Lawnya Vawnya
Fucked Up
The Rock House, St. John's NL, April 27
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2014
It's a mistake to underestimate the power of Fucked Up or their ability to galvanize a room. They'd never played St. John's and, after bein...
Best Fiends
Keep Station, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
The pop music that Halifax is best known for has been getting darker and stranger and heavier for some time now. At a pop-up show in the HQ...
Fog Lake
The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
Totally rad, poppy indie-rock from a cool, loud local band. One of the electric guitars was tricked out with some ambient effects, its chim...
Jose Contreras
The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
Jose Contreras said he was nervous but it never showed. After playing a couple of sets in town in as many days with his iconic band By Divi...
Steve Maloney and the Wandering Kind
The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
Greeted with a hometown hero's welcome, Steve Maloney, with his scruffy face, oversized sweater and dark Guild, seemed like he might be the...
Kelly McMichael and The Gloss
The Rock House, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
Recent Ontario transplant Kelly McMichael has been making dark-edged pop for some time but, with the Gloss, she takes on the role of new wa...
Gala
The Rock House, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
There are some great musicians and singers in this complex pop band from in town. Aley Waterman is the petite blonde mastermind behind Gala...
DIANA
The Rock House, St. John's NL, April 26
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2014
Joseph Shabason received a bag of Smartfood popcorn for his birthday halfway through DIANA's supercharged set and then the band debuted a d...