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    This company will turn your ticket stub into a floor mat

    Are you the kind of concert goer that saves the ticket stub after a show? Do you have dozens or hundreds of stubs at home? Your beloved pieces of cardboard can get a new life [...]

    By | August 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |104 Comments

      This Is Not An Album Review: TUNS. Self-titled LP

      By Tom Westoll TUNS, the hot new power pop trio comprised of wily can-rock vets (Matt Murphy, Mike O'Neill and Chris Murphy) is taking the nation by storm. The band is releasing it's long awaited [...]

      By | August 22nd, 2016|Categories: Editorial, New Music|Tags: , , , , , , , |66 Comments

        Throw your very own Royal Canoe listening party in Winnipeg

        By Regina Sienra Royal Canoe is going out of their way to throw some mini-listening parties for their fans in Winnipeg, their hometown. Something got Lost Between Here and the Orbit, Royal Canoe’s new album, [...]

        By | August 19th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |1 Comment

          Thank you, Mr. Downie: Celebrate The Tragically Hip this Saturday

          By Regina Sienra Tomorrow, August 20, Canada will pause to celebrate the legacy of Gord Downie. To pay tribute to The Tragically Hip, a band that captured and reflected about a everyday life in the [...]

          By | August 18th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |233 Comments

            PREMIERE: Spationauts unveil debut EP, “Her Hair Encircles The Globe”

            By Regina Sienra / Picture by Christina Bourne Spationauts, the new project of Carl Johnson and Chris Sleightholm, evidences that great things can come out from a hangover. Her Hair Encircles The Globe, the first [...]

              Polaris Prize announces performers for the 2016 Gala

              By Regina Sienra The Polaris Music Prize has announced both the performers and the members of the Grand Jury for its 2016 edition. Seven out of the ten shortlist nominees will play at the gala, [...]

              By | August 16th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|Tags: |130 Comments

                John K. Samson is back with a new record – and some old pals

                By Regina Sienra John K. Samson will be back this October with an album that may feature more Weakerthans’ sounds than we had hoped for. Winter Wheat, Samson’s second solo album, is coming out on [...]

                By | August 15th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |79 Comments

                  Japandroids are back on the road

                  By Regina Sienra Japandroids, the loud duo from Vancouver, have been pretty much missing in action since the end of the extensive world tour for Celebration Rock (2012), their second album. Guitarist Brian King and [...]

                  By | August 11th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |76 Comments

                    BreakOut West announces lineup for 2016 edition

                    By Regina Sienra BreakOut West, the festival that celebrates independent music and emerging artists from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon and Northwest Territories is back in Regina for its 2016 edition. Alongside with the [...]

                      Scenic Route to Alaska releases new single

                      By Regina Sienra Edmonton indie folk pop band Scenic Route to Alaska have released a new song called “Coming Back”. This is also the first single from their upcoming record, Long Walk Home. The new [...]

                      By | August 8th, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: |95 Comments