[Image-1] Hey Rosetta! took home the hardware at East Coast Music Awards this past weekend in Sydney. The Newfoundland group won four of the six seven awards they were nominated for—Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Group Recording of the Year and Rock Recording of the Year. Other big winners included Amelia Curran […]
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Watch Jon Bryant’s new video by Caitlin Cronenberg
Today, only on The Coast’s Scene Blog: watch ECMA-nominated folk singer Jon Bryant‘s new video for “Light,” the first single from his upcoming album Twenty Something, which will be released on February 29. Woo. Produced by Grammy nominated producer Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, City and Colour) and Lord Huron‘s Rick Parker in LA (Bryant’s a Clippers fan), it’s a […]
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Highlights of the ECMAs
Holy smokes! St. John’s, Newfoundland was an amazing host for East Coast Music Week and the annual East Coast Music Awards! It was an honour and pleasure to be among some of the region’s most talented artists, publicists, industry pros and journalists. Congrats to Stephen Cooke for the Media Person of the Year award, and […]
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ECMA celebration fraught
Of all things, the east coast is strong. We work from love and for each other. We work when there are no rewards. We work, and we work hard, because that’s just what we do. We are resilient and resourceful and grateful. The East Coast Music Awards were created over two decades ago to celebrate […]
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Your 2015 ECMA nominees
Today East Coast Music Week announced the nominees for the 2015 East Coast Music Awards, held this year in Saint John’s, NL April 8-12. Showcases, awards, galas, panels, conferences, schmoozing—it really has it all. Rich Aucoin made out like a bandit with six nominations, Jimmy Rankin has five, Radio Radio and The Trews follow with […]
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The 25th annual ECMA nominees are…
The 25th annual East Coast Music Award nominees were announced today at the Casino, in a decidedly non-Tuesday morning atmosphere full of bacon-wrapped scallops, rapidly popping bottles and performances from Christina Martin and Ben Caplan. Co-founder of Sire Records and talented ear-haver Seymour Stein was confirmed as the Industry Conference keynote speaker, and Wintersleep swept […]
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And the ECMW showcasing artists are…
Until this morning, March seemed like a really long time from now. That’s when we (as in, we the people of Halifax) will play host to the 25th annual East Coast Music Week, and the corresponding East Coast Music Awards. Next March will come in like a lion, with five days of live shows, mega-mingling, […]
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The Coast at the ECMAs this weekend
Keep the Coast bookmarked on your web browser for upcoming blogs, videos and pictures from the East Coast Music Awards performances on PEI this weekend. Get a rogue’s eye view of the random bar hoppin’s, hotel room jammin’s and overall shenanigans happening around Charlottetown’s modest but thriving downtown hub. There’s shitloads of Halifax talent that’ll […]
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ECMA: Five cameras, high-def, in your living room
TV party tonight! I mean March 7. With Rose Cousins. From Press Release HQ: “The East Coast Music Association, in partnership with long standing supporter and platinum partner Bell Aliant, is offering music fans from Atlantic Canada and around the globe a brand new way to see the Bell Aliant East Coast Music Awards Gala […]
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East Coast Music Association Announces 2010 Awards nominations
Joel Plaskett killed it with eight music nominations, In-Flight Safety, Classified snag six nominations each Artist and industry award nominations were announced today at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre for the 2010 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference, to be held March 4-7 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The industry awards will be presented […]
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Get your ECMA showcases right here
Tony Dawe The Sidewalks play the ECMA Rock Stage The 2010 ECMA showcases have been announced. The 2010 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference is set for Cape Breton from March 4-7.