Kamloops’ band Van Damsel are calling it quits

Kamloops-based Alternative band, Van Damsel, started playing together in high school and formed Van Damsel in 2010. Now, as the members near the age of 30, the four are going their separate ways, with a [...]

By | November 21st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |24 Comments

Album releases for Friday 18th November 2016

Légendes d’un peuple - oeuvres choisies, tomes I à V by Alexandre Belliard Label: DEP Distribution Format: CD De Profundis by Penderecki String Quartet Label: Marquis Music Format: CD Georg Philipp Telemann: Le théatre musical [...]

By | November 17th, 2016|Categories: New Music|49 Comments

Fish & Bird

Raised on equal parts roots music and Radiohead, Fish & Bird have received praise on both sides of the Atlantic for their refreshingly unclichéd writing. With their fourth album, Something in the Ether (released on [...]

By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: News, You should be listening to...|Tags: |51 Comments

Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers

Winnipeg’s gypsy-folk-orchestral outfit, Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers was a band fascinated by folk tales, puppet shows, and homemade mythologies. They were a dynamic sextet with unique blend of jazz, folk, and musical theatre [...]

By | November 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |81 Comments

Tokyo Police Club and The Elwins play Oakville

By Michael Wynn Oakville, Ontario, Canada - November 2, 2016 - Tokyo Police Club & The Elwins at the Oakville Centre for Performing Arts.  Oakville is located about 20 minutes west of Toronto, Ontario by [...]

By | November 14th, 2016|Categories: News|26 Comments

Leonard Cohen 1934-2016

On Friday 21st September 1934 a middle-class Jewish family in Westmount, Quebec, had a new addition in the form of Leonard Norman Cohen and, by extension, the rest of us got a singer, songwriter, poet [...]

By | November 11th, 2016|Categories: News|18 Comments

Album releases for Friday 11th November 2016

(according to Amazon.ca) Ariadne's Legacy by Various Artists Label: Centrediscs Format: CD ASIN: B01MPWLKWR Bria by Bria Skonberg Label: Sony Music Canada - Distribution Format: CD ASIN: B01J4QL0XQ Canadian Flute Masterpieces by Susan Hoeppner, Lydia [...]

By | November 10th, 2016|Categories: New Music|32 Comments

Album releases for Friday 4th November 2016

(according to Amazon.ca) Bright & Vivid by Kathryn Calder Written and recorded in a relatively short amount of time, Bright and Vividis a masterfully refined piece of work that illustrates a maturation that can only [...]

By | November 3rd, 2016|Categories: New Music|102 Comments

Got It Covered: Saskatchewan Musicians Cover Each Other’s Music

91.3FM CJTR, Regina Community Radio, and Sawchyn Guitars Ltd. proudly present Got It Covered: Saskatchewan Musicians Cover Each Other’s Music, a compilation of cover tunes in support of CJTR. The CD will be launched with [...]

The Extroverts

The Extroverts have often been called Saskatchewan's first punk band. Forming in 1979 they toured the Canadian prairies extensively for three years winning fans as they went. By the time it all crashed and burned [...]

By | November 1st, 2016|Categories: News|53 Comments