Among the latest to emerge from a Texas psych-rock tradition that goes back more than fifty years, Houston’s Cactus Flowers announce the November 17th release of their sophomore full-length Elation with leadoff single “Dead Moon Rising.”  Once again, frontwoman/bandleader Jessica A.M. channels the power of a live volcano through her guitar rig, her tone pouring through your speakers like scorching lava. Meanwhile, her mystical […]

In a world where music has the power to unite and ignite our spirits, “The Cry of War” is a reminder that music can be both exhilarating and meaningful. It chronicles the war in Ukraine. Starting with the invasion then it starts to look into the future of the conflict where Ukraine prevails. In the […]

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning “blue sky woman”)’s new release, “End Of It All,” is the follow up to recent single “Sure To Come,” diving into the end of iskwē’s relationship with her ex-wife, one which gave birth to a new beginning as best friends. First written in Los Angeles with Joey […]

In June 2022 Matthew Swann (he/they) a.k.a. Astral Swans moved into the Residence Inn hotel in downtown Calgary to make bedroom recordings in a hotel room. Swann had been selected as one of three artists for the AIRI summer residency (Artists in Residence Inn) where they would live, work, and create in the solitude of […]

Dressed in black denim and adorned with solid gold grills and long beards, Mountain Head’s sound blends psych-rock, alt-rock and elements of electro/jangle pop into a unique and potent sonic concoction. With millions of streams and multiple Top 40 billboard hits in Canada, the band has been finishing music with legendary producer GGGarth Richardson in […]

Staytus is the musical alter-ego of Arizona-based recording prodigy Sam Grundemann, who fuses the immersive sensibility of gaming culture and the moody, stylized futurism of anime with Gen X-inspired angst, all set to a serrated electro-industrial goth metal soundtrack.  A black-winged avatar come to deliver reckoning for the onslaught of challenges today’s young adults have to […]

A one man show, 19-year-old Aidan Skira’s vision is all his own: self-taught, self-produced, self-animated. With early traction on SoundCloud and tastemaker YouTube channels, he is now becoming a staple in the underground live music scene in Toronto. He’s driven by a visceral need to get his dark, yet hopeful perspective out into the world, […]