Ever wondered how to make your good song GREAT? Where to find the inspiration to put your thoughts into a well-crafted song? From September 7 to October 2, 2011, Canadian Music Week, in association with Astral Radio, will be presenting a series of free local New Songwriters’ Workshops that will provide the answers [...]

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Stone Parade

On July 18, 2011 By

“Home grown rockers Stone Parade strap in and go straight ahead with crunchy riffs and big beats on this independent release. The opening tracks Paranoia and Mr Spaceman are worth the price of admission.” – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
“Stone Parade are out to make a statement. Their debut album Stratosphere is a heady mix of sonic forces [...]

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Misteur Valaire

On July 17, 2011 By

Put in a cargo of five guys playing together 23 years since the age of 6 years. Give them a trumpet, saxophone, sequencers, percussion, turntables, drums, bass and keyboards, and you get the group Misteur Valaire! But Misteur Valaire (MV), this is not electro or hip-hop. This is not jazz or [...]

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The Stanfields

On July 16, 2011 By

 
Meet The Stanfields, a maelstrom of rock ‘n’ roll, Celtic and bluegrass. Hailing from the gritty post-industrial towns of Nova Scotia, The Stanfields play every show like it’s their collective last night on earth. Their kitchen party harmonies, thunderous rhythm section, high-octane stage show and genuine chemistry [...]

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Eastborough

On July 15, 2011 By

 
2011 is gearing up to be Eastborough’s year.
Last year’s hiatus involving a move from Ottawa to Toronto and studies at Humber College, did not stop Stefani Guzman from finishing her full length album, “Your Place”.Funded in part by The City of Ottawa’s Arts Grant for Popular Music, “Your Place” will be [...]

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The Belle Game

On July 14, 2011 By

The Belle Game is a seven-piece band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Their layered instrumentation, shared female/male vocals and poetic lyricism have sparked comparisons to fellow Canadian artists such as Feist, The New Pornographers, Arcade Fire and Ohbijou.
Initially formed to serve a single performance at Vancouver’s The Railway Club in the summer [...]

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CIMA launches Canada House at Reeperbahn in Hamburg, September 22 to 24, 2011 and invites export-ready Canadian music companies to participate in a series of B2B networking and business opportunities. The initiative will be prefaced by a Pre-Reeperbahn Event on September 20, 2011 in Berlin.
 
Pre-Reeperbahn Event (PRE) – Berlin (September 20, 2011)
The Pre-Reeperbahn Event is [...]

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Breaching Vista

On July 13, 2011 By

 

 
January 2007 saw the launch of Kitchener, Ontario’s Alt-Rock quartet Breaching Vista. Since their inception, BV has found themselves sharing the bill with notable Canadian acts such as Hedley, Marianas Trench, Finger Eleven, Protest The Hero, Down With Webster, The Reason, Stereos, Social Code, San Sebastian, Shiloh, USS, Ten [...]

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Avalanche City

On July 12, 2011 By

Avalanche City is the brainchild of Dave Baxter, a musician whose background stretches across many genres and influences, culminating in a sound that is an impressive and eclectic range of various instruments, melodies and harmonies. The depth and perspective create a dynamic atmosphere that is rich and raw all at once. The epicentre of Avalanche [...]

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The Mighty Regis

On July 11, 2011 By

 
“A ragtag, 7-member collective that mixes Celtic, punk and folk genres into a raucous, floor-stomping gut punch of a good time.”
This band of misfits have been bringing their brand of floor-stomping Celtic punk rock to clubs all over California and beyond for the past 4 years. While their sound is rooted in [...]

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