Hillbilly Highway – Deer Tick announce new album, Winnipeg stop in October
by Sheldon Birnie Deer Tick, the pride of Providence, Rhode Island, just announced a new album to hit the streets...
John Jerome & The Congregation – Ask Not What I Can Do For You, But What We Can Do Together
The name of this band smacks of a sequined frontman singing in front of his anonymous players, while the lengthy...
Ian Thomas – Little Dreams
Little Dreams, more or less, is a laid back look at life as Ian Thomas’s generation knows it and remembers...
Loud – Echo and Flow
Loud, an instrumental duo based in Vancouver, has been together since 1996. Echo and Flow is just their second album....
Shred Kelly :: Bringin’ their banjo boogie to the Windsor
by Sheldon Birnie Shred Kelly's unique brand of foot-stompin', banjo driven roots boogie has been getting crowds up and off...
Brandon Folk Festival gears up for 29th year
by Andrew Friesen Although the grove of cottonwood trees beside Brandon’s Keystone Centre may not look like much from the...
Hillbilly Highway – Mary Gauthier, Scott Nolan, Joanna Miller @ Park Theatre
by Sheldon Birnie Monday night's packed show at the Park Theatre was one of those perfect stops along the...
Mulligrub – Pre-Grub EP
Mulligrub’s Pre-Grub EP has been my go to soundtrack for morning coffee and planning my day. (more…)
Rory Verbrugge – Rory Verbrugge
You might recognize Rory Verbrugge as the drummer for Prog-Metal group Jarhead. (more…)
Amy van Keeken – So Long
Confident vocal work, deft arrangements, and tasteful restraint mark the sparse debut solo EP from Edmonton musician Amy van Keeken....