Cape Breton Music Roundup #1 - August 29 - August 30 2014

Hey All,

With the summer coming to close in Cape Breton, many of the big events are out of the way as we lead into the fall.  With that in mind, we've decided to add a new feature that will be posted on Thursday or Friday each week depending on what events are going on that week.  The Cape Breton Music Roundup will point out a couple of big, can't miss musical shows happening on the Island that weekend or possibly in the upcoming week.

This will also give a chance to launch an early version of one of our web apps Music Guide Cape Breton.  A simple tool that will allow you to see which musical events are happening on the island for the next two weeks!  At the current time we only have a few days of events available but we are adding more all the time.  Currently the features are limited to seeing a map overview and list of musical events happening for which ever day you have selected.  In the future we are planning on adding the ability to create a list of events for yourself, so you can keep track of events you may want to attend, we will also be adding the ability to create YouTube playlists of available artists for your viewing and listening pleasure and much more. The web app is currently integrated with the blog but in the coming weeks we may move it out to it's own site for ease of adding new features.

 Music Guide Cape Breton serves as an early preview of our main Travel Guide Cape Breton web app, as both are built with the same technology,  Travel Guide Cape Breton however will be a far larger more feature rich app.  Since both are built with similar technology and the Travel Guide Cape Breton interface will be based off the same interface as  Music Guide Cape Breton, we will be seeking feedback on the app over the next few weeks to improve the interface an available information to better server our users.  Please feel free to reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter or look for the feedback button coming to the app itself in the next few days.  As well keep an eye out for our videos coming to show off some of the features of the app as they become available!

With all that out of the way, here's the roundup for this week:

• Friday August 30 2014
• Acoustic Roots Festival - Two Rivers Wildlife Park
• 6 PM
• This one looks like a great time.  Three days of shows and workshops!  See our write up on the Festival for more info.
• Benefit for Mitchell Morrison - Main Event and Jiggers Lounge, Glace Bay
• 5 PM - 2 AM
•  Highway-125 and Alter Ego
• A couple of great bands for a great cause.  If you are in the Glace Bay are take a stop by.
• JP Cormier - The Normaway Inn & The Barn, Margaree Valley
• 8 PM
• The guitar aficionado in Margaree is a great way to kickoff in the long weekend.

• Saturday August 31 2014
• Slowcoaster's Mike & Steve - The Cabot Public House-Cabot Links Golf Course, Inverness
• 10 PM
• This is a great way to keep your night alive after a quick 18 on one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world during the day.
• Acoustic Roots Festival - Two Rivers Wildlife Park
• 1 PM
• Continuing from Friday and closing up on Sunday.

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New Look / Site Update

New Look

So, you may have noticed that things are looking a bit different around here.  We've updated the look of the blog to be more in line with what the site looks like and will look like. We've also tried to make the whole thing more mobile friendly.  We've noticed that mobile traffic has gone way up this year and our old mobile site just wasn't going to hack it. There are still some bugs and issues we are working out but we hope you enjoy the new look.

Site Update

Work is continuing on the main site. Most of the behind the scenes technical stuff is complete and we are mostly moving to working on the main user interface and interactions at this point.  We are  hoping to start sending out some links to the beta site soon. If you'd like to get a chance to check out the early beta, make sure you drop your email to us at the travelguidecapebreton.ca.

Again more updates on both the blog and main site are coming soon, so make sure to keep checking back.

Thanks

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Back Again!

Hey Everyone,

Spring finally looks to be arriving in the Maritimes and I'm back to deliver news on events and locations in Cape Breton.  Stay tuned over the next two weeks I'll be getting back to doing regular postings on various events that are happening this summer on the Island.

We are also looking to have our main site up and running this summer.  Originally planned for launch last summer, the site will keep you up to date on what's happening in area, weather updates, social links and much more.  As well we are still working hard to have a companion app to go with the site that will allow you to keep up to date on what is happening in Cape Breton while you are on the go!

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