Fire & Smoke (Winnipeg/Montréal) is a bilingual folk-roots partnership uniting exciting harmonies, deft storytelling, and ever-evolving live instrumentation. Recipients of the CBC/Radio-Canada Phonogramme Prize, grand prize winners of the Chant’Ouest francophone music competition, and CBC […]
Emerging from the world of folk music, Corey Gulkin drew attention early in their career as the 2013 laureate of the John Lennon Songwriting Grand Prize. Their 2016 EP The Wharf was nominated for a […]
Hanorah, an artist with diverse talents, operates from a cosy studio in Montréal’s west end, where feline companions, canvases, and shimmering tape recorders coexist. Inspired by legendary voices such as Etta James and Joni Mitchell, […]
Salut, je suis Aube. À partir de 2021, quelque chose de fabuleux se passe et changea le cours de ma création artistique à tout jamais! Je commence à écouter du Gab Bouchard et je tombe […]
Sophie Ogilvie is a singer and songwriter based in Montréal, Quebec. Approaching songwriting with the confessional lyricism folk and an indie rock penchant for pop song structures, Ogilvie’s sound is set apart by her deft […]
Shawny is a Montreal-based children’s artist, Youtuber, and performer for hire. His engaging blend of folk/pop/rock music is sure to get kids laughing, singing, and coming out of their shells. Shawny has been creating children’s […]
Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and samples of the artist’s music to help introduce our readers to some of the incredible […]
Tiny, illuminating sounds that burst into melody, Mirror Mirror is baroque chamber pop with a twist. Lisa Iwanycki sings about our troubled future while a mini-orchestra of glass instruments, violins, and a midnight choir creates […]
Singer-songwriter Pascale LeBlanc was born in Montreal but spent her entire childhood in her mother’s homeland of Haiti. Her words evoke both her childhood memories in Haiti and her life in Quebec. Her music (a […]
Veranda is the collaboration between Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier. After two well-received EPs, Veranda presents their first LP of original french bluegrass music that blends traditional and contemporary, simplicity and virtuosity. Their music is […]
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