Aug
22
2014

Levy Step: The Amazing Canadian Talent From Halifax

Canada has no shortage when it comes to talented musicians

So there's this Halifax band that I had no idea existed until a friend of mine introduced them to me a few months ago…

And now, multiple song downloads later (thank you iTunes), I'm thinking everyone should know about them.

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Aug
12
2014

Shawn Mendes — The Next Justin Bieber?

Meet the latest 'it' thing, as far as the music buzz goes

He's the latest 'it' thing, as far as the music buzz goes.

He's all over YouTube, all over the radio, and everyone seems to be talking about him. Shawn Mendes.

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May
27
2014

Roxanna is a Canadian singer/songwriter who has an unusual backstory.

Her music came about from her career as a nurse in Toronto. As a nurse, she would sing to her patients and often the healing sound of her voice would help their quality of life and, in some cases, help with their healing.

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Oct
03
2011

Splash N Boots For Kids

Enthusiasm and Genuine Passion for Music and Kids

The duo “Splash’N Boots” (who hail from Ontario) formed in 2003 when Tess and Nick wrote some children’s tunes for a class project at Queen’s University in Kingston. Since then they have been voted "Canadian Children’s Group of the Year", performed over 700 shows in six different countries, and released five CD’s, and two full-length DVDs.

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Jul
05
2011

Robyn Dell' Unto

A Rising Canadian Star

This Canadian singer has the wit of Letterman and Leno combined, and the vocal prowess to back up every word… an acoustic female who finds a happy medium between Sarah McLachlan’s sad ballads and Ingrid Michaelson’s sugary seduction.”
~ Amiestreet.com

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Jun
20
2011

“I play for girls, smiles, and broken hearts” – Scotty James

Discovered this artist yesterday on Twitter via @CrazedHits

Artist: Scotty James
20-something Canadian singer/songwriter (hometown: Waterloo)

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Mar
02
2011

The Good Lovelies

City Music Meets Country Music

Funny, witty and upbeat with a touch sass is the perfect description for Canada's Juno Awards winners, the Good Lovelies.

How the Good Lovelies (Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore) got together is a bit of a mystery: Sue remembers meeting her band mates during a limbo competition, Caroline thinks they met at a chess tournament, but Kerri is convinced they first crossed paths during a bar fight...

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Feb
27
2011

Jennifer Hershman

Spotlight On The West Coast Artist

After spending the last few years writing, co-writing, raising a baby into a toddler and being inspired by her surroundings in Main Street neighbourhood in Vancouver, Jennifer Hershman wound up making a record of her very own with producer Joe Cruz, “It came about quite organically, actually, which is the essence of how we wanted to capture the songs on the EP, Joe was quite taken by the songs that I had demo-d, and thought we could string them to life with a talented band”.

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