Vicky Walker has loved The Tragically Hip since she first heard the band play at London’s Western University during Frosh Week 25 years ago. But it wasn’t until she learned singer Gord Downie had been [...]
The NAC in Ottawa has local music fans covered after artists such as Joel Plaskett (Mar 18) and sibling duo of Matthew and Jill Barber (May 6) along with many other artists are set to [...]
After many years on the road touring North America as a member of the Neilson Family Band, Tami Neilson followed her heart to New Zealand. While there she built an award-winning music career that is [...]
Lots of news from the Dine Alone empire this week: The Dirty Nil debuted their new video on Monday for 'Friends In The Sky', and today announced an 18 date European Tour (November through December) with [...]
Last week Win Butler from Arcade Fire opened up for a two hour lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy taking place all month long in Montreal. Win walked listeners through his start in music, [...]
By Garry Benfold On Thursday October 20th Montreal-based band Wintersleep, along with the rest of us, will find out if their video Amerika has won an award in the Indie Rock category of the 2016 [...]
Artistic liberty or cultural dissonance? by Tiffy Leeson Walk off The Earth performed ‘O Canada’ at The World Cup of Hockey Finals in Toronto last Thursday. The internet sensation indie group from Burlington, Ontario, integrated [...]
By Regina Sienra Since 2006, Secret City Records has been putting out amazing records that immediately became classics among Canadian music fans. Their star-studded roster includes Basia Bulat, The Barr Brothers, Patrick Watson, Owen Pallett [...]
By Regina Sienra Vancouver’s The Tourist Company has gotten some airplay and has done well on contests like CBC’s Searchlight and The Peak Performance Project. Still, the Vancouver four-piece had yet to release a debut [...]
By Regina Sienra Royal Canoe, the extraordinary band from Winnipeg, released the vibrant album Something Got Lost Between Here And The Orbit less than a week ago. The record, the first in three years, has [...]