Review: Shawnee Kish, “Chapter 1”
Self-described, “fiery, female, Indigenous, two-spirit music artist,” Shawnee Kish released her first full-length studio album, “Chapter 1,” July 25, 2025. Aimed directly at the…
album releases
Review: Savannah Jade, “Self-Titled”
Those of you who know me reasonably well are aware of my ongoing love/hate relationship with country music. As a Gen X-er, I was…
Martin Noakes: 2024 Fave 20 Albums List
As 2024 winds down, I am happy to share what I consider to be 20 of the finest Canadian album releases over the last…
Review: Tania Gill Quartet, “Disappearing Curiosities”
Jazz is all too often relegated to background-music status, befitting a classy event or a nice dinner out, perhaps, but not music that begs…
Shawn William Clarke’s “Spectral Acoustics Vol 1” EP Goes Digital
A cursory glance at the music catalog for Toronto, ON singer-songwriter Shawn William Clarke may leave you believing that he pretty much disappeared from…
Elliott BROOD Announces Upcoming New Album
With these last few months of Covid-19, self-isolating, social distancing, travel restrictions and closed borders, 2020 really feels like a nightmare that never wants…
Oh Susanna Announces Upcoming Deluxe Edition of “Sleepy Little Sailor”
When the announcement was made last week that Suzie Ungerleider (Oh Susanna) plans to reissue a deluxe edition of her “Sleepy Little Sailor” album…
In Basements In Isolation
The popular ‘In Basements On Sundays’ intimate live music events are well known and loved by many within the Toronto roots-music scene. Held each…
Jadea Kelly Releases New EP, “Met While Incarcerated”
Hot on the heels from her acclaimed 2016 “Love and Lust” album (accolades from Canadian Folk Music Awards for Contemporary singer of the year),…
New Music for the New Year
Having bid our farewells to 2018, and the wonderful music that was a part of it, the time has come to look at some…