Zachary Greer, a STU BA'16 alumnus, is an award-winning composer who will join the Fine Arts Department. (Credit: STU Communications). Award-winning STU alumnus Zachary Greer is set to return to his stomping grounds as a part-time instructor in the Fine Arts Department.  He will be teaching the Music for Film and Television course in the upcoming winter semester. Greer graduated from STU in 2016, going on to study for a year at Memorial University of Newfoundland before pursu

Tony’s Music Box is a family-owned business that opened in 1975. (Malachi Lefurgey/AQ) After two generations of supplying musical instruments, tools and repairs to the city of Fredericton, Tony’s Music Box is putting away cords, picks and closing their guitar cases.    Matt Blanchard, a shop technician who has worked at Tony’s for nine years, was sad to see it go.   “None of us wants to close,” said Blanchard.  The store had faced financial difficulties, which worsened when t

Tejiri “TJ” Emore on sax, with Joel Miller (sax, left), John Bailey (drums), and Jason Flores (bass, right) performed during Jazz Night at The Cap. (Jennifer Williams/AQ) Every Thursday from 9 p.m. to midnight, The Wilser’s Room at The Cap comes alive with local musicians, students and friends for a pay-what-you-can jazz night. Behind the steady beat of the night is Fredericton drummer Jon Bailey, who has been part of the city’s music scene for years.  “I come from a musical

Album cover of The Life of a Showgirl. (Credits: Taylor Swift via Instagram) Taylor Swift returns from being a tortured poet to embracing her inner showgirl because “baby, that’s show business for you.”     On Oct. 3, Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.   Personally, the album explores the concept of being any sort of showgirl behind the scenes. It embraces a shimmery and glamorous perspective, which is meant to set a fun and playful tone.     The L