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herohill vs. Gordon Lightfoot: Turning Back The Pages Of My Sweet Shattered Dreams

Jul 1, 2011 By ack in 2011, Best-of '11, Canada, Music 22 Comments Tags: 100 Mile House, 41st and Home, A.A. Wallace, Adam & The Amethysts, andrew sisk, Cam Penner, Chris Velan, Clinton Charlton, Cursed Arrows, Digits, Dog is Blue, Domestic Crisis Group, Folly & The Hunter, Gordon Lightfoot, Jerry Leger, Kris Ellestad, Lorrie Matheson, Mark Davis, Megan Hamilton, Nick Everett, Octoberman, Olenka & The Autumn Lovers, Pete Bush & The Hoi Polloi, Shade, Shotgun Jimmie, Slow Down Molasses, The Darling Demaes, The Golden Seals, The Natural Shocks, The Quiet Parade, The Schomberg Fair, The Sumner Brothers, The Twilight Hotel, The Warped 45s, The Wheat Pool, Woodland Telegraph, Wool on Wolves

So “hear” it is. The result of months of hard work from some of our favorite bands across this nation (and even a special cameo from one of our favorite American outfits). Basically, the idea was simple: Pay tribute to a Canadian legend on Canada Day. Oh, and get some free content for the blog(…)

Reviews:: Jerry Leger Traveling Grey

Jan 27, 2011 By ack in 2011, Canada, Music, Reviews 2 Comments Tags: Jerry Leger

Much like American folk poet Joe Pug, Jerry Leger seems too young to understand and document the human condition so accurately. You wonder if Leger was born too late, missing out on his destined era. His preferred vocabulary and imagery could slide into coffee shops decades ago, when the song writer was embraced not just(…)

Video Hits:: Dusted, Mike Feuerstack, Jim Guthrie and Leif Vollebekk

Yesterday Shane bogarted my Listen Up style post, so it’s time to issue a little James Brown style big payback. These video hits posts have fallen off our radar as of late, but a few great efforts have landed in the inbox and it’s only right we share them with you. All of these artists(…)
Listen Up:: Reversing Falls

These “Listen Up” posts are usually the Ack’s domain, and truthfully I’m not sure what his main goal is for them, but I’m co-opting his style today because I really want you to listen to the self-titled debut from Montreal’s Reversing Falls. Put on your hyperbole pants for this bit if you must, but I(…)
Contest:: Win 2tix to see Hayden @ The Marquee

Talk about a trip down memory lane. I have such fond memories of seeing Hayden play shows in Halifax that this tour announcement melted my frozen heart instantly. Being a longtime fan, I would happily listen to one of Canada’s greatest song writers play hits from the past, but Mr. Desser’s latest record, Us Alone,(…)
Reviews:: David Myles In the Nighttime

I’m not naïve. With the commercial success that resulted from David Myles and Classified’s last collaboration, the easy sell for Myles will be the companion EP that comes with his latest LP. The duo went back to the lab and Myles let Class create the beats and shape the tone of After the Party. Their(…)
Pick a Piper – Cinders and Dust

Is it possible your Tuesday could use an extra dose of whimsy and wonder? Well you can get both of those from this rather lovely video from Toronto’s Pick A Piper. Animated & illustrated by brothers Graeme and Kyle Reed respectively, the video tells a mesmerizing story of an industrous monk and his mysterious forrest(…)
Navy Skies – Cut My Teeth

Mondays, ugh, etc. A long weekend is coming, but it is not coming near fast enough. This calls for something to assist the rest of this day in going on it’s merry way. For me, nothing does that trick quite like cranked guitars and a good sing along chorus or two. Toronto’s Navy Skies offers(…)
Listen Up:: Shawn Mrazek Lives! Love is Bursting Through the Walls

Has anyone ever been giddy with anticipation when it comes to the solo work of a drummer? (EDITOR NOTE: This doesn’t extend to Phil Collins, as he is awesome, and that shall not be be questioned on our site). Drummer jokes aside, it’s not surprising the release of Shawn Mrazek‘s debut solo record was met(…)