MySpace Canada, together with Corus Entertainment’s ExploreMusic website are giving Canadian musicians a chance to be discovered with their new Found On Myspace monthly contest. We will get into the contest itself in a moment but first, here’s some perspective…

Moncton punk rock band The Motorleague has been growing their fan base in New Brunswick and throughout the Maritimes based on the strength of their live show and their melodic, high-energy songs. The group is getting ready to celebrate the…

After criss-crossing Canada a whopping four times over 18 months starting in 2006, Moncton honky-tonkers The Divorcees are all set to launch their stellar new record Last Of The Free Men on May 5.   The group has their CD…

The springtime tends to be one of the most fruitful times of year for new music arriving in stores. Below are some of my choice picks that I’m looking forward to in the next few months; I hope you find…

Halifax native Joel Plaskett’s music career is building momentum with each successive release. His 2007 record Ashtray Rock garnered him a remarkable six East Coast Music Awards and was also in the running for the annual Canadian Polaris Music Prize. He…

Halifax musician Meaghan Smith is living a dream. While many musicians can only dream of being able to carve a living out of making music, the past few years have been kind to her and helped enable her to do…

Let’s get things straight right off the bat: Rising Canadian country music group One More Girl is actually comprised of two girls, not one.   But don’t be fooled by the relatively young ages of band members and siblings 19-year-old…

  With a career that spans an amazing 25 years, Alberta-born KD Lang shows no signs of slowing down. The release of her most recent album Watershed (her tenth studio record) will bring her to the Moncton Coliseum for a…

Halifax-born alternative-country artist Luke Doucet is returning to the Maritimes for a slew of shows including two New Brunswick dates in Saint John and Sackville. The artist has been busy touring behind his fourth solo record, the excellent Blood’s Too…

Building on the success of her 2006 record If Your Memory Serves You Well, Ontario singer-songwriter Serena Ryder is returning to the Maritimes in March for a show in Saint John. Her most recent effort is the full-length Is It…