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2023 In Canadian Music
The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2023 in Canada. Events * March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023 * April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards * June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. * July 6 – Prism Prize * September 16 – 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards * September 19 – 2023 Polaris Music Prize * November 5 – 45th Félix Awards Albums released A * Alaskan Tapes, ''Who Tends a Garden'' - January 13 * All Hands Make Light, '' Darling the Dawn'' - April 21 *Matt Andersen, ''The Big Bottle of Joy'' - March 10 *Arkells, ''Laundry Pile'' - September 21 B *Bahamas, ''Bootcut'' - September 15 * Tim Baker, ''Along the Mountain Road'' - October 20 *Gord Bamford, ''Fire It Up'' - April 28 *Del Barber, ''Almanac'' - April 28 *Jill Barber, ''Homemaker'' - February 10 *The Beaches, ''Blame My Ex'' - September 15 *Begonia, ''Powder Blue'' - February 24 *Black Atlass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaskan Tapes
Alaskan Tapes is the stage name of Brady Kendall, a Canadian performer of ambient electronic and neoclassical music from Stouffville, Ontario. He has released several albums, as well as composing film scores. Andrew De Zen's music video for "Places" was a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019, and Meredith Hama-Brown's music video for "And, We Disappear" was nominated for the Prism Prize in 2020.Sarah Murphy"Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists" ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...'', February 27, 2020. Discography Albums *''We All Speak in Poems'' - 2016 *''In Distance We're Losing'' - 2017 *''You Were Always an Island'' - 2018 *''The Ocean No Longer Wants Us'' - 2018 *''Millions'' - 2019 *''Views From Sixteen Stories'' - 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beaches (band)
The Beaches are a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Toronto in 2013. Named after the The Beaches, Toronto neighbourhood where three of the four members grew up, the band consists of Jordan Miller (lead vocals, bass), Kylie Miller (guitar), Leandra Earl (keyboards, guitar), and Eliza Enman-McDaniel (drums, percussion)."The Beaches fight for agency in a male-dominated music industry" ''Now (newspaper), Now'', November 29, 2017. The band released two EPs, ''The Beaches'' (2013) and ''Heights'' (2014), before releasing their debut album ''Late Show (Beaches album), Late Show'' (2017) and winning the 2018 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. Following their debut album, they released two further EPs, ''The Professional'' (2019) and ''Future Lovers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Barber
Jill Barber (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Originally associated with the folk-pop genre, she has performed vocal jazz and pop music on her more recent albums."Jill Barber sings in French for 1st time with Chansons" , February 13, 2013. Early life Barber was born and raised in , a neighbourhood in the south-central part of Mississauga, just west of Toronto. Her brother is singer-s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Barber
Delainey Doucha Barber (born October 14, 1983) is a Canadian independent folk, folk rock, Americana, and alternative country singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Barber has been nominated for and won a number of awards including a being nominated for a 2011 Juno Award for ''Love Songs of the Last 20'' in the category of Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo. Later in 2011 he won two Western Canadian Music Awards for Independent Album of the Year and Roots Solo Recording of the Year. In 2012, Barber was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the category of Solo Artist of the Year. In 2013, he once again won the Roots Solo Recording of the Year for ''Headwaters'' at the Western Canadian Music Awards. In 2020, he was nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. Early life Barber was born on October 14, 1983, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Boyd Barber and Jean Doucha. Growing up in the St. Norbert neighbourhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord Bamford
Gord Bamford (born April 17, 1976) is an Australian-Canadian country music singer. He has released ten studio albums. Alberta-raised Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music with 26 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards, along with multiple JUNO nominations. Additionally, Bamford is one of two multi-time winners of Nashville's Country Music Association (CMA) Global Country Artist of the Year award, along with The Shires. Biography Early years Bamford was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. When Bamford was five years old, he moved with his mother, Marilyn, from Australia to Lacombe, Alberta, Canada after his parents' divorce. A singer who toured with an Australian country band, Bamford's mother encouraged him to pursue a career in music. In 1995, Bamford entered and won the Nornet Radio Network's "Search for the Stars." With Rob Bartlett from Sundae Sound producing, Bamford went to Calgary to record his debut single, "Forever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Baker (musician)
Tim Baker is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The longtime lead singer of the indie rock band Hey Rosetta! debuted his solo album ''Forever Overhead'' was released on April 19, 2019, on Arts & Crafts.Sarah Murphy"Hey Rosetta's Tim Baker Details 'Forever Overhead' Solo Album" '' Exclaim!'', February 12, 2019. Baker was educated at Concordia University, where he planned to study piano but came down with a case of tendonitis that prevented him from being able to play for his admission audition, and thus studied creative writing.Tiana Feng"Hey Rosetta! chief songwriter Tim Baker takes a literary approach" '' Words & Music'', March 1, 2012. Following his graduation, he returned to St. John's, where he began performing locally as a solo artist before deciding that his songs needed a fuller band sound and forming Hey Rosetta! In 2016, Baker debuted his first solo song, "Spirit", on the CBC Radio news program '' The Current'' as part of a special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas (musician)
Afie Jurvanen (born April 28, 1981), known by his stage name Bahamas, is a Canadian musician. Early life Jurvanen was born in Toronto and raised in Barrie, Ontario. He is of Finnish ancestry. Career Jurvanen taught himself guitar. He worked with a variety of musicians that includes The Lumineers, City and Colour, Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus. Downtown Music Publishing represents Bahamas' songs. Jurvanen recorded his debut album, ''Pink Strat'', in a cabin in rural Ontario in 2008. He released the album under the name Bahamas in 2009 and was subsequently nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo. Bahamas' second album, '' Barchords, was released'' on February 7, 2012. The album received nomination at the 2013 Juno Awards for the Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Jurvanen received a nomination for Songwriter of the Year for the tracks "Be My Witness", "Caught Me Thinking", and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkells
Arkells is a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, and have since signed with Universal Records Canada and Last Gang Records. They are managed by Last Gang Management. They have released six albums, two EPs and a number of singles that have charted in Canada. The band has won multiple Juno Awards, including one for their album ''High Noon'' in 2015. The band headlined the 108th Grey Cup halftime show in Hamilton, Ontario on December 12, 2021. History Formation (2006–2008) During their first few live shows the band called themselves Charlemagne but changed their name when another band of the same name threatened to sue them. The band is named after Arkell Street in the Westdale neighbourhood of Hamilton, near McMaster University, where they lived and would practice their music. All five original band members attended McMaster where lead singer Max Kerman graduated with an honours BA in Political Science. Kerman met g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Andersen
Matt Andersen is a Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter from Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, signed to True North Records. He is a Juno Awards, Juno Award nominee. His musical career started in 2002 with the New Brunswick band Flat Top. Career In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe and Australia, Andersen has shared the stage and toured with Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Gregg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Little Feat, April Wine, America (band), America, Loverboy, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and Beth Hart. Andersen played in over 200 live performances in 2009, including his fourth UK tour. He won two 2009 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Awards: Male Solo Artist of the year, Blues Recording of the year for "Something In Between" and recorded a new studio album (''Piggyback'') with harmonica player Mike Stevens. He performed at several of Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe shows across Canada, starting in 2009 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
