Playlist Friday: Secret City Records

The playlist this week is the eighth in a series of playlists where we are checking out Canadian Independent Record Companies and the artists they represent. We have checked out Arts and Crafts, Constellation Records, [...]

Playlist Friday: Winterruption 2020

The playlist this week is about the 5th annual Winterruption happening in Regina and Saskatoon, January 22- 26, 2020. Winterruption is an effort to give people a great reason to leave their house in the [...]

Playlist Friday: DarBar’s 50 Favourite Albums of 2019

The playlist this week is a list of my favourite albums of 2019. Most of the "Best of" lists came out in December but I am just getting around to it now. There are a [...]

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Dec/2019

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas wherever and with whomever they spent it. I can't believe another year and another decade are nearly done! The last Release Radar of the year is our playlist this [...]

New releases for the week ending November 1st 2019

Coco Love Alcorn - Rebirth (indie) Cartel Madras - Age of the Goonda (Sub Pop) Age of the Goonda by Cartel Madras Chocolat - Jazz Engagé Jazz engagé by CHOCOLAT Counterparts - Nothing Left To [...]

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Sept/2019

Yay it’s Playlist Friday! Release Radar for September is our playlist this week. Release Radar playlists let you know what is new each month in the Canadian Indie world. There was lots going on in [...]

Playlist Friday: Indigenous Peoples Day and Release Radar

It's another double playlist week! One for National Indigenous Peoples Day and one is OurBasement Release Radar. So much music! National Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrated in Canada every 21 June, is an official day of [...]

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2017

Music from the year 2017 is what we are listening to this week. This was the year I became a Polaris Music Prize juror and I remember being introduced to so many of these albums. [...]