Celine Dion heads back to Las Vegas
According to People magazine, Celine Dion will return to Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas this August with a revamped show.An August return will make it almost one year exactly since Dion announced her...
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Staff pick First Play: Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell
LISTENaudio Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellStream to March 30This is the finger tracing across a dusty photo album, the candlelight flickering against the dark, the hunter drawing arrows from a...
View ArticleFirst Play: Death Cab For Cutie, Kintsugi
LISTENaudio Death Cab for CutieKintsugiStream to March 30"You sent a photo out of your window of Paris of what you wished that I could see. But someone’s gotta be the lighthouse and that someone’s...
View ArticleFirst Play: Dear Rouge, Black to Gold
LISTENaudio Dear RougeBlack to GoldStream to March 31Named as one of Radio 3's 15 most anticipated albums of 2015, the time for Dear Rouge is finally here. Black to Gold marks the married Vancouver...
View ArticleSting: The Solo Years
LISTENaudio Sting: The Solo YearsAs musical icons go - you just don’t get much bigger than Sting. He’s had an extraordinary career, sold millions of albums and has faithful fans from all over the...
View ArticleJam or Not a Jam van: watch the fan supercut from Junos 2015
Over Juno weekend, CBC Music hit the streets of Hamilton, Ont., to play Jam or Not a Jam, but with one little twist — it was in a van. We invited music fans and musicians into the Jam van to play them...
View ArticleElton John, Alicia Keys, Joni Mitchell, more: listen to the new Yamaha Key...
LISTENaudio New: Yamaha Key Players streamWe're adding a new stream to the CBC Music lineup today. Beginning March 23, the Yahama Key Players stream will bring you some of the best music from a wide...
View ArticleWatch: Jack White and Robert Plant play Led Zeppelin’s ‘The Lemon Song’
This weekend, Jack White headlined Lollapalooza Argentina, and his set reached epic proportions when he was joined on-stage by Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant. The pair, along with White's band,...
View ArticleWatch the OBGMs tear down the house at SXSW
As everyone with Twitter is probably aware, South by Southwest wrapped up this weekend. There was, as always, a pretty hefty Canadian contingent that went down, many of whom we profiled earlier in the...
View ArticleRear-view Mirror: M.I.A. flies her 'Paper Planes'
Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, M.I.A. and "Paper Planes." LISTENaudio Listen to Rich tell you the story of M.I.A. and...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive’s Daily Blog for Monday March 23rd 2015
Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.Rich's Pick: "River" by IbeyiJUNK IN THE TRUNK: 23 historical bad...
View ArticleThe Strombo Show: Father John Misty
"You f--k the world damn straight malaise. It may be just us who feel this way."The Strombo Show ran the gamut this Sunday night, keeping the spirit of radio alive by delivering the best records in the...
View ArticleThe R3-30: Canada’s top indie songs for the week of March 23, 2015
Here they are, your top 30 Canadian indie tracks this week!LISTENaudio Click here to listen to this week's playlist! The R3-30 for March 23, 2015 30. Weed “Thousand Pounds” 29. Taylor Knox “Fire” 28....
View ArticleFirst Play: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis The Third
LISTENaudio Kitty, Daisy & LewisKitty, Daisy & Lewis The Third Stream to March 30Kitty, Daisy & Lewis's aptly named third album, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis the Third, has been out in their...
View ArticleFirst Play: Ron Sexsmith, Carousel One
Ron Sexsmith is smiling on the cover of his new album, Carousel One.This is kind of a big deal. Sexsmith has always erred on the side of "Little Boy Blue," his countenance seemingly in direct contrast...
View ArticleOf Monsters and Men, Angélique Kidjo, Pharis and Jason Romero, more: songs...
LISTENaudio New: Songs You Need to Hear streamEach week, staff from CBC Music, Radio 2, 3, Sonica, CBC Hamilton and Whitehorse collect songs they just can't get out of their heads, and make a case for...
View ArticleThe Leading Note: how Ottawa's classical sheet music store thrives in the...
Written by Curtis PerryNew York City is supposed to be North America's cultural mecca, but now Ottawa has something distinctly cosmopolitan that the Big Apple doesn’t: a classical sheet music store.On...
View ArticleStar power: ranking the 15 best Stars songs
What is the expected lifespan of a Canadian indie act? Not everyone makes it to a whopping 14 albums, like Ron Sexsmith, or a consistent 11 records, like Sloan. But Montreal stalwarts Stars could very...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive’s Daily Blog for Tuesday March 24th 2015
Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.Rich's pick: "Revenge of the Nerds" by the RubinoosJunk In The...
View ArticleAaron Gervais discusses the highs and lows of life as a freelance composer
When I think about composers, I typically envision long-dead classical master types, daunting, vaunted figures who crafted the canon on ink-blotted parchment and were all dead by 40.But of course,...
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