Amanda has an amazing ability to write catchy songs yet still hit deep emotions. Her voice is able to deliver power-pop and soulful ballad with equal skill and emotion. Add in to that a beautiful hand-built acoustic that she can make sing, and you've got an irresistible package.

Her music has taken her to far flung locals such as Afghanistan, Central America, Alert, and the Faroe Islands. Last spring, Amanda recorded her latest CD "Kiss Me Back" with Jeff Dawson (Holly McNarland,...

THE STORY OF THE VILLAINS

“As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime...”
~Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Catalyzed by a cocktail of American powerhouse alternative, Trans-Atlantic hard rock and deep, dirty groove, Black Hat Villain has done the impossible and captured lightning in a bottle.

Summoning the authenticity and unapologetic honesty of vintage rock & roll, the five fingers of BHV curl...

History It all started when out of the blue, 3 year old Chloe begged to play the violin - until eventually, just before her 4th b'day she trotted off to her first lesson with her 1/10 size violin! Well, it was like she was born with a fiddle in her hands! She said "Mommy, I don't want to make a bad sound...." (Mommy was good with that!) Chloe was thrilled to have music coming out of her very own fingers and her younger brother, Kyle, could hardly wait to make music like Chloe! So, at the...

The Canadian singer-songwriter Doug Paisley began his career playing straight bluegrass. His first appearance in America was part of the duo Dark Hand and Lamplight where Paisley's traditional fingerpicking was accompanied by live overhead drawings by the artist Shary Boyle

Gianna Lauren is a performer of the graceful kind. Her onstage aura and the charisma behind her recordings are impossible to overlook. With the release of her sophomore album, Some Move Closer, Some Move On (October 2010), she becomes Forward Music Group's first female artist and first singer-songwriter to join the label.

Dustin "Homage" Lee known simply as "Homage" is an Albertan-born musician, writer and dancer. He has had the opportunity to work with such names as Cirque deux Soleil, Everlast, "So You Think You Can Dance?", Buck 65, David Suzuki, even some delegates of the United Nations. Over the years he has extensively toured the Calgary Board of Education system as an Artist-in-Residence leading various dance and english programs.
Recently, he has been recognized as a winner of the 2009 Calgary...

One hundred shows after the well-received Rectangle Records debut release, Jamie reassembled herself with former band mate, Markus Lake (bass) and took up the guitar, pouring herself into twelve songs that represent a change in direction for her both personally and musically. Aggressive, reverb-soaked guitar lines replace bubbling keyboards. Live drums replace electronic beats. Jane Vain recently finished recording and mixing the second full length album Give Us Your Hands, which is set for...

Jody Glenham is a Canadian songwriter/singer and pianist. With two self-released albums behind her and a "Best of Vancouver 2009" accolade bestowed by The Georgia Straight; combined with growing exposure through local reviews and blogs (Discorder, The Indiefiles, CBCradio3) , Jody Glenham is rapidly entering "can’t miss" artist territory.

In the last three years, she has played showcases for NXNE, the WCMAs and Sled Island; as well as having shared the stage with such Canadian...

This past year Kings Without has released their debut self titled CD, which they followed by a 2 month long tour, consisting of 42 shows, stretching from Vancouver Island to Montreal. After six more Western Canadian tours, the band has attracted the attention of several producers and are going to release a new album in the next six to eight months. Having played close to 200 shows a year for the past 3 years, Kings Without are busier than ever with performances all over Vancouver Island and...

Prairie Dance Club is a blend of alternative rock Canadiana with heavy sonic undertones. Since their formation in the fall of 2007 they have landed gigs with established and up and coming Canadian artists such as Matt Mays and El Torpedo, Arkells, Tom Wilson, Armchair Cynics and Flash Lightnin. They have had a song featured on the PBS series "Road Trip Nation" and their first full length album has been played on radio in Canada, US and Europe. Look for this band to draw you in with timeless...

Some refer to it as "small town": it's not urban folk and it's not country, but maybe somewhere in between with a little bit of everything in it. Sara's music is drawn from her myriad of influences: from learning classical piano while living on a hippie farm and listening to her parents' 70's folk records; to studying world music at UBC.

Starting his DJ career at the age of 15, Stylee Coyotee (Colin Harkness) has been perfecting his art of flawless mixing and unsurpassed track selection for many years. Through those years of practice and experimenting with different genres of electronic music Stylee Coyotee found his calling in Electro House. Although familiar with other genres nothing resonated within him more than uplifting melodies and crunchy bass lines. Keeping crowds bouncin' and smilin' this DJ continues to impress...

Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo consisting of identical twins Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin.

THE IRISH ROVERS STORY

"Throughout the years, these international ambassadors of Irish music have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer - one that will soon have you singing and clapping along. Their songs have become anthems of revelry...

The stomp and cheer of dancing shoes on sticky wooden floors. 3 a.m. phone calls of raw soul alcoholisms. A long drive down a dirt road into the sunrise. An empty glass. Laughter, hangover….The Matinée.

Music to drink to. Music to dance to. Music to sit on the porch and ponder. The roots-rock sounds of The Matinée evoke memories of family camping trips, men with guitars around the campfire belting out tunes of broken things & the open road…rising tempos bring the...

No seventies group represented Canada's musical identity to the world like THE STAMPEDERS. A quick look at Canada's music scene from 1971 until 1976 confirms The Stampeders were truly the country's international musical ambassadors. Instead of trying to blend into any specific format, they developed their own identity, which was both entertaining to watch in concert, and to listen to on radio and records. The Stampeders also toured more extensively in Canada and overseas than any other...

We are a three piece punk/alternative/rock band based out of Kelowna,BC. We are mix of Weezer/Foo Fighters/Sublime/SNFU. We have been playing toghether as a solid line-up for about 2 years. We have a large catalougue of our own original stuff, aswell as a few covers that we have made our own. We love playing shows with bands of all genres, because we feel that we can fit in a play just about anywhere. We are simply looking forward to playing more local shows and possibly booking some shows...