The Smugglers will be back for one night

By Regina Sienra The Smugglers, the legendary rock band from Vancouver, will be reunited for one night and one night only. Grant Lawrence, singer and CBC host, had previously announced that the band would be [...]

By | August 30th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |117 Comments

Kashka ventures to read – and sing! – the comments

Kat Burns, aka Kashka, just gave us hope in the world: Maybe you should read the comments! Actually, you can even sing them and make a very cute and very long song out of them. This [...]

By | August 29th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |55 Comments

Dwayne Gretzky’s Nick Rose unveils 80s-inspired side project

By Tiffany Leeson and Regina Sienra If you’re familiar with the Toronto indie music scene, you must be familiar with Dwayne Gretzky. This shapeshifting cover band - that is way more than just a cover [...]

By | August 25th, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: , , |61 Comments

Remember Land of Talk? They are back! In vinyl form

By Regina Sienra Land of Talk came back from a long break on December 2015. Since then, everything we’ve heard from the band is good news. First it was the Spring shows, then some hints [...]

By | August 23rd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |68 Comments

This company will turn your ticket stub into a floor mat

Are you the kind of concert goer that saves the ticket stub after a show? Do you have dozens or hundreds of stubs at home? Your beloved pieces of cardboard can get a new life [...]

By | August 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |104 Comments

This Is Not An Album Review: TUNS. Self-titled LP

By Tom Westoll TUNS, the hot new power pop trio comprised of wily can-rock vets (Matt Murphy, Mike O'Neill and Chris Murphy) is taking the nation by storm. The band is releasing it's long awaited [...]

By | August 22nd, 2016|Categories: Editorial, New Music|Tags: , , , , , , , |66 Comments

Throw your very own Royal Canoe listening party in Winnipeg

By Regina Sienra Royal Canoe is going out of their way to throw some mini-listening parties for their fans in Winnipeg, their hometown. Something got Lost Between Here and the Orbit, Royal Canoe’s new album, [...]

By | August 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |1 Comment

Thank you, Mr. Downie: Celebrate The Tragically Hip this Saturday

By Regina Sienra Tomorrow, August 20, Canada will pause to celebrate the legacy of Gord Downie. To pay tribute to The Tragically Hip, a band that captured and reflected about a everyday life in the [...]

By | August 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |233 Comments

PREMIERE: Spationauts unveil debut EP, “Her Hair Encircles The Globe”

By Regina Sienra / Picture by Christina Bourne Spationauts, the new project of Carl Johnson and Chris Sleightholm, evidences that great things can come out from a hangover. Her Hair Encircles The Globe, the first [...]

Polaris Prize announces performers for the 2016 Gala

By Regina Sienra The Polaris Music Prize has announced both the performers and the members of the Grand Jury for its 2016 edition. Seven out of the ten shortlist nominees will play at the gala, [...]

By | August 16th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|Tags: |130 Comments