East Coast DNA

Episode 2: John MacDonald - Guitar Giant 🎸 Episode 2 of East Coast DNA Presents Giantstock's Giants Talks 🎧 Join us as we chat with John MacDonald, the talented guitarist of Andre Pettipas and the Giants. Known for his electrifying riffs and backup vocals, John brings a unique energy and sound to the band. Dive into his journey with the Giants and what it means to him to be part of this rock...

Episode 1: Travis Pettipas - Bass Giant 🎸 Episode 1 of East Coast DNA Presents Giantstock's Giants Talks 🎧 In this episode, we're sitting down with Travis Pettipas , the groove master behind the basslines of Andre Pettipas and the Giants. Travis brings the low-end thunder and is also one of the band’s key backup vocalists. Get to know the man who keeps the rhythm section tight and discov...

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with PEI's Kinley Dowling. We dirve into her musical history, her time with Hey Rosetta!, and her latest single, Marrying Me, produced by Corey LeRue. KINLEY is a skilled and sought-after collaborator at her core, sharing countless stages and recording credits with some of Canada’s best-known artists on over 550 tracks. PEI indie pop powerhouse K...

Mia Kelly joins East Coast DNA for a chat about her new singles, album, how she got to this point and where she is headed next. The episode opens with a clip from the recent 'français' single release "Rideau tombe" and plays out with "Lone Dog", two new songs from her forthcoming sophomore album, To Be Clear, due October 4th. “This double single outlines abusive charact...

Ty MacEachern is an up and coming, Nova Scotian, musician with an appetite for a little behind the scenes action. Taking a contract position at the Marigold Cultural Centre, in Truro, Ty has been instrumental in producing "Office Hours" live music series. Join East Coast DNA host, Darcy Walsh, for a chat with Ty about Office Hours, his bands, session work, and future plans. SUBSCRIBE to...

Rowan Altmann is a 14 year old, independent comic creator with their first publication already in print through their own company People of the Chaos. Join East Coast DNA for a chat with People of the Chaos' Rowan Altmann on the self publication of their graphic novel Graveyard Gift Shop. Shoutout to Ignite Atlantic and their annual entrepreneurship youth camp. East Coast DNA was present for t...

Brandon McShad of Yester Daze joins East Coast DNA for a chat about his band, it's foundations, and their new EP, "Nothing, Perfectly" YESTER DAZE satisfies hungry rock audiences across the globe with their deadly combination of hard-hitting stadium rock and underground punk. Whether they are playing in clubs, bars, near or far, Yester Daze delivers larger-than-life performances, pou...

Ben Murphy of WhiteCap Entertainment joins East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat about Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2024. CAVENDISH BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL is Atlantic Canada’s largest outdoor concert, held at the Cavendish Beach Events Centre in Prince Edward Island, July 5-7, 2024. Come on down to the festival grounds on Thursday, July 4 for the annual kick-off party! Starting at 5pm, enjoy...

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with one of the key people behind the annual Halifax Jazz Festival, Andrew Jackson. We talk about the event's history, this year's lineup and end with a special treat, a tune from Andrew's discography, Jackson\Wilson Duo's Saturday Sun. About TD Halifax Jazz Festival Since 1987 the TD Halifax Jazz Festival, originally JazzEast Rising,...

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with singer/songwriter Chloé Caroline. Born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California, Chloé Caroline’s music radiates a warm, authentic, SoCal vibe with a subliminal message for people to live their truth and spread their light. Her ultimate goal: for nobody to ever feel alone. After experiencing a life threatening illness at age 11 that left her is...

(New Glasgow, NS) The Jubilee is an annual three-day event featuring the best in Canadian and East Coast music, bringing top musical acts to our beautiful outdoor amphitheater on the New Glasgow waterfront. Join East Coast DNA for a chat with Kristi, from The Jubilee organizing committee , as we dive into this year's stacked lineup, the return of a Battle of the Bands and the afternoon all age...

Dan Cochrane chats with East Coast DNA about the Antigonish Highland Games, to be held July 7-14, 2024 The Antigonish Highland Society was founded in 1861, about 75 years after the Gaels first began arriving on nearby shores. At its first meeting, the new Society elected Dr. Alexander MacDonald as its president and approved the Society’s objectives of perpetuating the language, music and tradition...

Between writing his debut Clever Hopes album, Artefact, and the songs that comprise New Kind of Familiar, Andrew Shaver experienced his fair share of significant events—falling in love, moving to Nova Scotia, becoming a father. These are the things occupying his mind on the new record, and yet, they don't exist in a vacuum; Shaver rejects tidy narratives and time's linear arrow, and instea...

Art Ross (they/them) and Aaron Green (he/him) come from disparate backgrounds and musical forms, meeting in the middle to comprise a band that’s tender and fierce, exuberant and gentle. Green—a veteran of the Halifax rock scene, the guitar anchor of Floodland and Hello Delaware—and Ross—a trans songwriter with an acoustic guitar—started writing songs together over text, by accident. Pillow Fite em...

Singer/songwriter Petra Moriarty joins East Coast DNA for a chat about song writing, high school, future prospects., and she brought her guitar to treat us all with a performance of a couple original tunes. 00:16 Petra Moriarty interview Part 1 10:47 Ms. Evil live off the floor performance with Petra Moriarty 13:44 Use Me For Good live off the floor performance with Petra Moriarty 16:18 Petra Mori...

Amy Linders (aka Amy MJ) joins East Coast DNA to chat about her first music festival as organizer., in conjunction with Hosstech Promotions/Hosstech Sound. Listen in while she gives us the details behind Lionessfest Volume One 2o24 (June 21-22, 2024) This is an event designed to highlight women in music and music production. All acts are female led and supported by female sound and light technicia...

The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is a celebration of songwriters honouring one of Canada’s most prolific songwriters, Stan Rogers. The weekend-long musical adventure features a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, soul, gospel, pop, rock, bluegrass, and world music. Join East Coast DNA host, Darcy Walsh, for a chat with StanFest's executive director, Troy Greencorn, and artistic dir...

The Second annual INGObeach Pride will be held June 28-30 in Ingonish Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and is organized by Ingonish Pride Society in partnership with INGObeach Events and The Youth Group. Festival passes are now on sale at ingobeach.com INGObeach Pride is back to Ingonish in The Cape Breton Highlands National Park with Rêve, Ria Mae and Lemon from Canada’s Drag Race headlining this...

May 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Andy Kim’s “Rock Me Gently,” a song absolutely nobody wanted to sign, produce, or play on the radio in the beginning, but here we are, being in top-rated shows, millions of spins around the world, and no stopping all these years later. The record was a massive hit in 1974, going all the way to Number 1 in the U.S. and Number 2 in the U.K. as part of its stagg...

With faces only a mother could love, Darcy and Jesse decided to make the "Jost" of the day and took a Sunday drive to Jost Vineyards. Join East Coast DNA on the road with Jesse Patrick and get a sneak peak into what he has coming up next. With the Mom Market Collective set-up on site, it was the perfect opportunity for Jesse Patrick to share a few tunes while the audience shopped for the...

The East Coast Music Association is excited to introduce this year's ECMAle for the 2024 East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown, PE. Brewed on the island by Upstreet Craft Brewing in collaboration with other breweries, this special edition beer celebrates the 4th anniversary of the ECMAs Craft Beer Collective partnership. The label for this year, created by ECMA Nominee Jud Haynes, captures...

Sommo Festival is entering it's second year and East Coast DNA was so eager to get the skinny on this year's Sandbar stage lineup, we stopped to get the update from Taylor Jack directly. Special thanks to PEI Brewing Company for hosting our interview. Intro music Andre Pettipas & the Giants - Definition of a Dweeb; Outro music Andre Pettipas & the Giants - Sin City Already the most...

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) appointed its new Chief Executive Officer, Blanche Israël, a Moroccan French Canadian cultural strategist and professional musician who has called Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home since 2019. She began her new role on Friday, March 1, 2024. Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Blanche Israël as we approach ECMA 2024. Israël has had various roles i...

Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Dyson Knight, Baha Men lead singer, as he releases a solo single through NSCC’s Music Business Program. At Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), everyone in the Music Department is aware of a Bahamian student who has achieved international fame in the music industry. Dyson Knight, integral member of Grammy award-winning group Baha Men (memorable...

NOVAFest 2024: Back and Bold! Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Kelsey and Willum on this year's events. NOVAFest is a month-long music festival celebrating local acts, held at venues across Halifax and Dartmouth, running April 23 to May 23 in 2024. This event is organized by the NSCC Music Arts, Production & Engineering and Music Business students. https://www.eventbrit...