Kiesza “Hideaway” not only introduced Calgary-born Kiesza (neé Kiesa Rae Ellestad) to the masses, but also catapulted her to Number 1 on the U.K. single charts—not a bad way to bow onto the world stage.
Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara are riding high on the massive success of their latest album, Sainthood, which hones their spiky indie power-pop into a sleek package of infectious hooks and those trademark harmonies.
Kevin Drew Earnestness may have suffered an untimely death with the advent of the online age, but you’d never know it from talking to the Broken Social Scene frontman.
Forest City Lovers Forest City Lovers’ finely sketched story-songs incorporate both whimsy and contemplation and are full of important things: love, nature and the urban experience.
Singer Kathleen Edwards Kathleen Edwards has been a vital part of this country’s music scene since introducing audiences to her brand of keenly observed storytelling with her debut album, Failer, in 2003. Since then, she’s worked on honing her sound.
Here’s To Being Here Each December for the past two years, Toronto singer-songwriter Jason Collett has hosted a weekly residency at the cozy Dakota Tavern, a rootsy subterranean bar that’s home to skinny-jeaned hipsters and work-weary locals dropping by for a pint.
