Arkells expand upon their sound (0)
1/27/12 •
There’s no place like home. Just ask Hamilton rock band Arkells. When the Times & Transcript caught up with Arkells guitarist Mike DeAngelis last week, he was in the midst of getting set to play what would be Arkells’ biggest hometown show to date at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Asked if performing a hometown show [...]
Recent Posts
Poor Young Things Come to Metro (0)
1/27/12 •
Toronto-via-Thunder Bay rock band Poor Young Things doesn’t need your sympathy. In fact, their story is one of figurative rags to riches. More than a year ago, the group left behind the relatively cozy confines of their hometown of Thunder Bay, Ont. for the bright lights of Toronto. Their intuition paid off; the group ended [...]
Purple, Sexsmith and Cockburn on tap for Moncton next month (0)
1/27/12 •
Swollen Members perform at the Oxygen on Saturday, Feb. 16. Advance tickets are $15 and are available at Spin It, 467 Main St., Moncton. In the early part of this century, it seemed as though all Western Canadian hip hop group Swollen Members touched turned to gold. The group found themselves darlings of Muchmusic with [...]
Download the free Shivering Songs Mixtape! (0)
1/25/12 •
Fredericton’s Shivering Songs Festival is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated festivals of the winter season here in New Brunswick. This year’s festival runs from Friday February 3 and wraps up on Sunday February 5. This year’s line-up is an impressive and diverse one, featuring David Myles, Mark Kozelek, Postdata, Hot Toddy, Mike O’Neill [...]
Peter Gabriel – New Blood (Universal Music Canada) (0)
1/23/12 •
Peter Gabriel has never been one afraid to walk down new paths. On New Blood, he explores gems from his solo catalogue and reinvents them as lush, orchestrated pieces with no percussion to be found. Serving as a companion piece to his 2010 effort Scratch My Back where he covered the likes of Paul Simon, [...]
Older Posts
- The Roots – Undun (Universal Music Canada)
- Nash – The Death Of Reason (MapleMusic Recordings)
- Check out the new video from Calgary’s Brocade!
- The Music of Lights
- Wintersleep to give Metro a sneak peek at new material
- Edmundston’s Lonesome Line to play Moncton tonight
- The King Still Reigns Thanks To Thane Dunn
- Sonic Avenues – Television Youth (Dirtnap Records)
- The Parlor Mob – Dogs (Roadrunner / Warner Music Canada)
- They Call Me Rico – S/T (Voxtone Records)
- Jon Epworth brings the soul
- Pop master Lamont James releases debut record and new video
- Stereophonic Festival set to take over Sackville this week
- Catherine MacLellan continues to be inspired by her father
- Klarka Weinwurm embraces full band for new record
