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"I am My Father's Son" is Dan Hills memoir of love and forgiveness and he chronicles his life and music career which grew from under the shadow of his father, Dan Hill III.  This Grammy and multi-juno winner is our guest on IndieCan Radio to tlak about music, writing, life and passion.  We hear from his first recorded work since 1996, "Intimate" which hits stores later this month.  Later this Month, Dan Hill will also be a keynote speaker at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. In the first of a two part interview, Dan Hill talk about his early career, the shock effect of pop-star life and transitioning to wriing for others. 

We go West and East with music from Pawnshop Diamond,  The Danks, Dan Mangan, The Cunninghams and we are pleased to introduce The Cheap Speakers, Sundar Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds + we go back stage at The Mod Club to catch up with Patrizia who was showing the Saturday ninght crowd how the fairer sex rock and roll's with Basia Lyjak

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more Dan Hill pics and extended interview

 

 Episode 169 features an interview with the Rural Alberta Advantage from Hillside and we get Hillside retro with Julie Doiron.  We are feeling a little Olympic with some fine Vancouver indie.  We talk to Elias and hear from Mother Mother, Rachelle Van Zanten, two generations with Barney Bentall and Dustin Bentall.  We introduce Oriel Joans and we get revved up for the East Coast Music Awards.  Down with the Butterfly has a video up for an award that everyone should see, we have the music with the  message.

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Episode 168 celebrates Hillside Inside 2010

This week we speak with Delhi 2 Dublin and Woodhands, back-stage at Hillside in Guelph Ontario.  We also talk to organizers of Hillside and offer our commentary.  Other musical contributions include Hawksley Workman, Rural Alberta Advantage, The Arkells, Jenny Whiteley, Alert the Medic, Mercury City and something hot off the press from Once Just.

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While you listen, check out the pics of Hillside Inside on the PHOTO page :-)

On Episode 167 we honour veterans who have always articulated what we meant to say.  This week we have Dan Hill, Andy Kim and Martha and the Muffins.  We give you a taste of what we saw at Hillside Inside with Basia Bulat. We have Zeus, Goldfrapp, Mass Assembly, Symphony in Demeanor, The Fridge Magnets, The Dirtbombs, Birds of Wales, Julian Fauth, Laurell, Meaghan Smith, The Dandy Warhols, Spesh K with Jordan Croucher and KID along with news on the IndieCan Urban front.


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More Maple Blues Awards with David Gogo, Jerome Godboo, Monkey Junk, The Sojourners, Dave Murphy and the Jeff Healey Band.  Also, Blue Rodeo, We Are The City, Hollerado, Yeasayer, Chris Page, Sloan and The Trews.

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See it while you hear it:  The Maple Blues Awards


The Maple Blues Awards roll into Toronto to celebrate this great roots genre.  We have Danny Marks back with us to talk about Monkey Junk, five-time winners this year, as well as the blues scene in Canada.  Jack de Keyzer is with us this week as well as Postdata, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Sarah Smith of The Joys, Yukon Blonde, Pilgrims of Brock (transplants from the UK to Edmonton), 100 Mile House plus our interview with Sarah Burton and Faye Blais - now on their Cherry Picker tour of the west coast of North America.

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Episode 164 is full of surprises as if Feist singing with Wilco isn't unexpected enough there is more, more, more.  Sarah Burton has new tunage as she prepares for a tour with Faye Blais.  We'll hear from them both next week, but we give you a taste today.  We have Arcade Fire, Glo, Of Montreal, Sam Roberts, Said the Whale, The Eels, Janine Stoll, Caledonia, Andy Brown and more ways to find your way "Into the Spotlight" with author, Tsufit.  Oh this is going to be more fun than pulling my finger and clicking our podcast.

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This week on Episode 163 we hear all about the Toronto Rock and Blues Cruises coming to a T.Dot harbour the summer of 2010.  We hear Shakura S'Aida, Dean Lickyer,  The Dunes, Paper Moon, Diana Catherine and the Thrusty Tweeters, Broken Bricks, The Birthday Boys, Jeff Bien, Sam Bradley a couple for our "Live at IndieCan" series, from The Populars with producer, Moe Berg in session and a couple of soon-to-be-released tunes from The Strip.

  Pics  from the Rock 'n' Blues Cruise kick off party at Hugh's Room December 22 and 23.

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Episode 162 looks back, looks ahead.  We take stock of the decade that was,  musically.  We also introduce some early favorites for decade II of Century 21

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If your new years resolution was to do better in 2010, you'll love what author Tsufit has to say about how to stand out from the crowd - no matter what you do for a living.

Special guests this week include author of "Step into the Spotlight Because Every Business is Show Business," Tsufit + publicist, Sarah French.

Artists featured on Episode 162: Hey Ocean, Bahamas, Hannah Speirs, The Vanishers, Tanlines, Miracle Fortress, My People Sleeping, Feist, Golden Triangle, Joel Plaskett, Chad Van Gaalen and introducing Ginger St. James and Postdat
Show 149 has more Canadian Music Cafe @ TIFF, more new music and a look at what's coming in Fall of 2009
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From Victoria we talk to Jets Overhead and from Montreal, Winter Gloves and from Ontario, Spiral Beach.  Brand new music this week, from The F-Holes, Half Past Four, Stef Lang, 54-40, Daniel Bryant, The Sky Life, John Wort Hannam, The Decade of Sleep and Scott Normandy are also included in a magical hour of cultural enlightenment.

 

What a September it is turning out to be for Canadian independent music.  This week has more strong newly released or soon-to-be-released offerings.  Christian D and The Hangovers CD release party is scheduled for the Cadillac Lounge in T.Dot October 1st and Christian has some music and thoughts about the bands latest offering.  From Vancouver, The Fury are in TO, talking with Raquel de los Reyes about their new record, plus some hot-off-the-press updates on the VanCity indie scene.

Calvin Don�t Jump debuts on IndieCan with A Way With Birds.  We have Secret Broadcast, Twitch & The LimPhnodes, Summerlad, we punk-out with The Job and he hear some more from Red Roses Black, Tenth Planet, more from Record of The Week Club from Winnipeg and form the east coast, Caledonia!  Enjoy the show and keep us informed with your commentary on the show and what�s hot in your neck of the woods.

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see what IndieCan saw while you listen, with THE FURY live at Kathedral

 

 


 

Canadian Music Cafe and Indie Week 2009 Bring great Indie to T.Dot

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As the world of entertainment descends upon Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival, Canadian music is being showcased at the Canadian Music Cafe September 15th, 16th, and 17th. Day 1 pics now  HERE.  Day 2 and 3 Pics Here.

Darryl Hurs talks to us about IndieWeek 2009 which brings great indie from both sides of the Atlantic back to Toronto October 7 - 10. Darlings of Chelsea are rocking Indie Week and we have them for you on this weeks show.

This week we hear form CMC Cafe Coordinator, Michael Perlmutter to tell you about this years line up and the significance of music placement for bands in TV and movies. We'll hear from Spiral Beach - part of this year's line up and Martha Wainwright who wowed the crowd last year.  Also - a warning to listeners with food allergies - this week's show may contain nuts, starting with some new granola indie from VanCity with The Zolas and Dustin Bentall. We have The Dunes "live at IndieCan," brand new indie from Purple Hil, Ninja Funk Orchestra and Ottawa's Politique, memories of Canadian Music Cafe past with Tony Dekker and United Steel Workers of Montreal, and some warm ups for POP Montreal with After The Weather and The Unsettlers. Stream or download (see above) now to hear how life looks in IndieCan land.   

 

Show 146 has more Live @ IndieCan XM Style, more new music and a look at what's coming in Fall of 2009
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Live at IndieCan it's Angie Nussey, Sean Ashby and The Painted Birds. Brand new this week, Top Johnny, The Pretty Faces, Justin Hines, Rough Skeletons and some of what we can't get enough of - The Besnard Lakes, The Danks, Wet Secrets

  

Show # 145 starts a two part series combining new with nostalgia. IndieCan looks back at our XM Studio sessions

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From our inbox we have Dan Kosub and Lee Harvey Osmond.  XM Satellite has moved their offices and the street front studio at Davenport and Avenue is no more.  IndieCan will celebrate some of the magic moments we captured there.  This week, we have Justin Rutledge, The Populars, 54-40, Dan Mangan, Hey Ocean, Jenn Grant and Stephen Fearing.  Next week we continue with more.

 

We are coast to coast in every Canadian time-zone this week with some great summer finds from folk to punk:

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We have Victoria B.C. to St. John's Newfoundland covered and many stops along the way in this great hour of indie to keep the gene pool from getting suspect we have some UK and USA emerging music too.  Welcome to the show that includes from east coast to west Christine Crawford and Jets Overhead. We cruise down HYW 401 for a personal journey with Ron Leary, we take in The Yellowhead Highway with Mark Ceaser, and we're pleased to introduce some more of the best music you've never heard from  Hello Charlie, Jason Blaine, Chris Velan, The Evelyn Room, The Stone Circles, Ambisonic, Passenger + insights and the music from Halifax's Share.  see some Share pics from NXNE

 

Episode 143 - Ottawa Blues Fest

This week we have new Dan Mangan, Our American cousins who impressed us at NXNE My, My, My, Elephant Stone, Will Black, Band of Skulls, The Western States. From Ottawa we get United Steel Workers of Montreal, Monkey Junk, David Go Go, Ken Workman & The Union, Paul Deslauriers, Hollerado,

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get more Ottawa Blues Fest pics and commentary HERE

 

Hillside Radio, Part II with music and interviews from "Mudslide 2009"

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From Hillside we talk to Regina's Library Voices, Peterborough's Birthday Boys. and Hillside "Volly-Leader" Jessie O'Donnell. We have Polaris Prize short listed Great Lake Swimmers from Toronto, Patrick Watson of Montreal and Hey Rosetta from St. John's. From the International Hillside contingent, we have FRED from Ireland. Treasa Levasseur brings us some home town Toronto cooking and we have IndieCan boot-leg from the Sunday morning gospel session, and of course, more fun in the mud. It was the wettest Hillside in history which really made the spirit of Hillside shine. Beyond Hillside we introduce The Pale Ale Singers, Urban Preachers, Monday Rebel and IndieCan friends, The Joys and Ember Swift.

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Hillside Radio, Part I + Future hits fresh from our In-Box

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From Hillside present and past we have "live at IndieCan, Julie Doiron, Justin Rutledge and Mother Mother (who also wowed the at Ottawa Blues Festival this year). From the UK we bring you brand new music from The Buck Brothers and Wilburnsilver, not yet released, Sass Jordan, The Wind Wistlers, The Blackhearth Hounds, Rachelle Van Zanten, Share, The Danks, The Blues Element and Sam Roberts. See our Hillside coverage HERE

 

Big On Bloor: IndieCan hosts a stage at Canada's longest street festival from Lansdown to Christie in the heart of Toronto

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Plastic Star and Pavement Princess have morfed from Toronto's hard working Fidget, all featured this week. We check in with The Stormalongs to get news, weather and sports on their upcoming release. We have another British import with The Belgrave Scandal making their international radio debut. Still Life Still was a NXNE highlight. Hilary Grist, The Vanishers, Hotcha!, The Most Serene Republic, Secret Suburbia, The Birthday Boys - who are playing Hillside this week and some not-yet released Two Hours Traffic round out this weeks show. Listeners - your mission: Find someone you love on this week's show and tell them so.

See some Big on Bloor while you listen - PICTURES - VIDEO

Listen up � We are crusing with the top down on Epiosde 139 - hear what�s new with The Mission District, Something Fatal, Lion Ride, Little Sunday, ParlovR Remedy and IndieCan friends from Canada�s forgotten corner � Windsor Ontario, Inoke Errati (I know Karate). We go retro �live at IndieCan� with Drowning Girl from Toronto, Loud Love from Ottawa and 54-40 from Vancouver. To close off, we see get ready from new music from Galore, who were IndieCan guests way back when on episode 6.

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IndieCan Radio this week visits the Pride Toronto music stages, introduces Ottawa's Dirty Beloved and retuns to North by North East

FromWhitebird Studio in Ottawa we rock the radio air waves with Dirty Beloved. We bring you some of the music of Pride Toronto and we made another dent in our NXNE CD stack. Over the hour we have Caledonia from Halifax, Hannah Georgas and Dustin Bental from Vancouver, Jen Lane from Saskatchewan (hard to spell, easy to draw), The Lovely Killbots,The Most Serene Republic, Carole Pope andGeoffrey the Giant

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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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photos of Great Lake Swimmers and others at 2009 Hillside Inside CLICK HERE

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.

 

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 Halifax to Montreal, to Toronto to Hamilton, starting with Hamiltonians, preparing for NXNE and Canadian tour chatting to us about vinyl from the Halifax Pop Explosion.  We hope you like our show J

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We are betwixt and between music festivals this week. We have more on Hamilton and we get ready for NXNE coming to Toronto. Jay Sparrow and The Spades give us some Steel Town feel and we give you some North-by previews like TNile, Spiral Beach, we get to our inbox with Child Beast, Vercity, Jay Crocker, Blank Tape Levy, Norglen, Yonder Brite VU and we even find time for Jill Barber and Fridge Magnets. Man that's a lot of music :-) Also, re last week - check out GRADY from Hamilton on IndieCan's YouTube along with some other new features.
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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

 

Lauence Currie, producer, engineer and now TV personality is our guest on IndieCan Radio this week

Master Tracks is one of many great indie music TV offerings from AUX-TV. The show stars producer Moe Berg and engineer Laurence Currie and each episode chronicle one band in the studio for one day to record one song. From arrangement to bed-tracks to mixing we watch the band/artist and production team race against time and chance. Laurence regales us this week with new TV adventures.

New music this week includes NXNE early announcements, Ghost Bees and Dinosaur Bones + The Balconies, Bill Colgate, Hotcha. Also we have some new tracks from Black Diamond Bay, Hunter Valentine, The David Rotundo Band, Olympic Symposium and Chinese Food. This week's show is the culmination of 132 weeks of radio making this, Episode 132.

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Episode 131 features the constant evolution of Ken Tizzard, from The Watchmen, to Thronley, to solo accoustic to his brand new project that he unleashes on us from Whitebird Studios in Ottawa Ontario. This show is 5-star fun.

New to IndieCan this week, Five Blank Pages (who are playing their final show this month in Toronto), Away From The Glow, The Two Koreas, Nathan Lawr and the Minotaurs, Pager Moon + Creepshow, The Young Rivals (to celebrate Hamilton Spring Music Festival) and a chat with The Dunes 

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We are at Episode 130 but we don�t feel a day older than 129. Jon Long (Long & McQuade) talks to us about how bands can make it big by thinking small. 54-40�s Dave Genn talks about citizen media and how he and his band have been late and reluctant adapters � but they still have an IndieCan crappy-cam vid posted on their website.

New music? We�ve got it with Tuck, with Time, with Dustin Bental, The Dudes, Red Eye Empire, Little Red, The Weather Station, Anna Gutmanis, Sal Lima and we�re live again with Angie Nussey and SAB. Details to come but you can hear 130 NOW.

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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South By South EH!

Listen to a Canadian perspective of the world's biggest music festival - SXSW

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Julie Doiron and her band are "live at IndieCan" this week from Ruminal Records Studio in Mississauga, featuring fresh out of the oven tunes from her new CD, "I can wonder what you did with your day." She's a regular at the Austin festival and knows how to SXSW right. But wait - there's more - our man from IndieCan, Bryen Dunn was on the ground and he tells us what he saw from the Danish to Devo. He brought home a stack of CDs and we'll hear some of his picks from Canada and around the world with Primal Scream, LadyHawke, The Hot Kicks, Wet Secrets, John Antoniuk, The Joys and we also roll out some brand new Patrick Watson

more band pics from Ruminal Record Sound Studio

 

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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

Stephen Fearing, The Stills, Rob Higgins, scores Juno Cup winning goal against NHL legends
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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April Wine @ Canadian Music Week. See more April Wine here: See more Junos

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
From Candian Music Week, live at IndieCan we are pleased to have Sunshine State live at the XM Radio Street-front studio to talk about how hard they work to get noticed in Toronto and how they now have #1 hits in Japan and Korea. Also this week a sneak-peek listen to a live at IndieCan track of another great Toronto indie bands, Vanderpark who will be with us in studio for episode 125. Mother Mother, Black Diamond Bay, Emma-Lee are also part of the week that the music universe eyes Toronto, Canada -CMW. For twang we add some brand new Catherine Maclellan and Jerry Leger and we rock hard with IndieCan Wednesday guests, Mackenzie King and Wank Punter. See our night of Wank Punter, Mackenzie King & Vercity. See More Sunshine State! Get More CMW
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Episode 123 of IndieCan Radio: Brand new United Steel Workers of Montreal. Julie Doiron, Bruce Cockburn, Gerorge Casey and Pawnshop Diamond. The Original Rock 'n' Roll outlaw, SAB is live at IndieCan + the man who helped pay indie aritsts $97 Million over the last 10 years, CD Baby founder, Derek Sivers is with us. Also a shout out to Hey Rosetta and all the East Coast Music Awards participants.

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See pics from Rock 'n' Docks taken by Jenn Martin See SAB Studio pics at Cosmic Audio HERE

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

Patrizia brings Rock Opera to InideCan Wednesdays + we hear how Hillside Inside warms a Guelph winter - we go back stage with Bedouin Soundclash and festival artistic director, Sam Baijal.

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Tim's Myth, Emar, Stokka, Chordcalling and Bedouin Soundclash from Ontario and more Vancouver with 54-40 and Cameron Latimer + from "The "Peg," Why

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This week on IndieCan Radio, Peter Spellman, Director of Music Business Solutions & Director of Career Development at Berklee College of Music talks shop with us, Neal Ford Sundet live at IndieCan from Whitebird Studio performs some tunes and talks about life in all aspects of the music biz.

We also introduce 40 Sons and Daughters, Carly and Mark, The Great Outdoors, Basia Lyjak, + we hear again from Acres of Lions and Eden Ants

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Episode 119 introduces us to Mississauga's The Legions, recorded live at Ruminal Sound Studio + a chat with music veteran, performer and broadcaster Danny Marks

Also this week we have distilled the tower of "in-box" CDs into an audible healing hour of Canadian indie...

This week we introduce The Darling Demaes, Shrimp Daddy, PEI's John Connolly and Timothy Chaisson, Deep Dark Woods, Laura Smith + like herpes they're back: The Populars, The Buck Brothers, Rally Car and The Joys. Bring us your troubles your regrets, listen intently and we will half those troubles away IndieCan style

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IndieCan this week: Maple Blues Awards honours Jeff Healey

MonkeyJunk (above) is live at IndieCan, thanks to Sean Kelly, Doug and Jenn of "Team Ottawa" for making this happen. We hear from organizer Tim Des Islets about this year's awards and The Blues Summit IV + some special guests.

Other great artists include Danny Marks, Fathead, Jack de Keyzer, Keith Hallett, Dalannah Gail Bowen, Scott McCord and the Bonafied Truth, Ross Neilsen and The Suffering Bastards and Julian Fauth - hear it now!

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MonkeyJunk Studio Pics Studio pics by Doug ~ More Maple Blues Awards and Blues Summit Pics

IndieCan this week: Toronto - those from here, those who come here

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From Maples Blues Awards, Treasa Levasseur is part of an all you can cram into an hour of radio - show. I may have pronounced her name wrong (should be "tray-za") but I dig her CD. We remember complaining about the heat - with a King Sunshine interview from the Beaches Jazz Festival.

But wait - there's more! We introduce to IndieCan Radio These Three Cities, The Fembots, Katie Stelmanis, Yesterdays Forgotten and The Burning Hell, we check in with The Dunes, The Armada and All The Brightness, who all have new CDs out and in coast-to-coast style we include Jon and Roy and Daniel Wesley from the west coast and 4 time zones and 6100 kms away, Halifax's Acres and Acres.

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Calgary's The Wax Poets are live at IndieCan from Ruminal Sound Studio in Mississauga this week.

We also welcome back One900, Sean Ashby, Lara Yule Singh and The Sled Dogs + introduce new music from Rally Car, The Constantines, Jenn Mierau and Dave Rotundo

 

 

HOW GREAT WAS '08? Year in Review Part II

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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,