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Vancourver-based indie-rock band Said The Whale just finished up a huge US tour which brought them all the way to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest (SXSW). On their way back, they’re making a few Newfoundland stops! Newfoundland is on the way to Vancouver, right?
Anyway, we’ve got tickets to give away! The contest is now closed.
The Corona Snow Session with the Arkells and The Novaks took over the Marble Mountain Lodge on Saturday night with over 800 people from Corner Brook, across Newfoundland and Labrador and from around Atlantic Canada filling the space for a fantastic rock show.
It wasn’t exactly The Pogues, but it was one of the next best things. St. Patrick’s Day brought out The Pogues Tribute to Whelan’s Gate, a band made up of a stellar line-up of Sherman Downey, Daniel Payne, Bill Allan, Jonny Payne, Neil Targett, Angie Payne, Andrew Ross and Paul Lockyer. If the long line outside The Gate means anything, it was the place to be on Saturday night.
Jillian Parsons managed to make it inside and snapped these beautiful pictures.
This week we’re featuring another artist who took part in the RPM Challenge: Nick Hamlyn.
We’ve talked to Nick about different projects in the past, but this time he attempted to write and record an album in just the 29 days of February.
The March Hare wasn’t just poetry and readings this past weekend: music plays a feature role. St. John’s based Allan Byrne made the trip out to Corner Brook to play a few songs on Friday night.
Check out Byrne’s rendition of the ballad Braw Sailin’ On The Sea below!
From Jill Brown.
Think that the March Hare is all about readings? Think again.
Music has been an essential part of the March Hare since inception in 1988. This year brings another feast of traditional music from regulars at the gathering like Wayne Muggridge , Anita Best and the Byrne Brothers and newcomers Andrew O’Brien and the Nula Kennedy Trio.
Check out previews of some of the performers below!
We’re only 8 days out of the RPM Challenge and music is still coming in from around the city and region from participants who successfully wrote and recorded an album in the month of February!
Today we’re going to highlight one of those artists: Black Diamond Rain, a collaboration between electronic/dance producer and DJ Andrew James Bowers (who goes by DJ Dain) and blues/folk singer/songwriter David Peddle. Put those two together and you get something really cool.
During the Family Fun Day event at Margaret Bowater Park last Monday, part of Winter Carnival 2012, amid the snow sculptures, ice skating, and sliding, a young band took to the stage. Parametric featured Matthew Payne, James Butler, Elizabeth Keeping, Jamie Gruditch, and Taylor French and I, along with everyone else at the park, was incredibly impressed.
Aley Waterman is finding herself with some much deserved attention on the East Coast and the CBC has taken notice. Two weeks ago the CBC program The Performance Hour featured her on their show, and even featured a preview video. You can check out the video of Halfway Song below.
After I chatted with Brad Clarke last week about his RPM Challenge attempt, we recorded this song. He had only wrote it a few days before recording, and will be on his RPM Challenge record. The record is under the name Crisis Averted.
