TRANSCANADARADIO is proud to celebrate Canada’s Current Cultural artists and their locations! Traveling across Canada’s vast surface and finding the best of the under and above-ground artists, and where to check them out in your favorite Canadian city! Pack your bags! We’re going on a road trip!
Title: Joubin
Location: Stereobar, Montreal
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Date: 2008-11-30
Joubin is Persian and from Montreal. He’s had a successful career that has included producing remixes for Chus & Ceballos, Victor Calderone, D-Formation, Lula, DJ Paulo, That Kid Chris, Carlos Fauvrelle, Midnight Society and others. He puts on a great house set and he’ll be playing Le Stereo in Montreal on November 30th.
Title: Kellylee Evans
Location: Montreal
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Date: 2008-11-20
Kellylee Evans is a 2007 Juno and Gemini Award nominated singer-songwriter. Her smooth style urban-jazz has gotten acclaim from various magazines and artists. Rich, soothing, robust and energizing is how her music is described. Taking inspiration from Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann and Ron Sexsmith, Kellylee is sure to put on a good show at the Grey Cup celebration in Montreal on November 20th.
NuJazz festival starts tonight! The festival features such heavyweights as The Herbaliser Band and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. On top of that, you’ll be able to check out some great Canadian bands such as Souljazz Orchestra, King Sunshine, Grand Analog, Planet Earth and The National Parcs. We haven’t forgotten about the DJs either. Canadian and local DJs such as The Footprints DJ crew, John Kong, More or Les, Rollin’ Cash, DJ Numeric and more.
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Title: Alfa Rococo
Location: Club Soda, Montreal
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Date: 2008-11-29
Alfa Rococo are Justine Laberge and David Bussieres, a Quebecois duo that put out their first album in Spring of 2007. Their music and lyrics reflect their personality: colorful and poetic. They sound like Manu Chao if he had his girlfriend play in his band. They’re sure to put on a good show and if you’re feeling like dancing, I suggest checking them out at Club Soda on Saturday November 29th in Montreal.
Title: Mark Berube and The Patriotic Few
Location: Montreal
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Date: 2008-11-16
Mark Berube is half Quebecois and half Manitoban. In this regard, he truly exemplifies the Canadian culture that affects his music. On top of that, his cultural influences are diversified by a stint living in Swaziland while he was young. He currently lives in Montreal where he takes inspiration from Bob Dylan, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim, Hugh Masekela and Nina Simone. His music is described as rare and raw folk and he consistently delivers engaging and lively performances. Check out Mark Berube at La Divian Orange in Montreal on Saturday, November 16th.
Title: Komodo Dubs
Location: Society for Arts and Technology, Montreal
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Date: 2008-11-22
Komodo is a Montreal-based DJ who plays fast dub and includes an Australian didgeridoo in his sets. He also uses a Turkish ney and bendir. I’m not even sure what that is but I’m sure it sounds awesome. His live performances feature heavy beats and bass that sound great in a packed night club. Check him out at SAT (Society for Arts and Technology) in Montreal on Saturday November 22nd. Tickets are $10 presale, $15 at the door. His album is also available here.
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Title: Girl Talk
Location: Toronto
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Date: 2008-11-12
Girl Talk is the club kid superstar that brought us all those insane mashups featuring more artists than could fit on an iPod. His 4th album, Feed the Animals, is out right now and if you pay over $10, then you are pre-ordering a physical copy of the CD, which will be out later. I’m looking forward to when he touches down in Toronto on November 12th and then follows up in Montreal the next day.
Title: The Martinez Brothers
Location: TIME SUPPER CLUB, Montreal
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Date: 2008-12-27
The Martinez Brothers are Chris and Steve from the Bronx who are described as a young soulful-house duo. They released their first single, My Rendition, when Chris was 15 and Steve was 18. They’re going to put on a hype show at Time Supper Club in Montreal on December 27th. Noice.
If you rearrange the letters of Leif Vollebekk’s name you get the word Lieblekklove, the secret language he sings in. With the soulful and skewed folk styles of Vollebekk, it doesn’t really matter if you decipher the words as long as you’re ready to be carried away on a buttery cloud.
Check him out at the Mercury Lounge right here in Ottawa on October 23rd!
17 Oct 2008 21:00 Maxwell’s Music House Waterloo
23 Oct 2008 20:30 Mercury Lounge Ottawa
14 Nov 2008 22:00 Grumpy’s w/ Steve Brockley & the Scramblies Montreal