When you think about the prairies, what immediately comes to mind? Banjos? Miles of wheat? Country music? Forget those stereotypes. Manitoba rockers Royal Canoe are challenging the norm of what some may think folk and indie music is from the area. Their EP, Extended Play, was released today, and includes four interesting tracks that both echo and [...] Read More

Oh November…each year you curse us with plunging temperatures, darkness at 5 P.M., and that final rush of work before the holiday season. However, this year, November has given us Montreal-based band Honheehonhee’s debut album, Shouts, which is one of the most eclectic and fun records I’ve gotten to listen to this year. I will not [...] Read More

It’s Thanksgiving Day – I’m running around trying to make my first turkey dinner and play host to a large group of people in my tiny Toronto apartment. Needless to say, stress levels were running pretty high. As soon as guests began to arrive, opinions started to fly about what music choices should be made for the [...] Read More

Man, Yukon Blonde did this British Columbian proud. Even better, this Kelowna-ite was positively beaming after listening to the band’s latest EP, Fire//Water. Yukon Blonde is one of a few B.C. bands really shining this autumn, especially with more interesting and eclectic EP’s and tours coming up. As both the band and I are from the west [...] Read More