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It Came from Toronto - the Radio Show spawned by North BY North East (Part 1) - IndieCan hits the streets June 17, 18, 19, 20 | |
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| From Halifax to Vancouver, the best music you've never heard was celebrated in T.Dot and IndieCan-iacs were bouncing from club to club and venue to venue like pong balls on crack. We chill in the hotel with Maggie Martin of EMI Music Publishing to talk shop and find out what brought her from L.A. to T.O. We compare notes with Melanie Schade of Indie Solo. One of the IndieCan bands that left with Jumo hardware this year filled Dundas Square with sound so we kick off the show with Wintersleep. Then we hear from host town acts, Afterparty, Justin Rutledge and Fjord Rowboats, we go west for Axis of Conversation, Laura Smith, Language-Arts, Perfect Hour, we go QC for Zeros and Flotilla and west on the 401 for Olenka and the Autumn Lovers. While you're listening - see and read all about it HERE |
| A musical exchange - IndieCan embarks on our first British invasion |
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| We Rock you tenderly and Folk you hard in Episode 136. This week we do something so new and exciting I am gitty just writing about it. The Great Lake Swimmers are touring their new record, "Lost Channels." Stories of this Toronto's band's sell-out performances overseas are part of present day folklore as indie music artists and industry muse about how it "could and should" be over a cold one. So, I had to check this out for myself. From The Glee Club in Birmingham England we were part of a sell-out crowd enjoying the Great Lake Swimmers. We bring you the after-show interview with Tony Dekker. Also, we talk with the man who books Great Lake Swimmers in Birmingham, Markus Seargent, about the UK's fascination with Canadian indie music.
Also this week, Madison Violet, Jerome Godboo, The Compound, Lily Frost, Corbin Murdoch and The Nautical Mile, Rude Boy, a new project from Winnipeg called Record of The Week Club and the UK's Tara London.
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This week is Retro IndieCan with snippets from our three years of archive. We hear the tasty tunes of Dearly Beloved, The Audrey's (going vinyl) and My Darkest Days and �live at IndieCan� chat and performances from The Strip, Tim�s Myth, Chameleonize, Don Brownrigg and Young Rival It�s a tour from
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Hamilton or "The Hammer" as locals call it is home to a first class musical treat every year - the Rogers Spring Music Festival. Hear all about it - Click this way:
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We check in with festival director, Rob Rapitti to get the "behind the scenes" on this years edition of the spring music festival. We hear from Grady and other out of town visitors, Mach 22 and representing from Ontario, Apollo's Down and The Free Press - all part of the 2009 festival. Next week we'll have more with Jay Sparrow and The Spades. see Grady on IndieCan Crappy-CAM
Also this week, let's look at a couple of tracks from Caledonia's new CD as well as Poor Marqus (which I am still not sure if it's pronounced " Marcus" or "Marks"), Jody Glenham, Sara Hays, John Pippus and A Minute Away |
Episode 129 features new releases buzzing in 2009
Big Ideas, Mike Evin, WakingupCrosseyed, Public, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Ladyhawk, Sean Jones, Bavura, more Wet Secrets, White Cowbell Oklahoma, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Chad VanGaalen and from Vancouver we talk to Alan Doyle on the Juno red carpet and we remember Superbeing - a band with a new brand, but we look back |
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Juno winners The Stills (Montreal), Juno performer Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton), Juno Cup team-mates Dearly Beloved (Toronto) and Acres of Lions (Vancouver) are part of Episode 127. From Saskatchewan, Jeffery Straker and Ultimate Power Duo, from Edmonton, My Sister Ocean and from Nova Scotia, Andrew Hunter will be loud and proud this week but first, the "vintage" stylings of Stephen Fearing of True North Records - live at IndieCan from XM Radio's street front studio in Toronto, talking about his solo work, what's next for Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, his new home in Halifax and touring with Catherine MacLellan. More back stage & front row JUNOs
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 IndieCan is in a Juno Town kinda' mood this week so we are leaning on Vanocuver artists with The Pack A.D., The Flairs, Joey Keithley's Band of Rebels, Elias and Roche Limit. Also - bands we saw Juno Week - Dan Mangan, Said the Whale (working on a new CD now) and 54-40, who put on what we thought was the week's highlight show. Also this week, Static Lab, Manana and next week's feature artist, Stephen Fearing. It's our great pleasure to share our conversation with Radio Hall of Fame inductees for 2009, April Wine. 11 times since 1969 when the band hit the scene, they have been Juno nominees. |
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Listen Now: Show126(right click to download) Show126(click to stream)
April Wine @ Canadian Music Week. See more April Wine here: See more Junos
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CMW 2009 in review by IndieCan Radio freatureing Vanderpark
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| Vanderpark performs some of the music that got them featured in This year's Canadian Music Fest + lays down something brand new for IndieCan listeners; Neill Dixon, festival president, gives us a recap of the festival, tradeshow and conference that was; we travel through the streets of Toronto catching up with Saskatchewan's We Were Lovers, Juno bound Hey Rosetta! and The Midway State, New Jersey CMW visitors, Jet Lag Gemini, Amos The Transparents, from Ottawa, Vancouver's Radio Star winners, The Latency and host town festival closers, Make Your Exit See Vanderpark live @ IndieCan Catch more CMW now |
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Episode 122 features Northern Ontario's Angie Nussey live at IndieCan + more of our chat with Peter Spellman, co-author of "Your Successful CD Release."
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| This week we introduce The Done Fors, The Parlotones, Roche Limit, Sab, Peace Work and the Russel Leon Band. Ember Swift, a career artist with 10 Do It Yourself CDs to her credit is often referred to in the book, "Your Successful CD Release" co-authored by Montreal's Dave Cool and Berklee School of Music Director of Career Development, Peter Spellman who chats with us about CD sales in the 21st century. Angie Nussey, winner of several awards for performance and song-writing was first introduced to IndieCan at the Toronto Independent Music Awards and has been on our "must have" list ever since. This week's show opens with performance and conversation with Angie Nussey more pics from Wendy L. Rombough & The Verge XM Radio Studio HERE |
HOW GREAT WAS '08? Year in Review Part II
2008 In Review II# 115(click/download)
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| OK, so our Year in review isn't very sophisticated, because it was all so good. We shuffled the deck, started from the top and crammed in what we could, but it worked out pretty darn remarkable. Here we go - Alphabetically, we have: Jim Armstrong, Don Brownrigg, Caledonia, The Cockroaches, Creepshow The Free Press, The I Spies, The John Henrys, The Midway State, Mother Mother, The Painted Birds, Justin Rutledge, Staylefish, The Unsettlers and Mike Yates and The Candidates |
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This week, IndieCan can't get over our Montreal love-in so we have some spill over - USWM + Adam and Amethysts + an interview with one of IndieCan Wednesdays highlights - October Sky. Also from our Wednesday at the Annex WreckRoom in Toronto: Edmonton's, 40 Thieves and Calgary's the Wax Poets. I proclaim on the show that "next week The Wax Poets" will be live at IndieCan. That session is recorded and in on-deck, but I am saving it now until after my "The Great 08" Year in Review which will take two shows to do proper justice to.
We cross the Atlantic in two ways this week. Toronto's The Outfit has morphed into Les Gars, re-branding themselves in the UK. Son of Dave and Hospital Bombers are trying to increase their musical scope by enduring themselves to Canadian music fans and I think we should adopt them. Both bands are making shovelling Canadian inroads and we're proud to bring them to you. Our cross-Canada trip includes, from Saskatchewan's deep-freeze The Blood Lines and Pearson, from frosty "Winterpeg" we have Twilight Hotel, we solve some secrets about ghost tracks by Mother Mother in Vancouver and from T.Dot we feature the eagerly awaited CD from The Strip + we open with a Justin Rutledge track with a song about loved ones that are missing. So from IndieCan to everyone who finds their bloodlines incomplete this time of year, our thoughts are with you.
Check out October Sky, 40 Thieves and other IndieCan Wednesdays performances HERE. Wax Poets HERE
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| This week is our "Advanced Copy" show. Blackie and The Rodeo Kings have a compilation CD not yet released and we got one from True North to share with you. Flying Eyes had their CD release November 22 and we have it, Anthony Gomes and The New Soul Cowboys are up to something new, too. Every heard of Nineteen Seventy-seven or The WitHouts? Now you're getting how this works - of course not - you hear it first on IndieCan Radio.
From Calgary, Wax Poets were at IndieCan Wednesday's as part of a cross-Canada tour. Their CD comes out officially upon their return, but we have it for you this week. Also on the show, "live at IndieCan" flashbacks from Raine Maida and Once Just, Night Flowers who come to IndieCan Wednesday soon and from Newfoundland, Sherry Ryan |
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This week we celebrate the 5th year of Toronto's IndieWeek, a festival that has grown to be better and better every time. This week we hear from Iguanadonho, Marky Ray about his 30 years of indie bands and stadium headliners.
Our all IndieWeek musical features include, from yester-years, Peter Katz and The Curious, Hello Beautiful, and Vesta Varro. In this year's competition, The Dunes, Hello Bella, Bella Clava, Walter Mitty and The Realists, Christina Maria, Isle of Thieves, The Free Press and Ontario Independent Music Award winners, Fidget. - It's a good one, bet you can't listen just once.
While you're listening, check out the pictues and commentary on IndieWeekntary on our events page |
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| IndieCan Radio Episode 101 - Babes for Breasts + David Usher on social media (see how Facebook, Myspace and Twitter changed Music)
Babes for Breasts organizers and performers Amanda Rheaume and Ana Miura chat and perform at Whitebird Studios in Ottawa, also form Ottawa, Rory Gardiner, Mike Yates and the Candidates and Iconoclast. Montreal is represented by Sule and Plants and Animals, Vancouver has
Lindsay May and The Painted Birds - Crash Parallel are touring with and in support of the new recording, "Wake Up and Say Good Bye," released by David Usher September 23rd. David was at PodCamp Montreal September 20th, talking to social media geeks and freaks about the impact of YouTube, Myspace, Twitter and Facebook on how songwriters and fans relate to each other. Much of what he shared with podcasters, he covers off in a conversation with Joe Chisholm. We also hear from Matt Mays & El Torpedo and Saturna |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE EPISODE 100 FUN IN TORONTO from September 17th with The Painted Birds, The Februarys and DR. dFunkt
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Episode 100 finds us at the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Music Cafe, celebrating three days of music in one hour with special attention on Montreal's newbie Final Flash and second-generation Martha Wainwright, Collingwood's Midway State, Whistler's Ali Milner, Toronto's Gentleman Reg, St. Cat's City and Colour, Ottawa's Kyrie Kristmanson, P.E.I.'s Two Hour Traffic and coast-to-coast Jill Barber. 2007's Music Cafe is where we met Justin Rutledge (Episode 99) so we shout out last year with some new Die Mannequin. We also talk to someone who knows something about Music supervision, himself, this year's Cafe Coordinator, Michael Perlmutter |
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#98: A show we call "Friends Down in Flames"
As we approach epic Episode 100 we are in a reflective mood at IndieCan. This week we look at carnage - great Canadian bands that have fallen by the wayside since IndieCan came on the scene in 2006. Fortunately these artists left behind a great legacy of music that we were lucky enough to be a part of. We remember Tacoma Redd, The Darns, Anti-Hero, Aide de Camp and Lucy - may they Rest In Peace.
Still alive and well we have new music from Latefallen, Black Diamond Bay (Patrick Krief), Ben Sures, Elliott Brood and next week's feature artist, Justin Rutledge. We are also pleased to introduce, for the first time at IndieCan - Night Flowers.
Hey, if you like this weeks' show TELL YOUR FRIENDS, send an email, start a Facebook group. Over 100,000 listened in during August. Wouldn't it be cool if we had 1 Million listeners by Show 100. Now that would be special -lol. Enjoy the music, share your thoughts. We're listening. Hf you like this weeks' show TELL YOUR
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IndieCan Radio goes PUBLIC in Episode 97 as we are pleased to welcome into the world of IndieCan listeners, Toronto's Public, live at IndieCan. We are live from a facility new to IndieCan - Ruminal Record Sound in Port Credit where we hope to bring more great IndieCan finds to you. Also this week, Jenn is in Ottawa talking to MonkeyJunk, we have new Shannon Lee Briggs and The Stills, we introduce Tamara Miller and The Sourkeys, a few of you have been bugging us with requests so we have The Chronicles, Bukkake Katholik and Julian Fauth, as requested.
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IndieCan Radio # 97 (click/stream)
SEE MORE PUBLIC PICS, recording at Ruminal Records Sound - While you're listening this week, we are thinking about Episode 100 coming soon and what we think about that milestone doesn't mean a pinch of fly shit compared to what you think about that mile-stone. Be heard, praise us, bitch at us, tell us how we should be doing things, we actually care. We're on Myspace or as Monkey Junk would say, come sit on our Face Book and tell us what you really think. |
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Episode 94 is a Mixed Bag of summer time music fun as we start our Hillside coverage, with some memories of last year's Mother Mother performance, Broken Social Scene and Spiral Beach (Catch more Hillside 25 on our EVENTS page while you listen), Toronto Independent Music Awards made us nostalgic so we have Eden Ants, winners at the first ever TIMA awards at IndieCan studios and from Warped Tour, we have The Creep Show, Staylefish, One Night Band and then we bounce from coast to coast with Briana Stewart, Birthday Boy Jim Armstrong and recent Videofact award winners, Down With The Butterfly
IndieCan Radio # 94 (click/download)
IndieCan Radio # 94 (click to stream)
Next week, more Hillside with East-Coast's Jenn Grant live at IndieCan, Justin Rutledge, Mandibles, The Monster Show, Bass Lions and we check in with Spiral Beach, Plants and Animals, Land of Talk and Hillside Office Manager, Jessie O'Donnell
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GOD MADE ME FUNKY was one NXNE highlight, rockin' at the Reverb!
 IndieCan hangs with God Made Me Funky from in-store appearances to closing out NXNE @ the REVERB, to back stage and talking shop. Dig it, this show will make you funky too. Also this week, Public, The Pack AD, Hello Beautiful, The Johnstones and Modern Boys Modern Girls. Also this week we hear about what the mysterious world of Publishing look like now in THE NEW INDIE coutesy of The Canadian Recording Artists Association. You are one click away from getting informed, finding God and getting Funked up right:
IndieCan Radio # 90 click/download
IndieCan Radio # 90 click to stream
See More God Made Me Funky in store, at the Reverb, back stage RIGHT HERE
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Vancouver's Dan Mangan, live at IndieCan - lucky us!
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Episode 90 of IndieCan Radio is here featuring North By Northeast, Vancouver style. We look at the VanCity indie scene with Dan Mangan live at IndieCan with bassist, John Walsh. Dan was the man, that brought IndieCan to the west coast - all will be revealed in this weeks show. We also feature NXNE-west festival highlights with The Pack AD, Said The Whale + Saskatchewan's The Blood Lines, Halifax's Rebekah Higgs, Indie legend Carole Pope, who teamed up with Kevan Staples and crew for a Rough Trade show and Lotus Child which is another shout out to IndieCan's first VanCity sojourn.
From our industry insider files we have an exciting project to tell you about. The Canadian Independent Recording Artist's Association has produced THE NEW INDIE which is an in depth look how the music biz works these days with insights from a world renowned think-tank of artists and insiders. We preview this program, which is available in a 4-CD box-set or as a free podcast. This will be the first in a two-part review, this Episode and next. You can jump ahead and learn more from IndiePool.
IndieCan Radio # 89 click/download
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Legends and Two-Year Olds on Show # 85
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IndieCan celebrated the week of New Music West with a "go west young music fan" leaning. From Winnigeg, living in Toronto and now touring Western Canada, Karen Kosowski is our live-at-indieCan feature act. Recorded at her CD Release Party at the Rivoli with Philosopher King connection, Sunshine State, IndieCan is pleased to bring you this female fronted "Coldplay-esque" stylings and some candid chat on Queen Street West about maturing as a song writer.
From our archive of great interviews we bring so previously unheard excerpts from Neil Osborne of 54-40 on music videos, the cosmic energy of live performance and more Zen-Rock wisdom. Bellevue is our only true east band and then it's all west-coast with The Flairs, Daniel Wesley, The Smears and 54-40.
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IndieCan Radio # 84 (click/download)
IndieCan Radio # 84 (click to stream)
Joe Chisholm wishes he could have been with friends in Vancouver for New Music West but that's no reason not to devote a show to you. Check out the new word - peace video featuring Neil Osborne called Northern Soul
This new video will grow on you if you let it. Everyone should see it at least once - maybe twice. |
If all the word is a stage Sean Ashby may have played them all
Alex Tintinalli shows us that the kids are allright on # 81
Vesta Varro NEW IMPROVED MIX + IndieCan looks ahead to Hamilton
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 Episode 78 - Raine on IndieCan - In a post Our Lady Peace, post majorlabel life, Raine Maida finds life as an indie artist, life as a father, life as a "Monday morning activist" better than ever. Live at IndieCan, Raine Maida performs from his solo project, "THE HUNTERS LULLABY," shares his thoughts on War Child Canada, life as an indie and the Slam Poetry movement that he finds so captivating.
Pictured (above) Woodstock, Raine Maida, Joe Chisholm (Photo Barry Roden)
Darryl Hurs of Indie Week 2008 chats with us and other great artists this week include Sproll and Chris Colepaugh from New Brunswick, Pascale Picard and Krief from La Belle Provence, Why from The Peg, Mother Mother and Elias from VanCity.
IndieCan Radio # 78 (right-click/download)
IndieCan Radio # 78 (click to stream)
Forecast for more Raine, uncut/full length interview with Raine Maida @ indiecan |
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Raine Maida played The Phoenix Concert Theatre March 24 2008 - Read All About It
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EPISODE 77 previews rENO's "Learning to Speak Human"
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Toronto's rENO is "live at IndieCan" this week with Reno and Kevin performing some unplugged numbers from their new record, "Learning To Speak Human." We also hear from new friends and old as we hear from The Goodlovelies and The Cliks from Canadian Music Week. Panelists share their ideas on the new "360 marketing" model and pontificate on what changes may be afoot in North America for how music is marketed - provocative to be sure. Other great artist include Dave Martel, Hue, The Reels,Vesta Varro and more.
INDIECAN RADIO # 77 (right-click/download)
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We are stoked to bring THE POPULARS from XM Studio "Live At IndieCan" with their soon-to-be-released LP "A Pill for Everyone." The band is joined by Indie Hall of Fame Inductee Moe Berg who produced this new record.
Tom Jackson wowed CMW crowds with his eXtreme performance makeover clinics and he is our guest on IndieCan talking about what makes for memorable live performances. You'll love it, or your money back!
Also on our cross-Canada post-CMW indie trip, State of Shock, The Left, TV Heart Attack and The Daniel Wesley Band from the west coast, Rebekah Higgs from the east, Andy Swan and as a sneak preview to next week, new music from Reno. |
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Welcome to Episode 75 - The Canadian Music Week Show
This weeks show is an all-CMW show case with Lotus Child and The Painted Birds from the west coast, Amanda Rheaume from Ottawa, The Besnard Lakes from Montreal, Jenn Grant, Down With The Butterfly, Hey Rosetta and Don Brownrigg from the east coast and from host town Toronto, Dearly Beloved, Drowning Girl, Joshua Bartholomew and much, much more. It's a pretty fun show, if I do say myself. We also have a sneak preview of some soon-to-be-released music by THE POPULARS.
Click to download DOWNLOAD THE SHOW NOW
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A Tale of Two Jakes is the theme of Episode 74 - Jake Gold and Big Rude Jake both grace our radio show and generously share their insights into the Canadian indie scenes over three decades
If you get your entertainment from Canadian TV, you know Jake Gold from Canadian Idol and if you get your entertainment from the streets, clubs and arenas from Victoria to St. John's then you know Jake Gold from his work the The Tragically Hip, The Salads, Sass Jordon, The Cliks and more. This year, Jake Gold of The Management Trust and Kindling Music is co-chair of the 2008 Canadian Music Week and on this weeks show Jake gets us all ready for the one week in March when Canada is the centre of the music universe.
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No student of the Canadian music scene can consider themselves ready for graduation until they have contemplated the impact of Big Rude Jake. A gifted songwriter, Jake brings his engaging story telling skills to Show 74 and takes us on a punk meets jazz trip through a crucial part of the history of alternative music in the Windsor to Quebec City corridor.
But wait - there's more! To get us in the CMW mood we hear from Chris Koster, The Audreys, Kyrie Kristmanson, The i Spies, The Chronicles and 2008 Indies Awards performers The Cliks. | |
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THIS WEEKS RADIO SHOW REVIEWS
INDIECAN YEAR II
As IndieCan's 2nd anniversary approaches we are feeling reflective and nostalgic. We are reviewing the IndieCan year two that was. The goal, this show is to cram as much "live at IndieCan" into 60 minutes as we possibly can and here's what we've come up with for Rock 'n' Roll School reading week:
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From team "Constant Crush" we have Tin Bangs and The Outfit, Vancouver's Mother Mother from their Hillside Summer session this year and Rally Car from the awesome Canada Day we enjoyed at Downsview Park, remember when we borrowed The Salads Mista D to yack with the London Reggae band, Staylefish? How about Peterborough's The Kiss and Tells and we explore band manifestos with Hunter Valentine and Dearly Beloved, both of which IndieCan was in attendance for this
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week. But wait - there's more. The Cindy Doire Band, The Cliks and Toronto's The Strip are also packed into this hour or this part self-indulgence and part one-a-day vitamin for your soul. I hope we bring back some memories and tease you with anything you might have missed.
The biggest thing in reflecting over the year in review is how, just by having fun and sharing the fun, we have all made Canadian indie music stronger and better. IndieCan has grown because those of you who were strangers before have become friends and those who were friends have become family. This show is dedicated to the music fans - thanks for loving music makers.
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EPISODE 70 Opens in Quebec City
Our industry insider is Jeff Leake of XM Satellite Radio who proudly champions Canadian indie music through XM's channel 52 THE VERGE. IndieCan caught up with the very busy Mr. Leake and this week we bring you the first instalment of this interview where we hear about the growth, the advantages and appeal of Satellite Radio in Canada and world-wide.
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Other great artists featured this week include Quebec City's Pat the White, Montreal natives now living in Toronto, The Dress Whites, from Kelowna B.C., Ryan Donn and from Toronto, The Outfit and Bebop Cowboys. But first, we invite you to open your hearts and minds to Void's Anatomy as we bring you a live recording from La Ninkasi in Quebec City and our interview with principal composer, songwriter Marie Jorge. IndieCan must thank David Gendron of Midaltern Studio for engineering the QC portion of the show and Barry Mell, IndieCan's Quebec City friend and liaison.
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'007 The year with a License to Thrill
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2007 in Review Part I
the first of two "YEAR IN REVIEW" shows, crams as much music and indie life into an hour as is possible, coast-to-coast. We'll hear from Daniel Victor, The Stills, Kevan Staples and Carole Pope from CMW-2007, Mother Mother from Hillside, Lotus Child and Wintersleep in tale of two archaeologists, Psychotic 4 and Dave Martel from Montreal, Down With The Butterfly and Drowning Girl, The Cliks, and to kick things off the year in review�
Episode 67 opens up with an offering from Calgary's Once Just who we recorded at Life Is Good Studios in the Gatineau Hills. Listen to this song "Shine Down." I hope it does for your soul what it does for me. |
2007 in Review Part II
When in Halifax, interview a Vancover band, I say - we bring you the words and music of Pride Tiger. Also from our East-coast love-in, we have Hey Rosetta and The Superfantastics.
We check back in with our Quebec City find, Pascale Picard, from Ottawa, Tim's Myth and The Coggs, and then we head back down the 401 to check in with Sam Hell, Eden Ants and Hunter Valentine (wouldn't that be a weird date?), long time IndieCan friend, Ember Swift and end in Windsor with Inoke Errati.
This look back at '007 was a true pleasure to produce and we hope you like it. |
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INDIECAN RADIO EPISODE#68 - click here to stream the year in review part II
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IndieCan would like to salute and thank all those who have stepped up to the plate, the mic, the merch table, the sound board and computer to help make this year possible.
Niell Dixon of Canadian Music Week who I interviewed this fall said to us about networking at music festivals, "No contact is too small, even if it's just a place to crash next time your in town�" and in that spirit, no friend of IndieCan is insignificant � from those who have hosted, made posters, sent out notices, told a friend to check us out and those we have slept with (so to speak), we thank you for your commitment to the indie music of Canada.
In less than two years we have recorded artists in a dozen different studios � many of which would welcome us back - lol. We've been main-stage, side stage, back stage; in festivals, bars, alleys and offices � where ever the never-ending tale of Canadian Indie is happening, we want to be there and in '007 we have been to and done a lot. It's a time for reflection and the image in the reflection is smiling ear-to-ear.
GET YOUR HALI-FIX on EPIOSODE 66
This just in: The East-Coast Music Awards nominees just hit my inbox and our feature  artist this week, Don Bronwrigg is up for a few of them. So is Julie Doiron of Sackville, NB. Also on our coast-to-coast in one hour - which not even Air Canada can do, I might add - we bring you Vancouver's The Painted Birds, from Montreal, The Famous Lovers, The Craft Economy hail from Guelph, Vancouver, Montreal and PEI. From Toronto we have Ketch Harbour Wolves and brand new Dearly Beloved.
We also have Vesta Varro from Ireland as the were winners at this years Indie Week Toronto. We hear from Darryl Hurs about the fourth annual event ths October and his plans for 2008.
INDIECAN RADIO EPISODE#66 - click here to stream the show
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Neill Dixon, President of Canadian Music Week talks with us about over 20 music festivals and conferences he attends world wide and how that's helping Canadian artists.
Episode 64 will be rich in music with many regions well represented.
From Calgary, The Dudes and Cort Delano, the sad sorry-ass folk singer,
from The Peg, it's Inward Eye,
from Ontario Mandippal Jandu and Square Root of Margaret,
from Quebec City, Void's Anatomy and The Pascale Picard Band and
from Halifax, Pamela Underwater, Don Brownrigg and Wintersleep. |
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Episode 62 Opens with a 2007 Toronto Songwriters Festival highlight, Joshua Bartholomew live at IndieCan and then it's all about the Halifax POP Explosion
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Why is Halifax such a hot bed of music therse days? It's no fluke according to Waye Mason, Executive Director of Halifax POP Explosion. Here what he has to say about HPX and how the music community of Halifax have created such an effective and inified voice. Do you love music and care about the future of it? Then there some lessons to learn from Professor Mason.
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Other great music will be coming to you from P.E.I.s Jenn Grant, now on tour with The Weakerthans (See reviews), Halifax's The Superfantastics and Montreal's The Besnard Lakes and of course, we open up in Toronto with a treat to our ears, Joshua Bartholomew who talks about small town life, what it's like to open area rock venues for your hero's and his own process of song writing.
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Your love is like an H-Bomb baby... Canadian Radio Star winners, Drowning Girl at IndieCan, clowning around, chatting it up and laying it down Live at IndieCan This Week.
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IndieCan is busy again this week. We're going To COCA (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities) in Windsor Ontario. Drowning Girl will be there as well as Tin Bangs, Windsor's own Inoke Errati, Hello Beautiful and other IndieCan friends (complete list here) as well as some new best friends we haven't met yet.
Douglas and Joe were at Halifax POP Explosion and we look forward to bringing you more East-Coast Indie than ever before. Jeff Butler of Ulitimate Indie was at the Western Canadian Music Awards and he reports on the Moose Jaw Saskatchewan goings on as well as previewing the all new IndieTV.ca. Barney Bentall was performing there and up for an award. He hear from him this week.We caught up with Vancouver's Mother Mother and just can't help including another tune from thier CD Touch Up. From Halifax, we introduce Myles Deck and The Fuzz. Joe talks to ex-Nova Scotian Jon Adams about his new CD The Perfect Flaw...secets will be revealed.
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EPISODE 60: Artists supporting causes and previews Halifax POP Explosion
Winners of the first ever Toronto Independent MusiAwards BEST INDIE BAND, Eden Ants are, at long last LIVE AT INDIECAN. Also, this week, we hear from the great work of Shawn & Thanou through The Toronto Songwriters Festival.
Other artists include Toronto's Bombay Doors, finalists from Indie Week Toronto, SunLit Ambush and Kingston's Pelt who were helping raise money for breast cancer research this month, Laugh Out Loud, More and The Ryde for this year's TIMAs as well as the United Steel Workers of Montreal and introducing Don Brownrigg, both of which are gems from our Halifax POP Explosion trip. Pictures of Eden Ants and more to watch while you listen to the showcommentary coming soon. In the mean time, enjoy the show
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Fidget at MQ Music Fest, Fidget at IndieLove.ca, Fidget at IndieCan
You were told, "Don't Fidget Missy!" but someone wasn't listening. IndieCan is finding fidgeting going on everywhere, you restless bunch you. EPISODE 59 features Toronto's punk/pop/ADD quartet, FIDGET, we review MQ Music Fest with organizer Metal Queen Management's Betty Dworatschek (sorry, no pronunciation key provided), we start our Indie Week Toronto coverage, we dig up a dusty old fossil, with great fascination and moderate reverence and we start a run-on-sentence we can't escape.
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Packed into another hour of the best music you've never heard we include Stella Panacci, Automan, High Voltage, Little Sunday, The Space Ship Blues, Hello Beautiful, Drowning Girl, The Great Lake Swimmers and ladies and gentlemen, Murray McLauchlin.
Whlie you're listening fidget to Fidget pics and check out or Indie Week coverage. More Metal Queen Music Fest Pics
IndieCan Radio Celbrates great indie from B.C. to Nova Scotia - Polaris is Awarded.
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If you haven't met Kelowna's THE SLED DOGS, now's the time. Episode brings them live to IndieCan. We also review the 2007 Polaris Music Awards - Founder Steve Jordan is our guest. Great artists this week include Jen Melitia, Jr. Vice Presidents, Feist, Patrick Watson, Chad VanGaalen, Down With The Butterfly and Julie Doiron.
IndieCan visits Salon de la Musique Indepenante de Montreal
TIM'S MYTH from Ottawa was in Montreal and we capture Tim Smith live at IndieCan and discuss Tim's Myth's recent $350,000 radio award, rolling with the ups and downs in the music biz and how to focus on what's important. Dave Cool talks to us about what's new at Stand Alone Records including services he's availing to indie artists. Other artists featured this week include WHITE ROOM, BRAIN CHILD, SKIP JENSEN and MIRACLE FORTRESS which is a preview to our Polaris Music Prize coverage.
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Tim's Myth live at Toronto's Elmo while I listen...
The Toronto Film Festival promotes muisc with the Canadian Music Cafe
Hunter Valentine lays down some new music "live at IndieCan" IndieCan's behind the scenes coverage at The Canadian Music Cafe continues as this episode features some of the other 14 artists, Jessica Rhaye, Oh Susanna, Chris Colepaugh and the Cosmic Crew, Justin Rutledge, The St. Alvia Cartel and The United Steel Workers of Montreal.
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Come see Hunter Valentine in the studio - See all 15 featured Canadian artists that were selected as part of The Canadian Music Cafe
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TRASNPLANTED FROM EDMONTON TO TORONTO, SAM HELL LIGHTS UP INDIECAN
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With the Toronto International Film Festival in town, The Canadian Music Cafe, now in it's third year showcases great-white-north music to Festival delegates (only) but IndieCan is there to bring you the music and the story behind it. Music Cafe organizer Chris Tetter talks to us about how and why this showcase is so important. We also tease you with two of the 15 elite artists selected to perform, Hunter Valentine and Lily Frost. We also hear from another Edmonton transplant Sonica who are hitting the road so, USA listeners, we're exporting some of our finest - check to see if Sonica is coming your way.
Sam Hell is just off a Toronto to Vancouver to Toronto tour which they'll talk about. If you don't know what the SAM HELL is going on get ready to get down with your old-school classic rock selves - turn up the speakers and dig the SAM (HELL) JAM. This unassuming Kensington Studio that we recorded in has some awe inspiring history of greatness created. We hope we live up it of Episode 55. While listening, CLICK HERE and we'll take you inside to see the session.
Visit our EVENTS PAGE for new coverage of The Canadian Music Cafe which will be updated regulary. Hey music fans - do you own WHAT IS INDIE YET? Click Below for a Trailer. For being an IndieCan fan, you're entitled to a discount from ordering from here.
EPISODE 54 of INDIECAN RADIO WITH CALGARY's ONCE JUST
THE GOOD BYE SUMMER CANADIAN INDIE SCENE
I just got a new copy of "Summer's Over" the Moe Berg solo CD second hand on Bloor Street - $7.99 and worth every penny. So that's the theme of this weeks show. We have a dart-board review of Summer 007 and some new stuff that if you miss you'll be like those un-cool kids still wearing white after Labour Day.
So, new stuff: From Windsor, welcome Corporate Saturday. To any U.S. boarder crossing guards who subscribe to the show, of course they were joking about how they get to Detroit to play shows there. Toronto's contribution comes from Numbers and Figures from their CD, The Parable of The Broken Window. From Montreal, The Dear's guitarist Patrick Krief is re-releasing Take it Or Leave and we'll hear from Patrick and some of his band mates. From Guelph, Sam Turton, who I met at Hillside and became captured by his Activist meets Blues playing slide guitarist messin' with the Baptist preacher's wife kind of sound. Really, it's a genre - look it up. While you're looking thigs up, find Manotick on a map - home of the 613 area code mop-tops Hollerado. We shared some stories and laughs outside the Silver Dollar earlier this summer and I would like to share it with you.
So much happened this summer that a review in an hour is laughable. But I bring back as wide a range of random coolness. The show includes the words and live music of Marc Gelinas, and Psychotic 4 from Montr�al and Rally Car from Vancouver as well as Toronto's Trophy.
So that's how we're starting September - a little old meets new. On deck in the next couple of weeks we'll be hearing from Calgary's Once Just and Alberta deserters Sam Hell who are now calling T.Dot home.
IndieCan will be at Halifax Pop Explosion so anyone with East-coast show ideas, you know how to reach us.
Have a Happy Fall! Put those un-coool white shoes away and come download some way-cool indie music.
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IndieCan spends some time in the nation's capital, Ottawa and we found great music from across the country. This weeks show is a show case of music we just love.
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IndieCan is delighted to continue what we started last week with focusing on the Ottawa Indie Scene. Trevor Finlay is live at IndieCan, thanks to Whitebird Studios. Douglas is here to talk about the Ottawa Scene. This week we are pleased to show-casing Kelowna's SLED DOGS, Winnepeg's WHY as well as UNDADOGG, MAVIS DRIVE, THE ALEX TINTINALLI BAND and from Calgary, ONCE JUST
How about showing me some pictures of The Ottawa Super Ex, Once Just and Mr. Finlay?
EPISODE 51 of INDIECAN RADIO TAKES ON WARP DRIVE
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IndieCan travels to Vans Warped Tour 2007 to meet up with Institute of Independent Music reps Mrs. Jones and Charlotte, more notoriously known the music community as the Blonde Shells. Episode 51 includes the words and music of Toronto's THE SALADS, London's STAYLEFISH, a chat about IFI Music.org, More OTTAWA INDIE SCENE with more Krista D., Natasha Peach and Amanda Rheaume live at IndieCan.
Other great Indie artists include Scarlet Sins, Little Sunday, The Revelevens, Johnie 3, The Handsome Furs, and introducing Lara Yule Singh.
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This weeks show includes an interview with Mind Benders Music's Greg Simpson, we review Hillside Music Festival and we hear from Danielle Duval, Sterling, Rob Szabo, Jim Armstrong, Eden Ants, Once Just, My Darkest Days and Down With The Butterfly. The show opens where Hillside closed on the Lake Stage, surrounded by an appreciate audience enjoying Mother Mother. This Other/Other sounding band from Vancouver is live at IndieCan with a couple tunes off of their full length Last Gang Records CD Touch Up and the introduce the world to a brand new tune.
Check out our Events Page for more Hillside Coverage.
HILLSIDE REVIEWED AND MQ MUSIC FEST PREVIEWED in Episode 49
WELCOME TO PUNK U - 30 Year Indie Vet, Joey Keithley look at Punk's history
Episode 48 is an educational trip into the history of the world's most prolific genre for activism, PUNK. Since 1978 D.O.A. have been travelling the world singing songs that mean something to them and putting out recordings via their Do It Yourself label Sudden Death Records. Front man, Joey "Shithead" Keithley talks with host Joe Chisholm by phone and we look at 30 years of punk in Canada.
Ontario Punk laces up the skates against Team Vancity as we feature artists Anti-Hero, Bukkake Katholik, Pointed Sticks, Mongoose, Band of Rebels + a special interview with The UK's Buck Brothers who we granted honourary Canadian status due to the sheer number of gigs they've played in Canada in the last year.
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Show me more pictures of The Buck Brothers and friends at the Drake Hotel
Show me more pictures of D.O.A. at Kathedral in Toronto 07/07/07
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TORNTO'S THE STRIP BRING CULTURE AND GOOD TIMES TO INDIECAN STUDIO
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Fans and Artists will want to hear what TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS founder, Daniela Ovila has to say. Deadline for the October 2007 Awards is August 9th so if you feel you might want to regognized you need to submit very soon.
Musical artists this episode include Focus Puller, Letters to Elora, Natalie London, Afternoon Zero, Vanderpark, Fidget and Joey Keithley and the Band of Rebels. Live at IndieCan we combine class and culture with down and dirty fun. THE STRIP is here.
Episode 46 brings us back to Montreal with Marc Gelinas and Julien Smith
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Our Industry Insider is pioneer pod caster (I overdo the alliteration thing don't I?) Julien Smith, who's pod cast IN OVER YOUR HEAD has been heard since 2004 is an in-demand public speaker and consultant. If you feel you have something important to say, Julien will be challenging you to start your onn pod cast.
In continuing with our West-Island of Montreal themeatic episode, Marc Gelinas, who grew up with Sam Roberts - only referred to as another West Island referene, shares songs from his new CD "WWaiting at the Red Lights" with IndieCan listeners first. If you're like me, you'll love Marc's matter-of-fact attitude to music career swirves in the road and how he keeps focus on the music.
Other great artists include Vancouver's THE FLAIRS, from Quebec City, PAT THE WHITE and other Montrealers, KAMIKAZE BABE and LIQUID LTD.
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The Cindy Doire Band is like a breath mint for the soul. I've looked forward to sharing this with you - I think we have another magical musical IndieCan moment captured. We also have Montreal's Marc Gelinas, Red Roses Black, 13 Wyde, Factor Fiction, Amanda Rheaume, Southpaw, The Leatherettes and Inoke Errati. It's a show so nice you may have to listen twice. So click to stream, or download and enjoy over and over.
Tod Maffin brings a glimpse of the future to audiences around the world. Our industry insider talks with authority and passion about broadcasting and the turn it is taking. Todd's passion is contagious so no operating heavy equipment while listening. And now for something gone terribly wrong -
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IndieCan "on the street" at NXNE and Front Row Centre at Canada Day Rock the Park at Downsview (a FREE all-day concert). Come hear the preview!
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I IndieCan wraps up NXNE with a low-tech, high-speed "meet 10 bands in one hour" frenzy + We preview Canada Day's Rock the Park at Downsview July 1 with Todd Arkell. 54-40 headlines a great line up of all-day, coast-to-coast bands. On this week's show, hear from Lotus Child, Hey Rosetta, The Scenareo, High Voltage, Nerv, The Jamestown Union, Rally Car, Rides Again and Trophy
CHECK OUT INDIECAN's coverage of Canada Day at Downsview
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Rally Car from Vancouver are going coast-to-coast & stop at IndieCan during NXNE
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I IndieCan is all over the 2007 NXNE, bringing you the great artists, the music and the behind the scenes industry insiders that are devoted to Canadian culture. We catch up with CBC RADIO 3 Music Director, James Booth out side the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern as he prepares for this year's CBC RADIO 3 - SIRIUS Satellite show case. James shares CBC's commitment to finding and showcasing great Canadian music - where ever it may be. Loved on both sides of the Atlantic, Vancouver's RALLY CAR performs some tunes and talks about a rigorous tour that will include Canada Day at Downsview Park in Toronto and a trip to Europe that is in the works.
Episode 43 introducer's P.E.I.'s Nathan Wiley, from Montreal, The Ease Down, Jacob & Lily from The Peg, Vancouver's Mother Mother, Sudbury's High Deafinition, Peterborough's The Kiss and Tells and from Toronto, Hello Operator and great IndieCan supporter, Sarah Burton
Hear what many of these NXNE artists have to say - listen now!
THE JOYS AT NXNE, Toronto Independent Music Awards, and IndieCan
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Kicking of our North by North East coverage, ladies and gentlemen, from London Ontario, The Toronto Independent Music Awards Live Band of the Year, THE JOYS. Live at IndieCan at The Pocket Studios we hear from one of NXNE's feature bands.
We also hear from True North's Sue McCallum who is NXNE's head of media and publicity. Many other great NXNE bands are featured this week so listen now! Other great artists include Late Night Access, Danielle Duval, Peter Katz and other NXNE feature acts, Hunter Valentine, The St. Alvia Cartel and from California, Thomas Lunch. More Pictures of the Joys!
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TThe Cliks "Snakehouse" comes out April 24th. Hear about it first at IndieCan
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Clicking on all cylinders, THE CLIKS could be on the cusp of something remarkable. Snakehouse, produced by Moe Berg and Mixed by Laurence Currie contains music that has already found it's way to The "L" Word and awaits a major distribution push starting April 24th. The Cliks will be touring Western Canada, The U.S.A., and The UK before coming back to The Molson Amphitheatre in June. The Cliks perform three songs from Snakehouse and chat with IndieCan about how they're coming together as a band. Other world class Canuck artists on this show include Down With The Butterfly, Ember Swift, The Ride Theory, Lye, Galore, Hurricane Cletus and from the UK, The Buck Brothers.
For those of you saw the documentary "WHAT IS INDIE?" you couldn't help but take note that for Ember Swift, indie isn't a concept, a philosophy or style of music - it's how she has successfully managed her life, her career and her music. Having experimented with Management Cos, D.I.Y. and running her own label, Ember Swift is a case-study in Indie done right. IndieCan was happy to catch up with The Ember Swift Band for a performance at Hugh's Room in Toronto March 11th and our interview with Ms. Swift is this week's Industry Insider segment.
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Putting a new slant on "taking a trip with out leaving the farm" it was a rare opportunity to devote some more time getting to know B.C. acts without flying to Vancouver. Saturday of CMW, Jeff Healey's Roadhouse opened it's doors ot a showcase of left-coast talent and IndieCan was there to do our part to preserve the moment. This week, we get reaquainted with Elias, get to know the award-winning Whitfield and include the music of Shane Philip, Yuca, The Pointed Sticks, D.O.A., Symphony in Demeanor and this years Indie Hall of Fame inductee, Carole Pope.
CMW 2007 Co-chair, Brad Schwartz or MTV Canada spoke with Joe Chisholm and excerpts from that interview will make up our Industry Insider segment.
For more on Brad Schwartz hear his full interview on our School of Rock page
For more on the Vancouver Indie Scene download Episodes 20 and 21
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Show 37 is THE MONTREAL INDIE SCENE with Dave Martel "live at IndieCan"
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Dave Martel Jams for us at Production DNA with Nic and Jean. Producer Dave Sturton talks to Joe |
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Prior to their CMW Lee's Palce gig, Staylefish are at IndieCan with Mista D
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Staylfish finished Lee's Palace for CMW Friday night. Joe interviews Maxi and Curt on Radio xXx |
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This Ska/Dubb/Reggae show was a while in the making. The Salads Mista D and Joe have been talking about this (on Jamaica time) since The Salads were live at IndieCan on Episode 13 and here it is, featuring London Ontario's Staylefish. Other great artists include The Cheap Suits, Ill Scarlet, who were nominated for an Indie this year, The Salads, New World Son. The Next Best Thing and Anti-Hero (sorry Rose, Jesse, Nic and Todd - technical glitch and the show ends abruptly)
A lot can be accomplished when your heart is in the right place. Curt Evans, program director at www.Radio3x.com was doing things for the right reasons when he took the reigns at Radio Triple X. Internet Radio is on the verge and IndieCan was pleased to talk to Curt and Maxime about music, the fans and how they have been able to truely create programming for fans as they MSN listeners while they spin tunes they love. |
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Andrew and Eoin of Lower Back Tatti came into IndieCan from Durham, enroute to The Elmo for a benefit concert with Staylefish and others. They perform a rare accoustic set for us to open the show + a bonus track at the end of the show.
Diane Foy from Skylar Entertainment takes the co-host seat for the rest of show as Joe and Diane get listeners ready for this years Canadian Music Week, March 7 - 10th. Diane outlines her survival guide for fans and bands. We highlight songs from CMW feature bands from the UK, Santa Dogs and The Buck Brothers, from Belgium, Needle and The Pain Reaction, from Finland, 22-Pistepirkko, from Australia, Wednesday Society and Future Native, plus from Berlin Ontario, Gen Melitia and a few words from Rob of Dearly Beloved |
the RED LIGHT RIOT Rawks You + Carole Pope and the Indie Hall of Fame
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This week, The Red Light Riot will Rawk You, live at IndieCan Studio. We hear from Carole Pope, who along with Kevan Staples of Rough Trade will be honoured at this years Canadian Music Week, by being inducted into the Indie Hall of Fame, March 7th.
We hear from The Goldon Dogs, also nominated for an award at the Indie's, Halifax's Aide-De-Camp, Bukake Katholik, and from The "What Is Indie?" sound track, Blood Shot Bill and Ember Swift (who will be at Hugh's Room in Toronto March 11th. |
Toronto Indie Band wins American Song Contest - Hear it on Show 33
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This week, we hear from The Morning Stars, The Joys, Bellevue, D.O.A., Tin Bangs, Shirley Levi and Spiral Beach as well as All the Brightness, live at IndieCan studio.
IndieCan's 1st year Birthday Bash was devoted to recognizing AthletesCAN and all they do for Canadian amature athletes. Thank you for all who came out to see Tin Bangs, Anti-Hero, Tacoma Redd and our screening of "What is Indie?" and share in the celebration. Thanks to our sponsors, Long & McQuade, EYE Weekly, Exclaim, Indie Bible, Sunrise Records, AthletesCAN and especially Trevino Betty who is our guest on Episdoe 33, talking about the challenges and outlooks for our great elite Canadian athletes.
Enjoy this weeks Radio show and keep your comments coming. We love hearig from our listeners. Photos and comentary on our Birthday Bash (coming soon) | |
A sample of some of T.Dot's great singer-songwriters on Episode 32 |
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The first ever Folk 'n' eh! Festival at IndieCan features a class act of singer-songwriters including Jeremy Guther from Trinity Road, Ory No'man with stand-up bass man, Jason Skiendzeil + IndieCan veterans Shawn Sage and Colleen Costello of Lucy. It's something a little bit different and if you dig it, we'll do some more. We had a riot at Redline Recorders. We introduce The Buck Brothers to IndieCan listeners and we hear from Anti-Hero, on the bill for the IndieCan birthday bash February 16th.
R.J. Guha is the industry interview so nice, we have him on twice. R.J. was so generous with his time and knowledge that we are able to bring you part 2 of my visit with him. In this interview R.J. talks about what makes an artist - manager relationship work. We expect that you'll find his insights really facinating. |
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Episode 31 features the long awaited Ride Theory of Hamilton. The Ride Theory share three unreleased tunes recorded in Anchaster and Aaron, Kyle, Noah and John sit down at The Legendary Horseshoe to talk with us about their cross-Canada tour and what's next for TRT.
From the offices of Kindling Music and The Management Trust, RJ Guha shares some of his 15 years of experience in artist Management. In this first of a two part series, RJ recaps this years MIDEM conference and talks about some of the new talent he's working with. RJ is well know in the Toronto music community for his leadership, passion and knowledge for artist management. In breaking news, investigative IndieCan photo-journalist Gayle Hurmuses has uncovered the secret past life of RJ as front man of the band CINEMA - which reunited as part of RJ's noteworthy, yet undisclosed birthday in the fall of 2006.
Other great Canadian indie artsits include Whatever, The Brown Hornets, All the Brightness, Bobnoxious, The Cliks, Montreal's Coloured Lights and returning to the Toronto Indie Scene, The Steady Rollers. | |
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Little Sunday has a big sound and you�re about to hear some brand new songs from them. Other great artists include, from Toronto, The Creep Show, Jen Militia, Infighter and introducing The Red Light Riot.
From Vancouver we explore a couple from Superbeing and introduce listeners to Alan Michael Wong.
Janette Luu of SUN TV/CanoeLIVE.ca is our Industry Insider. Here how this company is taking the lead in interactive news and entertainment. If you�re an indie band with a video or show footage, Janette wants to share it with the masses. Listen in for details. | |
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Episode 29 of The Toronto Indie Scene features the sweet sounds of Reily, live at IndieCan Studio. Our industry insider is Jeff Long of Long & McQuade, sharing his perspectives on the music scene.
Other great artists from coast-to-coast include Real Gone, The Chris Graham Band, Tin Bangs, Down With The Butterfly, The Alchemists, Lotus Child, Hello Operator, Fidget and TV Heart Attack. | |
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Episode 28�s The Montreal Indie Scene features The Voodoo Monx live from DNA Productions Studio as well as Lo & The Mechanics, East Coast Wendy, Sidharta, Ember Swift, Jon Cohen Experimental, The Outfit, Kamikaze Baby and One Night Band. Liz from McGill�s CKUT FM 90.3 hosts The Monday Morning After and as gives IndieCan listeners her insights on what�s great about the Montreal indie scene. | |
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Live at IndeCan, The Outfit share song with us from their new EP, between their CD release party at Sneaky Dees and the Constant Crush Christmas party at the Dakota where they performed with indie-cousins, Tin Bangs.
Dave Cool (yes that's his real name) did us all a big favour by answering the question "What is Indie?" in a two-years-in-the-making Documentary. While I was at DNA Productions in Montreal with Dave Sutton and his crew we had a number of visitors drop in. Dave Cool
came by to talk about the making of "What is Indie?" - the great artists and experts he met, the indie experience from a film-makers point of view and even a hint about a possible new project.
Other fabulous artists include The Joel Lightman Band, The Hartley's, Red Orkestar, Talladega, We Ghosts and a few words from St. John's Tim Baker. | |
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Episode 22 features Toronto's own Nurse playing tunes from their soon to be released EP, also back in the co-hosting chair is Andre Skinner to interview the band. We also have Jack Tasse from Canadian Music TV. as our Industry Insider for the week. | |
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There isn't one Vancouver sound or one obvious Vancouver next-big-thing. The city is deep in both variety and quality. But to end our focus on Vancouver, IndieCan is please to showcase one of the city's sensation in waiting, LOTUS CHILD, live at IndieCan. Sweetheart, Ant Hill, The Painted Birds and Hey Ocean are other fab Van-bands to close out this two-part focus. Not to be left out, Toronto represents with The Dunes and The Apollo Effect on The Vancouver Indie Scene Episode 21.
The flood gates have opened and look for more great British Columbia indie artists in upcoming IndieCan programs. | |
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IndieCan is stoked to announce that Episode 20 is the first ever Vancouver Indie Scene. Our thanks go out to Tom and Vertical Productions Inc. for housing us for episodes 20 and 21.After 11 54-40 records over more than 20 years, Neil Osborne has some perspective on music life in Canada. Now with True North Records, Neil gives our listeners a retrospective on his career to date and a sneak-peek into their next project � a 100 song album. If you love music, you�re going to enjoy what this humble songwriting legend has to say.
THE SMEARS are our �Live at IndieCan Studio� guests and they bring their �touchy-feely� punk sound to us with three songs from their upcoming full length CD. Hear what Angie, Rene, Squid and Dustin have to say about the local scene and plans for a cross-Canada tour. Other great artists include Marble Rye, Elias, TV Heartattack, The Golden Dogs, Lotus Child and Cobweb Society. We are especially interested in what you have to say about this landmark episode. Please share your thoughts at info@indiecan.com or leave a note at our MySpace page. | |
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Superbeing lead singer and song writer Jason Wilkinson visits IndieCan to talk about how his songwriting has matured and his expectations for their Cross-Canada Bright Ideas Tour.
Who's John Capek? If the name doesn't ring a bell, his hit songs will. John's songs that have been played by top artists for... OK, John, I won't count the decades, bur fans should know that it's a long time. John talks to us about The Songwriters Association of Canada, Metric and the state of songwriting today. Wow - is this good!
Other artist this week include The Ride Theory, Scarlet Sins, Immaculate Machine, The Ensuing Silence and IndieCan house band, The Chronicles. | |
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THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE#18 - stream
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Episode 18 opens with some brand new material from Toronto's the Free Press. The song writing is sound, the harmonies are superb. This is a great hour of indie music. Other artists this week include Aide-de-Camp (Halifax), Meesh (Montreal), One900 (Calgary), as well as Surplus Sons, Ant Hill and Ember Swift.
Darryl Hurs is here to talk with you about the great line up Thursday, Friday and Saturday as IndieWeek comes to town. A wrist band for all three days and all venues can be purchased for $10. Such a deal. E | |
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Ian Danzig has leared a thing or two about the indie music scene as his monthly music magazine Exclaim celebrates 15 years. Ian shares with us what has gone into making Exclaim Canada's number 1 print and web source for music.
Modern Boys Modern Girls bring some brand new tunes to IndieCan listeners that are hot, hot, hot. Other artists include TIMA nominated Tomorrow's Excuse and First Person Shooter as well as Predition, Barrie's Used for Glue and Vancouver's Marq DeSouza. | |
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Toronto Indie Scene #16 This week we introduce the world to Lucy - a female version of The Bare Naked Ladies. Colleen, Jen and Tracey perform and talk about where their musical ideas come from and what motivates them, musically.
Dominique Forest from PureTracks.com visits to give us a crash course on the world of digital downloading. Other great musical acts include The Darns, Jon Cohen Experimental, The Elixer Act, Carole Pope and Struggle Fish. | |
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Episode 15 features Toronto's mop-top brit poppers TIN BANGS who perform a couple of crowd pleasers from their debut EP, Heavy Handed Darling + we are introduced to a new track "Animal Mother." DUANE FREE or Sunrise Records is here this week to talk about some of the modern day challenges for music retailers. Andre Morris of AM to FM Promotions is guest hosting with Joe Chisholm this week and she has come loaded with some great indie CDs from coast-to-coast. Photos of session |
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Episode 14 features CANTEEN KNOCKOUT who are currently gearing up for their big CD release party September 15th 2006 at the Cadillac Lounge. This will be their first full length CD. The boys came by IndieCan Studios and gave us a taste of their ALT COUNTRY sound and it was blast.
This week's industry insider features Lital Rotman and Mike Gruneir from PARAGON ONLINE and they talk about their experience in the music biz and give us the low down on music competitions and how they stand out from the crowd.
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tLucky Episode 13 features a rare live accoustic set with Chuck, Dave and Darren from Canada's ambassitors of good times, THE SALADS. Between Warped Tour dates, these fun loving indie veterans share some laughs, insights and a one-of-a-kind accoustic set of some of their greatest tunes. Cathererine Bird of IndiePool.com and NXNE visits as our industry insider to talk about her love of working with indie artists and share her wealth of experience in helping musical artists succeed.
Episode 13 also features Vancouver's Lotus Child, Toronto's Galore, London's Stutter, Cambridge's Any Other Day and Toronto's Real Gone. |
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Episode 12 of THE TORONTO INDIE SCENE is a hot summer hour of indie life. From Cambridge Ontario, Tomorrow�s Excuse talks about the pros and cons of being a small town band and they grace us with three new tunes performed live at IndieCan studios.
The IndieCan team has been out to several CD release parties and we bring you something brand new from Toronto�s Dearly Beloved and Sudbury�s The Visit. We pay tribute to this year�s Honey Jam Showcase coming up August 20 at the Mod Club. IndieCan friend Daphne is performing there, so we do our own honey-indie girl power tribute with new material from Daphne, Lucy, New Brunswick�s Krista D. and London Ontario�s Stutter. Our industry insider brings 17 years of practical behind the scenes experience to our listeners. From dB Promotions, Dulce Barbosa is our guest, talking about her vantage point of publicity and radio promotion. Dulce also brought us the new Fair Ground track and yes, we will play it for you too. |
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Vancouver's The Flairs, Jen, Gillian, Ryan and Dawn at Indie Can Studio |
Toronto Indie Scene #10
We're 10, we're 10. We feel so grown up. THE FLAIRS, midway through thier "Shut up and drive" tour visit Indie Can Studio. Also, we are stoked to have three-time-Juno winner CAROLE POPE visiting to talk about her new indie CD and tales of over 25 years in the music business. Also in this episode, we continue our NXNE selections.
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Toronto Indie Scene #9
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This episode is recorded at IndieCan's first trip to Redline Recorders Studio and features Crash Kelly, live at IndieCan and our industry insider is Todd Arkell of Cool Planet Entertainment
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Toronto Indie Scene #8
This week's show features Anti-Hero as our live musical guest and our industry insider is Toronto based music writer Cameron Gordon
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Toronto Indie Scene #5
This week's show features The Steady Rollers as our live musical guest and our industry insider is Chris Case of RCD Music/Bhurr Records
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Toronto Indie Scene #3
This week's show features Minque as our live musical guest and our
industry insider is Shawn Sage, one of Coffee House.ca's singer/songwriter hosts. Also on this week's show, Crash Kelly, Robin Black, Focus Puller, The Evil Doers, Royal Wood, Mandipall Jandu and from London, Stutter and Anti-Hero .
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THIS WEEK AT INDIECAN
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Postdata @ CMW and Joel Plaskett at ECMAs 
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Also this week we have distilled the tower of "in-box" CDs into an audible healing hour of Canadian indie...
Show # 106 celebrates Halifax
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HELLO from IndieCan in HALIFAX
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