Music Nova Scotia has announced that its executive director Scott Long has stepped down after a decade’s tenure. “When I took the job a lot of those issues that the industry is now facing, they weren’t at the forefront at the time,” says Long of the inclusion and diversity pushes in the cultural (and all) industries in […]
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Nocturnal Cities brings something new to Nova Scotia Music Week
Nocturnal Cities forum at Nova Scotia Music Week Saturday, November 3 Elm/Oak Ballroom, Holiday Inn Truro, 437 Prince Street $55 (forum only, included w/NSMW delegate pass, $100) nsmw.ca This year’s annual Nova Scotia Music Week—starting tonight in Truro—has a theme of “building stronger communities” and part of that is the brand-new Nocturnal Cities forum. It […]
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Your 2017 Music Nova Scotia award winners
A post shared by Port Cities (@port_cities) on Nov 5, 2017 at 5:39pm PST Another Nova Scotia Music Week has come to a close after a wild weather weekend in Truro, where the roving annual event is in the middle of a four-year stay. Harmerrific Port Cities walked away the biggest winners, with five of […]
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The 2016 Music Nova Scotia award winners, right here
Wrapping up Nova Scotia Music Week—a four-day-long bacchanal of workshops, showcases, schmoozing and fun hosted by Music Nova Scotia, held this year in Truro—was the Music Nova Scotia awards ceremony. Forty-eight lucky musicians, organizations and companies were lauded with those blue cylinders—Ria Mae cleaned up with five awards, now would be a good time to […]
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VIDEO: Remember the fun of the Casino NS artist in residency comp?
Did you miss Music Nova Scotia and Casino Nova Scotia‘s artist in residence finalists concert? No worries. This video makes it seem like you were there. Who wins? Watch and see. Featuring Reeny Smith, Like A Motorcycle, Kyle Mischiek, Arsoniste, Samantha Power and Shannon Quinn.
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Who got Music Nova Scotia’s Export Development Program grants in 2014-2015?
Music Nova Scotia‘s annual general meeting was last night, where MNS members (597 eligible voters in total, with a 36% voter turnout this year, the highest turnout in MNS history) decided on the board members. In addition, the annual report, prepared by MNS executive director Scott Long was presented. There’s lots to read here, including […]
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Will you get in the Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame?
Funded by Casino Nova Scotia‘s sacks of cash, a brand new Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame branches will be opened at both the Halifax and Sydney Casino locations. Who will grace the halls? Feel free to spitball some ideas in the comments. The Halifax site is scheduled to open this fall and Sydney’s branch […]
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NSMW: ladies who brunch
After dropping some ‘bows to get to the coffee station we (myself and the Music Nova Scotia Award nominated media profesh Stephanie Johns, NBD) perched ourselves in the back of the Atlantic Room for the brunch portion of the awards. The morning kicked off with Willie Stratton ensuring the crowd rubbed the sleep out of […]
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Music Nova Scotia Launches Mobile App
hello,guitarphone? hello? As someone who is deriving more and more enjoyment from my iPhone and the myriad gadgetry within, I’m pleased to see that other organizations around Halifax are doing the smartphone watusi (whatever, it’s Monday. I need to do some silly wordplay, all right? Some funnies.) Whether you like it or hate it, the […]
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MNS Open Mic Now Absolut(ely) Thursdays
Music Nova Scotia’s Open Mic has teamed up with the Carleton to become Absolut Thursdays. These evenings, held at the Carleton, will still feature an open-mic format but there will be added incentives to keep performers on their toes. These include theme nights pre-determined by the public, and tribute nights, where each performer will have […]
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Do the Busk-a-Busk
Shannon Webb-CampbellRia Mae will charm you at Backpackers Unless there are good sandwiches available, press conferences in general are pretty boring. Even when they involve fun, ostensibly joyful things, everyone seems bored and tense and most likely are wishing they could whip out double entendres and amusing prattle like the Beatles did in 1964. Music Nova Scotia have chosen a different tack in announcing their 70 showcase artists for Nova Scotia Music Week this November in Yarmouth: they’re getting a cluster of MNS artists to spread the news via song, on the streets. This Tuesday, from 11:30-1:30pm, they’ll be performing
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England is Screaming
rich aucoin mind control As we speak, the Ghost Bees, Joel Plaskett and Rich Aucoin are all hanging out in Brighton, England with the likes of Groove Armada and Broken Social Scene, hopefully sharing bottles of Patron and cackling over their eventual domination of the world. They’re playing at the Great Escape Music Conference and […]