INTERVENUS INTERVIEWS
Interviews with musicians and other folk involved in the East Coast music scene.
2010 Music PEI Awards! by
Jillianne Hamilton
The
2010 Music PEI Awards are upon us! Included in this year's list of nominees are
Two Hours Traffic,
The Sidewalks and
Milks and Rectangles.
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Vinyl collecting: What’s Old is New Again by
Jillianne Hamilton
Some people collect stamps and coins. Pat Deighan considers record-collecting a noble hobby. "I would rather have a large vinyl collection to flip through then a bunch of CDs any day,” he said.
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NS Music Week: Joel Plaskett by
Jillianne Hamilton
Joel Plaskett is nominated for 6 awards: Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Artist Recording, Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Video of the Year for Three, released this year.
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NS Music Week: Jenn Grant by
Jillianne Hamilton
Jenn Grant is nominated for 2 awards: Album of the Year and Female Artist Recording for Echoes, released earlier this year. Echoes is Grant's 2nd full-length album.
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NS Music Week: Rebekah Higgs by
Jillianne Hamilton
Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees are nominated for 2 awards: Alternative Artist/Group Recording, Group Recording, New Artist/Group Recording of the Year and Jazz/Electro/Acoustic Artist/Group Recording.
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Sloan: Online and Underground by
Jillianne Hamilton
Although they've since relocated to Toronto, Sloan is one of the first bands to put Atlantic Canada on the rock-'n-roll map. Chris Murphy answered some questions concerning the band's current stuff and the good old days...
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Interview: Shotgun Jimmie by
Sarah Henderson
Shotgun Jimmie, also known as Jimmie Kilpatrick and one of the past members of Shotgun and Jaybird, is heading out on a European tour. There's something incredibly poetic about leaving Sackville, N.B. behind for the streets of Paris.
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Polaris Judges: Opinions & Temptation by
Jillianne Hamilton
Bob Mersereau has covered east coast music for CBC, The Coast, The Telegraph-Journal and has appeared on Morningside and Sounds Like Canada. And this year, he's a member of the Polaris Music Prize grand jury.
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David Myles: Minstrel & Poet by
Jillianne Hamilton
After seeing David Myles perform recently (and, thus, becoming a fan immediately), I decided that East Coast Overture needed (nay, deserved) to feature a Q&A with this charming fellow from New Brunswick. So, here it is.
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Interview: Chad Peck of Noyes Records by
Jillianne Hamilton
Chad Peck, an active member of the Truro/Halifax music scene, started Noyes Records in 2005. Now, the label is associated with some impressive names: The Got To Get Got, Tomcat Combat and Kestrels- to name a few.
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Kestrels: Where They Are & Where They're Going by
Jillianne Hamilton
Three-piece indie rock outfit Kestrels are at it again. Their first full-length album dropped today.
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Molly Thomason: Not Wasting Any Time by
Jillianne Hamilton
I was listening to the East Coast Countdown the other day when Molly Thomason's catchy, romantic pop tune "Kiss Me" came on. Despite her mature, unwavering and easy-on-the-ears vocals, Thomason is only 14.
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SappyFest: A Weekend of Comradery by
Jillianne Hamilton
Well, it's that time of year again, kids. Sackville, NB once again plays host to SappyFest, a music festival for the indie kids who live on vinyl recordings and button-up plaid.
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Q&A: Leo McKay of The Marvel Stove by
Jillianne Hamilton
"You've seen me perform sans shoes, and probably socks, I take it. I don't know. I don't always do that. But if I can, I like to give the audience something visual to think about or to latch onto in a performance. As soon as a fully dressed person walks onstage in bare feet, it gets people's attention."
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Rebekah Higgs: Haligonian Pixie by
Jillianne Hamilton
Rebekah Higgs has garnered buckets of attention and praise. She's been nominated for Best Female Artist and Best New Artist at the ECMAs. And she's got a voice as smooth and soothing as a glass of chocolate milk.
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Charlottetown Record Store Owner Plans to Rock Until He’s 80 by
Jaclyn Crawford
Deighan is a music guru. He is the manager of a local record shop, which caters to the vinyl and local variety, as well as modern music. He also plays guitar in his band Pat Deighan and the Orb Weavers.
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Drumming is Almost Spiritual: Allen by
Jaclyn Crawford
Thomas Allen has been playing drums since he was 14. Well, according to him, he has been banging on the drums since he was 14 and didn’t start actually playing until about two years after.
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Rock ‘n Roll… and Click? by
Jillianne Hamilton
Indaba Music is a new music website that lets musicians from different parts of the world not only meet but also collaborate. Think of Facebook- but exclusive to music lovers.
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DJ Bones: Always In Photo and Music by
Jillianne Hamilton
Necessity is the mother of invention. And, according to Maritime DJ, photographer and music lover Marc Xavier LeBlanc (aka DJ Bones), necessity is how Indie Pop Night all began.
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