Glen Bensley Walk of Fame Celebration
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160065834075683 Glen Bensley’s music, as in the style of The Great Taj Mahal, is eclectic, from ragtime, blues, 30′s & 40′s jazz, folk, slide guitar to novelty tunes to instrumentals. His music was a huge inspiration to all who were blessed enough to hear it, and especially those of us in the Durham Region. He [...]
Eliza and the Strange new Video!
With heavy riffs, menacing vocals, and dirty distortion, Halifax-based alternative rock band Eliza and The Strange are exploding onto the scene with their new track and video “She Ain’t Pretty”. From garage rock to soul, Eliza and The Strange encompass every aspect of intense, in-your-face rock n’ roll. http://www.elizaandthestrange.com
New Video: One Hundred Dollars (and tour dates with Elliott BROOD)
I was sure that Toronto’s One Hundred Dollars was a shoe-in for this year’s Polaris Music Prize short list for Songs of Man. Soon a lot more people will get to see why when they go on tour with Elliott Brood (that’s a hell of a show all put together). It’s worth mentioning that with [...]
New Video: Jennifer Castle – Powers (and tour dates)
Jennifer Castle who has provided guest vocals to Fucked Up, the Constantienes, Eric Chenaux, Owen Pallett and Weird Visions is taking her highly underrated solo album Castlemusic on tour, including dates opening for Flemish Eye labelmate Chad VanGaalen. To celebrate the upcoming tour she has released he first music video for Powers catch Jennifer live [...]
The DGB Coast to Coast Canada Wide Tour
Ontario riff rockers The DGB are hitting the road in support of their new album The Greatest Life Unknown (Get Bent Records). Check out the website for a couple free downloads, and up to date details on all the dates! http://www.theDGB.tk Shows coming up in the next couple weeks are happening in Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax, [...]
HALIFAX/MONTREAL’S GABRIELLE PAPILLON RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE CURRENCY OF POETRY’ AND ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR DATES
Halifax and Montreal-based singer-songwriter Gabrielle Papillon will kick off the season with the release of The Currency of Poetry on October 11, 2011 and a tour bringing her to the west and east coasts of Canada. The Currency of Poetry signifies her third solo project. Papillon recorded the album at Montreal’s The Treatment Room (Timber Timbre, Stars, [...]
#ABDOESTIFF 2011 – THE BALCONIES, SANDMAN VIPER COMMAND, CARLETON STONE, AND MORE..
Hi friends! Just because we aren’t producing films doesn’t mean we can’t get down with the Toronto International Film Festival! We have a series of events for you to check out and trust us, you don’t want to miss ‘em! Kicking off the festival on September 7th taking us all the way through to the [...]
MONTREAL’S CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF DEBUT LP ‘TWO HORSES’ ON OCTOBER 25, CELEBRATES WITH TOUR DATES AND FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
On the strength of her two EPs, It’s Like That Here (2007) and Collage Light (2009), folk rock it-girl Charlotte Cornfield captured the ears of this country, garnered a ton of media attention, became a staple on CBC Radio, and has galvanized audiences at major festivals, including Hillside, North by Northeast, Mariposa Folk Festival, Pop Montreal, and In [...]
#ABDOESTIFF Featuring Performances by The Balconies, Sandman Viper Command and Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers – September 14, 2011
This TIFF season, Audio Blood Media will be teaming up with The Drake Hotel to present: #ABDOESTIFF featuring perfomances by The Balconies, Sandman Viper Command and Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers. Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at The Drake Underground. Doors at 9 p.m. $10 cover. RSVP on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144120239013094 and use the hashtag [...]
NOVA SCOTIA ROOTS ARTIST KIM WEMPE ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR DATES TO SUPPORT ‘PAINTING WITH TIDES’ (GROUNDSWELL/WARNER)
Nova Scotia roots artist Kim Wempe will embark on a cross-Canada tour with fellow songwriter Gabrielle Papillon this fall. Wempe is a true east coast gem! The single “Chameleon” (off of her latest album Painting With Tides) which Joel Plaskett collaborates on, is one of those chill inducing folk songs. Her voice and songs are unforgettable and the [...]
HALIFAX’S BEN CAPLAN & THE CASUAL SMOKERS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM ‘IN THE TIME OF THE GREAT REMEMBERING’ ON OCTOBER 18TH AND INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES
East coast pride and joy, Ben Caplan will be releasing his new album on October 18th, 2011 across Canada. The much anticipated new record is a bridge between the blue solace of life in the Maritimes and the stomping rigs of traditional soul and folk. Caplan’sexplosive and no-holds-bar debut connects a gypsy-esque arrangement of strings and woodwinds with a piano and banjo-rich hue [...]
Album Review: Whitehorse’s self-titled debut is assured and excellent
What will strike you when you pop in the debut self-titled album from Whitehorse is that it doesn’t sound like a debut. Indeed, Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet, who make up the duo, are solo heavyweights in their own right. They’ve also honed and flaunted their musical chemistry gracing one another’s solo careers. Thus, this [...]
The 2011 Shadow Polaris Short List (Polls are Open)
The final round in NxEW.ca ‘s Shadow Polaris is ready to go, and to say that the list is a surprise would be a huge understatement. Of the 10 finalists, only one ( Timber Timbre ) was on the official Polaris Short List. Voting is open now, and closes at midnight on September 20, 2011 [...]
Album Review: The Weather Station’s sophomore All Of It Was Mine will stand the test of time
My experience seeing The Weather Station live mirrors my experience with their lovely sophomore album All Of It Was Mine. When I saw Tamara Lindeman’s project for the first time, it started out with a single whisper from a friend; “I really want to see this band… I’ve heard great things.” All these separate whispers built up to [...]
Suzanne Doyle – Unwalled
Imagine a singer-songwriter beginning to etch her name as a musical contender in 1971 having familial obligations which took her away from the limelight for a while. Now imagine over thirty years later that voice retuning to the music scene with a lifetime worth of stories to tell. (Re)enter Suzanne Doyle. The Kitchener, Ontario native [...]
HOMO DUPLEX: Not just a ‘poststructural antidocumentary’ about Americans named John Wayne that are not actually the actor John Wayne
When Kristina Parlee and Ron Bates formed Homo Duplex they wanted to push the boundaries of making music. In order to accomplish such a tall order they drew music variables out of a hat and used those randomly generated choices for guidelines and inspiration. As a result Homo Duplex have since released three EPs on [...]
SANDMAN VIPER COMMAND ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES
* photo by Courtney Lee Yip Having just played at Toronto’s Edgefest, the boys in Sandman Viper Command are announcing east coast, Ontario, and New York tour dates in support of their new 7-inch release Rough Love. They will be making stops at prestigious music festivals Pop Montreal, Halifax Pop Explosion, and CMJ Music Marathon [...]
New “the DGB” album drops this Friday!!!
New music video for “the Greatest Life Unknown” by Fitz Pro Media. Check’er out along with the new tour trailers @ www.youtube.com/theDGBtube New record comes out this Friday!!!! Buy it at www.theDGB.tk or come check out one of the record release shows!!! Aug 19 – Toronto @ the New Poor Alex Theatre w/ Chang-A-Lang, Monday’s [...]
Interview – Eastern Canada’s Kim Wempe
Soulful roots music songstress Kim Wempe is yet another gem emerging from Eastern Canada’s music scene. This Halifax vocal powerhouse won the award for Rising Star of the Year at the ECMA’s in 2010 and you may have heard her touching song, “Oh Heart” on the Showcase Television series, Cra$h and Burn. Kim just released [...]
CD Review: The Paint Movement’s self-titled debut will draw you back time and time again
I’m seriously bowled over by the self-titled debut by Mississauga/Toronto band The Paint Movement, which is available now via Nevado Records. The 9 songs are musically rich, beautifully layered but never heavy. The contrasting male/female vocals ebb and wane, demanding your emotional attention like a soft-spoken friend. The Paint Movement is an album that you’ll go [...]
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