Category: Music
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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FIFA World Cup Host International Recording Artist Najjah Calibur Releases ‘We Are The World Rep Your Country”
Canadian R&B/ Pop artist & song writer, Najjah Calibur is hosting the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. To add to the honor, Calibur’snewly released single, “We Are The World” (Rep Your Country)” is a constant at FIFA events. The fan appreciation song can be heard throughout the World Cup stadiums and comes on the heels of his last hit single “Celebrate” Hearing, “We Are The…
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Pop-Fusion Artist Leslie Taylor Alchemizes Memories Of A Trauma-Filled Past With The Beauty Of Coming Out In “Look But Don’t Touch”
“Look But Don’t Touch” Spotify Website Like it did for so many others, the pandemic allowed for a time of deep reflection, and Toronto-based veteran pop-fusion artist Leslie Taylor combines memories of a brutal past with the sweetness of being 16 and awakening to one’s sexuality in her new single “Look But Don’t Touch” – available…
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Canadian America’s Got Talent Finalist Roberta Battaglia Releases Soaring “Truce” About The Power of Forgiveness
“Truce” YouTube and Spotify Website Roberta Battaglia is a coveted Golden Buzzer winner and fourth-place finalist on Season 15 of America’s Got Talent, whereby 90 million people worldwide watched her masterful performances. Also excitingly, in 2021 Roberta filmed her first TV series Three Pines, with director of The Crown Sam Donovan. The show will air on Amazon Prime Video in December. …
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Jazz Duo Alex Bird and Ewen Farncombe Explore Shades of Brooding on Stormy Album Songwriter
“I’ve Seen The Sun,” “I’ll Go Where You Lead,” and “Little Warbler” added to CBC Radio this week! “The Sweetest Moments” – YouTube and Songwriter Album Spotify From the heady feeling of being the only one awake at night, to the brooding at the end of a relationship, to the coziness of a rainy day, to the slithering…
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Atlas To Earth Continues Kele Fleming Collaboration With “Reprieve” Remix
“Reprieve” YouTube and Spotify Website Kele Fleming is a profoundly gifted singer-songwriter with a mesmerizing voice. Fleming gracefully weaves the vulnerability of traditional folk with the raw power of rock and roll, reminiscent of the works of powerhouses like Neko Case, Lucina Williams, and Kate Bush. Yet, her sound is entirely her own. As a songwriter, Fleming is notably…
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Amon Amarth “The Great Heathen Tour” With Special Guest: Carcass, Obituary, Cattle Decapitation @HISTORY-Fri., Dec.2nd, 2022
By Franklin Lau The Great Heathen Army Tour came, saw and conquered our fair city. Amon Amarth is a Swedish based melodic death metal act from the city Tumba and played their concert at HISTORY in Toronto. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J.R.R. Tolkien′s Middle-earth.…
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Tortured Soul Wants You To “Take The Day Off” For Their New Album Available November 25th, 2022
Website Facebook Instagram TikTok Productivity is certainly the key to morale; however, sometimes you have to press pause and live out a fantasy. Much of this album is dedicated to the idea of playing hooky–and it’s much more fun to play hooky with a partner in crime than to go it alone. Let Tortured Soul…
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Chris Birkett Releases Holiday Song “Hear The Angels Sing”
“Hear The Angels Sing” YouTube and Spotify Website In the 1990s Chris Birkett was working around the clock as the UK’s go-to-producer/engineer working on legendary projects, such as Sinead O’Connor’s album I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got, that featured the massive hit single, Nothing Compares 2 U. With artists and labels taking most of his time Birkett…
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Taylor Simpson Moves Forward on New Sights in a Familiar Place With “Lies Beneath ft. Eden Sterling”
“Lies Beneath ft. Eden Sterling” YouTube and Spotify Website Indie folk-rock singer Taylor Simpson is on a roll. Shortly after releasing the well-received full-length debut, Learning to Live with Precious Time, he returned to the studio to record the six new tracks for New Sights in A Familiar Place (November 18, 2022). While the Toronto native’s debut encompassed his earlier life…
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Steve Hackett@Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts-Thursday, Dec.1st,2022
By Sally W. Not one. Not two. But three sold out nights of concerts! Steve Hackett and his band filled the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on November 30, December 1st and 2nd. Hackett fans knew it would be well worth the extra wait for the rescheduled concerts. And they were definitely right. The…
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Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues Make History with National Canadian Museum
YouTube Channel Website Vancouver-based band Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues, formed in 1978, are finally history, in the most literal sense. The National Canadian Museum of History has just completed an acquisition of Powder Blues artifacts that will become a part of the CMH permanent collection. “We are incredibly honored that the National…
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PEI-Based Global Music Act DR. ZOO Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Buoyant “We May Win”
“We May Win” YouTube and Spotify Website January 22, 2023 – The King’s Playhouse, Georgetown, PEI February 2, 2023 – Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown, PEI Boasting one of the most irresistible names on the planet, family-friendly global music folk band DR. ZOO presents an anthemic new single, “We May Win.” Front man Randal Arsenault’s clarion call of a…
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