Month: April 2008
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Kate Maki Tour Dates
Dates have been announced for the upcoming cross-Canada Kate Maki tour. There is also a new Facebook Group if you’d like to follow along and be reminded when the tour swings your way! Your chance to see Kate will be May 8, The Cavern: Winnipeg, ManitobaMay 10, The Velvet Underground: Edmonton, AlbertaMay 11, The Boomtown…
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New Feeds Added
Just a quick note to let you know about a few new additions. 2 Blogs have been added to both the CanBlogs and Toronto sections of publicbroadcasting.ca. Narratives: adventures of a history grad student Thoughts and Images (Jared Saales) Also, 3 new podcasts have been added to the CanCasts section. What’s All This Then?! Blackfish…
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Free Nicol Lischka Downloads
Though it’s been 10 years since her critically acclaimed debut “Leaving For Omaha”, Nicol Lischka is back with “Back Porch Light” – Produced by Juno-award winnter Jason Plumb. Nicol is also now in the Podsafe Download Section of publicbroadcasting.ca as well as Band Blogs Too. You can read Nicol’s (really very interesting)story on her Myspace…
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New Mural in front of MoCCA
So yesterday I was walking down Queen West and I came across some people painting a mural in front of MoCCA. It looks exactly like a photograph and appears to depict people watching a fire. Definitely worth stopping to look at – if you’re in the area. I have some more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbca/sets/72157604697552438/
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Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra: Thursday @ Tranzac
Normally this would go in the events section, but it’s kinda last minute and by the time I send out the next events list it’ll be over. The Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra is playing an early show (7:30 pm) at the Tranzac tomorrow (Thursday, April 24). Audio from the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra is available at http://www.parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com.
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Mint Records Signs Hot Panda
Just days after signing Kellarissa Vancouver’s Mint Records has scored another major coup – adding Edmonton’s Hot Panda to the Mint roster. Mint’s latest addtions are, by far, the hottest pandas in all of Edmonton. “When you get compared, in the same breath, to everything from Daniel Johnson to the Talking Heads, you know you…
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It’s only the 1st round!
As we wait for the 2nd round I’ve been keeping a playoff blog following the Montreal Canadiens. For more about what happened in the 1st round you can go to comtemplating…I simply know better. It’s more of a fan’s perspective as I’ve been a fan since The Canadiens last won in 1993. I’ve been picky…
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Rebekah Higgs Tour Dates
Halifax’s Rebekah Higgs (Recently nominated for Best Female Artist and Best New Artist at the East Coast Music Awards and who scored a whopping 91 on her Chart Report Card) is touring across Canada from April 29 – June 1. Check her out if you get the chance. You can also pick up Rebekah’s album…
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Is There any Such Thing as Indie Anymore?
The tagline for publicbroadcasting.ca is “to strengthen and preserve the independent and emerging Canadian voice” which I think I’ll stick to. It may be time though for “indie” as a label applied to music to come to an end. We all seem to know what we mean when we say “indie”. I wouldn’t, for example,…
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Concerts on Demand: Kate Maki
Kate Maki, the celebrated musician and Sudbury school teacher who recently released the widely acclaimed album “On High” featuring the single Blue Morning and is reportedly working on a “cool new band” with partner and frequent collaborator Nathan Lawr has a full concert up on the CBC’s Concert’s On Demand site. “In February, Sudbury artist…