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THIS WEEK @ IndieCan:
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Episode 187 of IndieCan Radio has some Geek Street wisdom from UnMarketing and Super Nova + some great new musical finds from Vancouver to the UK - Click to see what we mean HERE
Think Toronto Independent Music Awards, July 23rd at the Phoenix. We have it : IndieCan PICS
Think Hillside Music Festival in Guelph July 23 to 25. Gord Downie, Julie Doiron, Stephen Fearing, The Minotaurs, and more CLICK for it |
IndieCan Radio NXNE with Alan Cross, Ze Frank, Purrr, The Diodes, Imaginary Cities and more on # 185 HERE
LOOK AHEAD, hear Episode 186 HERE
LOOK BACK: Episode 184 - Read it HERE or Stream it HERE
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The latest of IndieCan Raido with Jerome Godboo and The Johnny's from the June 1, Aboriginal Kick Off Party. LISTEN or READ About it. Also new Cowboy Junkies, Jon Cohen, Ginger St. James, Great Big Sea and the hardest working NXNE band this year, Hollerado. An Exclusive: Tomson Highway has a new record out. Hear our interview Here. More NXNE coverage Click it! |
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Stream some IndieCan Radio - not yet released to radio on NXNE 2010 here - it includes some new finds, some bands we have been looking forward to and commentary on interactive media and it's impact on music and the rest of our life. NXNE had a power outage on Queen Street Friday night which put everything back and delegates and fans didn't miss a beat, rocking on until 4 AM. IndieCan had Spadina and College covered, Queen West and more. Coming soon, we talk to Golden Dogs, some Austin music fans at their first North By and some killer photos and video of great show. Team IndieCan staggered through to the finish line Sunday night rockin with the WithOuts and more - with less than legal amounts of sleep. Content is king. If we're not there, we don't talk about it. PHOTOS HERE. There have been some great movies about music and IndieCan has previewed several. Check out what we had to say and what you have to see HERE See Iggy Dance at Dundas Square YouTubeMe |
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Want some NXNE memories?... hear North By 2008 HERE 2009 HERE
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Top Left is the Music Biz think-tank at the NXNE 2010 Town Hall meeting, Top Right is The Sheepdogs of Saskatoon playing the XM Satellite Radio kick off party, Bottom Left is Jody Glenham of Vancouver at the Cameron and Bottom Right is NXNE interactive panelist Allan Cross talking to IndieCan correspondent Mark Farmer. See what we see at North By North East HERE. Read what we have to say about it HERE |
Tired of waking up tired? IndieCan brings vitality to your day with an hour of new music. We have news about The Diodes, we have exclusive content from Hamilton Spring Music Festival and more. Listen to IndieCan Radio # 181 Now, or read all about it HERE
On Episode 180 we catch up on the latest social media trends with Mark Farmer of Webness.biz who we first met at PodCamp Toronto. We have fresh out of the oven new tunage from Delhi2Dublin, Peter Katz, Share, Bob Rylett, Amy Heffernan, Ross Neilsen and the Sufferin Bastards, Man the Destroyer and The Johnnys and more Listen NOW, Read all about it
IndieCan previewed some of the Movies of NXNE this week and we'll have more on the legacy of Joey Strummer, Handsome Ned and the new Search and Destroy movie about Iggy Pop and the Stooges HERE
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This Just in - Dearly Beloved have recorded new music - see what we saw at the CD release at the Drake and hear an exclusive NHL playoff interview with Rob Higgins - With a little bit of luck you get exactly what you want HERE
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IndieCan was at Hamilton Spring Music Festival. See Steel-town, IndieCan style. For those of you who have been regulars, you know what an impact Grady made there there last two years Juno winning combo of Gordie "Grady" Johnson and Joel Plaskett are featured on Episode 178 of IndieCan Radio. We have an artist feature - T.Dot's Dinosaur Bones (pictured below) + tunes from 4 time zones.
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Gordie Johnson on Episode 177
Start streaming Episode 176 now
Juno Weekend. IndieCan will bring you a post-awards report. See our Facebook Discussion to express Juno thoughts.
Diego Davoli and Jenn Martin both have Grady pics. Sneak a peak Gordie on IndieCan Radio |
Grady get's loud at the Mod Club with "Good as Dead" tour. See it HERE.
But we still have SXSW to talk about and Ember Swift is with us to talk about how to and how-not-to make an impression as a western band going to China. She lives in Beijing; maybe she knows a thing or two. Todd Arkell is this year's South By corresondent. Download, stream and/or see who's on 176 by clicking HERE.
Brand new music from Vancouver's The Pack A.D., Peter Katz, Air Traffic Control, more Joel Plaskett, Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, we have Eugene Ripper, Shane Yellowbird and English Words plus exclusive talk with Syndey Nova Scotia's John Campbelljohon with Jenn Martin and Hamilton Ontario's Dean Lickyer with Joe Chisholm - enough talk IndieCan, take us to the goods - Episode 175 |
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Have you heard? No, not yet, because it hasn't been released, but IndieCan has new Wintersleep from the east, The Pack A.D. from the west, The Lions in the middle and more. He says and She says on Episode 174 of IndieCan Radio right here!!!!
East Coast Music Awards exclusive coverage on IndieCan Radio - Check out IndieCan Radio for The Novaks, Chris Smith of Funk Factor, Catherine MacLellan and JD Smith. We cover ECMAs in Two parts - Episodes 172 and 173.In the first of a two-part series IndieCan Radio talks to Joel Plaskett and others in Sydney Nova Scotia. INDIECAN RADIO. Also, IndieCan Exclusive Video with Ian Sherwood and Jenn Martin on YOUTUBE
Also, AfterpartY are CMW virgins. See what they have to say about their first Canadian Music Week as well as 1st time visitors VICKY from Iceland and long-time CMW supporter, ASCAP Vice President, Ralph Murphy
Check it all HERE!!!
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March 10th to 14th Canadian Music Week had Toronto up early and out late with 700 bands Dozens of the worlds leading music experts talking about what the hell happened in Decade I of this Millennium and what to expect next. Walk around the conference with us Thursday - See what we saw on the streets on IndieCan's photo page. Here what we hear on the radio links below and visit us at YouTube and Facebook. The Mission District kicked it of at the Mod Club Wedensday - we went right through to Sunday enjoying the first ever sold-out CMW. |
Congrats to everyone at the ECMAs in Sydney Nova Scotia this year. -20 degrees of cold outside and hot east-coast culture inside. IndieCan was in the cold, back stage, front-row-centre, in the lavatory - anywhere they had to go to get the story. On Episode 172 of IndieCan Radio we talk to Joel Plasket who won 6 of 8 nominations and we talk to other nominees left in his wake - The Easy Bleeders, Mel Keith, Tim Chaisson, Two Hours Traffic and more.
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A feature panelist at this year's Canadian Music Week, Dan Hill is our guest on Episode 170 and Episode 171 of IndieCan Radio. EPISODE 171 has just been posted and has a ton of CMW past and present. Check it out HERE. ECMAs were a blast. Mondo-content coming soon. Show 172 includes Tim Chasson, Joel Plasket (winner of 7 ECMAs) Two Hours Traffic and more CMW bound bands.
In 171 we also chat with Patrizia back stage at the Mod Club and we go from Olympic Town, Pawnshop Diamond to ECMA's The Danks and more music from the spaces between. Steam 170 now or read all about it! IndieCan is in Sidney NS for the ECMAs and getting ready for CMW 2010
Bounce around with us with Episode 169
We get Olympic with Vancouver's Elias, Mother Mother and more. We get East Coast Music Award ready with Down with the Butterfly and more Hillside Inside with Rural Alberta Advantage and more
Hillside Inside Part I with Episode 168 here
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This week on IndieCan Radio we continue with The Maple Blues Awards. Read it HERE or Listen up - CLICK HERE
Flashlight Radio light up the Elmo and IndieCan was there - see it read it - CLICK HERE
IndieCan was at Urban Music Week and we are stoked to tell you we are launching IndieCan Urban aka Big Special's House hosted by Spesh K. CLICK HERE to stream audio. Submit tunes at speshk@indiecan.com for consideration/play.
Martha and the Muffins has a new CD which we will be bringing to you soon.
Hillside Inside is February 6 and IndieCan looks forward to being there. You should, too. |
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EPISODE 165 gets Maple Blue and boards a train. Faye Blais & Sarah Burton are riding the rails with guitars but talked to IndieCan First. Young guns from Ottawa-Monkey Junk sweeps this years Maple Blues Awards with 5 wins on 5 nominations. Danny Marks and David Gogo hosted this years event which boasted a record crowd turn out. See Pictures, hear the Show CLICK IT!
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What Canadian songstess is singing with Wilco? What does author Tsufit have to say about starting a movement and how people want to be talked to. We have some great new artists and some stand-out examples of the early 21st century in Montreal with Arcade Fire and Sam Roberts. Listen NOW. or Read All About It |
Let's keep this decade going with some Rock 'n' Blues Booze Cruise News coming to a Toronto harbour near you soon. This is a great show to help get in the spirit for The Maple Blues Awards coming January 18th. IndieCan will be there. We have new music from the "soon to be released" The Strip CD. But wait, there's more - The Birthday Boys, Dean Lickyer, Shakura S'Aida and more. Click for Details Details
Happy 2010! Author, Tsufit has a book about how-to-get-noticed - "Into the Spotlight, Because every business is Show Business." Tsufit talks to us this week about some practical ideas that make good new-year's resolutions. We have some great new music and we look back and reflect some in our continuing commitment to celebrate what had been remarkable in emerging music in Decade One of the 21st Cetury. READ MORE AND TUNE IN
. Episode 161 is packed full of new material not even out 'til next year, but we save time for some of the year's highlights: Listen to EPISODE 161
"Men are a thousand times more intent on becoming rich than on acquiring culture. Though it is quite certain that what a man is contributes more to his happiness than what he has."
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XM Radio put on a great "not another X Mas party" at the Velvet Underground December 18 with Still Life Still, Dinosaur Bones, The Junction and The Meliville Band. Great time - great pics right here!
On INDIECAN RADIO this week THE CUNNINGHAMS talk to us back stage of the Elmo following their packed house CD release party. What's old is new again. We have never before heard new songs by Martha & The Muffins and Stompin' Tom Connors. And, as always, the best music you've never heard. LEAD ME TO YOUR TAKER
This week on IndieCan Radio we devote our radio show to the life of Haydain Neale - we have a report from Mary of Meg-A Music Toronto from the Tribute concert at the Phoenix December 7th. Also, this Saturday we preview an indie seasonal event featuring Oh No Forest Fires, The Balconies, Clothes Make the Man and Make Your Exit...plus the usual great new music. CLICK
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This week on Episode 158 of IndieCan Radio, presents "here and NOW Magazine" in a two part series. NXNE founder and NOW Magazine co-founder Michael Hollett talks to IndieCan Radio listeners about 3 decades of music journalism. In Episode 158 it�s North By North East vs. Canadian Music Week and in 157, the
Toronto indie scene then (1981) and NOW + the future of print media. The Free Press also weighs in with some music as is the IndieCan tradition. We also roll out new Sloan, Voila! And Romi Mayes + Don Bronwrigg, Ember Swift, Bend Sinister, Dan Mangan and
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The Grey Cup was in Calgary - a bitch of a game to loose, even a bitch to win. Soon, we'll have highlights from artists playing the event this year |
"Who is Natasha Pasternak!?!?!?" IndieCan Delivers the answer as well as dishing out inbox jems, POP Montreal and Indie Week memories. HEAR # 155
Read about IndieCan's Andre Skinner on Dustin Bentall's new CD - Read IndieCan coverage of POP Montreal and Indie Week. IndieCan Radio celebrates Indie Week 2009 over three weeks as Episodes 153 to 155 come from the streets and clubs of T.Dot with old friends and new finds.Click here to HEAR Indie Week 2009
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POP Montreal always reminds us what a great place
Quebec is for the creation and enjoyment of music. The whole world was making
Montreal home from September 30 to October 4 as the music of the world poured out onto
Montreal streets as POP Montreal celebrated lucky # 8. IndieCan Radio is our way to tell you all about it:
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If you have some InideCan Indie-catch up to due to having a Fall that's as busy as ours, here's some short cuts: See what we have seen from IndieWeek, XM MUSIC AWARDS, POLARIS MUSIC Prize Gala CLICK 4 PICS As always, you can download all the InideCan Radio you've missed, on us. CLICK 4 Podcast archive. Visit Halifax POP Explosion |
Episode 151 of IndieCan Radio features Jason Bajada from Montreal, Pawnshop Diamond of Vancouver and more from The Mountains and The Trees of St. John's
Congrats to Darlings of Chelsea who won Indie Week 2009 in a year that was rich in talent and abundant in close calls. New galleries coming daily - We've seen Mad June, Joel Lightman, Dave Borins, The Darlings of Chelsea, Static in the Stars and Jay Sparrow form Alberta, Sixteen Layers and the Cutaways from Ireland, Diana Catherine, Natasha Pasternak, Atlantis Blueprint, Saigon Hookers and Chris Koster.
IndieCan Radio Episode 150: What's a milestone? If you're traveling this weekend, be sure to download 150 and some extra indie listening pleasure. 150 includes interviews with past and present XM Satellite Radio $25,000 prize winners, Hey Rosetta! and Dan Mangan. Congrats also to Alexisonfire for winning. We interview The Arkells with their town Hamilton Hometown Blue Collar rock and work ethic, The Duhks who have rich musical heritage and some get-ready for Halifax POP explosion sounds with Acres and Acres (on tour now) with what publicist, Ken Beattie calls a record that sounds like the lost Neil Yong tapes plus Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees and Mountains and the Trees.
Recently on IndieCan Radio - THIS JUST IN, Episode 149 we have more from TIFF's Canadian Music Cafe with Jets Overhead and Stef Lang from Victoria, Spiral Beach from Ontario and Winter Gloves from Montreal. Of course a host of righteous "best music you've never heard" is served up too.
Episode 148 preps us for IndieWeek 2009 in Toronto and POP Montreal. On Episode 147 we do the pre-release-party thang with Christian D and the Hangovers from Toronto and The Fury from Vancouver, plus many first time IndieCan picks. Right here to hear it now:Episode 147
Congrats to Dan Mangan and Alexisonfire, winners of THE VERGE XM awards of $25,000 each for Best Artist and Best CD. IndieCan was there to see Hey Rosetta!, Metric and The Weakerthans. Who won POLARIS Muisc Prize September 21st?Click for the big news
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IndieCan Radio to remembers XM Satellite's Davenport and Avenue Rd street-front studio. XM is going strong and moving but the place of many great captured Canadian iconic moments is all packed up and left for us to remember.
IndieCan.com remembers Steve Major who engineered IndieCan's sessions and so many more XM Radio moments. We thank XM for inviting us into their world to create our rogue radio there which included Indie Hall of Famer, Moe Berg jamming with The Populars, Tom Hooper sessioning in with 54-40, The Dunes, Sunshine State, Dan Mangan, Hey Ocean, Justin Rutledge, Jenn Grant Sean Ashby, The Painted Birds and so much more. It will take two shows to celebrate. Listen in for some "never before heard" and some of our favorite moments Episode 145 and 146 are two one-hour shows you might want to download for your library.
- We don't get too lost in nostalgia, we have some new stuff too so we'll get back to those XM sessions again in 146.
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Coast-to-coast new indie from every Canadian time zone and beyond: Episode 144 including a candid chat with Halifax's SHARE + Jets Overhead, Hello Charlie, The Evelyn Room, the UK's Stone Circles and more.
Ottawa Blues Fest Coverage: Episode 143 features the music of Ottawa Blues Fest and includes David Go Go, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Elephant Stone, new Dan Mangan, Band of Skulls and My, My, My a Chicogo band that visited Toronto for NXNE - Also we have been to see Grace Over Diamonds, Share and Ron Leary.
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HEAR HILLSIDE RADIO Now! Click Radio for links to interviews and music from Hillside 2009 - dubbed as Mudslide 09 "In 23 years of driving bus for Hillside I have never seen anything like this" Hillside Overflow Parking Bus Driver The Music fans stole the show this year, never loosing their spirit as thunderstorm after thunderstorm pounded Guelph Conservation Area. Episode 140 of IndieCan Radio celebrates Big on Bloor artists, new Two Hours Traffic and a Hillside early buzz band, The Birthday Boys. Wednesday's Episode 141 includes Julie Doiron, memories of Hillside past and more. IndieCan is moved by the spirit of this year's Hillside fans, volunteers and artists. Pictured here: An impromptu mud sliding contest Sunday and Hillside Mudslide champ We are working hard on commentary, pics, radio and vids. Check EVENTS and REVIEWS for IndieCan's Ottawa Blues Fest and Beaches Jazz coverage. HILLSIDE here
REVIEWS for Vans Warped Tour Here
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Epiosode 139 with Inoke Errati, ParlovR and other indie that's hard to say and easy to listen to including Loud Love, The Mission District, Rememdy, Drowning Girl, Something Fatal, Galore and more. CLICK 4 IndieCan Radio | |
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Mud-Fest at EdgeFest can't hold back bands and fans from having a good time as it's time to Rock in T.Dot. See what IndieCan saw.
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Canada Day in Toronto Calgary's Chad Van Gaalen got down and showed his Polaris Music Prize right-stuff before The Constantines and fireworks at Harbourfront.
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IndieCan has North By North East covered, Toronto June 17 to 21 |
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| Top Black Diamond Bay, Montreal, Hannah Georgas-Vancouver, Bottom NXNE Workers, Blood Runs Cold-Mississauga - all from day two of NXNE. Also on Friday In Flight Safety, The Cliks and Wintersleep (pictured above) play to a packed Dundas Sqare in the early summer night air. For more North By, CLICK HERE |
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NXNE starts NOW in Toronto and IndieCan is so excited. OMG, where to go, what to see. So much good stuff this year, so many free things, so much out door stuff. We're glad to see the doors opening for youth to take in more emerging culture. We have a devoted team this year. Some of the places you'll find us are Caledonia (Halifax) in Kensington Market, Wintersleep and The Cliks at Dundas Square, Laura Smith (Vancouver) at C'Est What, The Court House tonight, The Town Hall Meeting Thursday afternoon at Second City, hosted by Jake Gold, and more.
Jerome Godboo pictured here is part of Episode 136 of IndieCan Radio, scroll down to the Great Lake Swimmers pic for more info on that and a hyper link. We will have a gallery of Jerome thanks to LeeAnn Beer very soon. |
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IndieCan presents LUMINATO -
We saw LILY FROST
IndieCan embarks on a cultural exchange, checking out the music scene in the UK and catching up with the Great Lake Swimmers in Birmingham England + Tara London + Record of The Week from the Peg + stand up The Compound and Ottawa's Rude Boy - Eposode 136 serves up bangers and mash |
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People travelled from all around to come to Dundas Square in Toronto, June 6, 2006 to attempt an Guinness World Record for the number of guitars assembled in one place to play one song. SEE how the challenge went on INIDECAN JOE YouTube
Episode 135 of IndieCan Radio goes retro-retro-retro with some highlights over three years of archives of live at IndieCan from Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. HERE IT NOW |
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Alert the media! Oh, wait, we are the media - how's that for a brave new world. IndieCan Radio has Hamilton Spring Music Festival covered. You can "read all about it" if you just want to CLICK HERE
If you want to hear it while you read it, check out Episode's 133 and 134 with include Jay Sparow, The Spades, Grady, a look behind-the-scenes + we get ready for NXNE with Spiral Beach and TNile + more, more, more.
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The IndieCan Chef is recommending the Laurence Currie on Show 132. It includes a tasty talk about his new show on AUX TV with producer and hall-of-famer, Moe Berg. We have some other blue-noser music and some great new indie from
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In Episode 131 Ken Tizzard (Thornley, The Watchmen) brings his new trio to Whitebird Studios in Ottawa (pictured below) to perform and talk shop with Douglas Graham and the IndieCan-East recording team. Also, The Dunes, Two Koreas, Young Rival, Paper Moon, Five Blank Pages, Away From The Glow + many more May musings
IndieCan was hanging out at Hamilton Rogers Spring Music Festival, May 7 to 10th . CHECK OUT the line up Here. Grady coverage + more coming soon.
Episode 130 of IndieCan Radio features Jon Long of Long & McQuade talking about how bands/artists can make it big by thinking small. We have new music from Dustin Bental, Tuck, Time, Anna Gutmanis, Sal Lima, Little Red, Weather Station and Red Eye Empire
We are talking with Laurence Currie on Episode 132 who, along with producer Moe Berg star in TV's Master Tracks, as we see them work with indies in a unique - Made For TV way that creates high drama. Black Diamond Bay and Hunter Valentine, Bill Colgate, Ghost Bees and Hotcha will be part of 132 also. |
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April 2009, IndieCan attended at The Dunes CD release party. Completed March 2008, finally released April 25th. Hey Canada, they're going cross-Country. Who's got a place for them to stay? Read about it
INDIECAN RADIO Episode 129 looks behind the CDs making some buzz in 2009. LISTEN
THE BIG SCHMOOZE demo derby. Check it! |
| RECENTLY on IndieCan Radio: South By South EH, reports and music with Julie Doiron and Bryen Dunn - CLICK for Episode 128 - Did you hear Stephen Fearing, live at XM Studio? Episode 127 |
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You Know We JUNO the IndieCan way! We say it as we see it and you'll see what we saw. Juno Cup, Award Winners pictured here (Dallas Green, 54-40, Nickleback) IndieCan Crappy Cam, commentary and 100s more pics: TAKE ME to the JUNOs
Give me Juno IndieCan Radio with 11 time nominees, April Wine and Van Bands galore |
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The final in the series of IndieCan Wednesday's at WreckRoom wrapped up on March 25th with The Free Press (left), City Sirens and Escapes. Many Thanks to the staff and regulars that made it fun! |
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The Next Big Schmooze will be April 24th @ Long & McQuade. IndieCan will be there
RADIO : Episode 125 features Niell Dixon, big-cheese at CMW pluse Vanderpark and CMW feature acts. |
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Episode 124 of IndieCan Radio includes Sunshine State who performed Saturday night at CMW. Also, Vanderpark, Mother Mother, Emma-Lee and Black Diamond Bay from CMW. From IndieCan Wednesday we have Wank Punter and Mackenzie King to rock you and new Catherine Maclellan and Jerry Leger to twang you. TAKE ME TO YOUR RADIO (page)
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From the Bob Lefsetz, Gene Simmons Cage Match: Lefsetz "Get with the new millenium. You're talking about the 70's. All your success was from the 70's - you are still milking that success. What do you know about breaking a band now? You are a washed up Rock Star." Gene Simmons: "You're mother doesn't think I am a washed up Rock Star." (Roar of Laughter) Lefsetz "My Mother doesn't even know who you are." Simmons, "I have the pictures if you want to see them" - all in good fun, but for more about the music that matters and the huge crowds packing rooms to capacity, click on the EVENT PAGE. We'll have new content a couple times a day for a week.
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IndieCan is committed to affecting you with CMW coverage, in your head, your heart, your crotch and your feet. Why not start with the sounds of CMW 2009 on IndieCan Radio features showcase acts, Black Diamond Bay, Emma-Lee, Mother Mother, Vanderpark and Sunshine State (live at IndieCan) this week. Check out Episode 124 of IndieCan Radio.
Above-left: March 11th @ The Annex WreckRoom IndieCan and friends kick off CMW by welcoming visitors to Canada. We hosted Liverpool England's Familiar Looking Stragners, New Jersey USA's Jet Lag Gemini and Switzerland's Manana at the Annex WreckRoom. Saturday night at the XM Radio sponsored Indie Awards. ANVIL was inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame (pictured above showing some metal-man love). RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW |
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IndieCan gears up for Canadian Music Fest - Sunshine State, Vanderpark (both featured on this week's IndieCan Radio), Hey Rosetta! Mother Mother, Sloan, Isle of Thieves, 40 Sons and Daughters and The Golden Dogs are all part of this years 500 bands in 45 venues over 4 nights. Saskatchewan's Jeff Straker and Nova Scotia's Andrew Hunter and all the other Radio-Star finalists, ultamately won by BC's The Latency.
THIS WEEK on IndieCan Radio - two cases of "The Man that Can." CD Baby has paid $97 Mil to indie artists in it's first 10 years. We talk to founder Derek Sivers. Live at IndieCan, the original Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw - SAB is live and raunchy. |
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IndieCan Radio's Show # 122 starts our Northern Ontario tribute and a "welcome to Canadian Music Week" theme that you'll see over the next couple of weeks. On IndieCan Radio we review Roche Limit's new CD due out May 5th. This is a one-man-Vancity band that won't be touring so it's CD sales or day job time, depending on how you like it. Russell Leon was part of Winter Folk so we'll hear from his band. The Done Fors, Peace Work, Parlotones, Ember Swift and SAB also join guests, Angie Nussey (below-left) and author, educator, Peter Spellman on Episode 122 of IndieCan Radio.
Check out our recent reviews including The Joys in Brampton and Podcamp Toronto (bottom-right) |
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IndieCan RADIO # 121 goes back stage at Hillside Inside with Sam Baijal, artistic director + Bedouin Soundclash. From IndieCan Wednesdays we look at the indie Rock Opera of Patrizia. Also, Stokka, Tim's Myth, 54-40, Cameron Latimer, Chordcalling, Why and Emar - Hear it Now |
RADIO: From Berklee College of Music, Peter Spellman schools us on the "big shift" in music today. Trans-Atlantic Neal Ford Sundet is live at IndieCan + 40 Sons and Daughters, The Great Outdoors, Acres of Lions, Eden Ants, Carly and Mark, Basia Lyjak RADIO: Danny Marks shares 25 year of love for music, we introduce The Legions "live at IndieCan, more IndieCan Wednesday artists and more of what's new
| NEW PICs of Hillside Inside from Guelph February 7th now posted. IndieCan was there from light and sound check to the very last sets by Sam Roberts and Stars. The feeling of summer is brought to a hockey arena in the dead of Canadian winter and IndieCan brings it all to here. Click HERE for more. |
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| December 10th at Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto XM Satellite Radio celebrates the season with The Arkells, Mardeen and Hollerado to a sold out crowd. CHECK IN here! |
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| United Steel Workers may do a lot of things but Blue Grass isn't one of them - We have them in studio, performing, pop quizzing on Germany's Pop Komm and holding court with IndieCan's Dave Cool at Production DNA in Montreal. Also on Episode 112, Edmonton's Women, Three time Juno winner, Carole Pope, Toronto's Galore + Jon Cohen Experimental, Black Diamond Bay and Mittenstrings. LISTEN UP NOW |
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The 12th studio album for 54 40 on True North Records is called Northern Soul - an album with passion, patriotism, hope and humility (and I will stop with the alliteration - for now, anyway). Tom Hooper of Grapes of Wrath toured with the band in October and November. The day before a sold out show at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Neil Osborne, Dave Genn and Tom Hooper visited IndieCan Radio at XM Street Front Studio to converse and perform. A couple of songs from the brand new record and a couple of mid-80's radio hits.
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New Soul Cowboys and David Wimble, editor of The Indie Bible talk shop this week on IndieCan Radio IndieCan Radio # 110 + Share, The Weakerthans, Black Mountain, Kathleen Edwards, 54 40 and Mardeen.
Hear it first on IndieCan Radio IndieCan Radio # 109 is our "advanced copy" episode as we collect brand new CDs from "the best new music you've never heard and a few you may know.
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| For IndieCans latest event coverage including Halifax POP Explosion coverage (Pictures of Halifax, Young Rival, Catherine MacLellan, Sebastien Grainger, Emm Gryner, Grant Lawrence, Superfantastics and the Seahorse Tavern by Jenn Martin) CLICK HERE |
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From North Bay Ontario, IndieCan is at COCA Regional Conference and we take you back stage and front-row-centre - Show # 108 Enjoy!
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IndieCan Wednesday at the Wreck Room so far we have welcomed BLACK DIAMOND BAY and COLIN MOORE from Montreal, THE PAINTED BIRDS and CHRISTINA MARIA from Vancouver VANDERPARK and SECRET SUBURBIA from Toronto, KENNY MUNSHAW from Muskoka, THE WAX BILLS of Niagra Falls, and more... See Pics
IndieCan was up for Indie Week 2008 in Toronto, which brought some great bands of the world to Toronto clubs.
After 4 days, IndieWeek Judges chose 18 acts to play off for thousands of dollars worth of prizes in an IndieWeek winner take all at the Big Bop!
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 "Psycho Drama Tour 2008" finds Alice Cooper in the Canadian leg of his tour. How important is it for indie bands to get in with the touring legends? I say it's a big leg up. The Cliks were excited to be riding shot-gun with The Cult, Crash Parallel is opening for David Usher and Sean Kelly of Crash Kelly's appreciation of opening for the shock-rocker himself is well documented. Yes it's great on the bio and it's great to try out performing your songs on a big stage. But I think the biggest benefit is watching and learning. Some things just can't be learned in a book. For more of what Sean Kelly has to say about opening for Alice Cooper, check out Episode 9 by clicking here
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Episode 102 of IndieCan Radio takes you inside the Polaris Music Prize Gala with music and interviews. This years Gala was dedicated to Mike Pleau, founder of Megatunes in Alberta, who we all lost to heart attack this week.
Live at IndieCan, we are pleased to introduce Rory Gardiner of Ottawa, just back from recording in Nashville.
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Do you own this CD? Experts agree that maybe you should - IndieCan @ Polaris Music Prize September 29 2008.
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David Usher was at Podcamp Montreal...
...and we took the time to talk to him about his passion for social media and his observations about how Twitter, Myspace and FaceBook have changed music.
September 23, Usher's new CD was released to the public and his artistic survival is predicated on his relationship with fans, a relationship that is now virtual and physical and emotional.
EPISODE 101 brings you the wisdom of mature and pro podcasters alike, as well as new music and activity from Babes for Breasts, Matt Mays, highlights of Episode 100 Bands and celebration and much more.
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Canadian Music Cafe 2008 - Sept 9, 10, 11
Hear all about it on EPISODE 100 of IndieCan Radio - We bring you Two Hours Traffic, Martha Wainwright, City and Colour, Kyrie Kistmanson, Flash Point, The Midway State and more.
Episode 100 features interviews and music from Canadian Music Cafe
Read all about Canadian Music Cafe at The Toronto International Film Festival CLICK
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Above: City and Colour
Below: Martha Wainwright |
Above : Two Hours Traffic
Below: Midway State |
Above: Thunderheist
Below: Shuyler Jansen |
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Southside Shuffle 2008 in Port Credit, The Junction Arts and
Music Festival with David Usher and Crash Parallel,
What the @#!%$!? at Virgin Fest
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Episode 99 features Justin Rutledge, life at IndieCan + a report from Southside Shuffle in Port Credit, Ontario
Breaking news that Justin is collaborating with Canadian author Michael Ondaatje to create songs for an upcoming theatre production. Live at IndieCan, Justin performs one of these new songs and talks about the project. From his new record "Man Descending" we go "un-plugged + Justin takes a listener/fan request.
Also on this week's show, we visit Southside Shuffle 2008, the Port Credit music festival that runs from September 5 to 7.
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Southside Shuffle (Port Credit Music Festival) Mississauga has Mississipi on her mind.. Southside is 10 years old this year and IndieCan is there. Episode 99 features hot-off-the-press interviews with The John Henrys who performed Friday night and organizer Captain Dave. The Average White Band, Pat Travers, Homemade Jamz (pictured to right) and more are part of our ongoing weekend coverage including The John Henreys, The Average White Band and more.
Saturday the sun was out to help celebrate free music on the streets in both "Po-Co" and The Junction (Keele/Dunas St)where Crash Parallel and David Usher hit the main-stage Saturday night (Coverage coming).
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EPISODE 98 is a Canadian Indie music wake. We raise our glass to great bands that are no more.
From our archives of great Canadian indie we feature some of the great bands that did not survive the bludgeoning demands of indie music life in Canada. Lucky for all of us, a legacy of great music has been left behind - some of which we captured at IndieCan Studios.
This weeks' show also features some great acts on the rise with new music for you to enjoy so we won't be leaving you in tears. From the ashes of some of these fallen bands some new projects have already begun but the thing to remember: Music is here and now. Don't put off seeing a band today because you think you can go see them anytime. This week we remember and invite you to do the same by clicking HERE |
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View Metal Queen Music Festival 2008 commentary and images HERE
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IndieCan Cares and when artists show they care we are there. August 15th, Global Rhythm from Clintons was heard around town and felt around the world. Jenn Martin's report on this and more reviews is RIGHT HERE |
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EPISODE 97 sees IndieCan going PUBLIC From Ruminal Records Sound, we treat the world to another Toronto next-big-thing - Public live at IndieCan. The Stills, Shannon Briggs, Monkey Junk and more CLICK THIS WAY
Episode 96 Is Beaches Jazz & Belle Provence live |
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Summer time and the music is indie
INDIECAN RADIO # 94 Covers artists from This year's Vans Warped Tour, Hillside highlights from this year and last, Eden Ants, winners at the 1st ever TIMAs are live at IndieCan. Tell Me More About Episode # 94
Congrats to everyone who were nominated and everyone who won at this year's Toronto Independent Music Awards July 31 @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre. Japhy Ryder pictured here, were one of many winners - Congrats to all nomineers and winners.
TIMA coverage is HERE
Toronto Independent Music Awards
TIMA 2008 photos Presentation and Perfomances
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 Curl up to IndieCan Radio # 93 with some indie veterans. Jenn Martin talks to critically aclaimed Julian Fauth and David Rotundo and Joe sticks to other hard working indies you've never heard of. We talk with The Free Press about Half Truths and Whole Lies, Tanya Davis about Georgeous Morning and we have lunch with Caladonia while you're trying to listen to the radio. This week, Episode 93 hits an all-time low in bad manners. Submit to our abuse RIGHT HERE.
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One Million peple took in the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival and IndieCan Jenn was there. Pictures, commentary and interviews on our REVIEW page.
Do you have some catching up to do? We have reviews and events coverage including Warped Tour, Modern Boys Modern Girls and more. Scroll and Click, but listen to IndieCan Radio while you do. |
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Warped Tour's first Canadian stop was Toronto July 19th. Other Canuck stops, Montreal on the 20th, Saskatoon on August 5 and Calgary on the 6th. See What IndieCan saw by clicking here:
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Click here for IndieCan REVIEWS including Modern Boys Modern Girls and Tanya Davis with new CDs and A Tale of Two Canada Days - Funny, musical and Beautiful with Martha Wainright and Basia Bulet
Click here to check out Toronto PRIDE 2008 on Radio - EPISODE 91 or in EVENTS
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Polaris Music Award 2008 Finalists:
� Black Mountain In The Future
� Basia Bulat Oh, My Darling
� Caribou Andorra
� Kathleen Edwards Asking For Flowers
� Holy Fuck LP
� Plants and Animals Parc Avenue
� Shad The Old Prince
� Stars In Our Bedroom After The War
� Two Hours Traffic Little Jabs
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The Polaris short list is finalized at 10 records. If you really love music from Canada and you likely have an opinion, maybe a strong opinion, like "Why the fuck was Touch Up by Mother Mother completely snubbed?" or "how did Wintersleep not make the top-10?" Or, it's a good list, I don't care who wins as long as it's not Two Hours Traffic."
But here you go, a committee of experts have declared this the top 10 records on artistic merit alone and one and only one will win the truly Canadian sum of $20,000. One of these bands will politely thank the People of Polaris but seriously, this doesn't cover the summer gas tab for any of these bands. With local radio stations giving away 100s of thousands of dollars a year in places like Ottawa and Calgary there is something slightly embarrassing about the token prize money on a National stage. Just a thought - skip the dinner and expenses and send EACH AND EVERY finalists $10,000. I know, opinions are like .... and I have one of those, I may actually be one. But just because something is good, and the Polaris Music Award is good, doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be criticized or improved upon. I see a good thing, a good start and room for growth. Anyway, here's the list, let's keep the discussion going More at POLARIS:
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Half way through a Canadian tour, Vancouver's The Painted Birds played NXNE and visited IndieCan Studios to lay down some "TPB, live at IndieCan style" and discuss the music biz differences of VanCity and what can look like Torontopia, when you are (geographically) beyond Hope (B.C.). Episode 91 opens with The Painted Birds on their painted perch, then heads back stage at the Toronto Pride main-stage to bring you up close and personal with what these people pictured below had to cram in to see and hear. We hear from Mad June of Montreal, Shitt Hottt of T.Dot and Jeffery Straker, from Saskatchewan, no Toronto, no Saskatchewan. - X-Tra, X-Tra Read all about it,
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PRIDE IN TORONTO BRINGS OUT ARTISTS AND FANS TRUE COLOURS
Toronto Pride Fans Welcome Melanie C (no relation to our own Joe C despite the name sake). Melanie C was finishing up her Canadian tour and has been constantly astonished with the support she is getting, "EMI has been great, the band and the crew have been fabulous but mostly the fans - Melanie C loves Canada." Pride Toronto was also rich in Canuck music this year with Hunter Valentine (Episode 56), Saskatchewan - Toronto Bi-coastal Jeffery Strakker and more. More Pride pics, audio and commentary coming your way soon - you know the drill, bookmark us and come back often. For now,
CLICK ICI for MELANIE C
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God Made Me Funky and we can do the same for you!
Team IndieCan reviews NXNE, in the wee-morning hours on Episode 90 of IndieCan Radio. Come and get it y'all
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JULY 1st CANADA celebrates its birthday and IndieCan was out and about celebrating our culture, old and new
Canada Day in review (click)
Burton Cummings & The Carpet Frogs in Brampton with Crash Parallel and Joy Slam
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Episode 89 of IndieCan Radio looks at Vancouver Indie Life
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This week's Radio show reviews THE NEW INDIE - a creation of The Canadian Independent Recording Artitsts' Association, (which, btw - is free to join).TNI defines the music biz today from the perspective of many stakeholders. The series has an overview + a detailed focus on Management, Labels & Publishing.
Vancouver's Dan Mangan kicks off the show as we look at NXNE and an artists insight into VanCity music life with words and music. take me to EPISODE 89 NOW |
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