP on Sonic Unyon, recording with Alex Bonenfant at The Dream House and beginning work on the upcoming third LP.
On September 20th, 2014, Ceebs Skatepark (The Courts in Conception Bay South, NL) held host to the first skate comp in three years.
We were lucky enough to spend some time with Kestrels (Toronto, ON) on their recent visit to St. John’s and capture a solid live session with the trio within the walls of Suvla Estates.
In case anybody missed it, or you’re just getting brought up to date through this post now, two great locals recently put together the best skateboarding video to come out of Newfoundland to-date.
For “Nitty Gritty”, which premiered this passed June, Jacob White and Jared Hawco stacked film from around the St. John’s area onto footage collected during their winter trip skateboarding in China this passed February.
Check out Not Friends (St. John’s, NL) as they rip through the opening of their set at the Weak Link Records’ Hardcore Punk show – Friday September 12th, 2014 at The Rose & Thistle.
Residents of Brazil Street (St. John’s, NL) didn’t know what they had comin’ to them when the “Party On Da Amazon” Backyard BBQ Bash got underway last Sunday (August 24th, 2014).
The tightly squeezed hill of row houses rumbled with the sounds of seven very diverse acts ranging from Punk Rock and Noise to Psych Rock and Hip-Hop.