Articles by Cosette Schulz
Nap Eyes
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 31
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2016
"Hello Sappy, we are Nappy," said Nap Eyes bassist Josh Salter, after a neat little introduction from Ben Caplan. Halifax's Nap Eyes brough...
Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 31
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2016
"I can already read the Exclaim! article about this show: 'plagued by technical difficulties,'" said Wooden Stars guitarist and pedal steel...
Fake Palms
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2016
"We drove here, and it felt like it took three days," said Fake Palms vocalist Michael le Riche. "I got my first Shotgun & Jaybird record w...
LUKA
Vogue Cinema, Sackville NB, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2016
Acts like LUKA put the "sappy" in SappyFest, and that's said with no ill intention. Toronto's LUKA (Luke Kuplowsky and his four-piece band)...
The Dirty Nil
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2016
It may have been 4 in the afternoon, but Dundas, ON's the Dirty Nil were going to bring it whether SappyFest was ready or not. With a sound...
Dilly Dally
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 29
PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2016
Grey skies and on-and-off rain threatened as the first performances of SappyFest 11 (becoming a "SoggyFest," if you will) took place at the...
TUNS
Mainstage Tent, Sackville NB, July 29
PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2016
Ending off the night right was TUNS, a trio composed three of the best Canadian songwriters from the '90s: Mike O'Neill (Inbred), Sloan's...
Weaves
Hirsute of Happiness
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2016
"I liked the idea of hair. It's always growing, you can dye it and cut it and change it, so I always thought it was an interesting way to d...