Check out the first crop of entries for the EXPAND YOUR BANDWIDTH contest (with more to come!) Which bands are your favourites? Leave a comment below!
*** BANDS, YOU STILL HAVE A WEEK TO ENTER THE CONTEST! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW TO ENTER ***
Ottawa band Monday I Retire makes saying "Goodbye" sound sweet. Click below to hear the song:
listen "Goodbye"
Monday I Retire
You know that saying "you can't go home again?" Ottawa hip-hop rockers (hip-rockers?) Zoo Legacy explain it perfectly in their song "Echo." Click below to hear it:
listen"Echo"
Zoo Legacy
City Light Glow EP
When Systems Collide may be from Sarnia, but man, do they know Tennessee. Hear their song below:
listen "Tennessee"
When Systems Collide
Ottawa rockers The Bruitals have a thing or two to say about "Your Pretty Friends"...
listen"Pretty Friends"
The Bruitals
Meet the Bruitals EP
Ottawa all-girl pop band Scary Bear Soundtrack penned a tune about a place in the city dear to their hearts... hear it below:
listen "Beaver Pond Forest"
Scary Bear Soundtrack
Samsamba, a singer-songwriter from London, has a few ideas on how you could improve. But don't worry, her sweet voice takes out -- some -- of the sting. Click below to hear the laundry list:
listen"A Little List"
Samsamba
Allison Brown, from Windsor, is a perfect blend of contemporary singer-songwriter and traditional folk storytelling. Click below to listen:
listen"All the Birds"
Allison Brown
Viper at the Virgin's Feet
Sudbury folk singer-songwriter Danny Shamess' voice is so smooth, you may just "Slip Away" listening to it...
listen "Slip Away"
Danny Shamess
Slip Away
Richard Pepper, from Thunder Bay, has a song for all of you bummed about the NHL lockout. Click below to listen:
listen"Free Stanley"
Richard Pepper
Thunder Bay rockers Advina rock out awesomely and bring it down smoothly in their song Through Troubled Times (Safety Found Us). Click below to listen:
listen"Through Troubled Times (Safety Found Us)"
Advina
Fortune Teller EP
Ottawa country act Grateful We're Not Dead take a crack at senior citizenry in their song "Over Sixty Blues". Click below to take a listen:
listen"Over Sixty Blues"
Grateful We're Not Dead
DNSQ3, out of London, just wants to make you dance (like Buffalo Bill). Click below to hear their song "DRTYPRTY":
listen"DRTYPRTY"
DNSQ3
Is Anyone Out There? EP
And last, but certainly not least, Kingston's The Gertrudes are just as talented as they are charming in this video from Southern Souls:
Which bands are your favourites? Leave a comment below!