Jenny Omnichord Looking for Late October Newfoundland Shows

Photo courtesy of Owen Cherry (The Indie Photographing Hero!)

Jenny Omnichord, probably the greatest modern omnichordist in most of Canada, member of the Barmitzvah Brothers and the Burning Hell and mother of bassoon prodigy Otis is going to be in St. John's Newfoundland from October 23-27. She is playing at the Ship on the 23rd but is looking for other places to play during her stay. If you have any ideas, suggestions, thoughts (or offers!) get in touch with her - or drop me an email at northbyeastwest [at] gmail.com.

Jenny Omnichord - Kings of London

2009 Music NL Nominees

Although there doesn't seem to be anything about it on the site for Music NL (The Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador), according to the Scope the nominees for this year's Music NL Awards (which take place from November 13th – 15th) are:

Steele Communications Album of the Year

Curtis Andrews – The Offering of Curtis Andrews

The Novaks – Things Fall Apart

The Once – The Once

Terry Penney – Town That Time Forgot

Shanneyganock – Vol. VII

Group of the Year

The Discounts

The Monday Nights

The Novaks

The Once

Shanneyganock

Male Artist of the Year

Curtis Andrews

Chris Kirby

Terry Penney

Allan Ricketts

Jerry Stamp

Female Artist of the Year

Sharona Clarke

Karla Pilgrim

Colleen Power

Amanda Squires

Maureen Volk

Entertainer of the Year

Chris Kirby

Shanneyganock

Dr. Zoo

Rising Star of the CBC New Artist/Group of the Year

Chris Kirby

The Monday Nights

The Once

Karla Pilgrim

Allan Ricketts

Molson Pop/Rock Artist/Group of the Year

Sharona Clarke

Baytown Connection

The Monday Nights

The Novaks

Jerry Stamp

Folk/Roots Artist/Group of the Year

Jody Hale

The Once

Terry Parsons

Allan Ricketts

Shanneyganock

Country Artist/Group of the Year

Karla Pilgrim

Terry Penney

Gospel Artist/Group of the Year

Gary French

Rod Jackson

Jimmy Lee Howard

Amanda Squires

Instrumental Artist/Group of the Year

Curtis Andrews

Ian Foster

Spanner

Maureen Volk

Alternative Artist/Group of the Year

The Awake

The Discounts

Colleen Power

Roundelay

Dr. Zoo

Coast 101.1 Jazz/Blues Group/Artist of the Year

Jeff Dyer/Bill Brennan

Scott Goudie

Smokin’ Joe Wiseman

Chris Kirby

Bill Rose

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year

Mick Davis/ Elliot Dicks/ Mark Neary – “There Goes The Night”

Kalem Mahoney – “Big City Lights”

Mike McDonald – “Whale Bones”

Terry Penney – “Town That Time Forgot”

Colleen Power – “New Townie Man”

Janet Cull’s Planet Rock! Music School Side Musician Award

Glen Collins

Andrew Dale

Sandy Morris

Brad Power

Media Person of the Year

Paddy Daly

Danette Dooley

Krissy Holmes

Kevin Kelly

Tom Power

Toni Marie Wiseman

Industry Professional of the Year

Robert Buck

Tony Murray

Mark Neary

Kirk Newhook

Music Educator of the Year

David Chafe

Janet Cull

Kirk Newhook

Angela O’Brien

Fergus O’Byrne

Outstanding Company of the Year

MMS Atlantic

Steele Communications

O’Brien’s Music

Fred’s Records

Volunteer of the Year

Wayne Cook

Tina Ricketts

Melanie Smith

St. John's Ian Foster Tours Canada, Releases Two Albums

When it comes to St. John's musicians, you can't get any more homegrown than five-time MusicNL Award nominee Ian Foster, but this summer he's spreading his roots, embarking on his largest Canadian tour to date, to promote two remarkable new albums, We Begin Here and Found: Music From the Unmade Film, his latest project composed for the 2009 RPM Challenge (my own RPM album is here.)


Where Through the Wires was about methods of communication, Room in the City was about traveling in cities, which had a major impact on him as he started to tour his material, made possible by funding through MusicNL. His latest release We Begin Here is about history. “There’s a weight to history and we feel it. If we don’t feel it, we should—it has to at least be acknowledged,” Foster says.

Read the full article at somewicked.ca


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dashiell brown, host of The New Spin

New Spin Podcast: Interview with Smiley Ralph, one of the few indie acts in St. John's, NL

Smiley Ralph is about the only local indie pop act in St. John's, Newfoundland that I know of, other than Greg Hewlett's wonderful band Pelago. And let's not forget AE Bridger. Smiley Ralph just played a wonderful show at The Ship on Saturday, truly proving themselves as one of the freshest indie acts out there. Ryan Kennedy (guitars, keys, vocals) and Andrew Strickland (bass, vocals) sung harmoniously with each other, Chris Donnelly ripped it on the drumz, and Justin Frampton colored the well-crafted songs with wonderful min7 chords. If you are a fan of Pavement, Sebadoh, Built to Spill, and any other band associated with the indie-rock cannon, this is your band to watch in St. John's. Like their name suggests, Smiley Ralph will put a dance in your step and a smile on your face.

Listen to the podcast.

in sound,

dashiell brown, host of The New Spin