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May. 16, 2012 / 865: Road Trips
Nothing’s gonna stop him now
JP Hoe discusses the making of his latest album, Mannequin
Mannequin, the new album from Canadian singer-songwriter JP Hoe, is a collection of tunes with a melancholic edge accompanied by sharp lyrics and bold ideas. Prior to… Read more »
Mar. 28, 2012 / 858: Norwegian Wood
Bahamas
Fri, Mar 30, The Artery
Bahamas, also known as Afie Jurvanen spent years playing alongside acts like Great Lake Swimmers, The Stills, Howie Beck and most recently Feist. Now, he's celebrating the release… Read more »
Mar. 21, 2012 / 857: Ben Folds
The world by rail
Steve Coffey talks about his Bovine World Rail
Fri, Mar 23 (8 pm) Blue Chair Cafe, $15 Singer, songwriter and painter Steve Coffey and his band The Lokels are back with a fifth all-original album, Bovine… Read more »
Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA
The weirdness
An inside look at the making of BA Johnston's Hi Dudes!
Wed, Mar 21 (10 pm) The Empress, Free BA Johnston of Hamilton, ON has embarked on a Canadian tour following the release of his eighth studio album Hi… Read more »
Mar. 07, 2012 / 855: (Re) cycling
One Tough Cookie
Samantha Savage Smith discusses the creation of her debut album
Samantha Savage Smith's bluesy debut album Tough Cookie has landed on numerous critics' choice lists across the county, and launched a whirlwind of gigs and media appearances .… Read more »
Mar. 02, 2012 / 854: Gobal Visions
Changing sound
Rae Spoon goes further into electro
After dabbling in electronics and synths on the previous couple albums, Rae Spoon's latest, I Can't Keep All of Our Secrets, dives straight into it. Vue spoke with… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2011 / 836: Winter Guide 2011
Pass the Sugar
Big Sugar records new album—a decade after its last one
Big Sugar released its last full-length record a decade ago, with bandleader Gordie Johnson folding the group and moving south to Texas to escape the pleasure-destroying pressures that… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2011 / 835: Colleen Brown
F&M
Fri, Oct 21, Yellowhead Brewery
The brainchild of Becky and Ryan Anderson, F&M released its latest album, the spare Wish You Were Here, while on tour this past summer. It's a stripped-down, trio-version… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot
Johnny Winter
Fri, Oct 14 / Polish Hall
Having begun his recording career at the age of 15, Johnny Winter took the time to look backward upon some of his influences on his latest record, Roots—at… Read more »
Oct. 05, 2011 / 833: Fall Style 2011
Blending it together
Edmonton's NN melds influences into punk soup on new album
Celebrating the release of its first full-length album, Princes, Edmonton punks NN will be headlining a show at New City, where attendance gets you the CD. Prior to… Read more »
