Articles By Brian Cleveland
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Les Hay Babies Boyce Farmers Market, Fredericton NB, January 23 Published Jan 24, 2016Don't let the presence of a flowery banjo, feathers, and sparkly drums in a farmers market in the small capital of New Brunswick lull you in...
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Jenn Grant Wilmot United Church, Fredericton NB, January 23 Published Jan 24, 2016Like all the best Maritime festivals, Shivering Songs embodies the spirit of the traditional East Coast kitchen party filled with friends an...
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Joel & Bill Plaskett Wilmot United Church, Fredericton NB, January 23 Published Jan 24, 2016Playing with his father in Fredericton for the first time since his 2009 Three tour, Joel Plaskett was specifically asked by the Shivering S...
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Crosss Main Stage, Sackville NB, August 2 Published Aug 04, 2015Have you ever been scared and haunted at 4 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon? Described by MC Scott Grundy (Heaven For Real/Quaker Parents) as his...
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Klarka Weinwurm Vogue Theatre, Sackville NB, August 2 Published Aug 04, 2015Klarka Weinwurm moved to Sackville roughly a year ago and has already developed the candour and familiarity of a local. She reminisced about...
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Vogue Dots Main Stage, Sackville NB, August 2 Published Aug 04, 2015With Speedy Ortiz running late on the road, the final night of SappyFest saw some minor set time changes, including one that afforded synth-...
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Jacuzzi Perth Main Stage, Sackville NB, August 2 Published Aug 04, 2015Sometimes a show is so wild and unexpected, you feel compelled to write about it, even with the knowledge that words can't quite capture the...
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DIANA Mainstage, Sackville NB, August 1 Published Aug 02, 2015"What is this for?" asked Carmen Elle, remarking the taut wire near the band and mimicking tightrope walking with her fingers. This began th...
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Walrus MainStage, Sackville NB, August 1 Published Aug 02, 2015With a Mainstage that generally runs for 10+ hours on Saturday and Sunday and is followed by late-night venue gigs as well as local-led offs...
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Anamai Vogue Theatre, Sackville NB, August 1 Published Aug 02, 2015In an early Saturday evening slot with a full hot sun outside of the sleepy Vogue Theatre, Anamai fittingly started by politely asking for t...
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PUP Mainstage, Sackville NB, July 31 Published Aug 01, 2015Lots of weird and wonderful things happen at music festivals, but losing both of your shoes seems like a new one. PUP guitarist Steve Sladko...
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Little You, Little Me Royal Canadian Legion, Sackville NB, July 31 Published Aug 01, 2015"Where are your friends, Sackville?" That was the question from guitarist Gavin Downes as Little You, Little Me began the first few songs of...
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Jennifer Castle Mainstage, Sackville NB, July 31 Published Aug 01, 2015The organizers of SappyFest routinely book artists who are poised to make a splash by the time the festival rolls around. Fresh off a Polari...
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Buck 65 Boyce Farmers Market, Fredericton NB, January 24 Published Jan 25, 2015Buck 65 is well-known as one of Canada's hardest working hip-hop artists; the rural Nova Scotia born-and-bred artist has played all over Atl...
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Peter Broderick Wilmot United Church, Fredericton NB, January 24 Published Jan 25, 2015Thanks largely in part to the recent growth of small community-centric music festivals such as SappyFest, Shivering Songs, Obey, and In the...
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Amelia Curran / Andy Shauf Wilmot United Church, Fredericton NB, January 23 Published Jan 24, 2015Two Canadians singing songs about the radio on a cold winter's night in Fredericton sounds like the setup to a joke your Grandpa once told,...