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Wintersleep at 102.1 at The Edge – Sugar Beach Sessions
January 16th, 2019 by Trish CasslingA four-song, Sugar Beach Session at 102.1 The Edge with Canadian indie-rock band Wintersleep was the perfect end to the day. It was dark outside, and the wind had picked up, but in the studio, it was warm and inviting. The Halifax band turned up, did a quick interview with Kolter Bouchard on Facebook Live and then played for excited […]
The Launch Season 2 Announces Artists, Mentors, and Producers
January 8th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayCTV’s The Launch is preparing for take-off again for season two, with 30 new artists, new mentors and producers coming to Canadian screens in search of new talent and new hits. The first season of the show was a breakout success and put Logan Staats, Poesy, The Static Shift, Jayd Ink, and Ethan Young in the […]
Mother Mother at 102.1 The Edge – Sugar Beach Sessions
November 2nd, 2018 by Trish CasslingIt’s not a secret that I love Sugar Beach Sessions. This time around it was for Vancouver-based, indie rock band Mother Mother. Their seventh full-length studio album Dance and Cry came out today. Dance and Cry features 12-tracks, all written by lead singer Ryan Guldemond. The album was produced by Ryan and Ben Kaplan. It’s […]
New Music Spotlight with Seaway, The Trusted and More
October 16th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music Spotlight featuring Seaway, The Trusted, Star Music, Mounties, and seas We’ve got a fresh New Music Spotlight for you and this time around we’ve got music from Canada, the United States and the UK. For your viewing and listening pleasure, I have included some pop-punk, rock, rap, and some indie rock. Let’s do […]
BANNERS at The 2018 Calgary Stampede
July 8th, 2018 by Sydney ButtersBANNERS, the talented, blue-eyed UK import, hit up the Coca-Cola Stage on Friday night for the 2018 Calgary Stampede! Michael Nelson is a Canadian favourite and his performance was energetic and well received. Let Go is the newest single and you can check it out here. Related: BANNERS at the 2016 CASBY Awards Following Elijah Woods x Jamie […]
New Music Spotlight with Birds of Bellwoods, Goodnight, Sunrise and More
May 18th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music From Birds of Bellwoods, Goodnight, Sunrise, The Reklaws, Drew Gregory and Catlow After a super busy week taking in all that Canadian Music Week had to offer, we’ve bumped into the “there’s too much great music to put in a single Spotlight post”, again. Here in the second of our Friday New Music […]
New Music Spotlight with Alice in Chains, NOFX and More
May 4th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Alice in Chains, Lo Lo, Jesse and the Dandelions, They Might Be Giants, Espanola, Tenderfoot and NOFX We couldn’t narrow our new music picks down to five this week, there’s just too much great new music. So this week we’re bringing you a second New Music Spotlight. We’re inlcuding a mix of indie, […]
New Music Spotlight with The Glorious Sons and More
March 4th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from The Glorious Sons, Johnson Crook, Royce Lovett, KASADOR and Acid Test In this edition of the New Music Spotlight we’ll be highlighting bands from Kingston, ON, Toronto, ON, and Tallahassee, FL. We’re exploring rock, indie-pop-rock, alt-country, soul, hip-hop, R&B, and alternative music. We’re pretty sure there’s something for everyone today. Sit back, […]
New Music Spotlight: Dallas Smith and More
February 16th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin, Dom Fricot, Oh Geronimo and Sarah Cripps Welcome to an all Canadian New Music Spotlight! In this edition of the Spotlight, we’re giving you country, folk and alt-indie music for your listening pleasure. Please have a listen and if the music speaks to you, click on the links, and […]
Goodnight, Sunrise at The Bovine Photo Review
December 9th, 2017 by Trish CasslingOn Friday night Goodnight, Sunrise played the opening slot at Toronto’s Bovine Sex Club. It was everything I imagined and so much more. It was warm inside and crowded for 9:15. The full room was pushing up against the front of the stage and the energy was palpable. There were plenty of friends and fans up […]
Remember Now: Goodnight, Sunrise Video Release
November 22nd, 2017 by Trish CasslingGoodnight, Sunrise, the Toronto indie-rock trio, has just released a new video and we really like it. The band was founded in 2011 by Vanessa Vakharia and David Kochberg who both played in the Toronto-based band The Big Deal. They’ve released 3 EPs (Fragments, D/V 1: Deaf Ears and D/V 2: Bridgeburner) and 2 albums (Create/Destroy/Create and Falling Awake), had a few […]
Indie Week 2017 Launch Party: The Hideout, presented by M88 Entertainment Group
November 8th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayPresented by M88 Entertainment Group Indie Week 2017 has kicked off in Toronto, and it’s going to be a big one. With nearly 30 venues across the city ready to host live music between November 7 and 12, Indie Week will put fans up close and personal with emerging talent that can’t wait to get […]
Young Offenders: Constantines at WayHome 2017
August 5th, 2017 by Trish CasslingIt’s been a while since we’ve had a new Constantines album, and to be honest we were thrilled that they were included in this year’s WayHome lineup. And based on the WayHome crowd’s response, we were not alone. Checking out their social media accounts it’s hard to get a feel for what’s going on but […]
WayHome 2017 Preview: Day-to-Day Schedule and Stage Lineup
July 11th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayWe keep counting down the days to WayHome 2017… and now we know exactly what we’re counting down to! The day-to-day lineup and stage schedules have been released, giving everyone a chance to mark up with wishlist and plan for running from WayHome to WayBright to WayAway and back again throughout the three day weekend. […]
CMW 2017: UTA / Julian Taylor Band with One Bad Son, Birds of Bellwoods and Friends
April 24th, 2017 by Trish CasslingSaturday night of Canadian Music Week is huge. And while there are a couple of shows on Sunday, it’s really the last night of big, late shows. And… it’s Saturday night with a 4:00 AM last call! We found ourselves at The Horseshoe Tavern for the United Talent Agency’s Showcase featuring The Julian Taylor Band. […]
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