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New Music Spotlight with Clever Hopes, North Reign, Avery Raquel, Madisyn Gifford and Sam Drysdale
September 10th, 2021 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Clever Hopes, North Reign, Avery Raquel, Madisyn Gifford, and Sam Drysdale Welcome to a Friday, all-Canadian edition of the New Music Spotlight. We’re hopping around on the genres, but trust me, they’re all incredible. Let’s do this! Artist: Clever Hopes Hometown: Toronto, ON Genre: folk-rock Related: Ocie Elliott, Cat Clyde & Jeremie […]
Get to Know Justine Giles, the Long Q&A
April 5th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayOriginally from Sudbury, Ontario, Justine Giles has settled in Calgary, Alberta as her current home base. The singer-songwriter’s journey has taken her through Toronto, on stages and screens across Canada, and while we’re all trying to stay close to home now, we know she’ll be on the road again in the future. Justine came to […]
Elissa Mielke is Back with Palace & Trying
March 18th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayFive and a half years ago we chatted with Elissa Mielke when she released her 4-song EP under the name, Mieke. Now, the Canadian singer-songwriter is back with two new songs, Trying and Palace (with music video) and we’re ready for more when she has it to give. In addition to her music, Elissa is […]
New Music Spotlight with Justin Fancy, Victoria Anthony, The Western Swing Authority, Shayne Cook, and FAIRGALE
October 23rd, 2020 by Trish CasslingWe’re bringing you a Friday New Music Spotlight to start the weekend off right. It includes music from Canadian artists Justin Fancy, Victoria Anthony, The Western Swing Authority, FAIRGALE, and we’ve thrown in a taste of Aussie singer-songwriter, Shayne Cook. You can expect some country, some pop, a little bit of western swing, some singer-songwriter, […]
Four Irish Indie Artists You Should Be Listening To – NÍV, Craig Cooney, Fintan McKahey, and Elina Filice
September 5th, 2020 by Trish CasslingThis past week I received an email from a PR company in Ireland. After a handful of emails and a lovely Zoom call with Colm Slattery I’ve got a new source for indie music. Colm is part of a three person team at events and promotions company Fluttertone.com based in Dublin, Ireland. I appreciated the […]
New Music Spotlight with Imagine Dragons and More
March 17th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Imagine Dragons, Dru Cutler, The Lay Awakes, Jimmie Allen, Mute Choir, and Towers and Trees In this installment of the New Music Spotlight, we’re featuring music from North America. From Vegas to Fergus we bring you country, rock, pop, with hints of R&B, post-electronic, with some singer-songwriter thrown in for good measure. The goal […]
Deserts: Dom Fricot Album Release in Toronto
March 12th, 2018 by Trish CasslingSitting along the wall at Burdock, sipping on a kombucha, Dom Fricot was anything but what I was expecting. I’d received an email from Dom in mid-February, introducing a video for his second release Help is Needed, from his new album Deserts. I wasn’t prepared for what followed. I watched the video, and it touched my […]
Campfires on the Moon: Q&A with Rodney DeCroo
May 29th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayOn Wednesday night we hit a local spot to check out a Vancouver singer/songwriter/poet starting his Eastern Canada tour. Rodney DeCroo was born in Pittsburgh and moved to BC in his teens. He talked about his upbringing influencing his songs as he played his set and shared his new record Campfires on the Moon. Listening […]
CMW 2015: Ireland’s Ryan O’Shaugnessy [Interview]
May 6th, 2015 by Trish CasslingThis afternoon we had the chance to chat with Ryan O’Shaugnessy from Dublin, Ireland. He’ll be playing Canadian Music Week‘s Music From Ireland Official Showcase as well as a couple of other gigs during the festival. A finalist on Britain’s Got Talent, Ryan’s genre is listed as “Acoustic, Blues, Singer-Songwriter”. Thanks to Ryan for taking the time […]
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