Profile of Justin Brake

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• Bringing the rock orchestra to The Rock
  Cape Breton's next musical prodigy might not come in a standard shape or form. It might not sound like one would expect. And it might not even be ...
• Ninth time 'round for Nickel
  The Nickel Independent Film Festival is about to liven up its ninth consecutive summer in St. John's. Though locally run, festival co-ordinator ...
• Experimenting with rock evolution
  Last year I met Mick Davis at a downtown joint to shoot some pool and essentially take the band's pulse. The raw-boned, curly-haired frontman, ...
• Blue Bird North Flies East
  On June 2 St. John's will join Winnipeg, Ottawa and Vancouver in celebrating "A Day of Song" to commemorate the Songwriters Association of ...
• Jenn Grant crafts songs of heartbreak
  If you don't know who Jenn Grant is yet, you should. She is, after all, St. John's come-from-away musical sweetheart via Prince Edward Island and ...
• Separation can't make Gramercy Riffs drift apart
  Distance has a way of destroying relationships. It tears people apart physically and emotionally and leaves a mark on its victims. Unless you're ...
• Culture important to duo
  A duo of musical protagonists is bringing its freshly branded interpretation of folk and traditional music to a city and province rich in its ...
• Hip-hop happening
  Memorial University's student union (MUNSU) is sending students off for the summer with a serious party. On April 28 it will host its last ...
• From sea to sea to sea
  Elliott BROOD built its foundation in Toronto and the band's popularity quickly expanded outward to Alberta and British Columbia in the West, ...
• Dancing as fast as they can
  The Burning Hell loves Newfoundland. Mathias Kom, lead singer of the Ontario-based indie folk-rock experimental outfit, is on his way here with ...
• The night is Young
  Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Helsinki, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax - just some of the cities that didn't ...
• Hello, St. John's
  For the first time in his 42-year career, legendary Canadian musician Neil Young is getting set to perform in Newfoundland and Labrador. When ...
• Show brings back rock 'n' roll nostalgia
  Will Kidman stands behind his keyboard drifting in and out of orbit, his arms reaching out to the keys like he's touching happiness - like he's ...
• Great Big St. Paddy's Day celebration
  You couldn't ask for more appropriate musical entertainment on St. Paddy's Day weekend. Hometown music heroes Great Big Sea and their West Coast ...
• Yuk Yuk's looking for funny people
  The new Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club in St. John's is holding a contest to send one local comedian to its annual national competition in Toronto in ...
• Hotz on the trot
  When I called Jeremy Hotz I didn't realize we'd be going shopping together. But when the celebrated Canadian comedian - now living (and ...
• Canadian bands rock Mile One
  Buy two cases of beer and get a free ticket to a rock show. What started out as a great deal turned into one of those, "You missed it b'y," brag ...
• Down to the music
  "Down to the Dirt" is getting around. The locally produced feature length film, based on the book of the same name by Newfoundland author Joel ...
• Sound problems plague B.J. Thomas concert
  Wednesday night's show at Mile One Centre wasn't one for everybody, but the 2,500 or so that were out to see music legends B.J. Thomas and John ...
• 'Rocket Man's' last stop in Canadian tour, but not...
  In a way, Newfoundland scored a hat-trick last week when pop-rock icon Elton John dropped by Mile One Centre for back-to-back performances ...
• Charting new territory
  When Randal Arsenault embarks on an extensive cross-country tour this week, he will be offering something to Canadians perhaps no Newfoundlander ...
• Our Lady Peace rocks Mile One
  The Memorial University Student Union (MUNSU) had the right idea when it convinced ultimate Canadian frosh rockers Our Lady Peace to entertain ...
• Veteran Gene Watson keeps great voice going
  When revered country veteran Gene Watson took to the stage at Mile One Centre Saturday night, he hadn't a clue what he was in for. The ...
• Back to basics
  After nearly a decade and a half of making music, Canadian alt-rock band Our Lady Peace (OLP) has finally come full circle. These are the ...
• Bluesman gets down to business
  There may be a young blues prodigy among us. At least that's what music producer Gordie Johnson believes. Chris Kirby, a 25-year-old ...
• Sing along with Simple Plan
  If Simple Plan's plan was simple, every other band would successfully be following suit. The truth is, as simple as their formula seems - write ...
• Figgy Duff steals spotlight at N.L. folk fest
  An intermittent drizzle and a field of mud weren't enough to stop the thousands of people who checked out the 32nd Annual Newfoundland and ...
• 'Really good music'
  The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival kicks off tonight boasting one of its most diverse lineups ever. It's part of the "Folkies Without ...
• Homegrown talent heats up Gander birthday celebration
  "Where else in Canada can you do this?" Alan Doyle asks the 7,000 or so packed into the small field at Cobb's Pond in Gander to celebrate the ...
• A little Mexico in Bishop's Falls
  Lucero Lozano is somewhat of a perfectionist and has every reason to be - she is attempting to introduce Mexican culture to Central Newfoundland ...