Interview: Quantum Tangle, “Shelter as we go…”
Hailing from Canada’s North, Quantum Tangle broke into the limelight earlier this year with their Juno for Indigenous Album of the Year (for their…
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Gateway Festival Highlight Interview: Ava Wild
I first heard Ava Wild’s terrific debut album, “Bare,” via the Saskatchewan Music 2016 longlist, in which it was included amongst scores of terrific…
Interview: Dylan Ireland, “Every Other Night”
After several years performing as Express and Company, Dylan Ireland has stepped into new territory with his bluesy, rocking debut solo album “Every Other…
Making a Pilgrimage to Teen City: Interview With Oh Susanna
When the announcement came out several months that Oh Susanna (the name under which Suzie Ungerleider performs) was releasing a new album this year,…
Interview: Declan O’Donovan, “Broken Sky”
Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a full-on sucker for piano-based music, especially music that draws on multiple soundscapes at the same time….
Interview: Jeffery Straker, “Dirt Road Confessional”
Over two years after Jeffery Straker released the successful “North Star Falling,” he returns with an outstanding new collection of songs, “Dirt Road Confessional.”…
Interview: Lakes and Pines, “Peace Comes at Last”
I was scrolling through a list of new and upcoming releases recently when I came across an intriguing band from Manitoba called Lakes and…
Sawdust City Music Festival: Interview With Curator/Founder Miranda Mulholland
Miranda Mulholland is already well-known to Canadian music fans for her work with Great Lake Swimmers and Harrow Fair, as well as her music…
Interview: Steph Cameron, “Daybreak Over Jackson Street”
I first paid serious attention to the Polaris Music Prize with the announcement of the 2015 longlist – and what a collection of albums…
Interview: Rodney DeCroo, “Old Tenement Man”
Once I’d heard Rodney DeCroo’s forthcoming album, “Old Tenement Man,” I absolutely could not get it out of my mind. Songs like “I’ve Got a Mirror,…