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Alexisonfire talk NL Return at Iceberg Alley, Salmon Fest Memories & More!

Posted on June 8, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Canada’s own kings of the moshpit Alexisonfire return to NL at the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent ahead of their first new album in 13 years
For the first time in 12 years, the crown jewel in Canada’s post-hardcore crown, St. Catharines, Ontario’s Alexisonfire, return to Newfoundland and Labrador at the

Tags: Alexisonfire, City and Colour, Concerts, Dallas Green, Dead Tired, George Pettit, Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, local, music, Salmon Festival

Come one, come all

Posted on June 8, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Staff Blog, TV, Web Exclusives

The premier of Newfoundland Labrador, Dr. Andrew Furey, explains why there’s never been a better time to roll out the welcome mat
Not long after their Royal Highnesses, Prince Charles and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, touched down in St. John’s to began a three-day Canadian tour, The Herald

Tags: Come home year, come home year 2022, Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier Furey, premier of Newfoundland Labrador, Ukraine

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | Navigating the Music of the Sea

Posted on June 8, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

There’s excitement as well as sea-salt spray in the air as Arthur O’Brien of The Navigators talks new album and the thrill of getting back on the stage from his perch on-board the Capo de Espera
The Navigators have a new album coming out called Bay Bulls Cove, and band

Iceberg Alley – Back Under the Big Top

Posted on June 7, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Events, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

New dates, new tent, same party under the big top! The Iceberg Alley Performance Tent returns better than ever this June following a turbulent 2021
It’ll take more than mother nature to defeat the power of music! The Iceberg Alley Performance Tent rolled out its highly anticipated 2021 lineup last

Tags: Alexisonfire, Come home year, Everlast, Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, John Steele, Kim Mitchell, Mary Brown's Centre, Quidi Vidi, Shanneyganock, Shawn Basha, Stone Temple Pilots, The Band Perry, Tom Cochrane

LOCAL MUSIC | Rise of the Bucket Truck

Posted on June 6, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Mike Rowe and Matt Wells dive deep into the unexpected and most excellent return to the stage of local heavy-heavyweights, Bucket Truck
After 15 years, the truck is back on the road! Heavy metal heavyweights reigning from the rugged shores of Newfoundland and Labrador, Bucket Truck are set to make

Tags: Bucket Truck, concert, heavy metal, Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, Matt Wells, Mike Rowe, reunion, Summersault

PAM PARDY | A Musical Score

Posted on June 6, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Column, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

As the daughter and granddaughter of fishermen, I’ve long loved the ocean. There’s something about the wind and the waves that simply inspire the soul and refresh the mind.
While it’s been a few years since I’ve hauled a pot in over the side of a tipped-into-the ocean and

MUSICAL TALES: JoJo Mason; What a Wonderous ‘Whoops!’

Posted on June 6, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

This feature appears in our Father’s Day edition, 2022

Country music’s JoJo Mason is set to hit the stage at the Mary Brown’s Centre on June 14th along with Dallas Smith, Kelly Prescott and James Barker Band, but what’s on his mind most happens this August: he becomes a

Tags: becoming a dad, Concerts, country, Dallas Smith, Father's Day, JoJo Mason, Mary Brown's Centre

2022 | June 5-11

Posted on June 5, 2022
By Herald Staff
on June | Second Week

JIM FURLONG | Belonging

Posted on June 4, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our May 29-June 4, 2022 issue
It’s an odd concept “to belong” to something, but I’m convinced it’s an important part of being a human.
A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail inviting me to be a part of the annual general meeting of the Avalon

Tags: column, disappointment, Jim Furlong, Leonard Cohen, NHL, op-ed, Playoffs, Stanley Cup, Toronto Maple Leafs

In Conversation with The Once’s Geraldine Hollett

Posted on June 3, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

The Once’s lead vocalist Geraldine Hollett reflects on the band’s much celebrated past, their amazing present, and their highly anticipated future
The band The Once, with Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale, have had quite a career. From their award-winning self-titled debut to 2011’s Row Upon Row of the

Tags: Abu Dhabi, folk, Geraldine Hollett, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriters, The Once, trad, Travel