Month: June 2020

“The songs on Agricultural Tragic sparkle with a kind of authenticity that only someone who lives that life can project.” –American Songwriter “Do yourself a favour and get your freshly sanitized hands on a copy of the new (album)… Pre-empting any hype or hyperbole, Agricultural Tragic is a record with instantly detectable depth and energy.” -Edmonton Journal  “Eloquent and plainspoken,... Read More

First Single “Wishes” Release June 26th El Mocambo Records proudly announces the signing of multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning Rock icon and Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee Kim Mitchell to its roster that includes 54.40, Hutch and A Family Curse. The signing includes the release of Mitchell’s brand new single “Wishes” set for release on June 26th and coincides with the highly anticipated release... Read More

JUNO Award-nominated and chart-topping Canadian all-girl teen pop supergroup Girl Pow-R have reimagined their hit single “This Is Us” into a visionary, uplifting anthem expressing immense gratitude for frontline workers during COVID-19. “Thanks To You” is available now! “COVID-19 has changed everyone’s life,” says the band, “but more than anyone else, it is the frontline workers who have been there,... Read More

Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hawksley Workman premieres a new single via Isadora Records/The Orchard titled “Just a Dream”. The introspective, ethereal track is co-written and produced by Marcus Paquin, who has produced and engineered dozens of records including Grammy award-winning album The Suburbs by Arcade Fire and The National’s Grammy-nominated album Trouble Will Find Me. “Just a Dream” was added... Read More

Anthem Entertainment, one of the world’s leading independent music and entertainment content and services companies, and iHeartRadio Canada’s PURE COUNTRY, Canada’s first-ever national country music radio brand, today announced their exclusive partnership and launch of Gord Bamford’s Real Country Livin’ Father’s Day Special – a 60-minute music-based broadcast, podcast and live stream devoted to Father’s Day. The production features and... Read More

Four-time JUNO Award nominee and platinum-selling CCMA Award winner Tim Hicksannounced today the release of his highly anticipated new EP Wreck This, available on all digital platforms June 26 via Open Road Recordings. Wreck This, produced by Hicks’ long-time collaborator Jeff Coplan, features three brand new tracks combined with Hicks’ previously released three-pack Wreck, including his current Top 10 single “No Truck Song”, which continues... Read More

Scott Helman presents a premiere music video for his latest single “Wait No More,” shot at the singer’s Toronto home over two days in May while following lockdown guidelines. Known for his inventive and indelible music videos, Scott and director Ben Knechtel were up for the challenge of maintaining their high standards while not being able to be in the same room... Read More

The Legendary Downchild Blues Band Present  A Free Father’s Day Charity Concert In Support Of The Unison Benevolent Fund In celebration of Father’s Day and what would have been the final date of The Legendary Downchild Blues Band’s 50th Anniversary Tour, the band are streaming their “Live At Massey Hall” concert in its entirety as a FREE SHOW for fans... Read More

LISTEN HERE AND WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE Toronto, ON – June 5, 2020 – Today, Elvis Costello releases his new song, No Flag – recorded in Helsinki, Finland. The song is also featured in a new illustrated clip by Eamon Singer and Arlo McFurlow. – both available now from Concord Records by electrical wire.  Travelling alone to the Finnish... Read More