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  12 Emerging Canadian Artists Who Would've Crushed SXSW This Week

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020

  When the world started shutting down all public gatherings due to the global spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), SXSW was among the first in...

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  ​Keynes Woods Is Ready to Put Himself on the Hip-Hop Map and Bring Ottawa with Him

  PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2020

  After popping up on radars with his must-see COLORS session that amassed over half-a-million views. and since dropping a handful of buzzing...

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  8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Should Hear in March 2020

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2020

  It's so easy to keep listening to your favourite artists, but these eight rising acts will make you glad you went outside your comfort zone...

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  Class of 2020: Hanorah Revels in the Healing Power of Song

  PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2020

  A prophet by the name of George Clinton once said, "Funk not only moves, it can remove." That's a dictum that emerging Montreal soul queen...

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  Cartel Madras Pave a New Path of Visibility with 'Age of the Goonda'

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2019

  Age of the Goonda, the latest EP from Calgary duo Cartel Madras, starts with a cacophony of screams, swearing and menacing bass. Before the...

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  Sorrey Leave the Bedroom Behind and a Whole Community Helps 'In Full Bloom' Succeed

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2019

  Sometimes it only takes a "pocket of songs" and a little bit of trust for a project to get off the ground. For Emilee Sorrey, the Cape Bret...

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  Meet Gong Gong Gong, the Restless Beijing-Montreal Art-Punk Duo Channelling the Concept of 'Phantom Rhythm'

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2019

  After an apologetic preamble about VPNs and time zone differences, Gong Gong Gong bassist Joshua Frank brushes away any half-baked "made in...

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  With Her 'Black Dove' EP, Toronto R&B Singer Amaal Is Ready to Fly

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2019

  Being born in Mogadishu, Somalia and arriving to Canada as a refugee at a young age are experiences that inform the life and music — includ...