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HILSIDE INSIDE featured Wintersleep, Cuff The Duke, Shout, Out, Out, Out, Out, Tokyo Police Club, Roxanne Potvin, Attack in Black, The Weakerthans, Xavier Rudd and more

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We couldn't be every where but we have over 500 pictures, audio interviews, reviews, videos, tunes and more.

Hear, read and see what artists, fans and industry insiders have to say about North by North East and the Canadian music scene.

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New Radio - Episode 138 See TO Pride Pics BIG on BLOOR (here) - fresh NXNE.

IndieCan has North By North East covered, Toronto June 17 to 21

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

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.

IndieCan presents LUMINATO -

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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

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

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 Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Get the details HERE

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.

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

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

The final in the series of IndieCan Wednesday's at WreckRoom wraped up on March 25th with The Free Press (left), City Sirens and Escapes. Many Thanks to the staff and regulars that made it fun!

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.

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.

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

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.

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)

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.

INDIECAN ENJOYS THE WINTER BLUES

IndieCanRadio -hear MonkeyJunk "live at IndieCan" + other great Summit artists

Jeff Healey's father and widow (bottom right) speak to the crowd who paid tribute to Jeff's life and music. Read all about Maples Blues Awards Here

REVIEWS: David Rotundo Band + Lori Yates

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Yes to The Toronto Indie Scene, those who live it, those who visit - The Dunes, Jeff Martin's The Armada, Treasa Levasseur, Jon & Roy, Daniel Whesley and more

Yes to Calgary's Wax Poets, live at IndieCan + Rally Car, David Rotundo Band

Yes to 2008 in review with 2 one hour shows answering the question, how great was 2008

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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!

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

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.

Take me to this week's radio show CLICK HERE. Tell me all about the Concert CLICK HERE

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.

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

From North Bay Ontario, IndieCan is at COCA Regional Conference and we take you back stage and front-row-centre - Show # 108 Enjoy!

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!

Check out new daily coverage on Indie Week here.

POP MONTREAL is the focus of Episode 103 of IndieCan Radio.

First we stop in Ottawa to record our friends Loud Love, live at IndieCan

POP COVERAGE STARTS HERE! Video, pics and details coming your way on why Mother Mother's hair is better than ever, why Black Diamond Bay (October 15 @ The WreckRoom) is a must see band, news on United Steel Workers of Montreal, Canteen Knockout, The Dears and more INDIECAN Coverage Starts HERE.

POP Montreal 2008

"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

Photo by John Fraser, Hamilton Place Oct 8

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.

HEAR # 102 NOW or READ ALL ABOUT IT BY CLICKING HERE

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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IndieCan Radio celebrates Episode 100 in Toronto, Ottawa and around the world.

Toronto September 17, 2008 we rocked @ The Annex Wreckroom.

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED - Picture Gallery

IndieCan and friends will be bringing FREE Live Indie to Toronto's The Annex every Wednesday. It's on us, and it's because of you.

Ottawa September 19th we are at The Rainbow Bistro with SULE, MIKE YATES & THE CANDIDATES and BARRLEHOUSE .

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

Above: City and Colour

Below: Martha Wainwright

Above : Two Hours Traffic

Below: Midway State

Above: Thunderheist

Below: Shuyler Jansen

Southside Shuffle 2008 in Port Credit, The Junction Arts and

Music Festival with David Usher and Crash Parallel,

What the @#!%$!? at Virgin Fest

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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Check out our reviews page for the latest

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).

MORE SOUTHSIDE

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

View Metal Queen Music Festival 2008 commentary and images HERE

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

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

Keep that JULY feeling alive:

HILLSIDE FESTIVAL RADIO with new music from Jenn Grant, live at IndieCan on Episode 95 + More

Beaches Jazz Fest

Hillside Photo Galleries

Toronoto Independent Music Awards

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

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.

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

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
� The Weakerthans Reunion Tour

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:

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,

HEAR THE SHOW NOW, HERE!

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

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

photos: Wendy L Rombough

Episode 89 of IndieCan Radio looks at Vancouver Indie Life

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

Episode 88 Features the ABCs on DMDS + The Dunes, Live at IndieCan

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This Week, the Focus in Canada is North By North East in Toronto. If you were there, here's what you don't remember - If you couldn't make it, trust IndieCan to bring you more NXNE than NXNE. If you were visiting Canada for the music festival we hope you liked us. Can we be your Festival Scrap Book? To the fans, you were great. Music is alive and well and it would all be B.S. if you, the fan weren't digging it the way you were. LISTEN to our last few IndieCan Radio shows to hear how much fun NXNE is/was (it lasts forever at IndieCan), CLICK Here to go to our EVENTS page to see and read more about it. Enjoy the best music you've never heard from Toronto.

Top left, True North's Rough Trade forever changed the Canadian musical landscape, born of the new-wave scene of the late '70's and '80s. Carole Pope won three Junos in that time and the 2008 NXNE opened at the Phoenix for a bitter sweet night. History was celebrated before a living room-size crowd in what was (poorly) billed as a NXNE extra. The Ember Swift Band (bottom right) opened up and delivered what we'll deem a stadium-like folk/jazz performance. Rough Trade followed which included some back-ground vocals from Oakville's Lily Frost and the crowd called out for more. It was then time for 1/2 the crowd which was the Hidden Cameras ensemble to take the stage to close the night off. A friend of IndieCan called it the "private Hidden Camera's dance party." Everyone in attendance was equally delighted by the calibre of entertainment as they were incensed on behalf of the artists that the place wasn't at over-capacity. The festival program didn't have as much ink on the artists and event, nor did the web site. This was called the Mo Retro Showcase and I am sure there is a co-promoter who's road to hell was paved with a plan to promote the event better.

Top right, Julie Doiron (Friday night at the Horseshoe) and bottom left; Matt Mays and El Torpedo (Saturday at the Horseshoe) were the "sorry you can't get in" kind of crowds that we expect at North By. Julie and Dick (Duo) was the only set that IndieCan Joe caught from beginning to end that has us speculating as to what that means - a knack for Canadiana song-writing genius, respect for the musical journey-persons of the Canadian musical landscape or soccer-mom crush - votes are still being tabulated.

More to see and read by clicking on our

EVENTS page

NXNE coverage begins. We continue our look at Festval artsts visiting T.Dot from out of town this week with Fernando Sanders, The Super Fantastcis and The Coackroaches. Also we take you inside the Gala Movie Premier of Cycle of Fear. Mondo Coverage coming with pictures and comentary daily.

Start me with this week's podcast/radio show - Episode 87

EPISODE 86 Continues our Music in Movies Theme as we look more at Twisted Pines Music in Movies. We speak with Debbie and Paul about life behind the pines, we hear from pines performers and we preview NXNE 2008 and offer some tips for this year's festival dweller. Take me to the show

Next week's show, Episode 87 will look back to Twisted Pines, Look ahead to NXNE and bring you with us To The indie movie premiere gala, CYCLE OF FEAR to party IndieCan Style. Cylce through Pictures NOW from the big event.

Thanks to those in Toronto who joinded us Thrusday 29th, to celebrate Birthday Bash DEUX, The Sequel for Meg-A-Music & IndieCan Radio, which raide over $1000 for People With HIV/AIDS in Toornto. Isle of Thieves, PhotoCell, Rayna, Drwoning Girl, and Montreal's Jon Cohen Experimental rocked us into year III. Scroll down for more and then check out the commentary and pictures

CHECK OUT EPISODE 85 and Meet Garth Hudson, wife Maud and go coast-to-coast IndieCan style

From Top left, Kelowna from XM Satellite THE VERGE, Jon Cohen Experimental, Mo from Photocell. From Bottom left, Isle of Theives, Drowning Girl and Radio host, Joe Chisholm. Choose from dozens of images from May 15 and May 29 events.and Wait while it download, we kind of over did it, but what great memories. CLICK HERE!!

Photos Wendy L Rombough

This week IndieCan Radio # 84, introduces Karen Kosowski, celebrates New Music West, reviews the Birthday Bash so nice, we're doing it twice + travels to Penatanguishine to take in Twisted Pines Film and Music Festival

EPISODE 84 Looks West. New Music West was going on in Vancouver so we found a Manitoba native for our 'live at IndieCan' segment who's heading west. Karen Kowsowski in touring her new CD, Meeting the Future at Full Speed in Westen Canada, we draw from our archives to bring you unreleased excerpts from mulit-platinum 54-40's Neil Osborne (who's new video is now on our myspace).

We also feature several great VanCity acts some of which are part of New Music West this year. Read All About Episode 84 and hear the show

top right wlrphotography.com, bottom right Greg King

IndieCan Cares. May is Missing Children's Month in Canada and we invite every band, every fan-zine, every label and every one who cares to post a link to Missing Children's Society of Canada on your FaceBook, Myspace and web site. One lucky visitor will win big from West-Jet. Children are everyone's responsibility. Let's do our bit to help. Together, think of the people we reach. Read More About it here

PLAN TO ATTEND MAY 29th @ TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR as BIRTHDAY BASH DEUX (The Sequal) if YOU are in Toronto. 2007 Toronto Independent Music Award Winner, Photocell, Montreal's Jon Cohen Experimental, Rayna and Radio Star National Winners Drowing Girl Party with IndieCan Music and Meg-A-Music Toronto. Jesse Rocks covers Party Time I as IndieCan Radio and Meg-A-Music Toronto celebrate their first of two nights of Rock 'n' Roll at Tattoo Rock Parlour May 15th, 2008. The night was devoted to raising awareness and money for Missing Children's Society of Canada.

READ IT, SEE IT HERE

Photos Wendy L Rombough

A proud Canadian from Texas, shows his true colours at The Hamilton Spring Music Festival. See

Gordie Johnson of Grady, The Salads and other highlights from Steel Town 2008 by

clicking here

Episode 83 of IndieCan Radio with Jeff Martin and three from DWTB

EPISODE 83 of IndieCan Radio includes interviews with Jeff Martin and Down With The Butterfly's Dave, Ian and Kris, "live at IndieCan" from Ottawa

Read all about it and download this weeks show NOW.

Like an IndieCan Tea Party!

Brand new songs recorded at Whitebird Studios in Ottawa

Happy MAY!

This week on IndieCan Radio we have touring and session veteran, Sean Ashby LIVE AT INDIECAN promoting his new CD Brass and Gold. If you're not a wee-bit jealous of this guy being one of Canada's most sought after guitar players, wait until you see how Sean can write a song. Man - this show is a treat.

2008 on IndieCan Radio kicks off with Episode 69 - including funkfactor's award winning photographer,Chris Smith (who's work is featued above) as well as a look at the Ottawa Indie Scene with THE COGGS live at IndieCan in Whitebird Studios --

Sounds great - let me listen to the show now !

Happy New Year! , IndeCan Reviews highlights of the year with a licence to thrill: '007

Read all about Ottawa's Love Machine who played Dec 23rd.

2007 was magical for music in Canada. We just don't do "Best of" shows. Who's to say - you are. You don't need us or any broadcaster to spoon feed you what's best for you. PHUCK RADIO we say. Let's celebrate music!!!

REVIEW part 1 and part II - 2 one-hour shows.

Hear it / dowload it now

Visitors to IndieCan's Five Favorite Photo Galleries of 2007

Celebrate Canada Day with 54-40, The Rock Star House Band, Faber Drive, Trophy, Ralley Car, Afternoon Zero, Vanderpark, Pat the White and more.

NXNE as seen by IndieCan with You Say Party! We Say Die, USWM and more.

Punk it Up! D.O.A. visits Toronto and hams it up and talks it up with IndieCan

Canadian Music Week's The Indies Awards Ceremony with Wolf Mother, The Stills, Never Ending White Light, Rough Trade and more.

The Music Cafe with Lily Frost, Great Lake Swimmers, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Hunter Valentine, Justin Rutledge, St. Alvia Cartel, et al. and HillSide Music Festival with Mother Mother, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, The Dears, Sebastian Granger, Danielle Duval, Camping and fun,

GET YOUR KICKS WITH EPISODE 66

This weeks Radio Show opens up in Halifax as IndieCan bring you the full Don Bronwrigg "live at IndieCan." session. Don and Julie Doiron pictured below are two of the great artists honoured with East-Coast Music Awards nominations. Congrats also to Jenn Grant, Down With The Butterfly, The Superfantatics, Wintersleep, Nathan Wiley, Hey Rosetta, Joel Plaskett, Rebekah Higgs (all of whom we've recently features) + all the other worthy nominees.

Also on this weeks show we talk to Darryl Hurs of Indie Week Toronto who is already planning for next fall's event.

GIVE ME MY KICKS, click to EPSISODE 66

High on Halifax

IndieCan looks at The Halifax Indie Scene with a revisit of some of the best hospitalitality we found at HPX 2007

pics by Shannon Knowles

When IndieCan visited Halifax POP Explosion back in October 2007 our Coast-to-Coast dream's last Internet super-highway spike was hammered in as Team Halifax was established. It was exactly a year prior that we were in Vancouver's Vertical Production Studios for episodes 20 and 21 which were the first ever shows recorded outside of Toronto. Now, Episode 65 features some of the first live recordings from the east coast. It's all new again as you'll hear on this weeks show (you'll know what we're talking about when you tune in -- our first interview sounds like a construction zone recording) but the music is fabulous and the shows more fun that CRTC regulates. We introduce you to Pamela Under Water and TEAM HALIFAX as well as other great indie music from sea to shining sea and beyond. CLICK HERE TO GET TO EPISODE 65 - THE HALIFAX INDIE SCENE :-)

The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
60th Anniversary Party!

"The owner of the club and the guy that books the place are down front playing air guitar" Waco Brothers singer, Jon Langford more photos

WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I AM 64?

Listen Now if you still love Indie. Episode 64 is here and includes Neill Dixon of CMW (pictured on the right) giving us a world-wide tour of misic festivals and conferences. Hear what he's hearing and saying about Canadian music at Miden, SXSW, Australia and more. Also this week we hear from artists in Calgary, Southern Ontario, Quebec City and Halifax including some new finds at COCA, HPX and The Grey Cup. Read more... hear more...all about Show 64.

Toronto - Nov 25th, 2007: Canadiana Tailgate Party - The Canadian Football League's Grey Cup sees under-dogs Saskatchewan and Winnepeg in Toronto for the great white north fall classic

Football fans and music fans come together as Toronto put on a Grey Cup week to remember. The entertainment bill could make you forget there was an important football game to play if had...say, one or two, too many. If you could pace yourself this week in Toronto you could have taken in IllScarlet, Sloan, The Salads, April Wine, Teanage Head, Great Big Sea, The Bare Naked Ladies, Kim Mitchell, Spirit of the West, The Pascale Picard Band and Lenny Kravitz. Cogratulations from IndieCan Radio to the Saskatchewan Rough Riders and the loyalist fans in all of sport, Rider-nation. For all the IndieCan Grey Cup photos click here and enjoy.

EXTRA, EXTRA --READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! IndieCan Book store now stocks books by by "What is Indie" producer Dave Cool and Berklee College of Music Director of Career Development, Peter Spellman. There are several to choose from. Your Successful CD Release is $17 for the PDF. Is it worth it? Spend money cautiously I say, but for the whole IndieCan two cents worth ... Read about it in the School of ROCK!

THIS JUST IN: Ember Swift can now explain to IndieCan the meaning of "Independent by Identity, not by default" in Mandarin, and other Rhyme Crimes by Joe Chisholm...

...but we make it up to as Ember and Lyndell of The Ember Swift band open up an hour long feature of Canada's great songwriters, including these two international exports, second generation song writing, alt-everything from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. We also go behind the scenes of the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities as we vist Border City Rocks in Windsor Ontario. Hear All About It Now

we cover The Weakerthans and Jenn Grant. Take ourClick Trip

THIS JUST IN: Canadian Music Week (March 5 to 8, 2008) has just announced that deadlines have been extended until the end of November. The Indies Awards include almost 30 categories so check it out and see if you or a band you love should be nominated. Also, FESTIVAL spots are still available so plan to attend Toronto this March and apply now. CMW WED SITE. Listen in on a special interview with Neill Dixon, CMW President. (coming soon).

EPISODE 62 with Josh Bartholomew - a rhyme who's time has come to mind. Josh gives us back-to-back CMW Radio Star winners, and the only reason that's note worthy is we have big news this week about Canadian Music Week March 5 to 8 2008: IndieCan spoke with CMW President Neill Dixon this week who reports that deadlines for both the Festival and nominations for The Indie's Awards are extended to the end of November. If you

IndieCan Joe with HPX Waye Mason

are a band or know a band in Canada or somewhere else in the world let's all go to to CMW 2008. CLICK to learn more. Mr. Dixon's interview will be posted on our School of Rock Page soon.

From Live at IndieCan with Josh, we travel to Halifax POP Explosion where we catch up with Executive Director Waye Mason, Montreal's Besnard Lakes, Halifax's The Superfantastics and P.E.I.'s Jenn Grant who is opening for the sold out Weakertans tour. We caught up with her back stage at The Phoenix Concert Theatre back in T.Dot. So this week, secrets will be revealed : Why are Montreal and Halifax music acts creating such a buzz world-wide. We also look at why and when artists leave small town Canada for the big cities and what they're looking for.

RADIO SHOW - - MORE HPX PICS

Save yourself and save a DROWNING GIRL as IndieCan Episode 61 is now served up. We're going to COCA in Windsor and Drowning Girl is there (our Live at IndieCan feature this week with Andre Skinner and Joe Chisholm) as well as IndieCan friends Mandippal Jandu, Inoke Erroki, Tin Bangs, St. Aliva Cartell, Hello Beautiful and best friends we haven't made yet.

Jeff Butler of Ultimate Indie - IndieTV.ca reports on The Western Canada Music Awards - TAKE ME TO THIS WEEKS SHOW NOW

Halifax POP Explosion lights up the East Coast - IndieCan Coverage Click Here

NOW POSTED FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE: Episode 60 featuring EDEN ANTS from Toronto, an award winning fixture of the Toronto indie community. Also, we'll talk about the Toronto Songwriters Festival and the Jai Dee Childrens Charity organizers and artists raised money for. Eden Ants will also talk about their cause, The Canadian Centre for Adiction and Mental Health. This week we also start our Halifax POP Explosion coverage. Click RADIO tab to stream or download the show now.

(Above) Eden Ants live at IndieCan with Andre Skinner engineering at Redline Recorders

IndieCan just returned from The Halifax POP Explosion enjoying east-coast hospitality and great music from around the world. Episode 60 shares some of those east-coast highlights

CHECK OUT THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS PICS -We have enjoyed Halifax bands The Super Fantastics,I See Rowboats, Husband and Knife and Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts. From Sackville NB, Blue Heeler, from Montreal, Besnard Lakes and from Toronto, The Bicycles. Coming soon, we'll hear from Waye Mason, executive director of HPX as well as some insights from the bands and Douglas and Joe who are in Halifax now. We have a tonne of great music and pictures to share.

Over 100 Toronto Independent Music Award Pictures Now Posted!!!

Another 100 Pics to prove we don't sleep -We just eat, breath, smell INDIE

INDIE WEEK is in TORONTO And INDIECAN IS THERE.

Here's some sneak previews Read and See Indie Week...

FIDGET Missy, I said FIDGET - Let's get restless on this week's show as we invite Toronto's female musical attention deficit disorder spokespersons, FIDGET into IndieCan Studio. It seems it's contagious as we bounce off the walls as well with early reports on Indie Week and an over-due report on MQ Music Fest from several weeks ago. Hey, we fidget too.... as so should you, so check out this week's radio show, Episode 59!

From KELOWNA we bring you THE SLED DOGS in Episode 58 of the Toronto Indie Scene. We go coast-to-coast, stopping by THE POLARIS MUSIC AWARDS GALA. Toronto just celebrated The TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS and we are on deck For INDIE WEEK which will be an intense influx of great music in Toronto.

The 2007 Toronto Independent Music Awards packed The Phoenix Concert Theatre with a stunning night that celebrated great music from all genres. Read and see more...

EPISODE 57 features Tim's Myth as we review The Montreal Indie Scene including our "live at IndieCan" with Tim Smith from Production DNA in Montreal. Dave Cool is also a guest as we review Salon de La Musique Indiependante de Montreal. Take Me there!!!

Meet the Band (click for Picture Gallery of Tim's Myth at The El Mo)

EPISODE 56 of INDICAN RADIO CELEBRATES BROKEN HEARTS

INDIECAN has been looking forward to this one - True North's HUNTER VALENTINE was one of 15 feature artists to strut their stuff for Toronto International Film Festival guests and VIPs. Get to know Hunter Valentine who are live at IndieCan. We also hear from 6 more of these hand picked music acts. All of these bands are on the road so click on their hyper links (RADIO Page) and go see them. We love spending time with you here on your computer but Music taste best live so if we turn your crank this week, go see someone - these artists are criss-crossing Europe and North America. Is this our best show ever? Let us know at Facebook, myspace or info@indiecan.com - We broadcast, but we're listening so tell us how we're doing.

YOU CAN GO TO SAM HELL!!! As part of our Toronto International Film Festical Canadian Music Cafe coverage we have a special treat from the bowels of Kensington Market in a studio known olny to music legends, IndieCan recorded and chatted with Once Edmonton, now T.Dot natives SAM HELL. Get ready to get down with your classic rockin' Sam-Hell-Jammin' self.

During THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL The Canadian Music Cafe will be showcasing 15 great Canadian acts over three day. IndieCan coverage starts HERE!

Also, listen in to Episode 55 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE where you'll say, "I heard it first on IndieCan Radio - Music Cafe, Sam Hellacious fun and oh, so much more.

THE OTTAWA INDIE SCENE - Pics from The Super EX, IndieCan Studio and more

"A Man Called Wrycraft" may not a household name but his fingerprint on Canadian music is unmistakable. A Juno winning and many time nominated graphic designer, Micheal has done CD packaging for Bruce Cokckburn, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings and ... well we'll get into how much he's done in the first of this two part series. Artist pay north of $1,800 per CD package but Today we get the scoop for the cost of an Iced Latte. Calgary's ONCE JUST blew the minds of the Ottawa IndieCan team and we will bring the music and conversation of IndieCan's first ever recording from Life Is Good Studio in the Gatineau hills just outside Hull Quebec.

We bet you can't listen just once - ONCE JUST's Stampede of Reggae/Pop will get you hitting the replay. TAKE ME TO INDIECAN RADIO Episode 54!

Check out our REVIEW page for the latest on TAKE IT OR LEAVE the new Patrick Krief EP (lead guitarist with the Dears) and clebrating the new signing with SunnyLane Records we caught up with Patrick at the RIV during a showcase that included Krief, Danielle Duval and Seedy Easy.

FREE DOWN LOAD: THIS WEEKS SHOW - The Summer's Over Canadian Indie Scene - This show, Episode 53 looks at our highlights of Summer 007 and introduces some new and fabulous artists - Sam Turton from Guelph, Corporate Saturday from Windsor and more.

From Canada's capital, Indie Can presents EPISODE 52 - THE OTTAWA INDIE SCENE so click now to listen or download your own copy of the show. Enjoy some of the best of Ottawa, B.C.. Alberta, Manitoba and Southern Ontario this week.

INDIECAN ENJOYED 14 hours of fun and Muisc at the second annual MQ Music Fest at The Phoenix. Thanks to everyone who stopped to say "hi." Pics and commentary have started rolling in. Gawk @ Rock Pics

EPISODE 51 of INDICAN RADIO Reviews WARPED TOUR

INDIECAN TRAVELS TO VANS WARPED TOUR - BARRIE ONTRIO TO KEEP WITH THE JONES - In this case, pictured above, The Blonde Shells of IFI Muisc.org - Mrs. Jones and Charolette Jones, as well as catch the great musical (and sometimes dusty) treat which is WARPED TOUR. Take Me to The SHOW now, Warp Drive! Let's see those Warped Tour Pictues, eh!?!

Episode 50 is here! It's the first ever Hillside Indie Scene as our Music Fest spot light continues including a recording session on the eve of Hillside at Escarpment Sound Studio with Vancouver's Mother Mother

I CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE - Take me to the show! Episode 50 is devoted to the organizers and 1,000 volunteer that make Hillside happen and to Mady Macdonald who introduced me to this festival in 1998.

HILLSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 27-29 '07 SELLS OUT

Episode 49 of The Toronto Indie Scene salutes the organizers and one thousand volunteers that create the musical magic which is Guelph's Hillside Festival so check out the show. Check our EVENTS page for more pics and commentary which will come out through the week. Also this week we preview MQ Musicfest happening August 19th at The Phoenix. TAKE ME TO THE SHOW

How much demand is there for Hillside Music Festival in Guelph Ontario? In less than a day, with very few of the acts announced, Hillside sold out for the third year in a row. Find out all about it here!!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL FOR YOU WITH INDIECANs PUNK U

07-07-07 in Toronto a Punk Fest was taking place at Kathedral with headliner, D.O.A. IndieCan had the chance to hang out with Vancouver's 30 year old international punk institution and we had a rousing interview with Joey, Randy and Baldini in the green room of The Big Bop. This was a magical reparte of the history of D.O.A., the bands they've influenced like The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day and more, punk yesterday and punk today and the meaning of "Talk - Action = Zero. That was some interview. Sadly and "sorrily" technical retard Joe Chisholm did not actually capture the interview on his drive. Something about an "ON" button we're told. Anyway, Joey Keithley was good enough to do a phone interview with Joe and that's the basis of Episode 48. We also have The Buck Brother's interview from the end of their Canadian tour at The Drake Hotel. It's an all Punk hour with many more representations of the great Punk in Canada. Download and keep this one. It's one of those once-is-not-enough shows. TAKE ME TO EPISODE 48 Right Punking NOW!!

For kiss-ass Punk Students, the entire Joey "Shithead" Keithley interview has been archived in our School of Rock page so if you can't get enough, this is for you.

POP WITH BRIANS 10 - a lesson in how to run a successful showcase

Eden Ants and Friends once again bring art and music together to raise money for a good cause. Read All About It! See it All!

EPISODE 47 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE includes a timely message for other indie artists. Daniela from The Toronto Independent Music Awards is our guest to talk about this October's award night. Remember that TIMA also recognizes out of Toronto and out of Canada unsigned artists, so tune in now for details. THE STRIP bring their jazz/folk/rock funky-ass shit to IndieCan Studio this week. For this and the other great artists featred this week...TAKE ME TO THE SHOW

Above: Darren Davis and THE STRIP Jaming at IndieCan + TIMA founder, producer Daniela Oliva

SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR INDIE - July 14th at The Silver Dollar

THE MONTREAL INDIE SCENE # 46 features Marc Gelinas and Pod cast Pioneer Julien Smith from DNA Studio where producer Kevin and Dave nonchalantly pose infront of Bedouin Sound Clash Platinum Record

IndieCan is happy to be back in Montreal to bring more great programing. Julien Smith of In Over Your Head was fresh of PODCASTERS ACROSS BORDERS and Marc Gelinas has his new full length, "WAITING AT THE RED LIGHTS" to share with us. Let's Go to the Show!!!! Oh, and I saw Blue Rodeo. See Pics.

D.O.A. IndieCan and Toronto Punks meet at The Kathedral 7/7/07 Show me more

THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE Episode 45

The Cindy Doire Band brings a sassy, jazzy, folk'n Eh sound to the floors of IndieCan studio. We are stoked to announce that this show will be our first bilingually sung episode. From the 2007 Pod caster's Across Borders in Kingston, I caught up with (actually, I interviewed him on the run) Tod Maffin who is a futurist, CBC broadcaster, lecturer and one of planet earth's foremost experts on pod casting. I hate the word "pod cast" but since consulting the experts, if you Email or make calls on a mobile YOU will likely be pod casting within the next 10 years and of course, I already am. So let's hear more about where you are going to be getting more of your news and entertainment over the next decade. Let's go pod casting!

INDIECAN BRINGS YOU THE MOST DOWNSVIEW PARK CANADA DAY COVERAGE

in the crowd, back stage, get the scoops, hear from artists, see the images. If you haven't already heard Episode 44 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE, click and listen while you're looking at pics

NXNE - Toronto Canada June 7th to 10th: The Crowds were larger than ever, 450 bands played 40 venues until 4 AM each night and T.Dot was injected with the magical lifeforce of music. For the most in pics, words and audio: Check out IndieCan's NXNE Coverage NOW.

IndieCan On The Road Again: Joe was at Podcasters Across Boarders in Kingston and then in Montreal at Production DNA to bring you the music of Marc Gilinas + the thoughts and remarks of In Over Your Head pod caster, Julien Smith. In the mean time, enjoy some pictures from the Laurentian's Bourbon Street North where we caught a great set of Blue Rodeo

LIVE REVIEWS

Come see read and hear all about Vancouver's Lotus Child, The UK's Buck Brothers, Montreal's Flotila + more

Episode 44 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE includes Todd Arkell of Cool Planet Entertainment reviewing the line up of free bands you'll see if you come to Toronto this Sunday to celebrate Canada Day with us. We also race through our NXNE Finale in a gorilla radio style meet 10 bands in one hour trip. So, come join in, meet some new friends and get the skinny on 54-40 and the rest of Canada Day's line up.

The Buck Brothers (above) set a world record and pack the Drake on a Monday night with Canuck Indie pals, Inoke Errati, Red Rose Balck, Camp Combo and Oil Can Boyd. IndieCan Joe and Ottawa's Whitebird Studio Doug, meet to talk shop and then catch the show. Find out about the world record and the night to remember at The Drake: Read it all -- See it all NOW!

EPISODE 43 is another great NXNE Show with roving reporting, great music and insightful commentary. As always, you can stream or download for free:

From PEI's Nathan Wily to Vancouver's RALLY CAR and every region in between, Episode 43 is action packed. IndieCan recognizes the important job that CBC Radio3 and SIRIUS do for Canadian Indie and we have the great honour of having CBC Radio3 Music Director James Booth with us, sharing his enthusiasm for Canadian emerging talent and updating us on some great new iniatives at New Music Canada - Yes, that link will show you what a liberal tax-payer based budget can do to cover the Canadian music scene. When asked by Mr. Booth about IndieCan, "How do find time to do all that?" the best I could come up with was a seeming compulsive disorder. Nothing my fellow indie artists won''t be able to identify with. For low budget IndieCan style NXNE coverage, follow the link below.ENOUGH RAMBLING - Let's hear the SHOW!!!

YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! pictures

For Indie artists, if you would like to hear more from James Booth, including how the song selection process happens at CBC Radio 3 and SIRIUS, hear the full unedited intoerview on our School of Rock page.

TIN BANGS got NXNE rolling with a live set at MTV Wednesday June 6th. Tin Bangs later took to the Bovine Sex Club stage Friday at 1 AM. See what all the fuss is about. I hope it's not all because the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern got new carpet on the stage. It looks nice, BTW, but it just seems wrong. Who remembers the bump on the Gardner Express Way? Like the Gardner bump over the Humber River, the filthy disgusting Horseshoe stage was a T.Dot icon. I'll get over it... More importantly....NXNE IndieCan coverage NOW.

Episode 42 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE is the kick of f to our NXNE coverage with The Joys and True North's Sue McCallum. Mike Turner (Fair Ground, Our Lady Peace) pictured in the middle engineered our "live at IndieCan" session with The Joys at The Pocket Studios. We were all stoked to work with him.

EPISODE 41 is now available for streaming or downloading. Welcome to IndieCan studio's newest local, Whitebird Music in Ottawa, Krista D, Amanda Rheaume and Natasha Peach - whooo hoo. It's a big day for GIRRRL POWER in the Nation's Capital this week TAKE ME TO THE SHOW NOW!

Artemis Chartier and Dale Russell are founders of The School Alliance of Student Songwriters which brings the joy of music to students and then shares their great creations with the rest of rest of us. Now promoting the third compilation CD, SASS has touched the lifes of many and it's a story you want to know about. Hear about it on Episode 41

Episode 40 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE featrues Montreal's Psycotic 4 and Phil Klygo of Weewerk Records/Management who is gate-keeper to the Canadian Music Week music festival. Phil talks about how CMW has evolved and what's involved in organizing nearly 500 acts in 40 venues over 4 days.

Enjoy the show now!

POP WITH BRAINS 8 may be the hotest regular night in Toronto's artist community.

Eden Ants, Spiral Beach and friends sells out The Rivoli and raise money for the

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!

POP WITH BRAINS 9 will be May 18 at the Riv so if you're in T.Dot plan to be there.

Episode 39 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE features CMW Festival feature, The Cliks, live at IndieCan Studio. The buzz around the April 24 release of Snakehouse makes it our great pleasure to invite Jen, Lucas, Morgan and Nina into our studio to perform for you.

IndieCan Radio spoke with D.I.Y indie veteran Ember Swift while in Toronto March 11th performing at Hugh's Room - Listen and learn. Enjoy the show now!

Jeff Healey's Roadhouse was home to to a CMW Satruday Showcase of B.C. talent including Elias, Shane Philip, Whitfeild, Haley Sales, Yuca and (Wide Mouth Mason's) Shaun Verreault

Episode 38 is devoted to the VANCOUVER INDIE SCENE with the lions share of the mucic coming from a Canadian Music Week Showcase Saturday March 10th.

We bring you inside the Jaggermeister After Party, visit the Indies and hear from,club-rat and co-chair Brad Schwartz. A few things have changed for this weeks Industry Insider since his first few CMWs where he was promoting bands and taking in Panels of experts. Now he is Executive VP and GM of MTV Canada and the CMW 2007 Co-chair. Hear what Brad has to say about his journey and his insights into Canadian music makers. Enjoy the show

CMW Reviews and Pics

Fashion Rocks Canada

Ember Swif at Hugh's Room

St. Patricks Day Pranks with The Flairs, Buck Brothers and Jr. Vice-Prsidents

IWhat a Canadian Music Week -- PARTY TIME. Check out Canoe.ca for highlights including interviews with Meg-A-Music Mary and IndieCan's Joe Chisholm. Also Aussi's Future Native, Jen Melitia and more.

THE MOST CMW COVERAGE anywhere : Events Page for the latest.

click on pics below for more from a night at the Indies


The 2007 Indies included performances from Neverending White Light, The Stills, Wolf Mother, Preistess and more. Pics and story on Events Page	As Rough Trade, Kevan Staples and Carole Pope changed the Canadian Music Landscape in the '80s amd this year they are inducted into the Hall of Fame

INDIECAN RADIO NOW!

Episode 37 is an all new MONTREAL INDIE SCENE features a Dave Martel live set with DNA session guys, Jean and Nick.

It took some doing, but we got Dave Sturton, producer from the comfortable confines of the console pictured above, to sitting in front of a microphone where Joe Chisholm interviews him about his love and knowledge of Montreal and music. Episode 37 is a fabulous collection of tunes and talk from La Belle Provence plus a little Winnipeg and GTA indie tossed in. Enjoy the show

Joe was in Montreal recently, recording some great new material and "spreading the word" about IndieCan. Joe was a guest on CKUT FM (McGill Radio) Monday February 24th on the Monday Morning After Show, spinning some tunes and talking music. LISTEN TO JOE ON THE CKUT SHOW NOW. (Click on the red speaker on "Monday Morning After" to download the February 25th show. It's so much fun.

Episode 36 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE features CMW Festival feature, Staylefish, live at IndieCan Studio. The Salad's Mista D is in the hourse to join in on some Reggae/Ska fun. This show is most fun permited on the web.

IndieCan Radio interviews internet Radio champions, Curt and Maxime from Radio xXx, a 7/24 internet radio site with DJs from around the world.

Episode 35 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE introduces Oshawa's Lower Back Tatti, live at IndieCan.

Canadian Music Week counts down and Diane Foy of Skylar Entertainment visits with a stack of CDs from great bands from around the world visiting CMW this year. Hear great music and hear the Foy Formula for getting the most out of the stimulation overload that is CMW. Download or Stream our show NOW

Episode 34 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE features the Rockin' ways of The Red Light Riot, hot off their CD Release Party at The Elmo and gearing up for CMW at Rancho Relaxo.

CMW kicks of with the Indie Awards March 7th and get us "in the mood" we have an interview with Carole Pope, who with Kevan Staples will be inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame for their work with Rough Trade

Episode 33 features is all about winners. All the Brightness - American Songwriters Competition, "Best Alternative" and Commonwealth Silver medalist Trevino Betty and AthletesCAN V.P., our industry insider. Trevino was our guest spokesperson at the IndieCan Birthday Bash. For those of you who came out to celebrate and join us in honouring and acknowledging the vital role of amateur athletes in Canada, you got to see Trrevino bust a move on stage. Now you can hear Joe Chisholm's interview with this champion of Canadain amateur athletes of all levels. Hear it now

Episode 32 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE is something a little different. Singer-songwriters Ory No'man, Jeremy Guther, Shawn Sage and Colleen Costello are participating in a little sing and tell at IndieCan studio with host, Joe Chisholm. Here's a show you can invite your mother to listen to. Mothers, yes, it's OK for your kids to listen as well.

As promissed we have RJ Guha back this week to talk about artist - management relationships. No matter if you're a casual music fan or music biz veteran, you'll find R.J.'s insights remarkable.

Episode 30 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE features the big sound of Little Sunday live at IndieCan with some big news and some never before heard songs that are fabulous.

Janette Luu is Canoe LIVE�s smiling face and host of the new �citizen media� web and TV cast, THE SHOW. If you�re a fan or a band with some video you
want to share, check this interview out. It was a riot to turn the tables on this savvy journalist, Janette and have her answer the questions for a change.

Reily is Live at IndieCan for Episode 29 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE, From Long & McQuade celebrates 50 years in business and founder, son, Jeff Long chats with us about the music biz

IndieCan Radio'��s Episode 28 celebrates THE MONTREAL INDIE SCENE. Click here to hear the long awaited Montreal show featuring The Voodoo Monx, live at DNA Studio '�� Episode 28.

performance photos by Stephen Chanasyk

THE OUTFIT lead a 'holiday stew' of a show with ingredients recorded from Toronto's Redline Recorders, Montreal's DNA Productions, the Rivoli and "on the run." Ceck out Episode 27 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE. Dave Cool of "What is Indie? is our INdustry Insider this week.

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Photo: Joe Chisholm

Thursday, August 25, 12:00AM
ANTI HERO rocks the Horseshoe as Joe's birthday begins

Happy Birthday Mr Chisholm

TACOMA REDD CD Release Party Review by Joe Chisholm

BUKAKKE KATHOLIK at Kathedral Review by Joe Chisholm

CAROLE POPE graces Indie Can for episode 10 taking us from the early days of Rough Trade with Kevin Staples, to what is was like to win three Junos, to what drives her to continue writing great songs today. Hear all this and more on THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE.

For Carole's autobiography "Anti-Diva" or new CD, "Transcend" go to www.carolepope.com
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IndieCan has been "doing" NXNE with all hands on deck covering the shows. Click Here to view some of our great live NXNE photos featuring bands like The Salads, White Cowbell Oklahoma and more...

For additional NXNE coverage check out the following:Reviews of musical showcases at SPILL MAGAZINEVideo coverage of showcases at CHART ATTACKPodcast commentary from Valerie at DESCRIPTION TORONTO (# 19) Be forewarned that #19 starts off with some obscure rambling about road side stops in Pennsylvania but bear with her. She gets to the good stuff soon with a history of NXNE, a walking tour of some of the event's and even a commentary on the always controversial White Cowbell Oklahoma.

Musical guests recently at Indie Can Studios include Crash Kelly, hot off their tour with Alice Cooper, Sean Sage and London's Anti-Hero.

White Cowbell Oklahoma at NXNE
By Andre Skinner


Thursday, August 25, 12:00AM ANTI HERO rocks the Horseshoe as Joe's birthday begins

Happy Birthday Mr Chisholm	The Plaque	Joe Blows
Thursday August 24th was a fine night for Toronto rock n roll. IndieCan and Meg-A-Music Toronto presented the UNPRETTY CDrelease party of London Ontario's Pop-punk sensation,Anti-Hero. Click here for full story

Silver Indie Culture Shop at 703 Queen St. W., Toronto, is one of a kind in Canada. It is devoted to all indie art, including music. Carlin Belof, owner, wants Silver to be THE place in Toronto where people think of for Indie Music and art -- for them selves and for gift giving. Silver celebrates a new mile stone of "25" being the number of CD titles now available in the store. Indie fans and Indie artists should know that Carlin has her sites on 100 titles before years end. Click here for full story


Canadian independent Radio History is Made! 54-40's Neil Osborne and Vancouver's THE SMEARS help kick off the first ever Vancouver Indie Scene. Come listen to an hour of great indie music and interviews, including Neil Osbornes 20+ year retrospective on Canadian Music life.



Episode 14 includes the best of Ontrio Alt-country. The Toronto Indie Scene features Andre, Alex, Scott and Jake of CANTEEN KNOCKOUT giving INDIECAN a taste of twang to promote their upcoming CD Release Party Friday September 15th 2006 at the Cadillac Lounge. We are honoured to have ParagonOnline.ca with us with an URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT of the September 14 deadline for theier $tage $tar content with includes $5,000 cash, studio time and an opening spot with a head liner. Listen for details. Click here to check out THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE #14.