A Little Late, but Still Thankful: Canadian Indie Music for Thanksgiving and Fall Well, Thanksgiving was a week ago, the leftovers are probably long gone, and I’m only just getting around to posting this. Better [...]
September brought a pretty wide-ranging batch of Canadian indie releases into OurBasement, and this month’s Release Radar definitely isn’t sticking to one particular sound. We started close to home with Saskatchewan artists Belle Plaine and [...]
Western Canada has a lot of musical ground to cover, and BreakOut West is one of the places where all those sounds, scenes and artists come together. The 2026 edition of BreakOut West takes place [...]
Some Canadian bands are more than bands. They’re starting points. You hear one record, start looking into the members, discover another band, then another project, then a side project, then a record someone produced, and [...]
Happy Labour Day, comrades. Or, depending on your employment situation, happy “let’s celebrate workers by giving them one day off before sending them back to work” day. Labour Day has its roots in the fight [...]
Well, August is officially in the rearview mirror, and after being away for a little while, I’m finally digging back into the inbox, the playlists, the charts, and the ever-growing pile of “you need to [...]
Hundreds of New Canadian Sounds to Explore July was another busy month for Canadian indie music. With hundreds of new releases arriving from artists across the country, there was no shortage of music to discover—and [...]
A New Chapter for Live Music in Regina This Saturday, August 8, a new tradition begins as the Exchange Folk Festival makes its debut in Regina. While it carries forward the community spirit and love [...]
Public voting for the 2026 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened and the nominees are in. The companion award to the Polaris Music Album Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are also [...]
Summer has finally arrived, bringing with it long evenings, road trips, weekends at the lake, music festivals, and the promise of new adventures. To celebrate the season, we've put together our Summer 2026 playlist, featuring [...]
