Profiles

No Sinner

April 30, 2012
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If this band doesn’t get your pulse racing, then you don’t have one Vancouver band No Sinner is equal parts gusto, bravado, and soul-baring intensity, rendering a “Blues, Rock, and Soul” spectacle that in a very short time has already caught the full attention of Music Insiders and Media on the West Coast, and is [...]

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The Balconies

April 17, 2012
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The Future Looks Bright For This Indie-Rock power-trio, cuz they kick some serious ass yo! The three members of The Balconies are classically trained, Ottawa ex-pats whose uncannily refined pop sensibility and rock swagger belies their relative newcomer status since forming in December 2007. Fronted by the brother-sister tandem of Stephen Neville (Bass/vocals) and Jacquie [...]

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Amos The Transparent

March 27, 2012
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If their fourth album “Goodnight My Dear … I’m Falling Apart” is any indication, this band will be Transparent no more. I must confess, it wasn’t until a few weeks I had no idea who Amos The Transparent was, but immediately after hearing this Ottawa band’s breakout single “Sure As The Weather” on CBCradio, I [...]

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Said The Whale

February 24, 2012
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Said The Whale’s highly anticipated New Album ‘Little Mountain’ drops on March 6th ! Vancouver’s Said The Whale have now reached a point of setting themselves apart from the rabble of struggling rock bands, fortunate to possess a winning formula comprised of gifted songwriters with an uncanny knack for infectious and diverse melodies, complimented by [...]

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The Pack A.D.

February 3, 2012
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The Pack A.D. are rock n’ roll to the core, with a street-fight intensity reminiscent of Joan Jett and The Ramones Hailing from the mean streets of East Vancouver, The Pack A.D. are an indie-rock duo comprised of two fiercely independent women, hellbent on delivering rock n’ roll with punk-attitude, blues-swagger, and a resilient energy [...]

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Selina Martin

January 11, 2012
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Selina Martin is Canada’s Indie-Rock version of a transformative, genre-bending, musical Tour De Force One thing is certain when Canadian songstress Selina Martin takes the stage … she was born to be there. Musical artists come in all forms, usually ranging between brilliant songwriters and gifted musicians, but the asset of being a natural performer [...]

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Northwest Division

November 15, 2011
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Influenced by such bands as Crazy Horse, the Kinks and the Sadies, NWD became known for a classic rock sound embodying raucous guitar riffs and three part harmonies Rock Bands come and go … on average, staying together about as long as it takes before going shopping again for socks, and sometimes breaking up quicker [...]

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Huron

November 2, 2011
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HURON describe their music as southern-style, psychedelic, riff-rock, with influences that include Black Sabbath, Big Star, and Wilco Huron is an interesting band from Hamilton, Ontario, one that can shape-shift between the tempered energy of a jam-band brimming with tightly woven chops, to one that launches into manic riffs conducive to visceral behaviour such as [...]

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Cuff The Duke

October 25, 2011
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The new album Morning Comes was released Oct. 4th, 2011, and the band is now wandering the canadian landscape to promote it (October – November) Cuff The Duke began playing together in Oshawa, Ontario before eventually relocating to Toronto in 2002, where they released their debut album Life Stories for Minimum Wage. It’s been a [...]

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The Details

October 14, 2011
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The Details released their second album called Lost Art on May 31st 2011 The Details are a young band from Winnipeg who formed in 2005 after a series of requisite pursuits in other bands led them to each other, and what they soon discovered with this new collective entity was a chemistry that had not [...]

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Baskery (Swe)

September 25, 2011
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BASKERY delivered their unique blend of Country, Blues, Folk, and Rock (aka “Killbilly”) at The Ironwood in Calgary When witnessing a trio of female performers this captivating and talented, it’s only natural to start drawing comparisons to american supergroup The Dixie Chicks, especially in light of some obvious similarities in musical style and presentation. However [...]

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Imaginary Cities

September 15, 2011
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Winnipeg + Motown + Indie Rock = Imaginary cities It was in Winnipeg where Marti Sarbit was fronting a Motown cover band (somewhat fitting as her vocal tone is reminiscent of the great Ronnie Spector) in a club called The Cavern. Rusty Matyas just happened to be the person working the sound console that night, [...]

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Hey Rosetta!

August 26, 2011
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These Newfoundland rockers are a musical force to be reckoned with. Hey Rosetta! and Hey Ocean! may hail from opposite ends of the country, but these two bands also have some notable things in common. Besides being arguably the two Canadian bands most deserving of success, even in a country so chock full of talent, [...]

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The Sheepdogs

August 17, 2011
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The Sheepdogs make it to the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. If you’ve been under a rock for the last month, you might not have heard that canadian rock band The Sheepdogs were one of 16 finalists in the running to become the First Unsigned Band ever to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. [...]

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Hey Ocean!

August 4, 2011
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The band Hey Ocean! are no secret to the West Coast music scene, and they are poised for world dominance if they want it. HEY OCEAN! may be the most talented Indie Rock band in all of Canada (with the notable exceptions of Hey Rosetta! and Brasstronaut), although to brand them only as a rock [...]

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