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2013 East Coast Music Awards
The 2013 East Coast Music Awards were held on March 10, 2013, to honour achievements in Atlantic Canada's music industry in 2012."Folk singer Rose Cousins wins 3 East Coast Music Awards" , March 11, 2013. The ceremony, the event's 25th anniversary, was held at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, , and was hosted by singer-songwriters |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Gunning
Dave Gunning is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Gunning credits the first live concert he ever observed, a 1981 double bill of John Allan Cameron and Stan Rogers, to be a major driving force in shaping the direction his life would take as a musician. Over the span of his career, Gunning has released thirteen albums, received a Juno Award nomination and has been awarded two Canadian Folk Music Awards and recognized with eight East Coast Music Awards. He is known for the incorporation of story telling into his live show. In particular, Gunning relates anecdotes of notable characters from Pictou County and performs impressions of musicians that he has worked with over the years. The track "A Game Goin' On" from Gunning's album ''No More Pennies'' was submitted to the Great Canadian Song Quest (2013 edition: ''Hockey Night in Canada, Hockey Night In Canada Song Quest''). The song was named as a top 10 finalist of the contest. On January 1, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Hum
''Hello Hum'' is the fifth album by Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep, released on June 12, 2012. The band started writing the album during the ''New Inheritors'' tour in 2010 and 2011, via "late night voice memo'd bedroom demos, hallucinogenic dreams of Paul Schaeffer". The group recorded the new songs in the late summer of 2011 with Scottish producer Tony Doogan, who had already produced their last effort ''New Inheritors'', and Dave Fridmann, who had previously worked with such bands as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev Mercury Rev is an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were MGMT. Track listing ;Notes * Some iTunes stores lists it as ''Bonus Track Vers ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Wild
''The Beautiful Wild'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant, released September 25, 2012 on Six Shooter Records. ''Exclaim!'', September 17, 2012. The album was inspired in part by Grant's mother, who was suffering from a terminal illness during the album's recording."Jenn Grant celebrates life in the beautiful wild" ''The Independent'', March 23, 2013. The album was produced by Grant's hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenn Grant
Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Career ''Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century'' She performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright, and did not return to performing until her early 20s when she played some shows with The Heavy Blinkers. She then released an independent EP, ''Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century'', in 2005. ''Orchestra for the Moon'' She collaborated on her debut album, ''Orchestra for the Moon'', with such artists as Ron Sexsmith, the Heavy Blinkers, Matt Mays and Jill Barber, and later toured Germany and Canada in support of the album, including as an opening act for The Weakerthans. ''Echoes'' She later began recording her second album, ''Echoes'', on a farm in rural Ontario in 2008. The album was produced by Jonathan Goldsmith and engineered by Walter Sobczak at The Studio at Puck's Farm. Her voice was also featured in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coyote (Matt Mays Album)
''Coyote'' is the fifth album by Matt Mays Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian i ..., released on September 4,2012. It debuted at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart. It won the 2014 Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year. , junoawards.ca. Retrieved December 3, 2018. Track listing All songs written by Matt Mays, except as noted.References External links Official Matt Mays webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Self
The discography of American rapper and singer Trippie Redd consists of five studio albums, two deluxe albums, six mixtapes, eight extended plays and 31 singles (including 15 as a featured artist). Trippie Redd's first release was the EP ''Awakening My InnerBeast'', released on August 25, 2016. He released several more EPs throughout 2016 and early 2017 before he issued his first mixtape, ''A Love Letter to You'', on May 21, 2017, which became his first release to chart on a major chart, peaking on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number 69. He subsequently issued the singles "Love Scars" and "Poles 1469" from the mixtape, both of which appeared on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Trippie Redd followed the mixtape with its sequel, ''A Love Letter to You 2'', which peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in October 2017. Later in 2017, he was feature on the certified Diamond Record " Fuck Love", and would drop "Dark Knight Dummo", featuring fellow American rapper and singer Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Radio (band)
Radio Radio is a Canadian electro hip-hop band formed in 2007 from Clare, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick Canada. The duo rap in Chiac, an Acadian French dialect. History The hip-hop/rap group Jacobus et Maleco, from Clare in St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia, was formed in 2001 by Jacques Alphonse Doucet alias Jacobus, Marc Comeau alias Maleco, and Alexandre Bilodeau alias DJ Alexandre. After the departure of Maleco, the decision was made to change the name of the group to Radio Radio. Radio Radio released their first EP entitled ''Télé-Télé'' in 2007. During their promotional tour in Montréal, they were interviewed on Christiane Charette's radio show broadcast on la Première Chaîne. In April 2008, the band released their first full-length album '' Cliché Hot'' on Bonsound Records. They received a nomination in the "Revelation of the year" (Révélation de l'année) category, at the Félix Award gala, where they also performed. Radio Radio composed a song a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Mays
Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian Indie (music), indie band The Guthries. Mays was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in Nova Scotia. Career The Guthries The Guthries were a Canadian country rock band formed in 1998 in City of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The band's first album, ''Off Windmill'', was released in 2000. The band toured extensively throughout Canada and the UK. Mays subsequently left the band in 2002, just prior to the release of the band's second release, the self-titled ''The Guthries''. However, following the self-titled release, the band members each began pursuing solo projects, and have not released another Guthries album. Matt Mays At the Juno Awards of 2005, 2005 Juno Awards, Mays presented an award, and was himself nominated for New Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloryhound
Gloryhound is a Canadian rock band based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band is from Fall River, Nova Scotia. Gloryhound were signed by Entertainment One Canada in 2012. Their album, '' Loaded Gun'', produced by Garth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine) and mixed by Bob Ezrin ( Pink Floyd) was released in 2014. History Gloryhound and the Skyhawks (2006-2007) Gloryhound was founded in 2006 by high school friends Evan Meisner, David Casey, Shaun Hanlon, Jeremy MacPherson, and Adam Baldwin as an alternative country band named Gloryhound and the Skyhawks. Described as "a poor man's El Torpedo", the group enjoyed local success opening for the likes of Dutch Mason, Matt Minglewood, and Matt Mays. After releasing an eponymous album in 2007, Gloryhound and the Skyhawks decided to regroup as a hard rock act under a new name. Name change and ''Leave it Alone'' (2008-March 2010) In 2008 the band condensed its name to Gloryhound, and began writing hard rock songs. Eschewing harmoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and guitarist Paul Murphy, guitarist and keyboardist Tim d'Eon, and drummer Loel Campbell. In 2002, Jud Haynes joined the band as bass guitarist until 2007. In 2005, Mike Bigelow joined on keyboards until 2006, after which he played bass, until 2016. Since 2006, Jon Samuel has served as a backing vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist, while Chris Bell has served as a backing vocalist and bass guitarist since 2016. Bigelow returned to the band in 2021. In 2005, Wintersleep opened for Pearl Jam for two shows in St. John's, Newfoundland at the Mile One Stadium. The band received a Juno Award in 2008. Ben Rayner"Wintersleep's hit echoes U.S. political tenor" ''Toronto Star'', November 29, 2016. page E1 To date, Wintersleep have released seven studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trews
The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. From their formation in 1997 to 2016, The Trews were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 40 selling Canadian bands in Canada. History The band started their career with the name ''One I'd Trouser'', a line taken from a song in ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life''. They changed their name to ''Trouser'' and eventually ''The Trews''. They released an EP as ''One I'd Trouser'', and a second EP under the name ''The Trews''. In the early summer of 2002 the band entered Rocksearch, a high-profile contest that is held annually by CHTZ-FM, a St. Catharines (Southern Ontario) rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Bumstead Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
