49 Above: Virginia to Vegas’ Debut EP and Tour
If you’re like my wife and listen to top-40 radio, you’ve likely heard of Derik Baker – a.k.a. Virginia to […]
49 Above: Dinner Belles, “The River and The Willow”
In another feature, Vancouver was spoken about as a great Canadian city for music, arguably moreso than Toronto and Montreal […]
Review: Kinnie Starr’s “Far from Away”
I fell in love with Kinnie Starr at a gig in Montreal when she was touring for then-new album Sun […]
49 Above: Sarnia’s Legendary Harmonica Man, Mike Stevens
Back to my hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, to check out the internationally known harmonica player, Mike Stevens. This guy is […]
49 Above: Sarnia’s Killer Duo Erika and Sara
Oh, Sarnia. I grew up there and have been waiting to feature this fine city on #49Above. It’s a beautiful […]
49 Above: Atikokan’s Secret Bluesman, Reno Jack
Yesterday, we featured Sunday Wilde from Atikokan. Well, one of the main reasons she’s been as successful as she is, […]
49 Above: Atikokan’s Blues Queen, Sunday Wilde
The pride of Atikokan, Ontario (north-east of Thunder Bay, with a population of a few thousand folks) must be Sunday […]
49 Above: More folk from Trois Rivières with Sivell
There are a lot of great acts in the smallish town of Trois Rivières, Quebec. As I was hunting for […]
49 Above: Trois-Rivières is overrun with Bears of Legend
My first exposure to Trois-Rivières happened when I was a kid, and my brother’s hockey team hosted another team from Trois-Rivières. […]
49 Above: Hamilton’s Terra Lightfoot, where have you been all our lives?
This is our second stop in Hamilton (check out yesterday’s article here). Terra Lightfoot is a roots/folk singer songwriter who […]
49 Above: Hamilton’s The Emsee – Powerful Hip Hop
Hamilton suffers from kid-sibling syndrome in many ways. While most cities across Canada don’t get the attention of Toronto or […]
49 Above: More Moose Jaw Experimental Music with Frank Willis
Our second stop in the lovely small town of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (our first stop was yesterday). Frank Willis is […]
49 Above: Moose Jaw is home to some crazy stuff. Case in point: The Faps
The city of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan has an intriguing motto: Suprisingly Unexpected. For a city of 35,000 souls, there seems […]
49 Above: Guelph’s Ondine Chorus – Improvisational Choral Pop (!)
And we continue our visit in Guelph, Ontario (first act featured was Elequant). Ondine Chorus have a unique thing going on. Most […]
49 Above: Guelph’s Elaquent – Producer Extraordinaire
Onwards to beautiful Guelph, Ontario! Guelph is a mid-sized university town in Southern Ontario, close enough to Toronto for an […]
49 Above: Saskatoon Dream-Pop Kings, the Moas
This week, I’m checking out a couple of bands from Saskatoon (check out the first here). For our second pitstop […]
49 Above: Saskatoon’s Phalec Baldwin Head into the Garage
Welcome to the first post in our new 49 Above blog, where we spend some time checking out cool acts […]
Heading Across Canada: 49 Above
(image courtesy: Google Maps) Launching our new cross-Canada blog: 49 Above. Like Mundo Musique and Capital Revue, this blog is […]
Review: The Creeps’ Eulogies
Never a band to create love songs or to get too happy, The Creeps have delivered a new LP with […]
Review: Orit Shimoni’s Bitter is the New Sweet
I first came to know of Orit Shimoni a few years back when she was in a Montreal-based duo called […]