Amanda Rheaume – The Skin I’m In
Hello OurBasement, Welcome to 2019. We always approach a new year full of resolutions based on change. At least that appears to be the norm. That’s been my way of thinking before - not feeling [...]
Midnight Shine: New Year, New Drummer!
Charnelle Menow joins Midnight Shine line-up for 2019 Attawapiskat ON via Winnipeg MB (01.14.19) – Midnight Shine is pleased to announce that Charnelle Menow from Norway House Cree Nation will join the band for the [...]
Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2015
Music from the year 2015 is what we are listening to this week. Some of the tracks seem like it was just recently they dropped but these albums were released three to four years ago. [...]
Alicia Hansen – Before You
Alicia Hansen’s third studio album, Before You, was released Nov 5, 2018. It marks her arrival at a place of artistic confidence, authenticity and clarity. Produced by Polaris and Juno Award-winning Jesse Zubot, (Tanya Tagaq, [...]
Playlist Friday: New and Rejuvenated
Our first playlist for 2019 is all about being New and Rejuvenated. It may have been started another year but it has been renewed with fresh tracks added to it. New songs from Whitehorse, Michael [...]
Indian Man from The Road Forward
Back in October, an organization I belong to held the Playing for Change Film Festival. With Playing for Change Saskatchewan, we held music events raising money for music schools and programs around the world and [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Top 50 Canadian Indie Albums of 2018
The playlist this week is a list of my top albums of 2018. These are just my personal favourites of the year. Some albums are on a lot of other lists and are very good [...]
Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Christmas Holidays
Tis the season to listen to a lot of great Canadian Indie Christmas Holidays music! This is another playlist that began back on the CBC website and then I brought what I could over to [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Dec/2018
It's Release Radar playlist time! Release Radar are playlists that let you know what is new each month. We have a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a YouTube new video release playlist to help you [...]
Playlist Friday: A Canadian Indie Winter
It’s winter in Canada And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At thirty-five below. Oh, how I love Canada When the snow’s up to your butt You take a breath of winter And [...]