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🎙 Wild Oscah Returns to East Coast DNA! 🎙

We’re excited to welcome Wild Oscah back to the show for a fresh update on his rap career and his work in music promotion and production. Tune in as we discuss his recent progress, creative process, and what’s coming next for this rising hip-hop artist. 🚀🎤

💥 Early Birds Alert: Catch Wild Oscah live at Flava Drop at The Roxbury in Downtown Halifax!
🎶 The event features DJ Amoona and an electrifying lineup of LIVE hip-hop performances by Allie Kat, Ryszky Biz, A.R.T., OAJAB, AJ The MC, YTSTazz, Dupon, Yung Blonde Don, Jake Mercer, Grim, Wild Oscah, Megz, Beeze, and more special guests.

📅 When: Sunday, October 6th, 8pm-2am
📍 Where: The Roxbury Urban Dive Bar (Rox Live), 1743 Grafton St., Halifax.

Come out for a night of high-energy performances and incredible talent! 🎤🔥

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🎙 Abby J Hall – Debut EP Vital Signs & Celebrating the Journey 🎙

This week, East Coast DNA sits down with Toronto-based singer-songwriter Abby J Hall to discuss the release of her debut EP, Vital Signs! 🎶✨ In this episode, Abby dives into her personal journey of self-discovery, love, and heartbreak reflected in the seven tracks of her EP, including standout songs like "IN MY DREAMS" and "THE OBSERVER".

Abby shares her inspiration behind the project, her collaborations with Grammy-nominated songwriter Chad Howat and Canadian hitmaker Emily Reid, and what she hopes listeners take away from this deeply personal collection of music. 🌿

💿 Listen to Vital Signs now!
🗓 Abby will be celebrating her EP release on Saturday, October 5th at The Burlington Performing Arts Centre, with performances by Abby, CJ Cooper, and Floating Mansions. All proceeds from the event will support breast cancer research in honor of Abby’s mother. 🌸

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Kylie Fox Returns to East Coast DNA!

The burgeoning New Brunswick-based singer-songwriter Kylie Fox is back on East Coast DNA to share her second studio full-length album, Sequoia. Supported by ArtsNB, Music New Brunswick, and the Canada Council for the Arts, Sequoia is an 11-track album developed with her band and six-time ECMA-winning producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, Fortunate Ones, The Good Lovelies).

Deeply rooted in folk-Canadiana, Sequoia also delves into folk-rock and jazz-pop fusion, embodying a sound Fox describes as “70s Sesame Street meets Sharon Van Etten.” The album reflects on themes of gratitude, women’s roles, relationships, and the environment, with inspiration drawn from a news story about firefighters saving a Sequoia tree.

Kylie shares, “It resonated with me how severely nature and time have been taken for granted.” In songs like the title track, she explores personal realizations about how we sometimes neglect the most important aspects of life—echoing the sentiment of Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi.

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Join us on the podcast to hear Kylie discuss the stories behind Sequoia and her journey as a rising star in the Canadian folk scene!

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As we prepare for Sommo Festival in Cavendish, PEI, East Coast DNA took some time to get to know the performing artists, from the exciting 2 day lineup of music, a little bit deeper.

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Drew McTaggart of Dear Rouge.

00:00 Intro featuring Dear Rouge - Gimme Spirit

00:10 Interview with Drew McTaggart

28:34 Dear Rogue - Live Through The Night

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Festival season is here and@eastcoastdna is back On The Road. Subscribe today and follow us on social media for interviews and coverage of Summo Festival!

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Ben Murphy of Whitecap Entertainment and learn all about the July 2023 Sommo Festival in Cavendish, PEI.

Bell Presents Sommo Festival is the first festival of its kind in Canada taking place in Cavendish, PEI on July 14th + 15th The weekend-long festival will see performances by globally recognized musicians and award-winning culinary talent. Differentiating itself from other festivals across the country, Sommo will have a strong focus on culinary and beverage experiences. Guests will have the unique opportunity to meet celebrity chefs, participate in live food demonstrations and try the best of local breweries and wineries at the Meyer Culinary Stage. The Meyer Culinary Stage will kick off on Friday with appearances by Amanda Freitag (Chopped), Matt Moore (Author, Southern Gentleman’s Kitchen), and Ilona Daniel (acclaimed local chef). Hosted by Derrell Smith (TV Host, Creator and CEO of 99EATS, LLC), the Meyer Culinary Stage will see thirsts quenched with cocktails created by Amanda Freitag and Alex Hendry (Drinks Distilled). Meyer Culinary Stage programming on Saturday as attendees will get the incredible opportunity of an up-close-and-personal live cooking demonstration by Gail Simmons (best-selling author and Top Chef judge) who will be marking her first visit to the Island. Additional appearances on Saturday will include Dale MacKay (Top Chef Season One Winner), Chef Adam Loo (Murphy Hospitality Group), James Power (Raspberry Point Oysters) and Lindsay Jones (The Ostrich Club). Friday performers include Andrew Waite, Dear Rouge, Crown Lands, JJ Wilde, Death From Above 1979, Liam Corcoran, Skye Wallace, Joel Plaskett Emergency, grandson, Tegan and Sara, Lord Huron and Maggie Rogers. Saturday performers include Housewife, Izzy Heltai, MONOWHALES, Wild Rivers, Yoke Lore, Kiwi jr, BRKN LOVE, Ruby Waters, Allison Russell, Charlotte Cardin, Vance Joy and Mumford & Sons. ● Tickets are available now at sommofest.com

Originally only available on YouTube. East Coast DNA: On The Road now available on all platforms.

East Coast DNA hits the road and joins@DaliVanGogh backstage at Montes Showbar Grill in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 0:05⁠ - Introduction⁠0:20⁠ - Interview

⁠39:23⁠ - Dali Van Gogh live at Montes Showbar Grill Part 1

⁠43:11⁠ - Dali Van Gogh live at Montes Showbar Grill Part 2

dalivangoghmusic.com Dali Van Gogh is a female fronted Hard Rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They are known for their showmanship, originality, and musicianship, and have performed across Canada. Originally founded in 2008 by guitarist Isaac Kent, Dali Van Gogh went through several lineup changes before landing on the lasting lineup of Rachelle "Rocky" Moreau, Johnny Moore, Lance Hicks, and of course Kent. The band has released 4 full length albums, 2 EPS, and over a dozen singles which have received world wide radio play, critical acclaim, and award attention. The latest of these, an EP entitled "New Blood, Old Wounds", is mixed by multiple Juno and Grammy winning producers Eric Ratz (The Arkells, Big Wreck, Billy Talent) and Robert Laidlaw (Platinum Blonde, Honeymoon Suite) and has been nominated for both Rock Recording of the Year and Loud Recording of the year at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards. Dali Van Gogh are proud to be endorsed by SE Electronics, One Bone Clothing, Soul Tone Cymbals, Hipshot Guitar Products, and Los Cabos Drumsticks. Current Lineup: Rachelle Moreau - Lead Vocal / Keytar Isaac Kent - Guitar Lance Hicks - Bass Johnny Moore - Drums

Originally only available on YouTube. East Coast DNA: On The Road now available on all platforms.

Join East Coast DNA co-host Darcy Walsh as he visits Shoebox Cantina, in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, for a chat with Antigonish based indie rock band Gardener. Stay until the end of the episode for live performances of their brand new 2023 single Captain and I'm Broke (from their 2022 album Nothing Changes). Gardener is the garage rock project of Nova Scotian indie-folk musician Landon Morris. Starting in November of 2021, Gardener provided Morris with an outlet to write louder, more experimental music, while still retaining the fundamentals of his solo material - catchy melodies, intricate songwriting, and simple arrangements, met with walls of fuzz and distortion. With a true DIY ethos, the music is recorded on home equipment, often spawned from jam sessions with friends. When playing live, Gardener consists of musicians Nathan Langley (bass), Alasdair Cameron (drums), and Magnus Labillois (lead guitar), while Landon plays rhythm guitar and sings. With hints of Weezer, Built To Spill, and Alvvays,"Captain" turns the Gardener project into a new direction; stronger melodies, more careful arrangements, and more intricate songwriting. The newest release from the Nova Scotian garage rock project details a dream of being a captain lost at sea, accepting his fate as the waves rise high over the ship, and seeing an apparition of his newly-departed lover in the storm clouds. The song's driving drums, smooth bass, impassioned vocals, jangly lead guitar, and thick walls of fuzz blend together to create a layered song that feels as loud as it does melancholy; but in the waves, making peace with your fate is liberating

Originally only available on YouTube. East Coast DNA: On The Road now available on all platforms.

Join East Coast DNA co-host Darcy Walsh as he visits, Halifax, Nova Scotia based, alt-rcck outfit Electric Spoonful. Hot off winning the 2022 Nova Scotia Music Loud Artist of the Year Award, and gearing up to release a new album, listen in as the band chats about their history, influences, and upcoming releases and shows.

https://electricspoonful.bandcamp.com/

East Coast DNA's Power Hour is back with Aaron MF Hayden (Mayhem Mountain) and Evan Frizzle (Turbo) as our guests chat with host Darcy Walsh about some upcoming music festivals in Pictou County, NS that feature the louder side of East Coast music.

00:00⁠ East Coast DNA Power Hour intro

⁠02:00⁠ Aaron MF Hayden & Chris Tree / Mayhem Mountain interview

⁠24:50⁠ Evan Frizzle of Turbo interview

⁠55:04⁠ Turbo's Silver Spoon Get your tickets! Mayhem Mountain July 28-29 (Blue Mountain, Pictou County, NS) Mikefest666 Labour Day Weekend (Music Mountain, Pictou County, NS) Turbo - Fast as Fvck AVAILABLE NOW https://turboasfvck.bandcamp.com/albu... Subscribe to @eastcoastdna today!

Join Darcy Walsh for another round of East Coast DNA's Power Hour, this time with a little extra. Three bands for the price (free!) of one.

In this episode we feature interviews and song selections from:

DOGS OF SUN @dogsofsun4921

THE BOMBED SOLID @TheBombedSolid

ONLY VULTURES LEFT @onlyvulturesleft2216

00:00 Intro featuring Dogs of Sun Fall On Your Sword

00:25 Interview with Dogs of Sun's John Scotto & Matt Smith

22:42 Skinwalker by Dogs of Sun

25:36 The Bombed Solid intro featuring Resurrection Man

25:48 Interview with The Bombed Solid's Mike Hiltz and Eli Hollett ( crossover episode https://fb.watch/lgn84JjFNn/ )

49:18 Kling Klang King of the Rim Ram Room by The Bombed Solid

52:00 Only Vultures Left intro featuring Kill Me In New Orleans

52:20 Only Vultures Left interview Fredric Martell, Tommy Worthen, Matt Smith, Deacon Day & Chewy Lewis

01:10:21 I Lie by Only Vultures Left

Catch these bands and more live:

Gutterfest - Windsor, NS - July 21 - 23

Mayhem Mountain - Blue Mountain (Pictou County), NS - July 28 - 30

Mikefest 666 Music Mountain (Pictou County), NS Sept 2-3

Listen to the lineup for Mikefest 666, with the official Spotify playlist

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