Tara Chislett – The Aquinian
One of the last things Olivia Brayley Quackenbush ever thought she would do was play French horn in a Finnish Orchestra.
The only Canadian, Quackenbush didn’t speak Finnish and couldn’t understand what the instructor was saying when they weren’t playing.
But when the conductor lifted his hands and the musicians turned their attention [...]

Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian
Dolan’s will be a happening spot on Feb 23, playing host to four bands for a good cause.
The STU/UNB chapter of Habitat for Humanity will hold their second band night of the year to raise money for the upcoming Collegiate Challenge.
“The Collegiate Challenge is an alternate spring break for university [...]

Diane Cole – The Aquinian
Even though they’ve already had a busy year of touring, the guys in Weak Size Fish just can’t wait to get on the road again.
But this time they’ll be taking their popular, funky tunes out of the Maritimes. They’ll be taking their first plunge into the Ontario and Quebec waters [...]

Diane Cole – The Aquinian
With experimental music on the rise, more traditional acts seem to be falling to the wayside, but one local band is finding success by using a classic formula.
The guys in Stereo Airing have fused together technical guitar work, thrashing drums and four part harmonies for their debut EP 22.
Their CD [...]

Local music collective hosts benefit concert on Feb.19
Elizabeth Sullivan – The Aquinian
Adam Guidry and Ryan Gallen have two different ideas of what Hungry Hearts is about.
“It’s kind of like if you took Tom Petty, and Tom Petty was having an affair on his wife with Bruce Springsteen and they were hanging out a bunch, and [...]

Clarinetist Venancio Rius Marti and pianist Maria Abad stopped by St. Thomas University last week to workshop with students, share their stories and, of course, their music.

Live from the Capital, Jan. 30.

Elizabeth Sullivan – The Aquinian
The Olympic Symphonium and Catherine MacLellan have enough in common for their sounds to mesh together and create music that can be compared to Canadian Greats such as, Martin Tielli of the Rheostatics, and Sarah Harmer.
And lucky for Frederictonians, they get to experience it at the Charlotte St. Arts Center Jan. [...]

Canadian indie pop duo Tegan & Sara bring their sold out show to the Playhouse
Joanne Goodall – The Aquinian
Their music has been pumping out of European and American headphones for years but the popularity of Albertan sisters, Tegan and Sara has gained more momentum in Canada with the release of their new album, Sainthood (2009).
And [...]

Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian
Shows celebrates city’s cultural capital title
The Fredericton Playhouse is offering a show that will highlight some of the city’s top performers.
Fredericton Onstage aims to celebrate Fredericton’s designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2009. The show, which is on Nov. 27, will fuse together various aspects of the Fredericton arts [...]