Category: Arts
-

Brian Borcherdt releases his third album, appropriately titled-Dusted III
Acclaimed Canadian Indie Auteur Brian Borcherdt Returns As Dusted With Dusted III Out Now ! Dusted, the solo project helmed by singer/songwriter Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck, LIDS), release its third album, appropriately titled Dusted III on July 23 via AWAL. The 11- track collection of minimal, acoustic-based gems took shape after Borcherdt discovered some unused demos on an…
-

Filmmaker Sunnie McFadden-Curtis Presents “BROKEN VOWS: STORIES OF SEPARATION ” Documentary Film
Benchboy productions inc. presents BROKEN VOWS: STORIES OF SEPARATION A Sunnie McFadden-Curtis documentary film The multi-award-winning feature-length documentary BROKEN VOWS: Stories of Separation takes you into lives of women, their personal stories, and tales of those caught in the crossfire of marriage breakdown and separation. Directed by award-winning director Sunnie McFadden-Curtis, it is a project from the filmmaker’s production company,…
-

Singer/Songwriter Francine Honey Captures the Electricity Only the Kiss of a Lifetime Can Give with “Lightning”
Ottawa-Based Singer/Songwriter Francine Honey Captures the Electricity Only the Kiss of a Lifetime Can Give with “Lightning” Produced by GRAMMY Nominee Neilson Hubbard, New Song Lands Ahead of the Internationally Honoured Artist’s 4th Album — Set for Release this Fall Watch “Lightning” via YouTube Here There’s palpable electricity in a kiss between two people meant…
-

Four-Artist Show-“Animalia”Featuring Franc Kaiser, Josh Keyes, Miguel Escobar Uribe, and Okuda San Miguel
Presents Four-Artist ShowAnimalia Featuring Franc Kaiser, Josh Keyes, Miguel Escobar Uribe, and Okuda San Miguel OPENING RECEPTION August 14, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ON VIEW August 14 – September 18, 2021 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Visiting Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00…
-

Rocker Melted Fro is “Lost At Home” in Gritty, Jet-Fuelled New Single — Available Now!
Canadian Rocker Melted Fro is “Lost At Home” in Gritty, Jet-Fuelled New Single — Available Now! Watch “Lost At Home” via YouTube Here Canadian rock band Melted Fro is wasting no time filling ears with the unique sound of this, their jet-fueled new single, “Lost At Home” — available now! This filthy blues song takes…
-

The LA Art Show wrapped a socially distanced special summer edition of the fair with half the attendance but doubling their sales!
The LA Art Show Celebrates Major Success! The Return to Live Art Fairs with COVID-Conscious Guidelines Limited Attendees But Not Sales! The LA Art Show wrapped a socially distanced special summer edition of the fair with half the attendance but doubling their sales! Being among the first events to return live –…
-

Award Winning Singer/Songwriter and Folktivist Kenny Kirkwood Soulfully Envisions “A Oneness Without Sides” for the World
Award Winning Singer/Songwriter and Folktivist Kenny Kirkwood Soulfully Envisions “A Oneness Without Sides” for the World JUNO Winner’s New Single for Reconciliation Features Gemini Nominated Singer, Actor & Activist Alana Bridgewater Watch “A Oneness Without Sides” via YouTube Here Award-winning Toronto-based musician, educator, and “folktivist” Kenny Kirkwood is sharing his heart-truth and hopes for a…
-

CineFAM Film Festival to Announce its 5th annual lineup of Films and panel discussion on August 31!
“Bold, original film stories by women and non-binary creators of colour.” with CineFAM FILM FESTIVAL Celebrating 5 years of limitless imagination. “Women [and non-binary filmmakers] of colour continue to be woefully under-represented and underpaid in the North American film industry — including Canada… our aim is to create a pipeline of programs that will…
-

The Award Winning – THE BEAUTY PRESIDENT to premiere at OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL 2021 – Sunday August 15! Directed by Whitney Skauge, the Film Chronicles Joan Jett Blakk aka Terence Smith.
Directed by Whitney SkaugeProduced by Caley Fox ShannonExecutive Produced by Ben Proudfoot, Abby Lynn Kang Davis, Dawn O’Keeffe Official Selection – 2021 SXSW Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 Frameline: the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 AFI Docs Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 Santa…
-

Taskovski Films Line up @ Locarno Film Festival-The World premiere of the feature documentary :OSTROV – LOST ISLAND by Svetlana Rodina & Laurent Stoop and Bucolic / Bukolika
Bukolikaby Karol PałkaPoland, 2021, 70` Danusia and her daughter Basia live far away from the modern world, in tune with the rhythm and laws of nature, among animals and the spirits of the dead.Their enclave brings peace and a sense of security, but also builds within them a longing for contact with other people.Bucolic is…
-

KIIA Brings You “LOVE IN EVERY LANGUAGE”
Toronto, ON – KIIA (Kia Ahadi) Toronto-based singer/songwriter will release his New EP “Love in Every Language” along with a hot music video for the lead single, “Love in Every Language” August 11th. KIIA’s fans know, the artist writes with a purpose and “Love in Every Language” is no exception. “Love in Every Language” EP was inspired by five love languages, the story they tell and the message…
-

Art-Rock Country Rock Collective HOT MONDY Shines Through With ‘Pale Ember’ And Debut Album
“That’s one of the best things I’ve heard here, period. It’s beautiful, beautifully done, really original sounding. Sounds massive.” — Producer, composer, engineer & YouTube star Rick Beato, “Everything Music” Canadian Art-Rock Country Rock Collective HOT MONDY Shines Through With ‘Pale Ember’ And Debut Album Produced by Multiple JUNO Award Winner Michael Phillip Wojewoda, Single…
-

Bronx, NY’s Latin-Pop Artist Mia Lailani Delivers Stunning Debut in Blink of an Eye
Bronx, NY’s Latin-Pop Artist Mia Lailani Delivers Stunning Debut in Blink of an Eye With 35,000+ Spins on Spotify, Lead Single “Sippin” is if Honey & Hot Sauce Were Lyrics… Watch “You Found Me First” via YouTube Here With positivity, love, and self-empowerment front and centre, ease into a musical escape like none other with…
-

Bangladeshi-born rocker & bilingual musical virtuoso Ash Ravens reflects on Toxic Relationships with “Beautiful Lies”
Ottawa Rocker ASH RAVENS Reflects on Toxic Relationships with “Beautiful Lies” Watch “Beautiful Lies” via YouTube Here Taking on the “lies and deception” this Ottawa-based, Bangladeshi-born rocker experienced in a past relationship, bilingual musical virtuoso Ash Ravens has burst onto the Canadian music scene with a brand-new, tongue-in-cheek single called “Beautiful Lies” — available now! …
-

Artist Tobin James Stewart and his rock project Carpet of Horses unveil a dreamy new synco-pop, low-fi indie offering with released single, “Honeybee” — available now!
Toronto Lo-Fi Indie Popster CARPET OF HORSES Releases Sweet New Offering in “Honeybee” Song is Latest to Land from Recent LP, Ballroom Watch “Honeybee” via YouTube Here Canadian artist Tobin James Stewart and his rock project Carpet of Horses unveil a dreamy new synco-pop, low-fi indie offering with this, CoH’s recently released single, “Honeybee” —…
-

Documentary film on an extraordinary life and times-AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN
AIDS DIVA:THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN Documentary film on the extraordinary life and times of Connie Norman, the late Transgender AIDS Activist and LGBTQ media spokesperson, in early 90’s Los Angeles.Directed by Dante AlencastreProduced by Dante Alencastre, John Johnston Official Selection – 2021 OutfestOfficial Selection – 2021 BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 OUTshine Film…
-

Pocketing Moments of Pause Throughout the Last Year, Award-Winning Contemporary Composer & Singer/Songwriter CARMEN BRADEN Previews New Album Release
“A talented, bold musician” — Up Here Magazine “Acoustic ambassador of the Canadian Subarctic” — Musicworks “Quirky and clever… à la Joni Mitchell” — WholeNote Pocketing Moments of Pause Throughout the Last Year, Award-Winning Contemporary Composer & Singer/Songwriter CARMEN BRADEN Previews New Album Release “Kick Kick” is the First Hint of Forthcoming Third Album, Seed…
-

AMANDA KIND Soars Above Waves Of Grief With New Ebb-and-Flow “easier” Single
Kitchener/Waterloo’s AMANDA KIND Soars Above Waves Of Grief With New Ebb-and-Flow “easier” Single Watch “easier” via YouTube Here Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Kind’s new single ends with a namesake question: “Does it get easier?” It’s a musing we’ve all wrestled with amidst the throes of heartbreak, and the new song — “easier,” stylized in the humble…
-

Montreal/Toronto Rapper/Songwriter PATRIK KABONGO Creates His Own Heat Wave with “98 Degrees”
Montreal/Toronto Rapper/Songwriter PATRIK KABONGO Creates His Own Heat Wave with “98 Degrees” At 1M+ Streams, Single is Fresh from 2021’s New LP, High End Pack At 1 Million+ streams across platforms, Canadian rapper Patrik Kabongo is serving verses set to make you sweat with his hot new summer single, “98 Degrees” — available now! Following…
-

Former ARKITEX Frontman ROGOV Figures Out Meaning of Life with “Love Is A Killer”
Former ARKITEX Frontman ROGOV Figures Out Meaning of Life with “Love Is A Killer” Watch “Love Is A Killer” on YouTube now! Canadian artist (and former frontman of 80s-era rockers ARKITEX) ROGOV describes a cautionary tale of the consequences of love in this re-imagined version of his alt-rock single, “Love Is A Killer” — available…