Lawnya Vawnya

Peter Willie Youngtree & the Blooms

The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

Filling the Rocket Room with a late '60s Dylan vibe, Youngtree and his band played well-rehearsed, earnest country-folk whose guiding princ...

​Zachary Lucky

The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

Saskatoon's Zachary Lucky is unapologetically old-school country, armed with a husky, bass-heavy voice and a command of virtually every fol...

​Jennifer Castle

The Rocket Room, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

When Jennifer Castle performs and all is right in space and time, she enters a trance, hypnotizing everyone who witnesses her. Castle is v...

​Lady Brett Ashley

The Ship, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

Hometown band Lady Brett Ashley shift from dark, brooding post-rock to sunny, sophisticated pop with surprising ease. A four-piece with con...

​Branch Ricky

The Ship, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

"Who's on weed tonight?" a foam-and-mesh hat-clad guitarist in Branch Ricky asked twice before the band played what ostensibly sounded like...

​Weird Lines

The Ship, St. John's NL, May 5

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

Sackville's Weird Lines are the off-kilter indie rock outlet for songwriters CL McLaughlin and Julie Doiron, and their Lawnya Vawnya set wa...

Lawnya Vawnya Rolls Out 2016 Lineup

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2016

Lawnya Vawnya is set to return to St. John's for its sixth instalment from May 4 to 8, and the lineup for the Newfoundland festival has jus...

Gianna Lauren

The Ship, St. John's NL, April 26

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2015

Sunday night was sleepy, so Gianna Lauren gave us a stormy dream of a performance. The Halifax artist was backed up by Mauno who, besides W...