December 18, 2015—Selling ice cream in Northern Canada during the winter?!? Is this a metaphor for the state of the music industry or a continuation of Michael Feuerstack’s sadsack humour present in his previous videos for Clackity Clack & Scorekeeper? Draw your own conclusions by watching the new video for the 2014 song ‘Out of Season’ featuring vocals by Devon Sproule. Produced for the 48 hour Film…
December 18, 2015—The Shivering Songs Festival is extremely pleased to add Mo Kenny, Marine Dreams, Mathias Kom, and a slew of local artists to an already impressive initial lineup for its 2016 edition: Joel & Bill Plaskett, Shane Koyczan, Les Hay Babies, Jenn Grant, The Weather Station, Michael Feuerstack, literary guest Sheree Fitch, The Burning Hell, Andrew Sisk, Quiet Parade, Fortunate Ones, Alan Jeffries and The Olympic Symphonium. Now celebrating its sixth year, Shivering Songs runs January…
November 11, 2015—In advance of her fall tour Gianna Lauren has released ‘Windows’, the new single that follows ‘Mistakes’ which premiered on NPR‘s ‘All Songs Considered’ program this past April. “a quiet, moody ballad in which Lauren’s voice floats sweetly atop echoing guitar strums. Things take a turn once the rest of her band joins in, as anxiously…
November 11, 2015—“We are honoured,” says Gypsophilia guitarist Ross Burns. Over the weekend, the genre-bending septet picked up a few awards: ‘Group Recording of the Year’ & ‘Jazz Recording of the Year’ from Music Nova Scotia ‘Best Jazz Artist / Band’ from The Coast After a decade together, thousands of kilometres on tour, and five albums including this year’s marvelous Night…
October 8, 2015— From the mouth of Tim Crabtree:After landing in Paris, a quick 6-hour nap in the Orly airport Starbucks and a ferryride across Hamburg harbour we hit the Reeperbahn Festival last Wednesday. We’ve had a few days to, ahem, relax in Berlin since, and I’m writing this from the train to Munich where we’re heading…
September 2, 2015—During his June tour through the USA & Canada, Michael Feuerstack made a stop outside of Chicago to record a solo session with the good people at Daytrotter in Rock Island, Illinois. In case you are unfamiliar, Daytrotter is a website that hosts live sessions of artists performing their songs in a stripped-down studio environment. Since their beginnings in 2006, they have…
September 2, 2015— After more than seven months without shows, The Olympic Symphonium have announced a run of intimate performances around the Maritimes in early October. The Fredericton folk quartet will travel around PEI and New Brunswick for a series of four acoustic concerts in small venues and houses. These shows will be an opportunity to reflect on their…
August 14, 2015—“Go On is a stunning achievement” – NOW Toronto “Go On is a demonstration of Crabtree’s unique ability to use classical and electronic elements to blur the lines of folk music and leave you breathless.” 8/10 – EXCLAIM! “defies categorization. The most definite expectation you can have is of music that’s textured, beautiful, nearly magical.” – CBC MUSIC “Go On is sure to become…
August 7, 2015— CBC Music is premiering the new Paper Beat Scissors album in advance of the August 14th release and calls the album “textured, beautiful, nearly magical…a confident, stunning collection.”Listen here.About the new album – Go On “With the focus still on Crabtree’s haunting voice, [he] treads new paths. Full of stirring sounds, layered vocals and subtle string and…
August 7, 2015— In case you aren’t familiar, Michael Feuerstack has been producing a show called Mind Parade over the past two years. As an ongoing conversation about creativity, the series hosts various artists across different disciplines in order to get deep into the mind of how something is made.During their summer tour, three members of Gypsophilia dropped…
July 17, 2015—Lawless, the second single from Paper Beat Scissors’ upcoming sophomore album Go On, is now available and the stunningly beautiful new video is being premiered by Rolling Stone. A meditation on the ways we can delude ourselves and others without realizing, the song was engineered by Dean Nelson (Beck, Bat for Lashes) in London, Ontario and…
June 30, 2015— With Go On, the follow-up to his internationally-acclaimed self-titled debut, Paper Beat Scissors once again masterfully maneuvers between grandiose chamber pop, aching experimentation, and cinematic sonic landscapes. Shifting from hypnotic loops to full brass arrangements, screaming lap steel to stripped-back acoustic guitar, the album teems with meticulously crafted and carefully plotted layers. At the centre…
June 30, 2015—Gianna Lauren is currently in British Columbia, touring the province extensively before heading East across Canada. With her is the excellent, Halifax-based Mauno, who are also acting as Lauren’s backing band on this tour.Earlier this spring, Gianna Lauren’s latest single, Mistakes, premiered on NPR’s All Songs Considered. Heralded by the show for its “ominous bass and woozy guitars…bright vocals…
June 3, 2015— Michael Feuerstack is heading to the US Midwest tomorrow to tape a session with the good folks at Daytrotter and to play some shows with the excellent J.E. Sunde (Daredevil Christopher Wright) & Maritime before heading up to Canada where he’ll join his band (Pietro Amato, Jeremy Gara, and Tim Crabtree) for festivals and Alberta/BC release shows. Heavy…
June 3, 2015—In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a lot of discussion on the pro’s and con’s of the vinyl boom recently. A lot of this stems from the strain on the medium; no new technology being developed and every plant in the world operating at maximum capacity in order to fulfill demand. Since 2010 we’ve…
June 3, 2015— Find The Others have been announced as one of 12 artists from British Columbia who will take part in the PEAK Performance Project.The program is designed to educate, promote, and develop the careers of some of BC’s up-and-coming artists. Artists will benefit from mentorships from some of the music industry’s top professionals and performers. All…
May 19, 2015—“a really cool record.” – CBC “a slightly darker, more cinematic side to the group, though their signature swing remains in tact.” – EXCLAIM! “un album très dynamique.” – HUFFINGTON POST Gypsophilia are known for leaving a lasting live impression, delivering danceable, genre-defying music to festival crowds and cramped clubs alike. The band describe their sound as…
May 19, 2015—Go On is the long-awaited new single from Paper Beat Scissors: Nova Scotia’s Brit-in-Residence Tim Crabtree.The mellow, orchestral-tinged piece features percussion arrangements from Clogs’ Thomas Kozumplik (also known for his work with the National), as well as clarinets from Crabtree himself. The single is the first follow-up to the eponymous debut album which drew international…
May 19, 2015—“National treasure” Michael Feuerstack will be on the road for most of June, touring the US and Canada on the success of his third LP, The Forgettable Truth. Michael will be travelling solo through the Midwestern United States and into the Kootenays for the Tiny Lights Festival before joining his band for the MoSoFest in Saskatoon, touring through Alberta & British…
April 28, 2015— Gypsophilia will release their fourth album, Night Swimming, to Halifax audiences with a three show residency at The Company House (2202 Gottingen St.) on June 6th & 7th, 2015.Night Swimming was recorded at Joel Plaskett’s New Scotland Yard Studio in Dartmouth, NS and produced by Toronto-based Joshua Van Tassel (David Myles, Great Lake Swimmers, Amelia Curran). Departing from…