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Harvest Wednesday 2018

Harvest Jazz and Blues is officially underway after the first tent show of the festival last night. This year’s festival technically started on Tuesday night at the playhouse with performances by Fredericton’s own Ross Neilsen and The Blind Boys of Alabama, but most dedicated patrons will tell you that it doesn’t truly feel like Harvest

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Rocking The Riverfront

The New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee is back this weekend in Pictou County, NS. The line-up is stacked with some of the best the east coast has to offer, but if you need further convincing read below!

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Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival celebrates 5 years

Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival enters it’s fifth year with a perfect sampling of the the east coast scene, with new faces and old favorites set to embrace the stage in Windsor. Veteran bands Black Moor and Doom Machine will provide a strong veteran presence as both bands are coming off strong fourth-coming albums.

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General Distortion – Episode 9 – Bukkake

Episode 9! On this show we talk about the Metal Bukkake happening this weekend in Cocagne, NB, the upcoming Cattle Decapitation tour, the East Coast Music Association and Rick and Morty.   Song of the Week: Foretold – No Man’s Throne   Check it out here: https://nomansthrone.bandcamp.com/track/foretold   Tune in this coming Monday from 10-11:30pm on

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9 Bands You Can’t Miss at East Coast Awakening

Metal Fans who are in Fredericton or have ways of getting there will not be left wanting more after this year’s first ever East Coast Awakening. On July 29th over 70 bands will converge just outside of Fredericton at Wark’s Point Wilderness Getaway in Keswick, NB. A venue which is commonly known for the annual electronic gatherings of Future Forest will have to clear the way for an army of metal heads eager to crank the volume on a brand new festival….Here are some other names you should get familiar with if you have not already.

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The Lunchbox: Discussion: Recent Music Festivals/Live vs Machine Band Members

Over the weekend, all of us attended very different events! Cedric went to SappyFest in Sackville, NB; I was the DJ/MC at the country Johnville Picnic; and Tim arranged, hosted and oversaw the Bangers & Breakers two-day of performances arranged by CHSR. We discuss the fun times we all had this weekend, which transforms into a discussion of

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