Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. The 2021 edition of BreakOutWest (pictured) has been postponed to Feb. 2022, with showcase submissions now open.
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April 18, 2021
by Kerry Doole
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April 14, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Norah Jones, Julia Stone, Bocephus King, Greta Van Fleet, Paul McCartney, and Jethro Tull. Canadian releases include albums by Born Ruffians, Alex Henry Foster (pictured) , Greg Keelor, Rob Lutes, Sunlust, Meisha and The Spanks, and G.R. Gritt.
April 11, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. The International Indigenous Music Summit (pictured) will proceed as a virtual event in June.
April 8, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables include Nick Waterhouse, The Orb, Peter Murphy, Peggy Lee, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Lil Tjay, and The Fratellis. Canadian releases include albums by Brett Kissel, Justin Bieber, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, François Bourassa, Jordan Rakei, Dan Pitt, Loig Morin (pictured), and Maude Audet.
April 4, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. Submissions to perform at Womex (pictured) are open.
April 1, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace, though the Easter holiday has slowed that down a little this week. Notables include Shakey Graves Demi Lovato, MØAA, Dry Cleaning, The Natvral, and YaSi. Canadian entries include albums by The Holly Cole Trio (pictured), Nate Haller, Alex Little & The Suspicious Minds, and Andrzej Pietrewicz.
March 29, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. The deadline for Round 6 of the MVP Project (pictured) is April 1.
March 25, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables this week include Carrie Underwood, Ben Howard, Joe Strummer, Xiu Xiu, First Aid Kit, Spoon, and Suzi Quatro. Canadian releases in a bumper week include albums by Jerry Leger, Death From Above 1979, Justin Rutledge, Tate McRae, Beams, Neil Young, Mythos, Sarah Jerrom, tune-yards, The Wanted, The Discarded, and Annabelle Chvostek (pictured).
March 21, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. The renowned Iceland Airwaves fest (pictured) is now set for November.
March 18, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables this week include Andrew Farriss, Raul Malo, Middle Kids, Jon Batiste, Sting, Lana Del Rey, Paul Stanley's Soul Station, Ringo Starr, and Harry Connick Jr. Canadian releases include albums by Whitehorse, Bell Orchestre, Corb Lund (pictured), Busty and the Bass, Chad VanGaalen, Jason Collett, Daniel Lanois, Vallens, Justin Bieber, and TuneTown.
March 15, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. BreakOut West (pictured) is now scheduled for Winnipeg in the fall.
March 10, 2021
by Kerry Doole
Covid-19 has impacted many facets of the music biz, but new releases and reissues continue apace. Notables this week include Matt Berninger, Valerie June, Nick Jonas, Lake Street Dive, Thunder, Blackmore’s Night, and Buck Owens. Canadian releases include albums by Serena Ryder (pictured), Strippers Union, Thierry Larose, Sunday Wilde, Sunfields, Saga, Ontarians, and Philippe Brault.