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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Canadian rock returns, a hip-hop innovator makes a long-awaited comeback, and Toronto punk brings a fresh perspective to this week’s listening. This Friday’s Canadian music picks span arena-ready rock, genre-blending hip-hop and independent punk. Nickelback return with a new...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thirty years after its release, Joni Mitchell's Hits remains a remarkable introduction to one of Canada's most influential songwriters. On October 29, 2026, Joni Mitchell's Hits celebrates its 30th anniversary. Originally released in 1996, the compilation brought together some...

Before Loose made Nelly Furtado an international pop powerhouse, there was Whoa, Nelly!. Released in 2000, Furtado's debut sounded remarkably difficult to categorize. Acoustic instruments sat alongside programmed beats. Pop melodies collided with folk, R&B, hip-hop and musical influences reflecting her Portuguese-Canadian background....

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Personal reinvention, alternative country and imaginative pop lead this week’s Canadian discoveries. October’s Canadian releases offer plenty of reasons to refresh the playlist. Lennon Stella returns with her second album, while Art d’Ecco follows a different creative path on...

There are albums that refine an artist's sound, and others that reveal an entirely new one. For k.d. lang, Ingénue was the latter. Released in 1992, the album represented a significant departure from the country and western influences that had defined much of lang's earlier work....

Canadian music takes several directions this week. Bruce Cockburn revisits the songs that helped shape his musical life, while Shantaia releases a new country collection. Meanwhile, Jacques Greene heads towards the dance floor, and Hamilton duo Allegories explore the space between electronic music and indie...

Sometimes the circumstances surrounding an album become inseparable from the music itself. Blue Rodeo's Five Days in July is one of those records. Rather than entering a conventional recording studio, the Toronto band gathered at keyboardist James Gray's farm near Peterborough, Ontario. Over five days in...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] New Canadian music from Zeus, Loreena McKennitt, K-Man & The 45s and Wayfinding leads this week's releases. Canadian music fans have four releases to explore this Friday, October 9, 2026. From Toronto indie rock and Montreal ska to Celtic-inspired...

Canadian musician Bill King celebrates six decades of music, storytelling and creativity in a special Toronto multimedia performance. Toronto musician, composer, broadcaster and music journalist Bill King will bring his creative journey to the stage with Life Between the Notes, a one-night multimedia celebration at The...

By the time Sarah McLachlan released Surfacing in 1997, she had already spent nearly a decade building a devoted audience. Then everything became much bigger. Released during the same period that McLachlan was helping launch Lilith Fair, Surfacing brought together deeply personal songwriting, atmospheric production...

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