ROB VAARMEYER – Poster Child
This solo release from Winnipeg’s Rob Vaarmeyer is a nice little display of the songwriting chops that RV commands. (more…)
ATOMS FOR PEACE – Amok
When a group as diverse as Atoms for Peace releases their debut album, with it comes great expectations for something...
Jill Barber – Chansons
On her sixth album, Canadian chanteuse Jill Barber takes you to Paris with a layover in Montréal. (more…)
Blue Hawaii :: Untogether, Together
By Adrienne Yeung Blue Hawaii are Alex “Agor” Cowan and Raphelle Standell-Preston, who live in Montreal and play electronic music....
Weekenders – 04/25 – 04/28
Holy Maceroni! This is Saturday is busier than Heck! (more…)
Hillbilly Highway – Tracking down Gram Parsons’ last partying place
\ by Sheldon Birnie Last week, I was deep in the desert of southern California, waiting on Coachella festival to...
CHRISTOPHER OWENS – Lysandre
Chris Owens, songwriter, singer and guitarist, formerly of the band Girls, has released his first solo album since leaving the...
PHILIP GLASS – Symphony No. 3; The Hours
The latest release by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and first under the baton of current Music Director Anne Manson, features...
Alexander McCowan – Present Times
Present Times’ packaging, simple black ink artwork on deep brown cardboard has a warm, organic comfort to it as does...
The F-Holes get Red Hot
by Broose Tulloch An f-hole is the fancy sound hole on a violin, mandolin, or arched-top guitar. The F-holes are...