by Dan Fischer | Jun 4, 2025 | Festivals & Events
ECMA Friday Night ShowcasesMay 9th, 2025The Rockhouse & The Majestic Dee Hernandez, With Violet, La Patente, DeeDee Austin, Quote The Raven & Logan Richard Friday night was a busy one for ECMA showcases, and it was definitely the kind of night where you wished...
by JamesM | Jun 4, 2025 | Promos
Canada/US Folk and Bluegrass Collective Sourwood Experiment with Perspective and Precision in Electrifying New Single, “Wrong Carolina” Following their debut release “On the Road,” progressive bluegrass collective Sourwood returns with...
by JamesM | Jun 3, 2025 | Promos
Canadian roots rockers FREIGHTLINER find work/life balance on latest single “Up All Night” The word “authentic” gets tossed around a lot these days when discussing new music, and on Freightliner’s new single “Up All Night,” the Canadian roots rockers make...
by JamesM | Jun 3, 2025 | Promos
ABØN (LAUREN PEDERSEN) Releases New Album WINGS OF ADELAINE – OUT JUNE 6TH Edmonton-based, Danish-Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, and composer, Abøn (Lauren Pedersen) releases her new album Wings of Adelaine out on Flatcar Records / Fontana North on June...
by JamesM | Jun 3, 2025 | Interviews
The Bapti$$ Drops “Crazyglue and Skeletons” – A Soul-Baring Anthem of Love, Loyalty, and Spiritual Resilience Following the understated power of his debut “Mister 808,” The Bapti$$—the genre−bending musical rebirth of multi−instrumentalist Joseph LaPlante— returns...
by JamesM | Jun 3, 2025 | Interviews
Miles Canyon blends wit and heart in country songs—earning a thumbs up from Willie Nelson himself. Blending cheeky storytelling with heartfelt country roots, Miles Canyon is quickly making waves in Canada’s country scene. Originally from Saskatchewan and now based in...
by JamesM | Jun 3, 2025 | Promos
Visionary Inuit sonic storytellers PIQSIQ releases new album, Legends The acclaimed Inuit throat singing duo PIQSIQ (pronounced “pilk-silk”), comprised of sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay, has never shied away from grand concepts and innovative ideas. On...
by | Jun 3, 2025 | Passport
Alex Warren, Michael SanzoneVogue Theatre, Vancouver, BCJune 1, 2025Canadian Beats Passport Last night, Alex Warren turned the Vogue Theatre into a chaotic group therapy session with a side of bangers. The Vancouver stop of his Cheaper Than Therapy tour was loud,...
by JamesM | Jun 2, 2025 | Promos
Toronto Indie-Pop/Rock Artist goodheart Shares Cathartic New Single, “Stuck in a Cloud,” off Upcoming Blue and Other Colours EP (Out July 2025) Indie artist goodheart returns with “Stuck in a Cloud,” a restless, upbeat reflection on emotional limbo. Blending...