ICYMI – Walk Off The Earth and the Canadian Anthem

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 | October 2nd, 2016|Categories: Editorial, News, Show review|Tags: |67 Comments

Secret City Records releases 10th anniversary compilation

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 | September 25th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |71 Comments

The Tourist Company releases new track, announces tour dates

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 | September 21st, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: , |128 Comments

Royal Canoe go on tour

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 [...]

By | September 20th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |95 Comments

Kaytranada wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize

By Regina Sienra Kaytranada, the electronic producer from Montreal, was the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%. The gala featured performances by Andy Shauf, Black Mountain, Basia Bulat, Carly Rae [...]

Watch the Polaris Music Prize 2016

It’s Polaris Music Prize night. A band, or a performer, will walk home with the $50,000 novelty cheque for creating the best Canadian album of the year, based on artistic merit. The gala will take [...]

By | September 19th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|211 Comments

Listen to the 2016 Polaris Prize Podcast

By Regina Sienra The Polaris Music Prize gala is just around the corner. The winner of the $50,000 will be announced next Monday, September 19, at the Carlu in Toronto. For fans who are still [...]

By | September 13th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|Tags: , , |118 Comments

Amy Cole departs from The Rural Alberta Advantage

By Regina Sienra Multi-instrumentalist Amy Cole has said farewell to The Rural Alberta Advantage. She was a long-time member of the Toronto-based trio. On Monday, September 12th, the band posted the following statement on their [...]

By | September 12th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |108 Comments

We Are Wolves announce new album

By Regina Sienra Montreal’s We Are Wolves are back with their fifth studio album. Wrong, the new record will be out on September 30th. This is the first LP the three piece has released since [...]

By | September 6th, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: , , |175 Comments

Grand Analog unveils new video

By Regina Sienra Grand Analog’s new video is a love letter to Toronto. To be more specific, it is a shout out to the colourful and always bubbling neighbourhood of Kensington Market. It features “Love [...]

By | August 31st, 2016|Categories: New Music, News, Video Release|Tags: , , , |164 Comments