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  • Singer-Songwriter Sharron Katz Releases “Santa Soulmate” Just In Time For The Holidays

    “Santa Soulmate” YouTube and Spotify Website Canadian through and through, Sharron Katz’s gentle soulful storytelling gives us an original special holiday song ‘Santa Soulmate.’ Arriving now, the single shows Katz’s ability to deliver truthful emotion straight from the heart without any frills. Throughout the track, there is Alanis Morrisette style-storytelling present with a foundation of roots, blues, and…

  • Ottawa Group Of The Year EVIL CREEK Releases “Lovely” From New ‘Away From The Sun’ EP

    “Lovely” YouTube and Spotify Website Evil Creek, winner of Music Group of the Year Award at this year’s Ottawa Awards, have blasted onto your rock radar with their new EP, Away from the Sun, with the indignant single, “Lovely,” characterizing the wistful longing, plaguing doubts, profound loneliness, and tender reminiscence we all experienced during the pandemic.  “As we all got…

  • MDMP’s “I Can’t Hold You Closer” Grapples Relationship Status in a Pop-Punk Dreamland

    MDMP’s “I Can’t Hold You Closer” Grapples Relationship Status in a Pop-Punk Dreamland “I Can’t Hold You Closer” YouTube and Spotify Website MDMP’s, new single, “I Can’t Hold You Closer,” fuses hyper pop, dark pop, alternative rock and pop punk in a three-and-a-half-minute commentary on a relationship with unclear status. This single release comes a year after MDMP’s…

  • Sam Casey’s “Good Fight” Punches Through Self-Doubt and Industry Toxicity On New Single

    “Good Fight” YouTube and Spotify Instagram Braiding, by definition, means weaving various materials together. Usually, this term is used in relation to hair. Sam Casey’s newest single, “Good Fight,” expertly braids two separate, yet overlapping themes together over a poppy beat and a contagious chorus. The powerhouse anthem tackles the idea of maintaining your mental health and navigating…

  • Kitchener/Waterloo’s FOG Blues & Brass Band Put the Swing in ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’

    “Here Comes Santa Claus” YouTube and Spotify Website Kitchener, Ontario band FOG Blues & Brass Band release a swinging arrangement of ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ to enliven the 2022 holiday season. The latest single from the accomplished 7-piece band rejuvenates the Christmas standard with keys, horns and a spirited vocal by lead singer Hilliard Walter.  Produced by Grammy…

  • Victoria-Based Singer/Songwriter Christine Savard Is Back After Three-Year Hiatus With “Wicked Woman”

    “Wicked Woman” YouTube and Spotify Website Christine Savard’s first single in three years proves that motherhood hasn’t slowed down her rocking style. The Victoria-based singer/songwriter/producer’s “Wicked Woman” adds to the classic tradition of love-at-your-own-risk songs with her smoky-smooth vocals, flowing melody line, pulsating bass, and no-nonsense lyrics: ‘Cause she’s a wicked, wicked woman  She’ll take your heart out…

  • Los Angeles-Based Katery Ponders The Big Questions In New Single “TWO WORLDS”

    “TWO WORLDS” YouTube and Spotify Website Who are you? What do you do here? Why do you make your decisions? These are crucial questions for all humans to constantly evaluate, from now until death. In Mexican-born, Los Angeles-based musician and actress Katery’s latest single, “TWO WORLDS,” and video, which she co-produced and co-directed with Edgar Pavia, she provokes listeners to…

  • Vancouver’s Blues Band Mud Bay Releases “Love And Forgiveness” From Latest “Best Laid Plans” Album

    “Love And Forgiveness” YouTube and Spotify Bandcamp Eclectic rock and rollers, Mud Bay, land back on the scene with a new laid-back number called “Love and Forgiveness,” the second single from their latest album Best Laid Plans. Their take on a good time brings a wide range of influences to the party—blues, country, Cajun, rock, and soul, they’re all…

  • 2022 Humanitarian Award Recipient SUSAN AGLUKARK Releases “Tikitaummata” Single From ‘The Crossing’ Album

    “Tikitaummata” YouTube and Spotify Website The wonderous Susan Aglukark once again arrives with an ear-popping delight in the form of her latest single ‘Tikitaummata.’  Released November 23rd, 2022, the Inuk singer songwriter is one of Canada’s most extraordinary artists today, effortlessly blending Inuktitut, Indigenous, and English languages in her lyrics and phrasing, Susan offers something special with the…

  • KRAMPUS BALL@The Opera House-Sat., Dec.10th,2022

    It has been 10 years of alternative celebrations during the Xmas season! This was a can’t miss event during the festive season Costumes were encouraged, but not mandatory that didn’t scare away the patrons, as all were welcome on a Saturday night at The Opera House. There was a FREE ALL AGES PARADE along Queen…

  • 3 GTA Kids Who Have Battled Cancer, Collect More Than 1000 Toys to Pay it Forward This Holiday Season

    WHEN: Sunday December 18, 2021, 9am – 11amWHERE: 300 Wilson Avenue, Toronto(parking lot behind Chai Lifeline Canada building) Ethan, Marky, Sisi and Mordechai Rothman, Executive Director, Chai Lifeline Canada available for interviews in advance and on December 18 on location Chai Lifeline Canada’s annual holiday toy drive is well underway for the 16th year. As an organization…

  • Songstress Tonia Cianciulli Looks Back On Her Grandparents’ Loss Of A Child In “Churchyard Roses”

    “Churchyard Roses” YouTube and Spotify Website Acclaimed Canadian songstress Tonia Cianciulli is going where few artists dare to go, speaking to the impossible agony of losing a child on her heartfelt new single “Churchyard Roses.” “Churchyard Roses” is inspired by Tonia’s own personal family tragedy– In 1935, her grandparents Chesley and Elsie Dyke lost their four-year-old son Edward…

  • Ottawa Folk Artist Christine Graves Goes Her Own Way On “Bend The Rules” 

    “Bend The Rules” YouTube and Spotify Website When trying to navigate this crazy life, it’s common to want to (innocently) bend the rules rather than walk a straight path, to make our existence our own powerful expression. Ottawa folk artist Christine Graves captures the forlorn frustration and laughing acceptance of living an unconventional existence with her new single…

  • MYANMAR DIARIES three-time winner at Berlinale 2022

    MYANMAR DIARIES BY THE ANONYMOUS MYANMAR FILM COLLECTIVE https://icarusfilms.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4b814acfe115ea55c6413e83&id=07913e1581&e=7464a16e80 Icarus Films has acquired distribution rights across all markets in the U.S. and Canada for Myanmar Diaries. The film, which won three prizes at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has qualified for the forthcoming Academy Awards in the Best Documentary category. Myanmar Diaries was made by…

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  • Pop-Country Songstress Bree Taylor Offers Hope for the Lonely-Hearted in Soaring Single “My Last Breath” from New Album Dauntless

    “My Last Breath” YouTube and Dauntless on Spotify It can be demoralizing to go through a string of disappointing dating experiences and be left empty-hearted and empty-handed. Pop-country songstress Bree Taylor wrote her latest single “My Last Breath” – available now – with that frustration in mind, and as a salve for the desire to give up. “My Last Breath”…

  • Montreal’s Jazz and Electro Combo Little Animal! Releases Eponymous EP On Justin Time Records

    Soundcloud and Spotify Live @ FIJM on YouTube Intro on YouTube Little Animal! is a group of Montreal musicians that transcends the boundaries of jazz and electro. Their eponymous digital album is now available via Justin Time Records. Little Animal! is led by bassist Morgan Moore (The Barr Brothers, Martha Wainwright, Yannick Rieu, Ranee Lee), who is…

  • OSHEAGA 2023 | Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Rüfüs Du Sol to Headline Osheaga

    The 16th edition of the OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Light is set to be a massive celebration with some of the top performers in music. From August 4 to 6, Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène will be the epicentre of live music bliss, as the headliners of Canada’s favourite music festival take the stage…

  • IRON KINGDOM Shares Part 2 of Behind The Scenes Making of Video For New Album “The Blood of Creation”

    New Album “The Blood Of Creation” Out Now! L-R: Chris Osterman (Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar), Leighton Holmes (Bass Guitar), Megan Merrick (Lead Guitar), Max Friesen (Drums) Photo Credit – Caitlin Delaplace​ Canada’s Iron Kingdom recently unleashed its fifth studio album “The Blood of Creation” this past November. Once again it was a DIY approach by the band, self-producing the…

  • NICHE VINTAGE SONGSTRESSSOPHOMORE ALBUM LEMON TWISTOUT JANUARY 20, 2023

    Linda Carone’s new album recorded in Toronto is supported by a stellar group of musicians and is raring to go. Established as a jazz and blues vocalist and niche song stylist, Linda’s fresh recording titled Lemon Twist is loaded with cool chill vibes & spicy sounds. Modern jazz elements flirt with exotic Latin textures to…