VISSIA is yet another dynamite performer firmly rooted in the Edmonton music scene, and she’s today’s Listen Local pick. With all those jangly guitars and slap-echo vintage vocals, it should be no surprise I’m a VISSIA fan. All the guitar tone in the world can’t save a bad song though, and thankfully VISSIA is a …
VISSIA is yet another dynamite performer firmly rooted in the Edmonton music scene, and she’s today’s Listen Local pick. With all those jangly guitars and slap-echo vintage vocals, it should be no surprise I’m a VISSIA fan. All the guitar tone in the world can’t save a bad song though, and thankfully VISSIA is a …
Today’s Listen Local pick – Evergreen – just hit a major milestone on Spotify. They’ve been included on one of the major Spotify-curated playlists, Folk and Friends. Their selected track, A Beautiful View, is radio-ready folk-pop tune with tight, dry drums and upfront vintage-slap vocals from the band’s sole female, Victoria King. On other tracks, male vocals …
Today’s Listen Local pick – Evergreen – just hit a major milestone on Spotify. They’ve been included on one of the major Spotify-curated playlists, Folk and Friends. Their selected track, A Beautiful View, is radio-ready folk-pop tune with tight, dry drums and upfront vintage-slap vocals from the band’s sole female, Victoria King. On other tracks, male vocals …
I have a whole pile of live shows coming up in November here in Edmonton and I would love to see you in person at one of them! Here are the places you can come see me this month and some insight into which one might be the best pick for you. The best news? …
Being a professional musician is a crazy gig. Or a series of a hundred crazy gigs. Like any self-employed work, music sends me in a dozen directions a day. I have multiple priorities to balance, each with their own timeline. Find Notion at notion.so On a single day I may practice for a gig, write …
I met half of this week’s Listen Local pick just this week at Mean Thirst Mondays, a new open stage hosted by Chris Wynters at The Cask and Barrell. Ryan Anderson was dressed in a black suit I recognized from his stage performances. It’s likely not the exact suit, but close enough to be on-brand. …
I played Empress Ale House for the first time on October 13 and it went so well that I hope it won’t be my last. This little neighbourhood pub is oozing with charm and short on pretence. It really feels like a “come one, come all – just as you are” kind of place. There …
Once I’ve lugged my guitar across 12 blocks of early-winter downtown Calgary, I’m going to play. Probably. I’ve never been to Mikey’s on 12th (used to be Mikey’s Juke Joint) so I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know that the open jam I’ve brought my wife to on our weekend getaway is actually …
This week’s Listen Local brings you an indie super-group fronted by Edmonton’s hometown hero, Colleen Brown. Brown’s voice has been compared to Joni Mitchell for good reason – her ability to shift gears with a mid-note lilt brings life to her delivery. Her songwriting ain’t half bad either. Major Love is Colleen Brown’s newest musical identity. …