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Acres and Acres
Listen now to Acres and Acres - From A Forest
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On a sunny day in May 2008, Kris Pope and Dave Scholten had each finished their Steve O Reno’s coffee and were sitting on the concrete wall behind the library. Images of rusty farm machinery and abandoned barns filled their heads as they searched for a name to represent those images and the music they had been playing. One of them said “Acres”, the other one said “and Acres”, and in the same way that they write a song, or a good friend finishes a sentence, Acres and Acres was born.
Alert The Medic
Listen now to Alert The Medic - The Weatherman
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Alert The Medic’s "We, the weapon” received 2010 East Coast Music Award nominations for Sirius Satellite Rock Recording of the Year and Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year for "Atlas" the debut release from the album. “Atlas” achieved national rotation for over 14 weeks and cracked Mediabase's Top 50 Active Rock Canadian Charts. Their follow-up single, “Aid The Getaway”, garnered the #1 spot on East Coast Countdown and the group was selected to perform at JunoFest 2010 alongside fellow rockers, The Arkells.
Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers
Listen now to Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers - Dirty Money
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Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers serve rock and roll straight up. No auto-tune. No Lasers. Just an electric guitar screaming through a Fender amp. Hunter's songs and powerful vocals move the listener much like Sam Nijjar's punishing bass and the insistent beat of drummer Bryan Page. They toured Canada and scored a Top 40 hit in 2009 with "The Feel Good Song” as well as an ECMA nomination and three Music Nova Scotia nominations for their self-titled EP. With a new sound and energy, they are currently in production of a new release for fall 2010.
Anna Ludlow
Listen now to Anna Ludlow - Weeping Willow
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When Anna Ludlow plays her fiddle it’s easy to get caught up in her passion. Rooted in her beloved traditional fiddle tunes Anna’s unique personal style - dubbed “Maritime Mainland Fiddle Fusion” - highlights cultural influences that then allow it to soar into other genres – folk, blues, jazz, and even electronic.
Big Game Hunt
Listen now to Big Game hunt - Leaving
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East Coast Music Association's 2010 Loud Recording of the Year nominees, Big Game Hunt plays to a large mix of heavy music fans drawing on the origins of metal such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin but also mixes up heavy sounds with groove oriented riffs found in more modern bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Tool, Clutch and Down. With 2 full length albums under their belt BGH is ready to take their riff rock across country and borders to expose the masses to Nova Scotia's own home-grown style of heavy groove.
Black Moor
Listen now to Black Moor - The Human Disease
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Born in the Fall of 2005, Black Moor is a metal band hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Composed of Eric Hanlin on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Jones on lead guitar, Sylvain Coderre on drums and Rob Nickerson on bass, Black Moor draws inspiration from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, 80’s thrash and some progressive rock to create melody driven metal that combines wailing twin lead guitars with neck snapping riffage.
Brian Baker
Listen now to Brian Baker - Local Weather
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Brian Baker, one of the Maritime’s most in-demand session guitar players, has recently released his first solo guitar album entitled ‘Local Weather’. This instrumental album features original arrangements in the styles of Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Lenny Breau. Brian has had the opportunity to perform for prestigious events and conferences across North America, including the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention in Nashville, TN.
Broken Ohms
Listen now to Broken Ohms - So Mean
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Too metal for the indie scene and too indie for the metal scene, Broken Ohms have been busy over the past four years creating a sound that is truly their own. A unique blend of stoner/prog/metal/pop/heavy rock can be heard rumbling out of venues across the East Coast that welcome the Ohms onto their stage.
Caledonia
Listen now to Caledonia - The Plague
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"A five-piece that reveals a more powerful band sonically, combining elements of psych-country twang and rustic classic rock filtered through an indie-rock sensibility and jazzy grooved-out jams. Musically and soulfully adventurous, Caledonia mixes hauntingly familiar themes into a style that’s all their own, the result is a stellar live show with plenty of energy."
Carleton Stone Drives The Big Wheel
Listen now to Carleton Stone - Kick Drums
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Dripping with sweat and covered in proverbial stardust, Carleton Stone’s live show will leave you believing this front man was born onstage. Synced like a well-oiled machine, the dynamic hook-rock quintet gains more and more momentum as their electrifying shows take Canada by storm. With a complete, super charged E-Street orchestration, yoked to the lyrical wit and conviction of a Ryan Adams or Elvis Costello, Carleton Stone Drives the Big Wheel has concocted the perfect hit-maker balance of passion, originality and relentless live energy.
Carmen Townsend
Listen now to Carmen Townsend - Without My Love
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Carmen Townsend is the essence of rock, producing a powerful blend of gutsy rock-and-roll guitar and bass, irresistibly talented drums and a voice that you will deem unmistakable after hearing it only once. Carmen’s rocking stage presence together with her energetic and engaging live performance are an audience pleaser nationwide.
Chelsea Nisbett
Listen now to Chelsea Nisbett - Anchored Roots
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Halifax based artist Chelsea Nisbett creates a new sound infusing acoustic rock, R&B and soul. All this coupled with her soul-touching lyrics makes for nothing short of a truly captivating songwriter and performer. Jordan Warford (Editorial Manager of www.guitartips.com.au) has commented: “If there were three words to sum up this inspiring artist, they would have to be integrity, class, and passion. Chelsea Nisbett is a new talent recently merging into the music industry. She brings with her a refreshing outlook on life and a tremendous aptitude for music that has been refined over recent years.”
Chrissy Crowley
Listen now to Chrissy Crowley - The Doppelganger
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As a fiddler with a firm foundation in the traditional music of Cape Breton and the irrepressible curiosity of an artist driven to create and discover, Chrissy Crowley is now bringing her music to world audiences captivating with a talent that belies her youth, performing throughout Canada, the United States, as well as Ireland, Scotland, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.. Chrissy's new release, the second recording for the 20-year-old artist, is aptly named "The Departure" . Her music is in a new direction, a path of fearless innovation which has earned the fiddler three consecutive Canadian Folk Music Award nominations.
Christina Martin
Listen now to Christina Martin - Daisy
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With a voice that elicits Sheryl Crow and Lucinda Williams comparisons, Martin has opened for Matt Mays, Cuff the Duke, and Wilco. The acclaimed singer/songwriter takes listeners into the caverns of their hearts, examining both the light and darkness. Whether she’s softly serenading with an acoustic number; or perfecting her rock n’ roll swagger with a band, Martin is at home in the spotlight.
Colin Grant
Listen now to Colin Grant - Superlative Thirds
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Lingering somewhere amidst the rich, soulful roots of traditional Cape Breton music and the grooves of a thousand branches of rock and funk, Colin Grant embarks on his latest project: a dynamic and thoughtful mingling of beats and melodies from an extensive host of musical influences. Far from the awkward malaise of mohawked bag-pipers and kilted punks, the Colin Grant Band has created a kind of Celtic fusion that is as much Steely Dan and Yes as it is Ashley MacIsaac.
Cyndi Cain
Listen now to Cyndi Cain - My Name Iz Cyndi
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Cyndi Cain’s Neo Soul sound fuses contemporary R&B and 1970s-style soul with elements of hip-hop. Neo-Soul music (new-soul)is modern-day soul music, with contemporary attitudes and sensibilities. Cyndi Cain is able to bring you from Sweetness to Soulfulness.
David Myles
Listen now to David Myles - Turn Time Off
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With his latest recording, Turn Time Off, David Myles again delivers on his reputation as a versatile artist with a knack for straddling genres. A smooth, soul-infused pop record that pays tribute to crooners and lovers alike, Turn Time Off shows a further maturing of David Myles the songwriter with .smart heartfelt lyrics and memorable melodies. Turn Time Off was produced by acclaimed Nova Scotia musician Joel Plaskett.
Drumlin
Listen now to Drumlin - Stormy Weather Boys
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Drumlin gained national recognition performing and recording Nova Scotia’s finest heritage music, hand picked from the beloved Helen Creighton collection. Drumlin’s new music, to be released early in 2011, features original contemporary folk/pop songs. The album will feature ‘radio friendly’ songs with a subtle Eastern Canadian flavor. The ten songs speak of romance, hope, loss, adventure, and connection.
Dwayne Cote and Duane Andrews
Listen now to Dwayne Cote and Duane Andrews - The Princess
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Heavily influenced by the brilliance of Gypsy Jazz legend Django Reinhardt, multi ECMA award winning guitarist Duane Andrews has literally brought his music around the world from his home in Newfoundland to Tasmania, Australia with stops in between at the Newport Folk and Montreal Jazz festivals to name a few and the late great John Allan Cameron simply said it all about fiddler Dwayne Côté whom he called "the best kept secret in Celtic music”.
Dwight Deon
Listen now to Dwight Deon - Volume
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There's nothing predictable about DWIGHT DEON. A charismatic front man who is as diverse and insightful as the music he writes, Dwight combines pop singer/songwriter sensibilities with early "arena rock" roots and churns out a sound that is both familiar and satisfying, yet refreshing and new.
Fleur Mainville
Listen now to Fleur Mainville - Jolly Beggarman
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Fleur Mainville’s fourth album release – is an rolling adventure of old school fiddle prowess and surging rock energy. Her boldness to mix driving mainstream beats with traditional fiddle licks has created an audaciously intriguing and alluring album. Whether it is her haunting bluegrass folk vocals or her catchy re-inventions of melodies, Fleur Mainville joyously rewrites the book on what fiddle music can be.
Ghettosocks
Listen now to Ghettosocks - Out For Treats
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Ghettosocks is a Hip Hop Producer and MC born in Ottawa and living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After producing two demos Ghettosocks released his debut LP, “Get Some Friends” in November of 2006. In 2007, he released his follow-up mixtape “I Can Make Your Dog Famous” with DJ Jorun Bombay. “Get Some Friends” debuted at #1 on both Chartattack and !Earshot college radio charts for 2007. The “I Can Make Your Dog Famous Mixtape” was still in the top 20 hip hop chart for !Earshot as of December 2009. “Treat of the Day” is his latest and best work to date.
Gianna Lauren
Listen now to Gianna Lauren - Become What You Can't Be
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Gianna Lauren is a performer of the graceful kind. Her onstage aura and the charisma behind her recordings are impossible to overlook. With the release of her sophomore album, Some Move Closer, Some Move On (October 2010), she becomes Forward Music Group’s first female artist and first singer-songwriter to join the label.
Glory Glory Man United
Listen now to Glory Glory Man United - Pop Song Automaton
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GGMU recently finished recording its upcoming full-length debut, Zombies!!! (July 13, 2010, Out Of Sound Records). While the band produced and recorded the LP themselves, it was mixed by renowned producer and Heavy Blinkers front man, Andrew Watt (who the group acted as a backing band for on his solo debut, First Day of Summer Life). The resulting work captures a more expansive and sonically ambitious GGMU. While Zombies!!! takes the band on a progressive path, they still manage to maintain the concise pop sensibility that made their early work so memorable. Starting with the aggressive and hook ridden “Pop Song Automaton,” the album reveals its depth as it progresses through the sombre “Mountain Town” and onto the sprawling closer, “Fish in the Water.”
Gloryhound
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Like a 21st century version of Halifax forerunners Thrush Hermit, Gloryhound are four high school friends that got together to bash out "old-fashioned" rock music for no other reason than the sheer joy of turning up the practice space amps to emulate heroes like Iggy Pop, The Ramones and Alice Cooper. They kept at it. They put in their hours. They learned to play, and we can imagine they spent time mining rock's classic pantheon for more than just the riffage.
Gypsophilia
Listen now to Gypsophilia - Agricola & Sarah
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Gypsophilia’s unique mash-up of gypsy jazz, klezmer, funk, reggae and indie is in full force on their latest record -- the ECMA-winning Sa-ba-da-OW! -- which was #1 overall for 2009 on national campus jazz charts. The group has recently been busy touring festivals across Canada and recording for films, and is now working on material for a third album in December 2010.
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