Category Archives: Recommended Listening

Recommended Listening

Show Shots // The Fabulously Rich @ Light House Arts Centre // 05.04.25

June 4, 2025 Trev

Back in early April, The Fabulously Rich emerged from their winter hibernation and returned to Halifax with their biggest show to date. The band's popularity continues to grow, necessitating the move to the Light House Arts Centre, a move that provided a much larger stage area for front-man Dennis Ellsworth to prowl. You knew it…Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // SonReal @ 2037 Gottingen // 26.02.25

April 4, 2025 Trev

It was back in late 2024 when the announcement was made that the Vernon, BC based emcee SonReal would embark on a 2nd leg of his All Things Aside tour. This 22-date stretch would start in late January in Vancouver and stretch across the country, wrapping up in Fredericton, NB, on March 1st. The 2nd…Read More

Show Shots // Big Shiny Tunes Vol. 4 – Night 2 // 08.02.25

April 2, 2025 Trev

Big Shiny Tunes is a compilation series that became a soundtrack for many of our lives; it served as a gateway to many new acts alongside a slew of beloved household names. It's that sense of nostalgia that courses through our veins, that we need to revisit those songs, and thanks to the Vox Media…Read More

Show Shots // Big Shiny Tunes Vol. 4 – Night 1 // 07.02.25

March 31, 2025 Trev

There are events throughout the year that showcase the immense talent in this city and the Maritimes as a whole. One of those is the Big Shiny Tunes weekend, a two-night event that gathers together some of the best musicians to create two stellar house bands, fronted by a wildly talented lineup of lead singers.…Read More

Show Shots // The Fabulously Rich @ The Shore Club – 05.07.24

September 29, 2024 Trev

Back in early July, PEI's The Fabulously Rich returned to The Shore Club on a damp Friday night. It was a marked improvement over the band's 2023 visit, which happened to coincide with a historic rain storm that washed out roads and made the band's trek across the province far more of an adventure than…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack // The Return: Feat. The Town Heroes and more….

December 1, 2023 Trev

It's been a long long time since I sat down to write about the tunes that have been catching my ear over the past while, so when our pals in The Town Heroes dropped their latest single "In Your Head", it was time to dust off the keyboard and headphones and to let you in…Read More

Album Review // Hillsburn – Stories

April 19, 2023 Trev

The old adage goes that when one door closes, another opens. That is exactly the case of what happened with Hillsburn and its delegation of tasks when their primary songwriter Paul Aarantzen opted to step amicably away from being a primary member of the band. With the release of their latest record Stories, you can…Read More

East Coast Music Week: Three Acts to Watch

April 16, 2023 Justin

East Coast Music Week is just around the corner, and Halifax, Nova Scotia is getting ready to welcome musicians, industry professionals, and music lovers to this part of the nation. This five-day festival will take place from May 3 to May 7, 2023, including the highly anticipated East Coast Music Awards ceremony on May 4th.…Read More

Album Review // Lindsay Misiner & The 7th Mystic – Self-Titled

April 12, 2023 Trev

It's interesting how the local music scene can ebb and flow the way that it does, as there are times that certain acts can burst onto the scene, stake their claim and are ubiquitous for a stretch, only to then go dormant indefinitely. Such is the case with Lindsay Misiner & the 7th Mystic, a…Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Nicole Ariana @ The Seahorse Tavern – 13.10.22

October 20, 2022 Trev

The Seahorse stage has played home to many notable names, including Haviah Mighty, The Beaches, Dear Rouge, and now Nicole Ariana. That’s not to say Ariana hasn’t graced this stage in the past, as she opened for SonReal back in 2016. Since then, Ariana dropped her EP Strand in 2017 and has been honing her…Read More