Puccini's Tosca from the COC
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera proudly presents Puccini’s Tosca, one of the best-loved operas of all time, in a production from the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. Tosca continues to thrill...
View ArticleHawksley Workman creates The God that Comes
“Musical theatre carries too much baggage,” Hawksley Workman told CBC Radio One’s All Points West host Jo-Ann Roberts, in response to how he’s trying to avoid the term that evokes Glee, when speaking...
View ArticleDock-rockin' beats: Let's build the ultimate summer playlist
You've got the sun, the water, maybe a dock at a cottage. There's food on the grill and your friends are passing out drinks. It's pretty much perfect, but missing one crucial element: the tunes. No...
View ArticleMusicians remember Doc Watson
When news of Doc Watson's death was announced, the tweets are pouring in with some of Canada and the world's best folk, country and bluegrass stars paying their respects. Here's a few of them....
View ArticleColin James, Up Close on Drive
Do you ever wonder how rock stars do it? How do they keep their youthful looks? It always amazes me. Paul McCartney still looks like he's 30 and Steven Tyler still looks like he did in the '70s. Colin...
View ArticleCanadian minimal wave: Ceramic Hello
Having lived in Hamilton on and off over the years, I love the fact that Ceramic Hello came out of Burlington, Ont. Just a 10-minute drive from steel town, Burlington is a sleepy community on the...
View ArticleCanadian jazz essentials: Alan Matheson’s picks
CBC Music’s jazz community continues its mission to compile a list of 10 essential Canadian jazz albums with a little help from its friends. In our search for a definitive list of essential Canadian...
View ArticleCold Specks is this month's X3 Artist of the Month
Self-taught. That's how many people introduce Al Spx, who performs as Cold Specks. But "self-taught" is usually a euphemism for "unpolised" or simply "not that good". In Cold Specks' case, it's more...
View ArticleWhat'cha Readin'? The Ballad of Bob Dylan by Daniel Mark Epstein
This month, the What'cha Readin' Book Club spends time with the world's all-time greatest songwriter, Bob Dylan. There, I loaded that sentence up nicely but I can't help how I feel. Feelings are...
View ArticleJapandroids announce they are not breaking up on this week's Top 30
CHART #296 Check out this week's edition of the chart as a playlist! THIS JUST IN: Japandroids have no plans to disband. Now, you may not necessarily think that's news, but the truth is that after...
View ArticleMust listen: PARLOVR's new jukebox-style indie-pop
Montreal's PARLOVR latest track from Kook Soul, "Fisticuffs & Affidavits", is a heaping helping of toe-tapping indie-pop. http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/PARLOVR/Fisticuffs-AffidavitsWith...
View ArticleYour nominees for #bestcanadianguitarist
Earlier this morning I asked who you think is the best Canadian guitarist of all time. You've been sending in your choices all morning and here are some of them It's not too late to send in your...
View ArticleDrive Stories Friday, June 1
Each day, Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world. Now, you can follow along at home. Here are the stories we're talking about...
View ArticleRap N.E.W.S. 01/06/2012
Here's what made the news today, Friday, June 1, 2012: Everyone's favourite comedian/rapper Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, made the internet explode yesterday when he released the new song...
View ArticleTop 5 Must See Live Gigs… and your concert count!
We've combed the Canadian concert calendars and gig listings and we have come up with 5 fantastic concerts we feel you must see this weekend. Here they are: Friday June 1, Old Man Luedecke, Edmonton AB...
View ArticleThe week in country music: June 1, 2012
Conway Twitty honoured on Mississippi Country Music Trail Conway Twitty has been honoured with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. The marker was unveiled in Friars Point, where Twitty was...
View ArticleMy Playlist with Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan is one of those names that has been around so long you can’t imagine Canadian music without him. In fact, his name and his songs (two in particular – “Farmer’s song” and “Down By the...
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Drake schooled by Texas billionaire
Yesterday, Toronto rapper Aubrey Graham, or as you know him, Drake, let the world know about one of the struggles in his life: The first million is the hardest. — Drizzy (@Drake) May 30, 2012 Then out...
View ArticleMeet Q&A: The Abrams Brothers
The Abrams Brothers are a Kingston, Ontario-based bluegrass trio – two brothers (John and James) and their cousin (Elijah). The group has recently released their second album, Northern Redemption,...
View ArticleNew Metric song gets lukewarm reception, except from you
Last week, over on Facebook, we asked what people think of the new Metric song "Youth Without Youth". 80% said "Fair to moderate" while the rest exclaimed "I love it!" At the same time, CBC Music...
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