Ontario’s Four Winds Music Fest gets Sarah Harmer, Julian Taylor, ...
Music fans in Ontario have another reason to get out this summer. The inaugural edition of the Four Winds Music Fest is set to take place July 14-16 at the beautiful Riverstone Eco Retreat, just outside of Durham, north of ...
David James Allen returning with By The Summertime, shares new ...
Listening to David James Allen, it often feels as if he’s channeling every cool record you’ve ever owned. Built upon a rootsy funkiness that’s part JJ Cale and The Band, accentuated with shades of Daptone and Bill Withers, his songs ...
John Hewitt announces new album Broken Rebels and shares first ...
John Hewitt readily admits that every five years or so he gets restless to the point that he has to shake up his life in a radical way. In 2018 he moved from Toronto to Edmonton, and the change of ...
Kyle McKearney shares new live video for ‘Rebel Child’ from ...
It’s been a whirlwind past few weeks for Kyle McKearney. On top of releasing his sophomore album, A Traveler’s Lament, the Alberta-based Americana artist also earned Contemporary Singer of the Year honours at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, and was ...
The Hello Darlins share new single ‘What Is A Broken ...
Having made a huge splash on the international Americana scene in 2021 with their debut album, Go By Feel, Canadian country/roots collective The Hello Darlins are gearing up to return with an even more ambitious collection of material for their ...
Jerome Forde signs with Weewerk and shares ‘Marigold,’ first single ...
Jerome Forde lives in Traverse City, in northern Michigan, population 15,000, although that number increases exponentially each summer when tourists arrive for the annual National Cherry Festival. Notable residents include U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (TC is his husband Christian’s ...
Andrina Turenne, formerly of Juno winners Chic Gamine, goes solo ...
Calling Andrina Turenne’s new album, Bold As Logs, her debut feels like a bit of a misnomer. The Winnipeg singer-songwriter has, after all, graced stages across five continents and has lent her voice—as a member or a guest—to more than ...
Songwriters say ‘Thank You’ to front line workers with charity ...
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian singer-songwriter Jay Aymar was moved to write a song for his friend who was suffering from work-related distress in her nursing role. “From watching patients die without the presence of family members ...
Gordie Tentrees’ Mean Old World Tour returns to Canada in ...
For a seasoned road warrior such as Gordie Tentrees, being unable to tour due to pandemic restrictions put him in a spot unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. Even worse, he’d just released his most acclaimed album to date ...
Edmonton’s Payphones make dynamic debut with Rioting Heart
Although soft-released digitally at the end of 2022, the debut album from Edmonton alt-folk outfit Payphones will surely get your year off to a moving start with eight songs that explore isolation, illness, queer heartbreak and personal growth, all written ...