by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Interviews
More Than Four Decades In, Messenjah Sound as Urgent as Ever on New Single “No More” 45 years after they first plugged in, Messenjah is not slowing down, they are staking their claim as one of the most important bands Canadian music has ever produced. The...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Festivals & Events
The Kensington Market Jazz Festival Returns September 18 -20 With Alex Bird, Hilario Duran, Robi Botos, Rich Brown, Jane Bunnett, Marc Jordan, Robert Priest + More The Kensington Market Jazz Festival (KMJF) is coming back. Now in its 11th year, the festival returns to...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Interviews
Sorcerous Folk Metal HRAFNABLÓT Announces Debut Album, Guðlaugar Saga, Out Sept 2026 + New Video “Heljarhlíð” Icelandic folk-metal band Hrafnablót is preparing to unleash their debut album, Guðlaugar Saga, on September 11, 2026. Blending Icelandic folklore, magick,...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Interviews
Kitchener’s Kevin Westphal, Known As THE CANUCK, Skewers Grocery Prices On New Single “The Food Inflation Blues” Kitchener, Ontario singer-songwriter Kevin Westphal, better known to Canadian audiences as The Canuck, releases “The Food Inflation...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Promos
Nova Scotian ECMA-winning singer-songwriter’s new single appears on his upcoming EP Big Red Sky On his new single “Makin’ Time” — out now on Bandcamp and streaming services, Aaron MacDonald offers a classic road song that also serves as a metaphor for...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Promos
Stephen Ingram Reckons With The Pull Of Home On New Single “Leaving Song” London, Ontario singer-songwriter Stephen Ingram releases “Leaving Song,” the second single from his upcoming sophomore album, Silly Things, arriving September 25. Where...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Promos
Minnesota Rocker Waves Of Defeat Confronts Anxiety And Depression Head On With New Single “You’re Not The Only One” Eric Jensen has spent the better part of two years writing songs about the things people carry silently, and with “You’re...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Interviews
From “26 Cents” to a brand-new musical chapter, The Wilkinsons are carrying their celebrated country legacy forward with Wilkinsons 2.0. Few names in Canadian country music are as recognizable as The Wilkinsons. With unforgettable family harmonies and hits like “26...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 3, 2026 | Promos
THE ELEM Explores Faith And Paranoia On New Modern Rock Single “Could It Be Me?” THE ELEM opens a bold new chapter with “Could It Be Me?,” a genre-blurring rock anthem that pulls faith, paranoia, and self-importance into the same orbit and asks...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 2, 2026 | Promos
Jont’s Uplifting New Single, “Ibogaine Boogie,” Offers a Warm Embrace to the Confused and Weary Following last month’s release of “Another World,” Nova Scotia-based singer-songwriter Jont shares “Ibogaine Boogie.” Punchy, driving, and irresistibly playful, the new...
