Category: Music
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Halifax’s Country Rock Band Hot Mondy Enlists Acclaimed Talents to Feature on Vagabond-Inspired Sophomore Single, “Desert Moonlight”
Watch “Desert Moonlight” (Official) via YouTube Here Left-to-right: Matt Brannon, Matt Rhind, Travis Flint, Troy Arseneault, Mat Budreski If you thought Halifax, NS-based country rock band Hot Mondy couldn’t pull any more aces out of their sleeve this season, you are sorely mistaken. Featuring the all-star cast of musicians you have come to know and…
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IZZO BLUES COALITION Say “Take It or Leave It” in Searing New SingleSong Serves as Title Track from Forthcoming Sophomore Album — Out This Fall
Ripping guitar riffs, hot-as-hell horns, plus a torqued, musclebound rhythm section with firestarter vocals and the swagger of rhythm and blues masters delivering the goods with confidence and precision… These key ingredients combine and react for the Izzo Blues Coalition’s explosive new single, “Take It or Leave It” — available now! The song serves as…
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Musician/Actor Ajay Friese Set To Release Debut EP light a match… then run On October 8
Ajay Friese is best known for his recurring roles on television shows such as Lost In Space, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Riverdale, as well as for his lead role in the critically acclaimed 2019 film Riot Girls. But the curiosity that drives Friese has always led him to cast a wide net in terms of his creative pursuits and passions.Friese…
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SINGER-SONGWRITER-GUITARIST CHRIS ROBERTS UNVIELS NEW COLLECTION OF SONGS LOST AND FOUND OUT NOW FEATURING LEAD SINGLE“CHEVY VAN” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO NOW ON YOUTUBE FOLLOWING DEBUT WITHCOWBOYS & INDIANS MAGAZINE
CHRIS ROBERTS | Photo by Kimberly Hunt Download photos & assets hereThe release of his debut EP Red Feather earlier this year earned CHRIS ROBERTS critical praise from Relix, American Songwriter, Americana Highways, and Elmore, among others. Now the singer-songwriter-guitarist is unveiling a new collection of songs; the Lost and Found EP is out today, September 24. Stream, buy and share Lost and Found on all digital platforms. “I’m happy to be able…
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Montreal’s All-Women Grunge-Rockers “BAD SKIN” Say Live Fast Die Punk with Latest Album
Watch “Grey Day” via YouTube Here While the calendar may say 2021, Montreal-based band Bad Skin haul hints of being a 90s punk parcel, drawing from their70s forefathers, and giving The Runaways an actual run for their money. What Shirley Manson and Brody Dalle invoked, what Courtney Love concocted, and even the gauntlet Hayley Williams…
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Same as me Captures Sugar-Sweet Simplicity with “Just Right”
Watch “Just Right” via YouTube Here Just like candy or cake, that feeling of everything being ‘just right’ when you’re with that special someone is simple and sweet, and Toronto-based rapper and singer-songwriter same as me celebrates that pure and uncomplicated joy with her aptly-titled new single “Just Right” — available now. An easy-flow pop…
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Alt-Rock Duo BLACKOUT ORCHESTRA Delve into the Complexities of Non-Monogamous Relationships with “It’s Fine”
Watch “It’s Fine” via YouTube Here “It’s Fine” is the latest musical effort from the unique perspective of Canadian alt-rock duo Blackout Orchestra’s primary songwriter, Ben VanBuskirk, and singer Morgan Thompson-Reid — on whom the song is based. Available now, the catchy pop guitars and a dance beat are juxtaposed with unrelenting lyrics that emphasize…
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Latin Pop sensations BenAnthony Lavoz and Delon Om, dropped their new EP “The Gentleman & Scholar.”
BENANTHONY LAVOZ AND DELON OM GET RAW WITH “The Gentleman and Scholar” Canadian Latin Pop sensations BenAnthony Lavoz and Delon Om, dropped their new EP “The Gentleman & Scholar.” Coming off the success of their summer hit single “One More Time” the pop sensations went dark for their new project. The multi-talented artists wanted the lyrics of their…
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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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