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Stephen Medd memorializes the Sisters of St. Joseph

Written on September 3, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Amid COVID-19, local singer-songwriter Stephen Medd wrote “Sisters of St. Joseph,” a historical ballad, in commemoration of the nuns on the frontline of the 1847 typhus epidemic. In an interview with The Journal, Medd spoke about his songwriting career and what inspired him to write about the healthcare...

Student doc recounts album’s creative process

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Arts, Music.

Christian Parry loves to sing in the shower. Or at least that’s where most of the inspiration for the lyrics on his upcoming album Refined Fool came from. The album—which features seven new songs from Queen’s own Parry, ArtSci ’19—will be released on March 22, followed in April with a documentary film...

Reuben and the Dark finds the bright side

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in Arts.

Despite Reuben and the Dark taking stage at the Grad Club this Saturday and many times prior, their frontman never planned on being a performer. “I’m realizing what my own role is as a performer,” singer Reuben Bullock said. Prior to his success, he simply “wanted to play songs before [he] ended...

Live, from Kingston, it’s Tuesday Night

Written on February 15, 2018. Posted in Arts.

On Tuesday night at The Mansion, Queen’s students Esther Oziel and Quinn Bernholtz hosted a fundraising event, “Tuesday Night Live,” for Queen’s Hillel On One Foot to raise funds for the club’s student programming next year. The low-lit, intimate room at The Mansion created a relaxing environment...

Gord Downie’s Introduce Yerself is a poignant farewell

Written on October 30, 2017. Posted in Arts.

From the first haunting notes of the piano, Gord Downie’s Introduce Yerself is a slow goodbye that unfolds over the course of two years and 23 songs. Released on Oct. 27, the bulk of the album —17 songs worth — was written and recorded soon after Downie was diagnosed with brain cancer in early 2016,...

Hidden gem Erez Zobary releases new EPs

Written on September 14, 2017. Posted in Arts.

As Erez Zobary readies to release her two debut EPs, her dream of becoming a musician is finally becoming a reality. The new music has its roots in the musical home Zobary, ConEd ’18, grew up in, where singing and music surrounded her every day. Her musical tastes come from her father who introduced...

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Stephen Medd memorializes the Sisters of St. Joseph

Student doc recounts album’s creative process

Reuben and the Dark finds the bright side

Live, from Kingston, it’s Tuesday Night

Gord Downie’s Introduce Yerself is a poignant farewell

Hidden gem Erez Zobary releases new EPs

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