The Scope

Straight-up country

Thursday, January 28, 2010

0 Comments

David Keating speaks with purveyor of tearful tunes, Joe Belly.

You say you want a resolution

Thursday, January 14, 2010

0 Comments

Members of the local music scene make some New Year's resolutions.

Home for Christmas

Thursday, December 3, 2009

0 Comments

Rising opera star Calvin Powell returns to perform Handel’s Messiah.

Better together

Thursday, November 19, 2009

1 Comment

One group of young artists is finding strength in numbers.

Looking forward, looking back

Thursday, November 5, 2009

0 Comments

Eastern Edge Gallery celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Silver Soiree Gala on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Mightypop turns one

Thursday, October 22, 2009

0 Comments

Its mission? To bring a unique brand of Canadian independent music to Newfoundland.

RCA: Raising the curtain, rocking the cradle

Thursday, October 8, 2009

0 Comments

RCA: Raising the curtain, rocking the cradle

David Keating sat down with Amy House, the company’s artistic animateur, to talk about RCA's new production, Rocking the Cradle, and about the ongoing renovations at the LSPU Hall.

Our punk rock heritage

Thursday, September 24, 2009

7 Comments

Punk hit Newfoundland hard and it hit early. This year the Rock Can Roll Festival is digging through the past with a closing night conference entitled “Preserving our Punk Rock Heritage.”

Off the Cape

Thursday, September 10, 2009

5 Comments

Visual artist Will Gill makes his first foray into video at the Eastern Edge Gallery.

Kujo: Best rock and roll band…

Thursday, August 27, 2009

3 Comments

On their very first release, Victor Lewis and the guys from Kujo commit their set list to disc, and play the music they really love to play. By David Keating.

Vampire Hotel a dream come true

Thursday, August 13, 2009

0 Comments

Rhythm and blues artist Chris Kirby is headed home with his new album produced by legendary Canadian musician Gordie Johnson and recorded in Texas at Willie Nelson's famous Pedernales Studio.

Rock girls

Thursday, June 18, 2009

0 Comments

From high school to Bishop's Falls to stages in St. John's -- David Keating talks to The Mudflowers.

They’re better, tighter, slightly more business-savvy and eager to get out on the road, says lead singer Mick Davis about his band The Novaks. Four years after their first, self-titled CD, Davis—along with bass player Mark Neary and drummer Elliot Dicks—are ready to put a push on for their second album, on store shelves as of May 26th.

Drummers: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Thursday, May 21, 2009

0 Comments

Drummers: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Behind the band, behind their kit, what do drummers think about? We asked three local drummers this question: If you could have one superpower, what would it be? And would you use it for good or evil?

Man at Work

Thursday, May 7, 2009

0 Comments

After 8 years of rock and roll, King Nancy may be slowing down, but their front-man shows no sign of it. David Keating speaks with Jerry Stamp.

The final meltdown

Thursday, April 23, 2009

5 Comments

The plane ticket has been purchased and the farewell party has already begun. After 10 years of making music in St. John’s, musician Blair Harvey is departing for the mainland on June 1st. So before he goes, he’s organized one last blitz of local shows he’s calling the Meltdown Tour.

Whistle to the east

Thursday, April 9, 2009

0 Comments

After two years on the road, Shanneyganock paused long enough to record their seventh and newly-released studio album, Volume VII. David Keating got in touch with vocalist and guitarist Chris Andrews to ask about the record and their upcoming tour.

Children’s crusade

Thursday, March 26, 2009

0 Comments

David Keating talks to Children of Eve as the prodigal sons prepare to return on tour.

Nothing sacred

Sunday, March 15, 2009

0 Comments

In keeping with the on-stage antics, larger-than-life personas and general air of theatricality, an upcoming date on the calendar was an opportunity the band couldn’t pass up. “We’re The Satans. We have to play Friday the 13th. It’s a requirement with the name, I think.”

My last word on blogging.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

0 Comments

Courtesy of Tom Tomorow and salon.com: http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2009/03/03/tomo/

Friday Night: The Recap

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

0 Comments

Enough with the rambling blog posts, typos and all. Time to wrap this up. Where was I? Friday night. Right. The Monday Nights. The Novaks. Hey Rosetta! The end. I’d love to tell you more, but I’ve got to move on. (Yes, it was a good time.) Interview with The Satans tonight. Show coming up on Friday the 13th. I [...]

Friday Afternoon: Recap

Monday, March 2, 2009

0 Comments

Arrived back in town last night, Sunday, to St. John’s coated in a glittering sheet of ice. By this morning you probably heard that Hey Rosetta! cleaned up with three ECMA awards: Group Recording of the Year, Recording of the Year and Alternative Recording of the Year. Here’s my Friday afternoon recap, as transcribed from [...]