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Cara Luft | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
Cara (The Wailin’ Jennys, The Small Glories) on what makes a great folk fest, your 50s vs. 30s, "chasing carrots", & more
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Podcast
Ardeshir: "The music doesn't owe us anything."
Staying hungry to learn from mentors and friends, confronting the raw truth by recording yourself, & 2010s come-up stories
Live music
esperanza spalding at the Chan Centre
Aug. 29: Spalding was retrospective with Matthew Stevens on guitar, Morgan Guerin on sax/keys/bass, & Eric Doob on drums
Across Canada
Unburdening Rituals | Across Canada, Summer 2025
Brad Shigeta, Mary Ancheta, Potatohead People, George Crotty, David Occhipinti, arid landscapes, FRIENDSHIP, & William Carn
Live music
Bill Orcutt played with JPC & The Battery at the Pearl
A good old next-day piece from my encounter with a guitar legend last night
Podcast
Trent Otter: "Put me behind any drumkit."
Busy session work, bandleading, music labour vs. streaming, gear, & moving from teaching lessons toward full-time playing
RCTV
Sadie Koshan, how'd you end up with 4 gigs in a day? | RCTV 004
The McGill student talks about her peers in the Vancouver scene and what's inspiring her at the onset of her career
Vancouver albums
Zapato Negro YouTube dive: RIP Gilbertónn
The Cuban-born drummer was best known in Vancouver for playing with Allan Johnston, Andre Carrasquero, and others
Fresh Songs
Fresh Seven | July 2025
Mikey Jose, Steph Wall returns, Kate Yahn, discovering Kay Brette, Raiaan, Clara Rose band, Harry Bartlett solo guitar
Live music
So that's what's next
i'll take any excuse to use this old photo
RCTV
Lucas Dubovik, what's it like moving back? | RCTV 003
After undergrad at Humber and grad school at McGill, Lucas comes home. He talks about that and his upcoming third album
Outside the Changes
Gadabout Ghosts | Outside the Changes, Q2 2025
My new favourites from the rest of the world: Brandee Younger, Charlie Ballantine, Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, and more