Month: May 2016


Plants and Animals: Thinking on Their Feet

Their music is both meticulous and stripped-down

Words and Pictures: Songwriters Who Paint

Channeling artistic expression in different ways

Samito: Starting From Scratch

Adoptive Québécois presents hard-hitting debut album

Canadian Classics: “She Ain’t Pretty” (1990)

Written by Bryan Potvin, Jay Semko, Merl Bryck, Don Schmid

Guy Bélanger: Breathing life into his instrument

Harmonica player alternates stage and screen

Dan Swinimer: Producing, developing, and co-writing with respect

“Love what you do and love who you do it with.”

Pavlo: Have guitar, will travel

From Toronto’s Danforth neighbourhood to the world

Steve Veilleux & Sylvie Paquette: Making a Real Contribution

Both Québec songwriters have tackled the poetry of two monu...

Sound Advice: Do something remarkable

It’ll make people take notice

ALEXE GAUDREAULT: FINDING ONE’S VOICE

She proposes high-end pop music with the help of John Nathan...

Unison Benevolent Fund

Supporting Canadian musicians in times of crisis

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ANTOINE LACHANCE

The Two-Headed Monster

Champion: Fun Before Intellect

The dancefloor champion embraces his hits… and misses

Dan Boeckner of Operators and Wolf Parade

Relentless writing, recording and touring

Publishing: Outloud, or The Art of Noise

Julien Bidar and Yann Beauregard-Lemay’s vision bears frui...

Andy Shauf: Quirky approach, distinctive voice

Making a different kind of “party” album

François Dompierre at the movies: a musical signature

His 50-year career leaves a deep imprint on Québec film cul...

Shawn Hook: Singer-Songwriter Finds Strength in Numbers

Though his biggest hits started from scratch, alone

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