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. […]

It seems fitting that when BeatRoute connected with Matthew Cardinal, bassist and synth player for the band nêhiyawak, they were recovering from a severe thunderstorm that had rained out their set at Supercrawl in Hamilton, Ontario. “They had to close down the stages and there was lightning everywhere,” he says. “Luckily, they were able to […]

You know that recurring dream you have about playing full-contact laser tag with Joy Division? It’s about to come true! Sliding out of the shadows of the recording studio and back on to the neon dance floor where they belong, Calgary-based synth lovers Melted Mirror are pleased to present a glimpse into the future with […]