Everywhere Life Takes Me

For Belle Plaine—the stage name of Melanie Berglund—music is a life obligation. Everything is wrapped up in it, including her bassist husband—Blake Berglund—who supports all aspects of her career [...]

Born and raised in rural towns upon the island of Newfoundland, Rum Ragged founders Aaron Collis and Mark Manning have always been fans of folk and traditional music. “Being a musician or [...]

Ontario-native, Cat Clyde loves seeing her creative ideas brought to life. Self-classified as anxious and sensitive, Cat shares that she’s always had to write everything down to get through any [...]

Winner of both the 2019 and 2020 Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year, Carmen Braden is a versatile genre-blending musician worthy of the title. Based in her hometown [...]

Swedish Canadian singer/songwriter, Sarah MacDougall, moved to Vancouver when she was just nineteen to attend university. Connected to Canada through her father, she came with the intention to [...]

Based out of Victoria, BC, environmentally conscious Carmanah offers a blended sound that lies somewhere among roots, rock and blues. Renown producer, Gus Van Go—known for working with The [...]

Always up for a great party, Quebec based Foreign Diplomats embodies the idea of a carefree and slightly disobedient youth. Made up of five guys from Laurentian, Quebec, the band met as teenagers [...]

With a heavy focus on life issues like love, loss, addiction and mental wellness, Sweet Alibi’s soulful three-part harmonies make their songs unforgettable. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sweet [...]

A collective hailing from Saint John, New Brunswick, Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth feature a four-piece band that combines style and originality with personality and stage presence to [...]

Original Article by Dan Koeppel on Wire Cutter. My love affair with what are undoubtedly the best shoes in the world began with an unexpected man crush. I’d lost my mind and dragged a friend with [...]