by Jenna Melanson | Nov 4, 2026 | Promos
Ottawa-area alt-country artist Joe Ray McDonald returns with Harvester, an 11-song collection blending intricate guitar work, heartfelt storytelling, and roots music influences. After bursting onto the Canadian alt-country scene with his 2025 album Cowboy Cake, Joe...
by Jenna Melanson | Oct 16, 2026 | Promos
Saskatoon-based Indigenous singer-songwriter Raven Reid prepares to release her 10-song album Stages Of Gold on October 30, offering deeply personal storytelling alongside a fresh, full-band sound. Indigenous singer-songwriter Raven Reid is preparing to release her...
by Jenna Melanson | Oct 14, 2026 | Interviews
Canadian Blues Master Wailin’ Al Walker Hits #1 With New Album, Bluesman Vancouver bluesman Al “Wailin’” Walker has spent nearly five decades proving that the blues is not a genre you retire from. His eighth self-produced album, Bluesman, has landed at #1 on the...
by Jenna Melanson | Sep 18, 2026 | Promos
Twin-Fin Celebrate the Art of Storytelling on Shakin Cats Nearly a decade after the release of their acclaimed 2016 album Whisky Wine and Venom Love, London, Ontario’s Twin-Fin return with Shakin Cats, a three-song EP that captures everything the band has always...
by Dan Fischer | Sep 13, 2026 | Shows
My Son The Hurricane, Cabin FeverSeptember 11, 2026Sonic Hall Guelph, ON The brass, funk beast aka My Son The Hurricane made gave the Sonic Hall in Guelph a first hand taste of the danceable mayhem they are known for. Southwestern Ontario alternative folk/roots band...
