String Bone’s new single was inspired by the TV show Lucifer… and you can...
Barry James Payne has a special place in our hearts here at Roots Music Canada because, apart from being a fine singer-songwriter, he also...
Minted: NFTs unlock new doors for independent musicians. Are they worth opening?
In late March, London ON rock band Blu Bones released a video for their new single “She’s Got a Way with Love.” It’s not...
The Weber Brothers keep rock ‘n roll’s flame burning on latest LP Choose Your...
Anyone who has followed the Weber Brothers over the years likely knows their story well, but it always bears repeating. In the early part...
Tennyson King has released his first single in Mandarin
Tennyson King has been a popular guy in my household, ever since he sent us a holiday video demonstrating how to make eggnog from...
Songs for the Revolution: Indigenous voices rising
Let me begin by acknowledging, as an ally, that this article is being written from traditional unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabek territory. I would also...
Country outlaws The Divorcees serve a double shot of blue-collar frustration on ‘Must Be...
Reeling from a litany of hard knocks is a reality the Divorcees know all too well; and now the five New Brunswick-based country outlaws...
Christa Couture has released a surprise (sort of) new EP
Christa Couture released a brand new album and a brand new book last year, so it would only fair to not expect anything new...
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian artists perform Dylan covers for Bob’s 80th
Why should Canadians celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday as if he were one of our own? Firstly, since Bob Dylan’s birthplace of Duluth, MN is only...
4 great Canadian Dylan covers in advance of Bob’s 80th
Here at Roots Music Canada, we love Bob Dylan so much that we've decided to make his 80th birthday a statutory holiday in Canada. OK,...
Rob Lutes’ new album is a family affair in more ways than one
“Hard writing makes easy reading." It's a saying Rob Lutes became familiar with during his years working at a publishing company when he first...