Edmonton folk musician Ian St. Arnauds’ life changed suddenly when his North Of Here bandmate, Luke Janzen, tragically passed away following a collision with a train in the fall of 2017. Rising from the ashes of grief alongside his friend and other bandmate, Will Holowaychuk, the pair united to form St. Arnaud and are now […]

White Denim bassist Steven Terebecki is fresh from the band’s latest SXSW appearance. “It’s still fun!” he laughs, fondly. He’s well placed to reflect upon SXSW’s recent history, having played there with White Denim every single year since their inception in 2006. The band’s distinctively upbeat, dance-friendly rock and roll is influenced by a vast […]

In the six years Jean-Sebastien Audet has been releasing music, his persona has constantly evolved. Performing now as Yves Jarvis, the 22-year-old Calgary-born, Montreal-based songwriter writes ethereal compositions that occupy a space between folk and R&B, only because there’s no other place for them to go. Defying conventions of both structure and genre, his songs […]

Fast-rising West Coast rappers Darren “Young D” Metz and Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce remember when their relatives in Kitimat would call them “snotty nosed kids from the rez” with endearment — carefree kids who wouldn’t let a few boogers get in their way. Now, they go by “Snotty Nose Rez Kids” to honour being a […]

Lou Barlow is at home in Greenfield, Massachusetts, struggling to speak over the sounds of high-pitched giggles and little footsteps scurrying in and out of the background. His two youngest kids are having a playdate, and every now and then the Sebadoh frontman has to abruptly stop what he’s saying to address his tiny intruders. […]