Posts with the tag Canadian music.

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Interview: Hawksley Workman talks rage and tears, 80s music, the idea of fame, and his upcoming tour

Posted by: Paul Little  •  October 26, 2019 @ 5:30pm

Hawksley Workman has been making albums since the late 90s (his first full-length, For Him and the Girls, came out in 1999) and he's been releasing new music every year or 2 since then.

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Album Review: Tommy Hawkins - Amy

Posted by: Nyala Ali  •  November 22, 2016 @ 4:08pm

Born out of a mutual appreciation for each other's contributions to Canrock's indie canon, Tommy Hawkins is a spirited side-project that pools the eccentric talents of multi-instrumentalists Thomas D'Arcy and Hawksley Workman.

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Interview: Canadian rock band Mounties (Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays, and Ryan Dahle) - Part I

Posted by: Paul Little  •  December 25, 2014 @ 9:46pm

Mounties is a Canadian "supergroup" (in a quaint, Canadian sort of way) consisting of Hawksley Workman, Ryan Dahle (of Limblifter), and Steve Bays (of Hot Hot Heat).

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Photo Gallery: Tegan and Sara Live

Posted by: Paul Little  •  February 28, 2013 @ 3:20am

Tegan and Sara, the Canadian folk pop twin sister duo, have been performing together for almost 20 years and making records for nearly 15. With six studio releases under their belt, floating mostly between indie folk and rock, the sisters' seventh record (Heartthrob, released on January 29, 2013) takes them head on into a commercialized pop sound.

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Interview: Matt Layzell of Canadian roots-rock band The Matinée

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  September 7, 2011 @ 11:03pm

Earlier this past year, I caught up with Vancouver music producer Jonathon Fluevog as he was preparing the first Vogville Day and Night Festival, which happened at Vancouver's Alpen Club. One of the acts on the bill was Coquitlam-based The Matinée.

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Interview: Corey Allan Hawkins of Vancouver rock band Azimyth

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  August 15, 2011 @ 8:31pm

Chances are, if you're not from Vancouver, you haven't heard of the band Azimyth.

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Interview: Rising Canadian singer/songwriter James Struthers

Posted by: Paul Little  •  February 18, 2011 @ 1:21am

In the relatively short time he's been a full-time musician, singer/songwriter James Struthers has been compared to several established and popular artists. And while the comparisons may be fairly accurate, saying Struthers sounds like Jason Mraz or John Mayer doesn't fairly represent how fresh and original he and his music really is.

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Interview: Canadian folk duo Dala (Sheila Carabine & Amanda Walther)

Posted by: Paul Little  •  January 21, 2010 @ 1:10pm

Dala had quite the year in 2009! Besides playing the Winnipeg Folk Festival (where ShowbizMonkeys.com got the chance to talk with them), they played seemingly ever other folk and bluegrass festival in Canada and the United States last year, steadily growing their fanbase on the way.

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