Teknobrat is from Montreal and currently lives in Ottawa. He’s a huge fan of Chicago acid House and Ghetto Trax sounds from the end of the 80’s early 90’s. He also has an almost OCD approach to collecting albums with a library of over 5,000 albums. Teknobrat has had a huge Ottawa radio presence with La Teknosphere on CHUO 89.1 FM and Planet Rave, which aired on CKCU 93.1 FM. His latest EP, Reborn, is having a release party tour starting December 12th 2008 and will hit most major Canadian and US Cities in the first quarter of 2009. Check out the flyers!

[Click here for the Ottawa Mercury Lounge show flyer]

[Click here for the Quebec City show flyer]

Brian Borcherdt (of Holy Fuck) is touring with Martha Wainwright to promote his new solo release ‘Coyotes’, released on October 7th thru Toronto-based label Hand Drawn Dracula.

Brian began playing music in rural Nova Scotia where he founded Canada’s first not-for-profit collaborative label, Dependent. After having left Novia Scotia and worked in film, he decided to go back to music, his true passion. After a few years with Canadian indie pioneers By Divine Right, Brian continued touring, playing with Holy Fuck and working on his solo career. Take the time to relax and be mellow with Brian Borcherdt at any of the below shows:

Nov 28 The Commodore Vancouver w/ Martha Wainwright
Nov 30 Grand Theatre Calgary w/ Martha Wainwright
Dec 01 Myer Horowitz Theatre Edmonton w/ Martha Wainwright
Dec 02 Broadway Theatre Saskatoon w/ Martha Wainwright
Dec 03 Pyramid Cabaret Winnipeg w/ Martha Wainwright
Dec 05 Gig Theatre Kitchener w/ Martha Wainwright
Dec 06 Danforth Music Hall Toronto w/ Martha Wainwright

Dragon Fli Empire is on the rise. The Calgary based duo, comprised of Cosm (DJ, producer) and Teekay (emcee, producer) have quickly become one of the city’s more popular groups, gaining respect from a wide variety of music lovers for their upbeat, melodic and positive sound.

It all started in May 2002. What was originally supposed to be a side-project for both of the Dragon Fli Empire members grew into something bigger than ever dreamed, largely due to the popularity of the track “Mount Pleasant” (which has become a Calgary anthem). The crew enjoys heavy rotation on campus radio across Canada and have also appeared on CBC (Radio, ZeD and The National), plus MuchMusic’s Going Coastal. The group has performed across Canada and parts of the United States, and have shared the stage with many top acts, including De La Soul, Mos Def, Pete Rock, Del the Funky Homosapien, and The Beatnuts.

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Upcoming shows:
19 Jul 2008 22:00 ">HiFi Club Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul 2008 20:00 Velvet Underground Edmonton, Alberta
5 Aug 2008 14:00 Credit Union Centre (Warped Tour) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
6 Aug 2008 15:00 Race City (Warped Tour) Calgary, Alberta
10 Aug 2008 20:00 Suede Lethbridge, Alberta
06 Sep 2008 20:00 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Calgary, Alberta

That’s right, the wild and crazy boys will be hopping across the pond for some awesome shows to share awesome Canadian talent with the UK!

Also, on the eve of their third European Tour, “Tow Truck” has been chosen as CD of the month of June by The Netherlands’ Blues Meets Rock radio show.

Jul 5, 2008 9:00 PM Bluesgarage w/ Jason Plumb Hannover, Germany

Jul 7, 2008 10:00 PM Spirit of 66 w/ Jason Plumb Verviers, Belgium

Jul 8, 2008 9:00 PM Blues Cafe w/ Jason Plumb Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Jul 9, 2008 9:00 PM Blues Cafe w/ Jason Plumb Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Jul 10, 2008 10:00 PM Bourbon Street Blues Club Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jul 11, 2008 All Day Belgium Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Festival Peer, Belgium

Jul 17, 2008 9:00 PM Tapas Schweinfurt, Germany

Jul 18, 2008 9:00 PM Kaiserkellar w/ Jason Plumb Detmold, Germany

Jul 19, 2008 All Day Blues & Jazz Rallye Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Jul 20, 2008 9:00 PM FZW w/Eddie Kirkland Dortmund, Germany

Mark Berube is an artist that has proven to be very popular among our readers time after time so I’ve listed upcoming concert dates so that you can be sure to check him out in your area soon!

11 Jul 2008 20:00 Winnipeg Folk Festival with The Fugitives Winnipeg, MB
17 Jul 2008 21:00 Maxwells Music House Waterloo, ON
18 Jul 2008 21:00 Tranzac – Fundraiser for Toronto Slam Team Toronto, ON
19 Jul 2008 19:00 Mercury Lounge Ottawa, ON

And…

Mark Berube will be touring across Canada to promote the release of “What The River Gave The Boat!” He had this to say about the upcoming tour and album:

“The band and I started recording What the Boat Gave the River in early April after my tour with The Fugitives. We kept it intense, lots of sessions, lots of jams with different musicians and now we’re just over 2 weeks away from finishing it. I have to admit that this album is somewhat of a milestone. It’s been about 8/9 years of recording, touring, sluggin’ away…etc. This album makes me feel that it’s all paying off. I recently signed with Redux Records, headed up by Keith Brown. He’s the vice-president of Aquarius Records of the DKD Label Group ( Arts and Crafts, Last Gang Records, Tacca Music, Aquarius) and he’s started up his own label kind of specifically for us. So far, we’re happy with how everything is going. Keith is good people and willing to work hard along side us. Now the real work starts… It’s looking like What the Boat Gave the River will be released in Quebec in August, and the rest of Canada in September. The road has been good thus far, hopefully it will continue to bear fruits.”

Be sure to check him out!

Aug. 21 Victoria, BC @ The Solstice Cafe – Victoria Release Party
Aug. 23 Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall w/ Dan Mangan – Cd Release Party
Aug. 25 Penticton, BC @ Voodoo’s
Aug. 26 Edmonton, AB @ Hulbert’s
Aug. 28 Calgary, AB @ The Soda
Aug. 29 Regina, SK @ The Club
Sept. 2 Onanole, MB @ Earthrhythms House Concert
Sept. 4 Brandon, MB @ Lady Of The Lake
Sept. 6 Winnipeg, MB @ The Academy Bar And Eatery with Ann Walton
Sept. 7 Thunder Bay, ON @ Definitely Superior Art Gallery
Sept. 8 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Loplops
Sept. 12 Guelph, ON @ E-Bar w/Royal Wood and Nathan Coles
Sept. 13 London, ON @ London Music Club w/ Alex Krakus and Kaya Fraser
Sept. 14 Toronto, ON @ Tranzac with Claire Jenkins Trio
Sept. 16 Ottawa, ON @ Shanghai Restaurant
Sept. 20 Montreal, Qc @ Epingle

And then he’ll be playing at Pop Montreal!
Oct. 3-7 POP MONTREAL, Montreal, Qc