April 12, 2014—We’ll be releasing Gianna Lauren’s lovely ‘On Personhood’ EP in the UK on May 05th around a tour through England that will take her to both Liverpool Sound City and The Great Escape festivals. Afterwards, she’ll be travelling through France, Belgium, and Germany performing for the first time in Europe. “Stylishly quirky Lauren makes dreamy…
April 12, 2014—Fresh off his ECMA win, Alan Jeffries will be performing throughout the Maritimes in the coming months with his band, 50 Shades of Blue. May 17: St.Andrews, NB – Paddlefest July 26: Truro, NS – Nova Scotia Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival July 27: Sackville, NB – Sackville Music Barn July 29: Fredericton, NB –…
April 12, 2014—The East Coast Music Week in Charlottetown last weekend was a major success. We played a lot of great shows and saw a lot of new music. Special thanks to everyone who performed, attended, and helped organize our annual revue at Back Alley Music, that was fun. Pleased to report that Alan Jeffries picked up…
March 31, 2014—Singer and songwriter, gentleman and liar, gadfly and fall guy, indispensable, Michael Feuerstack is a man who lives and makes music in Montreal. Long one of the Canadian scene’s most revered songwriters, Feuerstack has turned his craft inside-out for his first collaborative release: Singer Songer. The album gathers nine of Feuerstack’s friends and admirers –…
March 30, 2014—On their fourth album, The Olympic Symphonium further establish themselves as a unique voice in Canada’s contemporary music landscape. Putting aside themes of love in favour of heavier topics, the band ruminates on life, loss, religion, and self-doubt with this new material. “There’s something so mellow, so smooth about this Fredericton, New Brunswick-based indie folk…
February 3, 2014—The Olympic Symphonium’s fourth studio album, Chance To Fate, will be released in March 2014. The band has released a teaser video with some audio and the album cover. Watch – http://youtu.be/rD21iIqkfNI They’ve also released the first single, Predictor, which you can listen to here – http://youtu.be/rD21iIqkfNI Pre-order the LP (180g clear vinyl) & CD…
February 3, 2014—While touring the UK last December, Paper Beat Scissors taped a BBC2 session with “Whispering” Bob Harris at the BBC studios in London. The performance/interview aired last week but you can now listen online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01q9k9f.mp Don’t wait though, this is only available for the next couple weeks! – paperbeatscissors.com –
January 31, 2014—Gianna Lauren will head to England this spring to perform overseas for the first time. The prestigious Great Escape festival held in seaside Brighton, UK every May will host Gianna & her band for the weekend. We’re working on more UK shows around this date so if you don’t live in Brighton (I’m looking at…
January 31, 2014—Canada’s best dressed band will perform select shows in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick this winter. Tickets are on sale now and will be gone quickly so don’t miss the boat! Check the shows page for more information. February 04: Halifax, NS – The Carleton March 07: Wolfville, NS – The Barn March 20: Moncton,…
December 23, 2013—The seven albums, including our first Record Store Day releases, we put out in 2013 were our best selling records to date. We’ve seen orders from all over the world and as a result have started releasing our physical products in the UK this year. Every time Forward grows, we move towards putting out better…
December 23, 2013—Here’s a list of the albums some of us enjoyed over the course of the year. Hopefully you discover some new music as a result. Happy listening. Michael Feuerstack: Devon Sproule & Mike O’Neill – Colours Sometimes you put two things you love together and it sucks, like chocolate catsup. Other times it rules –…
December 23, 2013—From the mouth of Tim Crabtree: “The 7-piece band tour was an absolute blast – we had amazing receptions and were treated so well everywhere we went. I never knew how much fun it was possible to have in a van. And the bits in between the drives were pretty fun, too: Sold-out festival shows…
December 23, 2013—After more than a year of being sold-out and with fans foaming at the mouth, sending hate mail, and making death-threat calls demanding the product, Snailhouse’s 2011 album ‘Sentimental Gentleman’ is now back in stock. We have VERY LIMITED quantities of red vinyl and an armload of black vinyl available in our mail-order shop. Don’t…
October 24, 2013—Gypsophilia know how to throw a party. You know this if you’ve ever been to one of their past masquerade events at the North St. Church, Seahorse Tavern, or Olympic Hall. They’ve announced a 2013 dance with Krasnogork & DJ Uncle Fester so dust off your mask, shine up your shoes and save the date…
September 13, 2013—Hamburg label Ferryhouse Productions will be releasing Paper Beat Scissors’ self-titled debut album in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on September 27th. The Halifax act will support the album launch with a 7-piece band tour across Europe this November. The tour, opened by Michael Feuerstack, features a stop at both the Rolling Stone Weekender and Bluebird…
September 5, 2013—We’ve pleased to announce nominations for our artists and Forward itself for the 2013 Music Nova Scotia awards. Female Artist Recording of the Year: Gianna Lauren – On Personhood New Artist of the Year: Alan Jeffries Pop Recording of the Year: Gianna Lauren – On Personhood Country/Bluegreass Recording of the Year: Alan Jeffries – Coffee…
September 5, 2013—Since the release of Tambourine Death Bed, Michael Feuerstack has been busy touring Canada and Europe. He’ll finally make his way to the Maritimes for release shows of the album after performances at Ottawa’s Arboretum Festival and a date in Vermont. He’ll make his way to Northern & Western Canada in the fall, and more…
September 5, 2013—We’re running low on vinyl stock for some of our releases and want to give you a chance to order some of the remaining albums before we run out. We won’t be re-pressing so act fast and be the owner of one of these limited-edition pieces. Gianna Lauren – On Personhood Paper Beat Scissors –…
June 14, 2013—Deep in the midst of a European tour, Paper Beat Scissors proudly announces a signing with Ferryhouse Records. The Hamburg label will release the EP “Live at St. Matthew’s Church” in June and the self-titled debut album in the fall. The release will be accompanied by a major European tour as a full band with…
June 14, 2013—‘Horska’ is the newest release from Gypsophilia and is many things: a 7″ vinyl single with a dub remix, a 6 song digital EP, and a brand new stop motion animation music video. They recorded the tracks for ‘Horska’ at Montreal’s Hotel2Tango with noted producer Howard Bilerman (of Arcade Fire fame). The single, composed by…