Miraj, Witchcraft
by Jim Di Gioia
Yellowknife-based live audio/visual project, Miraj, epitomize what it means to live across a spectrum of poles.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Miraj, Northwest Territories
Albums
Reviews, remembrances, rediscoveries. Long live the Long Player!
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power In The Blood
by Jim Di Gioia
2015’s Power In The Blood catapulted Buffy Sainte-Marie back into public consciousness and active activist duty.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Saskatchewan
Various Artists, Grey Matter
by Jim Di Gioia
Saskatoon cassette label Grey Records gathered a veritable Canadian indie rock brain trust for their first compilation, in support of Girls Rock Winnipeg.
Categories: Albums • Tags: À La Mode, Jock Tears, Quinzee Town, Saskatchewan, Shirley & the Pyramids, The Garrys, The Shiverettes, Various Artists, Wizards
Grovner, A Place In Your Home
by Jon Neher
Regina’s Grovner have synthesized modern alt-rock into their own distinct sound.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Grovner, Saskatchewan
Destroyer, Kaputt
by Jim Di Gioia
The unexpected moments of arresting beauty on Destroyer’s 2011 album, Kaputt, never cease to surprise.
Categories: Albums • Tags: British Columbia, Destroyer
Pale Red, Heavy Petting
by Mac Cameron
Vancouver trio Pale Red capture lightning in a bottle.
Categories: Albums • Tags: British Columbia, Pale Red
Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
by Jim Di Gioia
With his album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, Jeremy Dutcher reclaims his native language, rewriting its history and giving it a future.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Jeremy Dutcher, Ontario, Turtle Island
Young Galaxy, Down Time
by Jim Di Gioia
Young Galaxy are speaking a more refined language of both personal and artistic truth on their latest album, Down Time.
Categories: Albums • Tags: Québec, Young Galaxy
