Not able to grab a ticket or hit the road in time to make it to the Calgary Folk Festival this year? No problem. The festival, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, is bringing you the virtual Summer Serenades series. The series will feature free streamed performances from The Halluci Nation, Charlotte Cardin, Lido […]
Girls+ Rock Ottawa has created a new avenue for folks to explore the world of music. They have launched GRO Academy, an online music academy and gear lending program to create a safe and inclusive access point for those who want to learn or practice making music. Some of the gear you might borrow includes guitars, bass guitars, […]
River & Sky Music and Camping Festival is back this summer with a mini-festival lineup you won’t want to miss! Haviah Mighty and Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs are headlining. You’ll also be able to catch Juno award winner, G.R. Gritt, 2020 Polaris short lister, Witch Prophet, indie/country artist Spencer Burton and more. The […]
The virtual House Party concert is back this year, but under a new name: The Summer House Party. Check out performances from your favourite Canadian and Indigenous artists including Shawnee Kish, Serena Ryder, K-OS, Tim Hicks and Witch Prophet. Tune into the show here on Thursday, July 1st at 5:30PM EST.
Tkaronto Music Festival (TKMF) is back for it’s sophomore virtual festival! This year’s lineup includes Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Shawnee Kish, Don Amero, Amanda Rheaume, Northern Cree, Lido Pimienta, Crown Lands, Supaman, Celeigh Cardinal, George Leach, and Cliff Cardinal and the Skylarks. TKMF is working with The Darren Ross Agency this year “to give rising Indigenous talent from around the […]
Métis / Slovakian indie-alt singer-songwriter, Ruby Waters joined ELMNT FM to chat about her latest single, Blow. We talked about her musical journey, growing up with artistic parents and how she lives out her rockstar dreams. Check it out here: 95.7 ELMNT FM · Ruby Waters Chats New Single and Her Musical Upbringing
ELMNT FM caught up with Jayli Wolf, on her new solo project and the first single, “Child of the Government” which dives deep into the Sixties Scoop and how it affected her family. The Sixties Scoop saw over 20,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children taken from their homes by the Canadian Government and the […]
The 50th annual Juno Awards have been postponed due to COVID-19. The original ceremony, which was set to take place May 16th, is being pushed forward to June 6th. Alessia Cara was set to host it, but no word yet on if that has changed with the new date. Check out more about this year’s nominees […]
Friday night plans? Join Serena Ryder, Shawnee Kish, Haviah Mighty and more at the Songwriter Series which celebrates Canadian and Indigenous talents. The event, hosted by Tom Power, also features performances from alt-rock duo, The Darcys, as well as Kaia Kater, Lydia Persaud, Shan Vincent De Paul, B. Knox and Sam Johnston. It’s free to attend, but you can […]
This weekend, Asinabka Festival has partnered with Gallery 101 to bring you a virtual edition of Unikkaaqtuarniq, which is Inuktitut for “storytelling.” The Stories from the North event is known for projecting films onto screens made of snow, and this year, that tradition continues virtually. However, instead of movies, they will be broadcasting free music performances from Inuit artists on Facebook Live. Indigenous film […]