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Julian Taylor

After 25 years in music, building an unimpeachable reputation as a truly independent artist and entrepreneur, Julian Taylor now owns his legacy. From the formative rock of Staggered Crossing to the genre fusion of Julian Taylor Band, and now his revered work a …

JESSA

Having made a name for herself through signature rhythmic and harmonically adventurous art pop, Jessica Stuart has now joined forces with prolific producer/songwriter Robyn Dell’Unto (LU KALA – DCMO (Don’t Count Me Out), Good Lovelies – I See Gold etc.) to be …

Kate Boothman

Hailing from The Ganaraska Forest in southern Ontario, horse trainer turned singer/songwriter, Kate Boothman, emerges with her sophomore record, My Next Mistake, on April 20, 2021. For My Next Mistake, Kate and Thom were joined by long time conspirators, An …

Drew McIvor

With his trusty six-string, this charismatic crooner performs with a masterful simplicity inviting audiences not only to listen, but truly share the musical experience. His deep affection for his craft is apparent at every turn; you can feel his heart is in th …

The Honeyrunners

The Honeyrunners are a Northern take on Southern Roots and Americana – hot-blooded and rife with the poetry of heartache. Their energy is contagious on stage and on record. It is a discography that suits fans of bands like Bahamas, Alabama Shakes, Elle King, A …

The Human Rights

When it comes to Reggae in Canada, few bands do it better—while remaining true to its founding principles—than Toronto’s The Human Rights. Since forming in 2007 around one of the scene’s true lions, Friendlyness (previously of Culture Shock, Truth And Rights a …

The MacKenzie Blues Band

Mixing equal parts soul, blues, and talent, with a dash of retro style, Ontario’s The MacKenzie Blues Band has quickly proved to be a force to be reckoned with on festival stages, clubs and barrooms. Their debut CD release, Back Road Revelation, garnered consi …

Bad Luck Woman
& Her Misfortunes

Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes are a Toronto based Blues/R&B band, reviving some obscure and forgotten tunes by sassy ladies of the 50’s and 60’s, such as Big Maybelle, Little Sylvia, Dolly Cooper, Carmen Taylor, and Ella Johnson, as well keeping ali …

Freeman Dre & Lon Tron Silver w/ Derek Downham

Freeman Dre hails from the once gritty but quickly-gentrifying neighborhood of Parkdale. It’s a place where junkies, winos and new immigrants exist in the shadow spaces between condo towers and artists’ lofts. Even as gentrification pushes them out, these wayw …

Ontarians

The members of the band Ontarians (Frank Deresti, Jay Stiles and Craig Smith share the turf of mostly the northern half of the province, from Collingwood to Sault Ste. Marie. But with the release of their debut album, The Greatest Short Story Never Told, they’ …

Marshall Veroni

Marshall Veroni is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Ontario with a sound that rings with a raw honesty about the human condition. From a young age Veroni had a passion for word craft which is evident in his ability to speak to an audience, and share …

The Soul Motivators

Finding the right groove means digging deep. With a love of vintage soul and funk, The Soul Motivators have mined their musicality to bring you a fresh revival of a retro sound. Featuring numerous veterans of Toronto’s thriving underground Funk scene, The Sou …

Madison Violet

Madison Violet is a Canadian Juno-nominated female musical duo, consisting of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern. The pair, who grew up on rural Cape Breton Island, came together musically in the late 1990s, over many evenings in Brenley’s grandmother’s k …

Derek Downham

Derek Downham is an accomplished songwriter/producer that possesses an inspired voice with both power and dexterity. A formidable multi-instrumentalist, Derek has recorded and played live/toured with many of Canada’s finest bands and artists. …

Ken Morris

Ken Morris AKA Jukebox Ken, the king of the campfire jam, is known in the festival scene as the epic, all night, musical host. Ken knows a lot of songs and is happy to sing for hours and encourages other musicians to do the same. The best of bad influencers. T …

Victoria Yeh

Victoria Yeh’s unique style….dynamic and progressive. The violin as it’s rarely seen. Classically trained, Victoria combines the purity of her musical heritage with the edginess of progressive fusion. She lights up the stage with her infectious energy, her …

Falcon Jane

Lead songwriter, Sara May, crafts emotionally intimate songs that put her distinctive, soft, grainy vocals at the forefront. Their music is grounded with potent rhythm sections and cosmic textures, producing live performances that are alluring and hypnotic. …

My Father's Son

My Father’s Son, an indie folk song-writer from London, Ontario, melds together intricate lyrics with the richness of simplified, acoustic sound. Singer/songwriter Mark Kulmala released his first album, Heart of Wood, in the fall of 2016. The album’s themes of …

BEAMS

Beams is a psych-folk band formed in Toronto in 2012. The group have worked with noted producers John McEntire (Tortoise, Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo) and Grammy winner Peter J. Moore (Dylan & The Band, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell). Notable media cov …

Shuffle Demons

The Shuffle Demons are a high-energy Canadian band that blends virtuosic jazz and funk playing with eye-catching costumes and over the top stage antics to produce an incredible show. A hit at festivals all over the world, the Shuffle Demons are a crowd pleasin …

Jack de Keyzer: Set One

Jack de Keyzer is a British-born Canadian blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He has twice won the Juno Award, Canada’s highest musical honour, and seven times received Maple Blues Awards, including for Blues Album of the Year in 2000 and the L …

Jake Chisolm

This music you find at your fingertips is a celebration of standing strong with hands held high. It will be the coolness in the darkness. It is music that grins in the face of unsung days. Impassioned and scrappy, rockin’ and so very groovous, Jake Chisholm fi …

Okee & Wendego

Wendego is the hip-hop alter ego of Grey-Bruce heavy metal vocalist Raymond King. After spending a large portion of his youth and young adult years in prison, King plans to use

Wendego to help combat mental hea …

Joan Smith &
the Jane Does

Joan Smith, has teamed with Tom Juhas to form the Jane Does – a female fronted dance rock machine with cutting vocals that amp up to the edge of sanity, pulsing rock beats and relentless guitars reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age and early PJ Harvey. Their …

Silent Island Records

Silent Island records is a music project consisting of Champagne’ James Robertson on low guitar twang, Vivienne Wilder on bass and Glenn Milchem of Blue Rodeo on drums. If you like retro guitar instrumentals you’ll love Silent Island Records. We listen to this …

Sultans of String

Sultans of String featuring special guest Saskia Tomkins! This multi-award-winning, 3x Juno-nominated and Billboard charting band creates “energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick, UK). For more than a decade, Sultans of String …

Jack de Keyzer: Set Two