Category: Music
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Yellowknife, NWT’s Singer-Songwriter CARMEN BRADEN Captures Pandemic Confinement with “Menu”
Watch “Menu” via YouTube Here Study after study has shown that women have borne the brunt of stresses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Canadian singer-songwriter Carmen Braden’s new single “Menu” — available now — captures the sentiment. Viscerally, at that. Every man, woman and child in arms reach wants a piece of meLike I’m…
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Pop Artist Anna Goldsmith Inspires Audiences to “Shine” in Dazzling New Single
Recorded with Award-Winning & Platinum-Selling Producer, Composer & Artist Chris Birkett, The Song Marks the Theatre Artist’s Singer/Songwriter Debut Watch “Shine” via YouTube Here While many other 14-year-olds can find themselves nervously transitioning from senior youths to junior adults, Canadian pop and musical theatre artist Anna Goldsmith is here to say she’s in their corner…
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AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY LOS HERMANOS / THE BROTHERS ON VIRTUOSO CUBAN-BORN MUSICIANS TO HAVE NATIONAL BROADCAST AND STREAMING DEBUT ON PBS & PBS.ORG STARTING FRI. OCT. 1
“NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL. LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE.”– Kristen Page-Kirby, AWFJ “THIS IS AN OSCAR CALIBER FILM FOR THE FAMILY AND ONE NOT TO BE MISSED.” – Jeffrey Lyons, WCBS Newsradio 880 “A DELIGHT.”“There’s a fiery rhythm and life infused into their music that fuels a passion that results in a unique musical texture.”– Bradley Gibson, Film Threat “The film has a pulsing rhythm at its core that…
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Multi-Award Winning Internationally Acclaimed Guitarist, Composer & Producer JESSE COOK Announces Release of 11th Studio Album, Libre, Out December 3
Title-Track Features Multi-Instrumentalist Fethi Nadjem and Explores 808 Trap Beats Listen HERE Photo Credit: Matt Barnes What happens when you let multi-Platinum/Gold award-winning producer, composer, and guitarist Jesse Cook’s Spanish guitar off-leash with Algerian multi-instrumentalist Fethi Nadjem and some 808 trap beats? You get Cook’s newly-announced album, Libre — coming December 3rd. His 11th studio offering, the release…
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3x JUNO Award Nominees & 3x CFMA Winners Sultans of String Release New Single, “Mi Santuario” — Available Now!Featuring Juan Carlos Medrano, Song Serves as Preview to Forthcoming Album, Sanctuary — Out This November.
“Energetic and exciting music fest from a band with talent to burn… The very epitome of global music: no boundaries, no rules!” — Maverick Music Magazine “It seems that Sultans of String can’t get out of bed at the moment without finding themselves nominated for one award or another. In a word: Magnificent!” — Rock…
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Rock Band Imperial Ashes Shine a Blinding Light on the Darkness of Neocolonialism & Indigenous Injustice in Blazing New Single, “A Toxic Life”
In an urgent call-to-action to address injustices and atrocities that have plagued Indigenous communities for centuries, Toronto, ON-based rock band Imperial Ashes dive to new lyrical depths to shine a blinding light on neocolonialism in this, their new song, “A Toxic Life” — available now. Continuing to craft a soundscape that is fresh, yet familiar,…
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Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine @ TIFF 2021
A “rock n’ roll machine” who split up at the height of their careers during a run from the late 1970s through to the ’80s, the power trio from Toronto consisting of drummer-singer Moore, singer-guitarist Rik Emmett, and bassist-keyboardist Mike Levine defined an era of straight ahead Rock n’ Roll with hits including; ”Rocky Mountain…
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Sue Foley’s New Album, Pinky’s Blues Takes the Wheel
Out October 2021, New Single “Southern Men” is Available Now! Watch “Southern Men” via YouTube Here Stony Plain Records announces an October 22 release date for Pinky’s Blues, the new album from award-winning blues guitarist/singer Sue Foley. Featuring several Sue Foley originals, as well as songs from some of her favorite blues and roots artists, Pinky’s Blues was…
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Nanaimo, BC Country Singer/Songwriter JOEL LEE Brings The Perfect Stomper Wth “This Party Ain’t Over”
Watch “This Party Ain’t Over” via YouTube Here If your 2021 party vibe has been feeling a little too laid back and low-key so far, Nanaimo, BC country singer/songwriter Joel Lee’s newly unleashed banger is sure to kick up the good times; “This Party Ain’t Over” is available now! In the afterglow of the Top…
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Montreal Jazz Composer FRANCIS NICOLAS Soothes World Weary Souls with “Don’t Feel So Sad” Young Composer/Trumpeter/Pianist on the Rise Releases Dreamy Pandemic Antidote Featuring Vocalist Ilea
In a time when the magical medicine of music is working overtime at soothing troubled souls, beautiful songs are a prescription to be taken aurally whenever needed, and Canadian jazz-pop artist and composer Francis Nicolas has your next delicious dose with his new release, “Don’t Feel So Sad” — available now! In “Don’t Feel So…
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A Tonic for Our Troubled Times, Chris de Burgh Re-Imagines a Fabled Tale & Folklore Favourite in New Album, The Legend of Robin Hood
His 27th Studio Release, The Legend of Robin Hood is Available Now via Justin Time Records Watch “Live Life, Live Well” via YouTube Here Re-imagining the fabled tale of a folklore favourite has been the latest creative challenge for Chris de Burgh, and his new album, The Legend of Robin Hood, finds the iconic artist at his imaginative…
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Vernon, BC Singer/Songwriter ANDREW ALLEN Savors That Fresh-Love Feeling with “Linger”
Song Lands Ahead of Forthcoming Album, 12:34 — Out This Fall New love can be so intoxicating that we want to slow down every single moment, draw it out, and savor it, making the feeling last forever. And Vernon, BC singer-songwriter Andrew Allen’s new single “Linger” – available now – captures just that: the slowing…
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MYLES GOODWYN Releases Striking Statement on Residential School System in “Some Of These Children (They Never Grew Up)”
The Powerful, Sombre Song Lands Ahead of New Album, Long Pants Watch “Some Of These Children (They Never Grew Up)” via YouTube Here Multi-Platinum selling and award-winning Hall of Fame producer, songwriter, and artist Myles Goodwyn relays a sombre and striking statement on the residential school system in this, his new song “Some Of These…
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Pop-Rock Duo The Red Dirt Skinners Unveil New Single, “Wolf In The Woods” —
Watch “Wolf in the Woods” via YouTube Here Pop-rock group The Red Dirt Skinners may just be getting settled in Belleville, ON, but they’re far from settled when it comes to their music careers. With a discovery straight out of a storybook, and enumerated accolades from the UK, The Red Dirt Skinners have grown into…
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Young Voices Toronto presents Conversations A New Choral Concept Album Out October 15, 2021
Young Voices Toronto is proud to announce that their new children’s choir album Conversations will be released on October 15, 2021. Performed by the Encore ensemble of Young Voices Toronto, choristers aged 12-18 explore themes that have arisen as a result of COVID-19 pandemic response across eight carefully chosen tracks. Conversations was created with artistic guidance and collaboration from Ontario’s first…
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Laura Fernandez, Glenn Crosse & George Koller Come Together in Magical New Single, “Fotografia” — Available Now!
Watch “Fotografia” via YouTube Here The mesmerizing stylings of Laura Fernandez on vocal, Glenn Crosse on arrangement and guitar, and George Koller on bass have come together in their magical new single, “Fotografia” — available now! Whisking audiences to a place where wonder and longing interlace, guitarist Glenn Crosse leads the multi-talented artists into this…
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Vancouver Rocker EMILY MOLLOY is “Wide Awake” About the Aftermath of Heartbreak, Anguish & Resolve
Song is Latest to Land From 2021’s 4-Track EP, Catastrophes Watch “Wide Awake” via YouTube Here When a stand-alone guitar riff meets you at the door, it’s time to welcome in the pure, unadulterated emotion it’s brought along with it. In this case, it’s Canadian artist Emily Molloy and her raw, emotive-packed new single, “Wide…
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Oscar Peterson: Black+White @TIFF 2021
Born in Montreal, Quebec- Oscar Peterson rose to prominence with his influential piano playing. Barry Avrich’s celebration of the musician, Oscar Peterson: Black + White, charts Peterson’s rise to prominence and his legendary musicianship . Interviewing lifelong friends, relatives, and some of his legion of fans — from Quincy Jones to Billy Joel, who was…
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GRAMMY & JUNO Contributing Producer & Artist Chin Injeti Reveals Personal Ode in New “Sparrow” Single
In an ode to ‘letting go’ and ‘taking life as it comes,’ multi-GRAMMY and JUNO Award-winning alt-hip hop and RnB artist Chin Injeti soars with this, his newest single, “Sparrow” — available now! With Injeti handling all instruments, with the exception of the song’s extra synth parts — “They were played by my friend, Anthony…
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Toronto Punk-Pop Rocker CHRIS NINE Unleashes Blast of Adrenaline with Blistering “the rage” Single
Song Lands Ahead of Forthcoming EP, The Heavy — Out September 24th Watch “the rage” via YouTube Here Canadian post-hardcore punk-pop rocker Chris Nine unleashes a blistering blast of bone-crushing adrenaline in the form of his new single, “the rage” — available now! The new supercharged single lands ahead of the Toronto-based artist’s forthcoming EP,…
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