September 13, 2011—HARVEST JAZZ AND BLUES Stuck for what to do? Check out our schedule! ————————————————————— It’s my favourite time of year in Fredericton. A week where there’s live music at every corner and some of the world’s best artists meet in the Saint John river valley for thousands of excited fans. We’ve got our artists out…
June 23, 2011—After being a fan of this band for years we’re really proud to announce that Forward will be releasing the third album by Halifax gypsy jazz/classical/klezmer group Gypsophilia this fall. The album is called ‘Constellation’ and was produced by Howard Bilerman and recorded live to tape at the legendary Hotel2Tango (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Arcade…
June 23, 2011—Hello friends from another time and place – this is Gianna! From the present. I hope this finds you well. Warm greetings from the breezy Atlantic coast. If you’re in Alberta this week I will be playing shows in Edmonton and Calgary. I’ve got a new record, good friends, and lots to catch up on.…
May 24, 2011—It’s May two-four, and while kids around the world are doing all sorts of crazy things, we’re lifting up our proverbial shirts to announce the official release of Snailhouse’s 6th full-length album, Sentimental Gentleman. You can order the album at the link below: http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ About the album: Although Snailhouse is primarily the solo project of…
May 19, 2011—We’re offering a special pre-sale prices on Snailhouse tickets/albums for the Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal shows. Check it out here: http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ Exclaim! and CBC Radio 3 present: May 26 – Toronto, ON: Dakota Tavern w/ Katie Moore, Tusks // tickets at http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ May 27 – Ottawa, ON: Mavericks w/ Katie Moore & Sarah Hallman // tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Snailhouse-tickets/artist/718192?&camefrom=CFC_CABUYAT_drivngrevenue…
May 2, 2011—Hi World I write you now from the van on the way to the south of France. We have a two day gap in our schedule and we decided to make the sane choice and turn in into a holiday of sorts. Kyle loves swimming more than pretty much any other activity, and we don’t…
May 2, 2011—Utrecht – International men of Misery A bit of a hell-day – I won’t sugar coat it for you, but I’ll also try not to bore you. due to an almost comedic series of mis-communications, we had to drive around half of Holland switching vans and gathering necessities – all after an awkwardly routed overnight flight (Montreal >…
April 12, 2011—A few of our acts are headed to Charlottetown to take part in the 2011 ECMA’s and we’re continuing our annual tradition of hosting a nocase (unofficial showcase) with some great music: FORWARD MUSIC NOCASE www.forwardmusicgroup.com Sat. April 16th – International Record Store Day @ Back Alley Music, 69 University Ave, (902) 367-3311 * featuring…
March 3, 2011—Last time, we introduced Snailhouse to all of you and announced the co-release of the group’s 06th album, due out in May. Well, you can hear/download the title track from the upcoming Snailhouse album, Sentimental Gentleman, right here: http://www.killbeatmusic.com/snailhouse/snailhouse-sentimental_gentleman.mp3 Listen for the “clap track” in the solo section and the lovely French horn by Pietro…
February 23, 2011—The Motorleague’s track “Hymn For The Newly Departed is nominated for “Best Punk Song” at the 2011 Independent Music Awards! There is also a “Fan’s Choice” section – so we made a silly video to help get your vote! To see the video – check out www.themotorleague.ca – Thanks! – or don’t – you’ll still…
February 20, 2011—Snailhouse is stoked to be on board for this new record. Also – there is a new snailhouse website. Check it. http://snailhousehouse.com xo Snailhouse
February 20, 2011—We are very, very pleased to welcome Snailhouse to the Forward Music team. Although we’ve been courting Mike Feuerstack for a few years now, he wanted to take it slow and get to know us before he committed to anything serious. I guess all those flowers and hard work finally paid off because we will…
February 20, 2011—We’re getting quite excited for our first continental Europe tour to support the Danish release of our new album on Kanel Records. We’ll performing in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands & France and are still filling in some holes so keep checking back and please tell your friends. Tour Dates May 17 – Leiden, NL: QBus…
February 20, 2011—Well folks, the first Shivering Songs festival was a huge success in every conceivable way. I’m not so great with words so I’m going to let Grant Lawrence give a recap in his own words: “…I saw so much good music in such a short time that I was left fully impressed and blown away…
February 17, 2011—(Moncton, NB – February 17th, 2011) The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards have just released their 2011 nominees list, and Moncton’s The Motorleague have been given a nod in the Best Song – Punk Category. While the awards are open to bands from all over the globe, The Motorleague are the only nominee representing Canada in…
January 6, 2011—Winter Folk Festival curated by the Olympic Symphonium, Shivering Songs, announce David Myles and Grant Lawrence as part of the 2011 festival lineup. Info @ http://www.shiveringsongs.com Listen + Press Tools @ http://killbeatmusic.com/theolympicsymphonium/ Video @ http://southernsouls.ca/ospart1.html We’re very excited to announce some great new additions to the Shivering Songs festival: David Myles, a Fredericton hometown hero,…
December 16, 2010—We wanted to make some nice videos to go along with the release of our upcoming third album. We wanted them to look nice. We wanted them to sound nice. We wanted Mitch Fillion to film them for us. He’s nice. Nice enough that he agreed to travel to Fredericton. Nice enough that he didn’t…
December 14, 2010—Share-related conten: Pre-release downloadability of the new Coco et Co. single at http://cocoetco.bandcamp.com/ Half of the sales of this single will be donated to www.freethechildren.com
December 14, 2010—“…midwives want women running the show… they let the woman’s choices be at the forefront of her experience.” Birthing an Ancient Practice: A Place for Midwifery in Nova Scotia by Gianna Lauren ancientpractice.ckdu.ca On Thursday December 16, CKDU 88.1FM in Halifax will feature the premiere of an exclusive audio investigation entitled Birthing an Ancient Practice:…
December 10, 2010—For the hometown release of The Olympic Symphonium’s third album they wanted to do something special… “After looking at what was important to us – playing with our friends – and to our fans – showing them great music – we decided to host a small festival.” says the group. Dubbed “Shivering Songs,” the festival…