2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Rich Aucoin Halifax, NS Repeat after me: This heart This heart Is all that keeps us up Is all that keeps us up This heart This heart Is beating Is beating. The night begins (with instruction) and ends (sweatily) the same way. And in between…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Mayhemingways Peterborough, ON Mayhemingways are an alt-country, bluegrass, and Cajun music duo from the musical hotbed of Peterborough, Ontario. Their music drifts timelessly between traditional music and something brand new. Benj Rowland sings lead vocals and plays numerous instruments including accordion, banjo, guitar, and foot…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Royal Kush Band Sydney, NS Royal Kush Band is a 4 piece Hip Hop/Reggae/ band from Cape Breton Island. Jim Melvin(lead vocals/guitar) formerly of Ventpipe Funk, Nokes(rapper) formerly Sick Kookies ,CBLA, JT Mitchell of Ricochet on bass and Carlin Macvicar on drums. Nokes and Jim…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Mizz Maxine Montreal, QC Mizz Maxine – Bassmonaut by Mizz Maxine on Mixcloud Mizz Maxine (Melanie Maxine Doucet) has been gaining recognition as one of the premiere East Coast’s divas on the decks since she started out in 1999. Having caught the funk bug after…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Salmon Jazz Saint John, NB In the summer of 2012 two musicians were brought together by a strong Saint John community that provided all the love these flowering musicians needed. Here they found opportunities to open for established Atlantic artists, and the support we all…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Mizz Maxine vs. Lyra Montreal (Mizz Maxine), Halifax (Lyra) French, funky and sassy = Mizz Maxine. Her eclectic style, though grounded in house, has evolved throughout the years and always keeps changing, from Deep House beats to Funky Breakbeats, UK Garage, Drum n Bass, Disco,…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Sam Klass Winnipeg, MB / Berwyn, PA Sam loops guitar, voice, beatbox, drum samples and bass synths to create original improvised dance music. Since 2013 he’s been travelling to festivals and events all over Canada and the US as a singing, dancing puppet of existential…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Jules Bangsworth Halifax, NS Halifax’s half-pint genre killer is known for her party rocking style and larger-than-her live show energy. Always the innovator and crowd pleaser, Jules has been doing her thing behind the decks for close to a decade, playing shows alongside some of…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 JustinCredible Halifax, NS Justin Goree, lives and is originally from the mainland but spent most of his time in Cape Breton where he started to Dj and Promote shows back in 2003, before that he was a bar Dj playing top 40 where he had…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 JustMelt Clare, NS JustMelt is a Nova Scotian hip hop duo consisting of 17 year old MC ‘Just Q’ and 19 year old producer ‘JonahMeltWave’. This duo mixes Q’s charismatic nu school flow and MW’s chillwave-meets-hip hop productions for ya’ ears and soul. Largely influenced…