Just a few days before Lawnya Vawnya, Alanna Stuart was in Jamaica eating mangos directly from a tree — a big change from the rainy one-degr...

The Rock House stage is easily big enough to comfortably fit a four-piece band, but Absolutely Free pushed the space to its limits with rack...

Justin Strong was the very first performer of Lawnya Vawnya's 2019 edition, and he eased the audience at the Rock House into the festivities...

Lawnya Vawnya will return to St. John's this spring, and the 2019 lineup has been announced.   Headliners include U.S. Girls, Snotty Nose...

Moseying through the front door of the Eastern Edge Gallery just across from St. John's harbour, festival goers found themselves standing at...

Kicking off what had become known as "the punk showcase" was local punk quartet Conditioner. The band hit the stage looking a touch ragged,...

One of Lawnya Vawnya's traditions is the downtown music crawl, where selected artists showcase a few songs in local shops that don't normall...

A festival like Lawnya Vawnya is naturally conducive to feeling things: the ice cold late May snow on your face; warm about all the friendli...

It'd take a long time to think of a band with six members that have ever arrived more fully formed than John, the discovery highlight of thi...

I'm not sure I've ever seen a band look as happy to be playing music as St. John's locals Lo Siento (literally Spanish for "I feel it," but...

Few people can hold a room's attention like Rae Spoon did upstairs at the Rocket Room on Thursday. Sure, it's a sit down kinda spot, but Spo...