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Aaron Goldstein (musician)
Aaron Goldstein (born May 8, 1983) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his performance on the pedal steel guitar. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Goldstein first began playing the instrument in 2006 with encouragement of his bandmates in the Surly Young Bucks, which included member Max Kerman and Mike DeAngelis (currently of Arkells). His first recorded appearance on pedal steel was the 2007 LP ''Stars & Satellites'' by his former Surly Young Bucks bandmate Dan Griffin. In 2008 Goldstein toured the Canadian East Coast in Griffin's band The Regrets. He is a member of the Tom Wilson-led collective Lee Harvey Osmond, playing on all three Polaris Prize-nominated studio releases, including the Juno-nominated ''Folk Sinner'', and frequently touring as a member of the live band. In 2008 while recording with Lee Harvey Osmond, Goldstein formed his own band Huron. In Huron Goldstein shared writing and singing duties with bandmate Cam Malcolm. Ian Blurton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Romano
Daniel Tavis Romano (born 1985) is a Canadian musician, poet and visual artist based out of his hometown of Welland, Ontario. He is primarily known as a solo artist, though he is also a member of Attack in Black and has collaborated with Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire. He has also produced and performed with City and Colour, the recording project of Dallas Green. Romano is a partner in his own independent record label, You've Changed Records, along with Steve Lambke, of the Constantines. Some of his notable visual work includes designs for , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan Woods (musician)
Donovan Woods is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter. He has released several albums of folk and roots music, including the Juno Award-winning ''Both Ways''. Early life Woods was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. He began playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager."Donovan Woods: He'd still like a Grey Cup ring" '''', November 10, 2010. Career Woods' first album, ''The Hold Up'', was released in 2007. His second album, ''The Widowmaker'', was released in 2010, and his third album, ''Don't Get Too Grand'', was released in 2013 and garnered Woods' first[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Dallas Good, Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret and Bruce Good, and nephews of Brian and Larry Good, who are members of the Canadian country group The Good Brothers. Background The Sadies were formed in 1994. In 1998 the group released their first album, ''Precious Moments''. Several more albums followed, including ''In Concert Vol. 1'' in 2006. In addition to their own recordings, the Sadies often collaborate with other artists, such as Blue Rodeo, Jon Langford, Gord Downie, Andre Williams (on the 1999 country-influenced ''Red Dirt'' and the 2012 release entitled "Night and Day"), Neil Young (track "This Wheel’s on Fire" on the album ''Garth Hudson Presents a Canadian Celebration of The Band'') and have recorded, written and toured extensively as the backing band for singer Neko Case. They have also toured and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weather Station
The Weather Station is a Canadian folk music band fronted by Tamara Lindeman, formed in 2006. The band membership has changed over the years, and as of 2022 includes Lindeman (lead vocals, piano), Ben Whiteley (bass), Johnny Spence (keyboards), Will Kidman (guitar), Christine Bougie (guitar), Karen Ng (saxophone, clarinet), Evan Cartwright (drums), and Kieran Adams (drums). History The band's debut album ''The Line'' was released in 2009. Their second album, ''All of It Was Mine'', made in collaboration with Daniel Romano, was released in 2011. Lindeman was a nominee for the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for The Weather Station's song "Mule in the Flowers", co-written with Steve Lambke. left, Frontwoman Tamara Lindeman performing at the 2015 Hillside Festival The band's third album, ''Loyalty'', was recorded at La Frette studios near Paris, France, with Afie Jurvanen and Robbie Lackritz, who have worked on albums with Bahamas, Feist, Zeus, and Jason Collett. ''Loyalty'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Lucky
Zachary Lucky (born January 4, 1989) is a Canadian songwriter, folk and Country artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is the grandson of Canadian country music legend Smilin Johnny Lucky."Zachary Lucky Interview" '' Ominocity.com'', May 25, 2011. Career Prior to starting his solo career in 2009, Lucky was a member of pop bands Tuxedo Mask and We Were Lovers. Lucky has made a name for himself as one of the hardest working singer songwriters to come out of Saskatchewan in recent years[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenn Grant
Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Career ''Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century'' She performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright, and did not return to performing until her early 20s when she played some shows with The Heavy Blinkers. She then released an independent EP, ''Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century'', in 2005. ''Orchestra for the Moon'' She collaborated on her debut album, ''Orchestra for the Moon'', with such artists as Ron Sexsmith, the Heavy Blinkers, Matt Mays and Jill Barber, and later toured Germany and Canada in support of the album, including as an opening act for The Weakerthans. ''Echoes'' She later began recording her second album, ''Echoes'', on a farm in rural Ontario in 2008. The album was produced by Jonathan Goldsmith and engineered by Walter Sobczak at The Studio at Puck's Farm. Her voice was also featured in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Fader
Julie Fader is a Canadian musician, songwriter and visual artist, best known as a keyboard player and backing vocalist for Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen and Great Lake Swimmers. In September 2009, she released ''Outside In'', her debut album as a solo artist. ''Outside In'' was recorded and produced by Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck, and features guest appearances by Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen, Tony Dekker and Erik Arnesen of Great Lake Swimmers, Justin Rutledge, Pete Hall of A Northern Chorus, and Brian Borcherdt of Holy Fuck. She was previously the lead vocalist for Hamilton indie rock band Flux A.D. Her bandmates included Graham Walsh, Bill Majoros of The Foreign Films, Erin Aurich of A Northern Chorus and Hey Rosetta!, and Joel Stouffer of Dragonette."With a little help from her friends". ''The Hamilton Spectator'', October 24, 2009. At the time, she was credited as Julie MacDonald. Discography * ''Outside In'' (2009) Guest appearances * Sarah Harmer, ''I'm a Mountain'' (2005) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Thing (band)
Sweet Thing was a Canadian alternative rock band based in Toronto who have been signed to EMI Music Canada since 2008.Thompson, Robert (March 13, 2010). "Up-and-comers: Sweet Thing", ''Billboard'' 122 (10): 26. They are best known for their singles "Dance Mother" and "Change of Seasons". A demo version of "Change of Seasons" is featured in the teen comedy film ''Easy A''. History Band members are originally from Ottawa and Lindsay, Ontario, and Victoria, British Columbia.Carpenter, Kyle (August 17, 2010).Sweet Thing Figure Dancing Is Better Than Crying", Chartattack.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010. Bassist Morgan Waters, guitarist Nick Rose, and drummer Tyler Kyte all had acting careers in Canada prior to the formation of Sweet Thing. (Waters won two Gemini Awards for the television series ''Cock'd Gunns'' and one for ''The Morgan Waters Show''.)Devlin, Mike (September 8, 2010).Self-parody can be oh so sweet, ''Times-Colonist'', p. C1. The band took their name from the song b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begone Dull Care
''Begone Dull Care'' is a 1949 visual music animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Summary Using drawn-on-film animation, McLaren and Lambart painted and scratched directly onto film stock to create a visual representation of Oscar Peterson's jazz music. The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Opening titles The film opens with titles in seven languages: English, French (), Spanish (), Hindi (; ), Italian (), Russian (; ), and German (). Reception and legacy ''Begone Dull Care'' was designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada's audio-visual heritage. It also won a special Genie Award for experimental filmmaking. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival, the film won the silver medal in the Culture Films and Documentaries category. The Canadian electronic music duo Junior Boys Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Boys
Junior Boys are a Canadian electronic pop group, founded in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario by Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Dark left the project shortly after, and was replaced by engineer Matt Didemus. The duo initially gained critical praise for their 2003 single "Birthday" and 2004 debut album '' Last Exit''. Their work incorporates disparate influences from 1980s synthpop, UK garage, techno, and R&B. History Origins–2007: ''Last Exit'' and ''So This Is Goodbye'' Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the band to pursue other interests. Eventually, KIN Records heard their demo at the end of 2002 and commissioned more work from remaining member Greenspan. Hooking up with his engineer, Matt Didemus, he began again, writing more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Majoros
Bill Majoros is a Canadian musician, currently a songwriter, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the psychedelic pop act The Foreign Films."Bill Majoros". ''View Magazine'', August 30, 2007. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Majoros has toured and recorded with many Canadian acts including The Nines, Flux A.D., Universal Honey, The Paper Airplane Company, Altogether Morris and The Cloudsmen. From 1997 to 2004, he worked as main writer & guitarist in Flux A.D., winning a Hamilton Music Award in 2004 for "Best Alternative Album of the Year". Fellow members in Flux A.D. included Julie Fader, and Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck."A Conversation with The Foreign Films" ''Sticky Magazine'', November 10, 2011. Majoros's songs gained support from music luminaries [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
