Let's get busy with Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees

Let's get busy #2


Photo by Robin Hart Hiltz

Halifax has never been better for dancing since this little foursome decided to drop in to town. Recently featured in Billboard magazine, Halifax's Ruby Jean & The Thoughtul Bees have done a lot in such a small time since their inception a little under two years ago. What began as a bit of a side project for these musicians (Rebekah Higgs, an acoustically based singer songwriter, who recently opened for Jose Gonzales), Jason Vautour (Alright Already, Jon Epworth & The Improvements as well as man-about-town with a guitar), Colin Crowell (Jon McKiel, DJing about town) and Sean MacGillivray (ex-Burdock, currently playing with Jenn Grant and with Jason on Alright Already) has collectively led them to touring non-stop and recording and releasing an album out on Youth Club Records.

I sat down with these four and we talked about their new album, the vagaries of touring (swingers conventions, staying in shitty motels) and what it's like to be four musicians who are known about town for putting on a wicked show.

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Let's get busy

Let's get busy #1

I've been doing Moody Morning Music for over four years now. In the past few months, I have had the opportunity to interview various people such as Jose Gonzales, Chr!s Sm!th and Paul Rodeo to talk about their relationship with music. I enjoyed doing these interviews, but I wanted to go a little more local. I also wanted to give these people the opportunity to do what I do, which is play some of their favorite records on the air.

So to start things off easy, I went with some of the crew here at I wanna listen to this and gathered up Loukas and Jonathan to talk about their careers in halifax as DJs, promoters, band mates, record store employees, graphic artists and more. Then we got down to the nitty gritty and played some records.

Coming up on the show (and on this site!) are interviews with The Stolen Minks, The Maynards, Dubious (aka Jon Dacey) and many more. Stay tuned and plugged in!


My guests (and myself, hidden behind them) as they do their stuff at a party we held called "Slumtown Turntable Dance Party", held at The Bus Stop, here in Halifax.

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