Profile of Justin Brake

All articles of Justin Brake

• Dan Mangan’s series of fortunate events
  The pace of Dan Mangan’s life has gradually hastened over the past two years, so you’d think he’d be trying to take it easy.But the 27-year-old ...
• Watching the world change
  All his life Rae Spoon was confronted with the possibility to conform, but he would rather observe, experience, write, perform and watch the ...
• Event Psst! Going to Lawnya Vawnya?
  Everybody and their nan has tried to start a festival on the island at one time or another, it seems. So what makes the latest attempt to build ...
• Warming up the St. John's scene
  Mathias Kom is a man of his word. Ever since he first set foot in St. John’s 2 1/2 years ago, the 32-year-old musician, and founder of Ontario ...
• Local band rides awards momentum coast to coast
  Matthew Hornell and The Diamond Minds were on their first national tour, somewhere between Thunder Bay and Fort Frances, Ont., when they received ...
• Making sustainable music
  After wrapping up a tour in support of his first album, Ottawa-born composer and pianist Frank Horvat decided to get out of the city and spend ...
• Heartbreak never sounded so good
  The Gramercy Riffs find themselves staring adversity in the face - but they thrive on it. Lee Hanlon, Mara Pellerin, Daniel Banoub, Adrian "AC" ...
• Stupid fun
  "You can't deny the fact that rock 'n' roll is just stupid fun, really." These words, imparted by Dave Bidini, come as a surprise. A novelist, ...
• Ideas animated
  "Anymation" can now be added to the province's burgeoning list of festival themes. Black Bag Media Collective, a local group of artists who work ...
• Music and mortality
  If it wasn't for the fire burning inside him, Gordon Lightfoot might not be launching a spring tour of Canada from St. John's on Monday and ...
• Band making name for fledgling group, show set for...
  Just six months since playing their first gig together a group of St. John's musicians are en route to the fore of the province's music scene. ...
• Musical mélange
  She may be a Newfoundlander in blood and spirit, but the essence of her musical artistry has roots in Quebec City's cultural epoch of the 1980s. ...
• Music that inspires dancing and tears
  Much as life itself, all good things in it must end. This seems to be the motto and acquiescence of young St. John's folk band Dead Language, ...
• Winnipeg troubadour brings 'Working Holiday' to St....
  It was 2002 when Matt Epp discovered his musical calling. The aspiring filmmaker had just released his first skateboarding DVD to rave reviews ...
• Canadian band emerges from the shadows
  Every Skydiggers fan has a story about how they discovered the band. This is a testament to their music - argued by some to represent the best ...
• Francey That
  David Francey has an affinity for Newfoundland. And St. John's, in particular, it seems, has an affinity for him. The Scottish-born Canadian ...
• 'Hello Newfoundland,' Said the Whale
  The title of Vancouver-based indie rock outfit Said The Whale's new album may or may not give Newfoundlanders reason to worry. Released just ...
• St. John's gets ready for province's first hip hop...
  Two young men from St. John's who have been relentless in their efforts to build a hip hop subculture in Newfoundland are about to give the ...
• A band that will make you dance
  Tonight is shaping up to be one of those legendary nights downtown St. John's - the ones you hear people talking about only after you've missed ...
• Once upon a time
  The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines "the once" as: "as soon as possible, right away." Used in a sentence, one might say "Let's go see ...
• Woody Point special for more than sell-out crowds
  The Writers at Woody Point literary festival in Bonne Bay has been facing a problem since Day 1. Interest in the event, which is now entering ...
• Music to move mountains ... and trees
  Jon Janes is proof that ingenuity and a little determination can go a long way in the music biz. As sole musical proprietor of The Mountains and ...
• Serena Ryder gears up for folk festival performance
  There's a steady stream of career-affirming events happening in Serena Ryder's life, like winning back-to-back Juno Awards in 2008 and 2009, but ...
• Showcasing N.L. talent
  If you ask 10 people what they're looking most forward to during the 33rd Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, there's a good chance ...
• Blue Rodeo singer does Q&A in anticipation of...
  Justin Brake: It's a lot easier these days to interview new and emerging musicians because there's a lot they haven't been asked. I know how much ...
• Salmon Festival ready for 'critical' 25th anniversary
  Grand Falls-Windsor councillor Jim Courtney and Canadian rock bassist Duncan Coutts have something in common: they both know throwing a summer ...
• Singing in the face of adversity
  It's hard to argue that every second summer in Newfoundland and Labrador isn't a bit better because of Festival 500. Of course, the organizers ...
• Local flicks steal show at Nickel Festival
  Those who attended the Nickel Independent Film Festival this year were exposed to a meaty, quality contingent of Newfoundland and Labrador ...
• Nickel to screen Rogers' new award-winning film
  Newfoundland filmmaker Gerry Rogers' latest creation is making a splash at film festivals across North America and will see its Newfoundland ...
• Plaskett tones it down for "Three"
  "I've never been one to sell a ton of records." Joel Plaskett chuckles with the admission. His straightforwardness is accompanied by an air of ...