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With 2020's extremely peculiar, livestream-focused festival season winding down, it's time to focus on the next wave of rising Canadian tale...
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![8 New Canadian Faves You Need to Hear in October 2020]()
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![Honey Jam Celebrates 25 Years of Championing Canadian Female Artists]()
FeaturesHoney Jam Celebrates 25 Years of Championing Canadian Female Artists Published Sep 29, 2020Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe started 2020 by crossing a big item off of her bucket list. "There was one big, spectacular thing I was able...
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![CERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next?]()
FeaturesCERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next? Published Aug 25, 2020The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between se...
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![Jessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic]()
FeaturesJessie Reyez Is Achieving Superstardom on Her Own Terms — Even During a Pandemic Published May 27, 2020Jessie Reyez knows all the best parking lots in Toronto. A few years ago, this knowledge was mission-critical: the singer-songwriter and her...
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![Toronto's Luna Li Is the Breakout Star of Physical Distancing]()
FeaturesToronto's Luna Li Is the Breakout Star of Physical Distancing Published May 22, 2020On March 20, Toronto multi-instrumentalist Luna Li tweeted out a home performance video with the caption "harp jams all day." The 40-second...
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![How Dan Mangan's Side Door Is Paving the Way for the Brave New World of Live Music]()
FeaturesHow Dan Mangan's Side Door Is Paving the Way for the Brave New World of Live Music Published May 21, 2020When Vancouver songwriter Dan Mangan co-founded the concert company Side Door in 2017, he thought he was creating an "Airbnb for gigs" — an...
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![Lido Pimienta Mines Colombia's Dark Past for Her Vision of a Vibrant Future]()
FeaturesLido Pimienta Mines Colombia's Dark Past for Her Vision of a Vibrant Future Published Apr 15, 2020Moving in from afar, a camera slowly focuses on Lido Pimienta in flowing blue and white robe in front of a church, in the centre of a plaza,...
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![Burd & Keyz Honours His Partner's Legacy and Keeps an Eye on Toronto Up-and-Comers While Building His Producer Buzz]()
FeaturesBurd & Keyz Honours His Partner's Legacy and Keeps an Eye on Toronto Up-and-Comers While Building His Producer Buzz Published Mar 31, 2020Being a Toronto producer has a ring to it in boardrooms today, but ten years ago, it was all about pushing a few dollars into a dream. "...
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![Lex Leosis Talks About Levelling Up Every Aspect for 'Mythologies' and the Future of the Sorority]()
FeaturesLex Leosis Talks About Levelling Up Every Aspect for 'Mythologies' and the Future of the Sorority Published Mar 31, 2020Rap group the Sorority — the one-time foursome turned threesome — made Cancon stars out of Polaris Music Prize-winning MC Haviah Mighty, Key...
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![Thundercat Finds Healing and Some Laughs on 'It Is What It Is']()
FeaturesThundercat Finds Healing and Some Laughs on 'It Is What It Is' Published Mar 30, 2020No matter the level of fame that virtuoso bassist Thundercat (aka Stephen Lee Bruner) attains, you get the sense he never forgets his roots....
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![Canadians Who Score: Artists Who Successfully Made the Leap to Composing for Movies]()
FeaturesCanadians Who Score: Artists Who Successfully Made the Leap to Composing for Movies Published Mar 27, 2020Alexander Sowinsky and Leland Whitty of BADBADNOTGOOD recently shared their bleak, beautiful music for Disappearance at Clifton Hill, puttin...
