by Jenna Melanson | Jul 23, 2026 | Festivals & Events
South Coast Jazz Festival Returns for 13th Year with Gene DiNovi Tribute Album Premiere and Canadian All-Star Lineup South Coast Jazz Festival is marking thirteen years of bringing world class music to rural Ontario with a 2026 edition that stands as one of its most...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 23, 2026 | Promos
GORDIE TENTREES returns with country blues-inspired LP, Dandelion Blue Following his 2025 collaboration with Jaxon Haldane, Double Takes, Gordie Tentrees is set to return this fall with Dandelion Blue, a record of original, country blues-inspired songs that displays...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 23, 2026 | Promos
Allegories Twist the Language of True Crime and Desire on Dreamy, Ominous New Single “They’ll Never Suspect Us,” New Album, By accident, On purpose, Out October 16th Experimental duo Allegories return with “They’ll Never Suspect Us,” a deceptively beautiful and...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 23, 2026 | Promos
John Muirhead Searches for Home on New Album, The Nomad & The Never Ending Road, Helmed by Reflective Single “Made It Out” Toronto-based indie-folk troubadour John Muirhead unveils The Nomad & The Never Ending Road, a heartfelt collection of songs...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 23, 2026 | Promos
Canadian rock icon Bif Naked has released “Lift Me Up,” a new single written with longtime collaborator Ezra Cipes and produced by Cipes alongside Peter Karroll. The track marks a reunion between two artists whose creative history stretches back nearly two...
by Virginia Meeks | Jul 23, 2026 | Passport
Otoboke Beaver & Passenger PrincessJuly 21 2026The Bronson Centre, Ottawa , ON Some shows feel loud. Others feel chaotic. Otoboke Beaver’s sold-out stop at Ottawa’s Bronson Centre on a TUESDAY somehow managed to be both. Opening the evening was Ottawa’s own...
by Emily Plunkett | Jul 23, 2026 | Festivals & Events
From Hip-Hop to Folk, Punk to Psychedelia—Ottawa Bluesfest Had It All Across two weekends and four stages at LeBreton Flats, Bluesfest stitched together everything from Swedish psych-rock to Nunavik throat-singing-inflected pop, hip-hop royalty to Quebec’s...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 22, 2026 | Promos
The Bankes Brothers Find Joy in Chaos on Punchy, Jubilant Rock Track “Risk It All” Victoria, BC rock outfit The Bankes Brothers share “Risk It All,” a high-energy, angsty, and jubilant new single that captures the tension between burnout and bold...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 21, 2026 | Promos
Crystal Shawanda Honours Raul Malo With Soulful Cover of “Come Unto Me,” First Single From Upcoming Album, Homesick Indian Blues JUNO Award-winning powerhouse Crystal Shawanda releases “Come Unto Me” today on all streaming platforms, a...
by Jenna Melanson | Jul 21, 2026 | Interviews
Aurora, ON Singer-Songwriter Laura Fortini Introduces Herself With Debut Single “Lights Went Out” Aurora, Ontario singer-songwriter, Laura Fortini, releases her debut single for radio, “Lights Went Out,”: a warm, narrative-driven pop song built...
