10/10 review for the Sadies' Internal Sounds Some have called them the world's greatest rock'n'roll band and the Sadies continue to live up to the hype with Internal Sounds, another instance where a new album one-ups the previous one in their catalogue. September 16, 2013 | New Release | Review
10/10 live show review for Chali 2na at Rifflandia If you've ever wondered how legends are made all you had to do was be in the audience on Saturday at Rifflandia when Jurassic 5's Chali 2na played to a massive crowd. September 15, 2013 | Concert | Review
Fans part with a Five Dollar Bill or two at Corb Lund's garage sale Hundreds of fans of Edmonton’s soon-to-be-moving roots star Corb Lund descended upon his North Glenora garage sale to check out his merch. September 6, 2013 | Interview
Break Out Toronto Bands: Young Rival It's surprising that the grainy, sun-flicked rock of Young Rival hasn't already become a fixture of every Toronto restaurant and cafe's indie playlist, but perhaps that's just a tactic by business owners to deflect every patron from enthusiastically asking "what song is this?" August 28, 2013 | Review
5/5 review for Danny Michel and the Garifuna Collective's Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me Enjoy the marriage of Canadian songwriter Danny Michel's lilting lyricism and the Belizean collective's rolling acoustic rhythms. August 25, 2013 | New Release | Review
The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer featured in BeatRoute Magazine The blues duo have stripped it down to the essentials: Shawn Hall sings the blues, while shredding on the harp as the “The Harpoonist,” while Matthew Rogers tears it up on the axe all the while keeping the stomping beat as “The Axe Murderer.” July 16, 2013 | Interview | Concert
Corb Lund and The Sheepdogs among acts playing Alberta Flood Aid relief concert Canadian singers and bands are lending their voices and music to a massive fundraiser to benefit victims devastated by the southern Alberta deluge. July 15, 2013 |
Corb Lund releases song in tribute to Southern Alberta flood victims When heavy rains in June triggered floods in Southern Alberta, the country was unified in its sympathy for Albertans and in respect for how they handled the crisis. Alberta-native Corb Lund is the latest to join that chorus of support with his new song, "Blood, Sweat & Water." July 12, 2013 | Song | New Release | Charity
25 Essential Shows at NXNE 2013 - The Lytics Judging by this year’s NXNE roster featuring MCs from Vancouver to Halifax, Toronto isn’t Canada’s only hip-hop incubator. Still, it’s pleasantly surprising to see a group representing that frosty capital city to the west, Winnipeg. June 13, 2013 | Concert | Review
Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob among Stereogum's Top 25 Albums of 2013 So Far 2013 isn’t technically half over yet, but we’re deep into the part of the year where you start sweating the instant you leave your door, and that means it’s a good time to take stock of all the disco robots, frantic rap nerds, and metal boundary-crushers who have thus far delighted us. June 4, 2013 | Review