Measha Brueggergosman interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on Q
Did you catch Jian Ghomeshi’s interview with soprano Measha Brueggergosman on Q Wednesday? Brueggergosman is currently touring to support her latest album, I’ve Got a Crush on You, on which she takes a...
View ArticleEarth Day 2012: Canadian singer-songwriters’ odes to Earth
In Canada, Earth Day has grown into Earth Week to accommodate the number of events and projects. Victoria has Earth Walk, Edmonton has Earth Day Festival, Oakville, Ont., offers a Waterways Clean Up...
View ArticleCatherine MacLellan, Up Close on Drive
Catherine MacLellan had a big day this past weekend at the East Coast Music Awards. Her latest album Silhouette took the award for best folk recording of the year. In this Up Close session MacLellan,...
View Article5 for 20: Tamara Lindeman of the Weather Station
When you’re an influential musician, people tend to ask you what you’ve been listening to lately. Here at 5 for 20, we’re just as keen to find out what records loom large in our favourite artists’...
View ArticleOwen Pallett, Basia Bulat, Andre Ethier and more play for the Newman boys
An impressive array of Toronto artists will gather together at Lee’s Palace this Friday for a concert benefitting three boys who lost both their parents in January under horribly tragic circumstances....
View ArticleThe alt-country of The Wooden Sky is most added to playlists
Building your own playlists of Canadian music is one of the best features on CBC Music. All you have to do is create an account and when you find a song you like, click the little gears next to the...
View ArticleSeeing Earth Day
The first step in saving the planet is appreciating it, and the step before that is seeing, hearing, and feeling it. This Earth Day weekend one very picky musician reminds us how. The sound of...
View ArticleEarth Day: One world, many voices
It’s true that Earth Day, celebrated this Sunday, is about raising awareness of environmental issues. But looked at from another angle, it’s also about how all of us are connected, for better or worse....
View ArticleMusic Notes: Leonard Cohen, Rush, Lawnya Vawnya, more!
Newfoundland’s Lawnya Vawnya festival, April 18-22, announces line-up. Leonard Cohen thanks his former business manager, as she is sentenced to 18 months in prison – Yahoo! Firefighters currently...
View ArticleLevon Helm, drummer for The Band, dies at age 71
Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band, has died in New York after a battle with cancer. He was 71. The news was confirmed by his former bandmate, Larry Campbell to The Times-Herald Record: "We...
View ArticleTovey, Brueggergosman and Addis among Canadians at BBC Proms
The BBC Proms, the world’s greatest classical music festival, announced its 2012 lineup today. The Proms presents musicians of the highest calibre in a staggering array of concerts from July 13 to...
View ArticleLindi Ortega plays songs and talks about her move to Nashville, Tennessee
It’s Thursday and that means… one more work day before the weekend! And also: Shotgunning with Lisa. Joining me today is Lindi Ortega, she with the hurtin’ country twang, little red boots – and new...
View ArticleElektra Women’s Choir performs Persian music of longing
This week on Choral Concert we will feature the Vancouver-based Elektra Women’s Choir and their adventurous foray into Farsi poetry. Elektra has taken many adventurous turns in their music over the...
View ArticleDick Clark’s American Bandstand also showcased Canadians
Despite the name American Bandstand, the show that Dick Clark created featured many performances by Canadians. Another interesting quality about the show was that Clark would take the time after bands...
View ArticleRecord Store Day: Gems from Rich Terfry's record collection
I've been camping out in record stores and collecting vinyl my entire life. It all started with a copy of Destroyer by Kiss. I couldn't have been much more than five years old and I spent hours staring...
View ArticleMeasha pops up with a new release, opera house calls, and more
Canada's most exuberant soprano releases an album of jazz standards and popular songs; dancing to the solo piano music of Ann Southam; opera singers in Stockholm offer one-on-one arias in your home....
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Record Store Day: Hip-hop and rap treats and exclusives
All hail Record Store Day, a now annual, second Christmas Day for music fans. This Saturday, April 21, participating retailers across the world will be stocking rare treats and cool exclusives for...
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7 photos that capture Levon Helm, who died today at 71
Legendary drummer from the Band, Levon Helm, died today after a lengthy battle with cancer. Over the past few days there has been an overwhelming outpouring of love and respect for the man via social...
View ArticleR.I.P. Levon Helm
Levon Helm, the legendary drummer and vocalist of The Band, has lost his battle with throat cancer. He was 71 years old. A note was posted on his website on Tuesday by his daughter Amy and wife Sandy:...
View ArticleJack Johnson: 100% for the planet
An ex-surfer who now lives in Hawaii and writes acoustic jams perfect for a beachside campfire. If anyone has perfected mellow, it's singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. Despite his laid-back vibe, Johnson...
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