Fun fact: the Maritimes are extremely popular in the Northwest Territories. So when St. John's, Newfoundland natives the Dardenelles took th...

If you can imagine a group like the Blues Brothers, but filled with government bureaucrats, the Committed would be it. Most notably, the Nor...

The Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project are such rebels they didn't even wait for the MC to introduce them before blasting straight into their...

There is a lot of resident musical talent in Yellowknife. Casey Koyczan, aka the Bushman, is one of those talents. He is a man with a mixer,...

Yukon Blonde are a dependable band to have in a festival line-up. People know them, they like them. They're fun and upbeat, and yesterday th...

Reuben and the Dark are a beautiful band. They have an ethereal sound, deep harmonies and a style influenced by gospel. The band are the mos...

It's been a month since summer solstice, so one a.m. in Yellowknife is starting to get a little dusky again. It's dark and chilly and the mo...

To see the Strumbellas live is to see a band give it 100 percent, every time. They performed for the few hundred lucky people who made it in...

Depending on how you look at it, Cold Specks could be the most appropriate musical act for St. Matthew's Church. But she could also be the l...

The room was packed for PEI darlings Paper Lions, who headlined the Seahorse Tavern for Halifax Pop Explosion's penultimate night. The quart...

Sometimes it's possible to tell a band is going to have a good stage presence just from hearing their album. The Burning Hell are one of tho...

There's a lot of love going around for Edmonton-cum-Montreal duo Purity Ring. After a night of ambient dance pop, it was refreshing to hear...

Imagine lounging on a yacht. Champagne is flowing, the sun is shining, and Jay-Z and Beyoncé zip by on their sailboat. Southern Shores would...

Al Tuck was a quotable guy at his Halifax Pop show at the Carleton. The Prince Edward Island native walked on stage promptly at 11:30 p.m. w...

Nova Scotia's Christina Martin is back with her fifth album, Sleeping with a Stranger. As the title suggests, the tracks are ephemeral and r...

Susanna (a Norwegian songstress as prolific as she is celebrated) has released eight albums in the past eight years. She is back this summer...

Washington State native Brandi Carlile has released five studio albums, a smattering of EPs, named her horse after her first guitar (it was...

Jessie Brown's first release, the self-titled Jessie Brown EP, takes a bare bones approach to blues rock. Her influences are apparent: the a...

I really don't like bongos. Unfortunately, it the members of Francis Dean do. (By the way, don't get Francis Dean mixed up with Kurt Cobain...

Scarlett Jane isn't a person, but a duo of young women (Cindy Doire and Andrea Ramolo) and their debut album is a strong, confident foray in...