When listening to Mo Kenney’s new album Covers–10 stripped-down takes on the likes of Tom Petty and Guided By Voices–something curious happens. Songs that used to be country feel more like rock. Tracks that were happy are now a smile with sad eyes, all while Kenney smudges them with her laid-back, guitar-forward, indie rock […]
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Mo Kenney keeps the beat
Mo Kenney w/Jade Bennett, Lyris Day Mar 6, 8:30pm Local Council of Women’s House, 989 Young Avenue $15/$25 Put on Cat Power and I’ll take off your clothes/Put on ‘Willie Deadwilder’ whenever we’re alone,” sings Mo Kenney over chugging guitars in the slouch-along, hip-twister “Ahead of Myself,” her latest single that’s as addictive as sour […]
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Best Solo Artist
Gold Winner Joel Plasket Silver Winner Mo Kenney Bronze Winner Reeny Smith A familiar name in this category, Dartmouth mascot Joel Plaskett is once again your favourite solo artist. “The ongoing support and recognition this community—and The Coast!—has given me from year to year is incredible,” says Plaskett, Hall of Famer for Humblest Local Famous […]
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Best Songwriter
Gold Winner Joel Plaskett Silver Winner Mo Kenney Bronze Winner Makayla Lynn This is Plaskett’s second songwriting award this year—he nabbed an ECMA in May. “The Songwriter award is a special honour and in my heart I share it with my friend, Matthew Grimson, who we lost this year,” says Plaskett. “Matthew was the most […]
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Voices carry
MO KENNEY Mo Kenney is reserved and unassuming, a quietly quick wit. She saves it for the stage, as the saying goes—her demeanour is not one of meekness or deference to any of the men in her band, but of a measured confidence that borders on laconic until she leans into her guitar, a 1965 […]
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Halifax artists among the 2016 Juno nominees
First awarded in 1970, the Juno Awards are the Canadian Grammys, a marker of musical achievement based on sales, radio play and popularity in national and international markets. Usually, the Junos represent the best in Canadian music. And this year, more than in the last decade, some of the largest artists in the whole damn world […]
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Ryan Hemsworth & Hey Rosetta! lead ECMA noms
This morning in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the nominees for the 2016 East Coast Music Awards were announced to recognize the best in Atlantic music and the music industry this year: Newfoundland’s Hey Rosetta! leads with seven nominations, while Halifax honey Jenn Grant received six, as songwriter Mo Kenney and world-star producer Ryan Hemsworth each received four. Taking place from […]
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Best Artist / Band Most Likely To Make It Big
Gold Winner Neon Dreams Silver Winner Like A Motorcycle Bronze Winner Mo Kenney “Woo! Woo! Woo! What an honour,” exclaims the producer for Neon Dreams, Corey LeRue. “It feels great to be recognized in your hometown. It just feels great! It’s such an amazing honour! Thank you everyone who voted.” Over the last couple of […]
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Best Female Solo Artist
Gold Winner Mo Kenney Silver Winner Kim Harris Bronze Winner Ria Mae The last few years have been good to Mo Kenney. Her latest album, In Dreams, is taking her all over Europe and she’s into it. “I like touring in the fall,” she says, “it saves me money on my heat bill.” When she […]
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Best Pop Artist / Band
Gold Winner Ria Mae Silver Winner Mo Kenney Bronze Winner Rich Aucoin “It’s a great feeling to watch the first single from my upcoming album keep climbing on Billboard and Much,” says Ria Mae, the natural born pop-star whose song “Clothes Off” has gotten lots of play on the airwaves, as well. “As time passes, […]
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Best Songwriter
Gold Winner Joel Plaskett Silver Winner Kim Harris Bronze Winner Mo Kenney
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Mo Kenney’s dreams
“I’m super-sensitive and I always have been,” says singer-songwriter Mo Kenney. “I think people who are smart and think too much can put themselves in a dark hole because, well, thinking too much can be a bad thing. But really, for the most part, I’m an optimistic person.” After hearing Kenney’s new album, In My […]