Indie Inside

WATCH: Amai Kuda in 'We Can Do It! (Dirty Money)' (ft. Y, M1 and Kinnie Starr)

Michael Stewart — Mon, 16 May 2016 23:29:34 +0000

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May 17, 2016

Amai Kuda and Y Josephine team up with Indigenous singer/songwriter Kinnie Starr and hip-hop legend M1 from Dead Prez to create a "call to action" in support of the group Decolonize NOW!

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Indie Inside: LAL

taniaehret — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:43:09 +0000

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April 11, 2016

Take a look at LAL, whose latest album, Find Safety, is the result of three years of studio work, offering a compellingly danceable and provocative political statement all at once.

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Rosina Kazi and Nicholas Murray, the Toronto-based duo better known as LAL, have deep roots within the Canadian music scene with 18 years of performing and an expansive catalogue of innovative records to their credit. Their latest album, Find Safety, is the result of three years of studio work, offering a compellingly danceable and provocative political statement all at once.

Indie Inside: Loon Choir

taniaehret — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:02:23 +0000

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January 13, 2016

Loon Choir are a breath of fresh air in the Canadian music scene. This month on Indie Inside, they premiere their new video for "Always Golden."

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From Canada's parliamentary hub and capital city comes Loon Choir -- an urgent pulse of fresh sonic air featuring textured guitar, synth, and violin hooks backed by a sometimes groovy, sometimes four-to-the-floor backline that lays the foundation for powerful choral-esque male and female vocals whose lyrics allude to injustice and the destruction of nature.

Indie Inside: Nick Sherman

taniaehret — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:46:19 +0000

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August 22, 2015

Singer-songwriter Nick Sherman presents his new album, "Knives and Wildrice," continuing the storytelling tradition of his Ojibway roots.

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Indie Inside: One Soul Thrust

taniaehret — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 02:52:00 +0000

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June 17, 2015

One Soul Thrust put the integrity and passion back in modern rock, and raise a ruckus doing so. Read on for this month's Indie Inside!

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Passion.

It's said that one can't be truly creative without it. Surprising how many bands fall short when putting that equation together. In the fickle world of music, there is something to be said about a group that doesn't kow-tow to cookie-cutter trends or cigar-chomping suits looking for the next pop flavour of the month. So if fate chooses to smile the gleaming white grin of prosperity on Edmonton, Canada's One Soul Thrust then let the justice be done. Their style -- modern yet classic rock-influenced -- lends itself to success without compromise. From pure rock to soulful blues, it's all rock and it's all executed with precision, experience and creativity… but it starts with passion.

Indie Inside: Sister Says

taniaehret — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:45:48 +0000

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February 24, 2015

This month we are treated to Vancouver's pop-sibling duo, Sister Says, who recently released the album "Heart Placement."

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Sister Says is a soulful genre-bending pop duo/band based out of Vancouver fronted by siblings Gillian and Robert Thomson. Not your typical soulful jam or singer-songwriter duo, their music pulses with the soul, telling heartbreak tales and stories about the wonderful and ever-changing conundrum that is life. Throughout the years Sister Says has had the opportunity to perform diverse shows that include: The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, The Islands Folk Fest in Duncan, The Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver, and at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto opening for Stars and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.

Indie Inside: Kimmortal

taniaehret — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:03:13 +0000

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November 28, 2014

Vancouver-based artist Kimmortal releases her first album, "Sincerity," a courageous community-based piece delving deep into the facets of life often untouched by dominant culture.

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Vancouver-based artist and performer, Kimmortal (a.k.a. Kim Villagante), first discovered her passion for hip-hop and R&B music during her early adolescent years, and ever since then has been on her grind, evolving and developing her own original material and unique sound to add to the Westcoast music roster.

Indie Inside: Karl Sanden

taniaehret — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:00:26 +0000

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August 5, 2014

Eclectic song-writing troubadour Karl Sanden's latest project is a seven-track album, "Fort Madeline," which was released digitally July 21.

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Karl Sanden grew up playing music in the Thompson River Valley, and he spent most of his childhood years in Kamloops, B.C. Along with his brother and sister, he frittered away his afternoons practicing the piano throughout his elementary and high school years. After leaving music behind for several years, he now devotes much of his spare time to studying the accordion and mandolin, and hopes one day to pursue music full-time.

Indie Inside: Betty Malaise and the mushroom-souper

taniaehret — Thu, 22 May 2014 05:19:18 +0000

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May 22, 2014

Check out the latest Indie Inside with musical artists Betty Malaise and the mushroom-souper. They experiment with unique melodies, while raising consciousness.

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Betty Malaise and the mushroom-souper, experimental artists from the land of the living skies, consist of Joel Carignan, as the alchemist of sound production and Brandie Carignan, the poet-the-voice. Betty Malaise and the mushroom-souper believes that the highest forms of human expression can be found in music and feel this should be shared democratically in order to inspire others and keep the evolution of creation ever-revolving. Therefore, the artists stream their music and offer free downloads to all fans.

Charlie Angus & Grievous Angels

taniaehret — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 06:04:53 +0000

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February 22, 2014

Long-time country-roots band Grievous Angels make a return with the album "The Great Divide." Read on for more about the group.

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The group was originally formed in the mid 1980s as a street-busking operation in downtown Toronto. The line-up consisted of guitarist/ song-writer Charlie Angus, vocalist Michelle Rumball and fiddler/accordionist Peter Jellard.

In 1987, stand-up bassist Tim Hadley joined the band, followed by drummer Peter Duffin. This marked the move of the Angels to Toronto bars like the Cabana Room and the Horseshoe. In 1988, a series of demos were put together as the independent release Toute la Gang.

Indie Inside: The Willing

taniaehret — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 02:30:09 +0000

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November 1, 2013

The Willing are a four-piece indie pop band formed in Montreal in 2012. Watch as Montreal's new pop-rockers emerge onto the scene!

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The Willing are a four-piece indie pop band formed in Montreal in 2012. Their main mission is to make some seriously stellar pop rock you don't have to feel guilty listening to. Consisting of Paul Col (bass), Justin Wiley (drums), Schuyler Dun Flannegan (guitars) and Will Riley (vocals), the group of young men spend most of their time together hashing together their first forth coming demo Splendid Gifts; a soup of a reccord containing various influence from '70s funk to modern day top 40 radio jams. When they're not doing that, the four are your typical mid-20s bachelors, playing video games, drinking beer and working your run of the mill lame restaurant jobs. With lots on the way, they keep fingers crossed and chins up, gearing up for a big year to come!

Indie Inside: Esmerine

taniaehret — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:23:22 +0000

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September 1, 2013

Montreal's own Esmerine will release a new album, Dalmak, this week. It was recorded predominantly in Istanbul and will be released on Constellation Records.

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Esmerine was co-founded in early 2000s by percussionist Bruce Cawdron (Godpseed You! Black Emperor) and cellist Rebecca Foon (Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Saltland) soon after the two met while recording the first Set Fire To Flames record Signs Reign Rebuilder (2001) at the old brothel at 10 rue Ontario Est in Montreal. Esmerine released two critically-acclaimed albums of modern chamber music in the first half of that decade: If Only a Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come Be True (2003) and Aurora (2005). These albums have have one foot in the new music/experimental terrain of contemporaries like Rachel's or Town And Country and the other in a more visceral and lyrical landscape populated by the likes of Dirty Three (and GY!BE themselves).

Indie Inside: Minotaurs

taniaehret — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:28:30 +0000

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July 19, 2013

Enjoy an extended performance by July's Indie Insiders -- Minotaurs, an afro-psychedelic-indie-folk-funk group.

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This month, we are treated with a special 8+ minute performance by Minotaurs.

Minotaurs are an afro-psychedelic-indie-folk-funk group. Helmed by song-writer, drummer, author, and activist Nathan Lawr, Minotaurs combine afrobeat’s slinky backbone and Nathan’s songs to create a propulsive, catchy and mind-boggling funky experience. Their newest album ‘New Believers’ is available at all fine actual and virtual music outlets

Indie Inside: The Caravan

taniaehret — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:11:48 +0000

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May 7, 2013

This month's Indie Inside have a question to ask Harper. Enter eclectic powerhouse, The Caravan.

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The Caravan knows how to keep you guessing. Approaching hip hop from the left field, the Halifax-based band has explored influences on all ends of the sonic spectrum. But while a single genre may be elusive for this three-piece, there's nothing vague about its presence. With rhymes pulsing through him from a young age, wise wordsmith Kyle McKenna is a dominant force on stage—both lyrically and physically. Combine his honest and unpredictable flow with the musical chops of genre-bending composer/engineer Mike Ritchie (guitar, keys) and effervescent drummer Mark Bachynski (Classified, Bend the River) and the result is nothing short of dynamic.

Indie Inside: Gmanwolf

taniaehret — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:28:48 +0000

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April 2, 2013

Gmanwolf turned to music as a constructive way of dealing with the daily challenges of life on a First Nations reservation.

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This month’s Indie Inside has recently signed to non-profit record label Revolution Harmony.