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Ian Sherwood

Listen to Ian Sherwood - What Am I Doing Here

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Award winning songwriter, Ian Sherwood mixes catchy melodies and heart-breaking stories with intricate guitar loops, saxophones and pop/rock/jazz grooves to create music that has been described as “Traditional singer/songwriter style at it’s essence.” *. His live show can make you weep for goats, sing to Jesus and hop a boxcar to the Yukon.

In-Flight Safety

Listen to In-Flight Safety - Cloudhead

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Halifax NS based In-Flight Safety formed in the small town of Sackville, NB, Canada during the twilight of their undergrad degrees. The inspiration to abandon their prescribed paths of study (fine art, computer science, geography, and classics) came as a one-line email that said: “nice album”. That email was from David Bowie in reference to a handmade copy of their basement-recorded, cinematic EP: Vacation Land.

J-Bru

Listen to J-Bru - Movin' On Up

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Sporting a sly smile and an arsenal of memorable live shows, J-Bru is one of the most charismatic emcees in the Canadian hip hop world. After 11 years of touring with Classified, J-Bru is ready to branch out and show the world that he’s not just a hypeman.

Jeff Torbert

Listen to Jeff Torbert - This Day Is A Metaphor

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After a life of intensive musical training in classical and jazz idioms, Jeff Torbert emerged with pop sensibilities intact, taking his band through a Björk-like exploration of live sextet music in the full-length "Urban Poultry & Other Hopes". Torbert's music tells a story with a thoroughly optimistic vision, his band rallying behind the tunes with tight grooves, spirited solos, and joyful interplay.

Jenn Grant

Listen to Jenn Grant - Getcha Good

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Since the release of Jenn Grant’s perennially in-bloom album Honeymoon Punch in January, 2011, the East Coast nightingale has made the Polaris Long List, graced the covers of newspapers across the country and performed on national radio and television programs. Jenn has also been the X3 Artist of the Month, scooped 3 ECMA nominations and performed twice on Parliament Hill for Canada Day in front of the Duke and Duchess and an audience of over 300,000.

John Campbelljohn

Listen to John Campbelljohn - Knocked Down

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John Campbelljohn has 8 releases under his belt and, as you’d expect, he’s learned a thing or two about doing it right. He’s got the awards to prove it. And, lest you think he might be weighed down under the burden of his many accomplishments as one of Canada’s most prominent blues artists, you couldn’t be further from the truth.

Kenneth MacKenzie

Listen to Kenneth MacKenzie - Donald & Gordon's

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Kenneth is a fiddler and piper from Mabou, Cape Breton with roots in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. His new album - Piob is Fidheall - has garnered much praise for its creative yet authentic arrangements of traditional sounds and melodies. Kenneth is quickly becoming well-known for the power and honesty of his music.

Kestrels

Listen to Kestrels - The Light

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KESTRELS are an award winning trio from Halifax, Nova Scotia who have not created a wall of sound, but rather a wall of noise. Drums crash, bass swells and guitars howl while notes bend in cacophony. Through it all, melodies shine and you are left with a profound experience.

Kim Wempe

Listen to Kim Wempe - Chameleon

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Kim Wempe has a fight in her. It fuels her fierce passion, radiating the moment she steps on stage. At the heart of her songs is always Wempe’s insightful lyrics and fearless voice sharing her stories with the raw and weighty tone her fans have come to love.

Kuato

Listen to Kuato - Pet Seminary

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Weaving together intricate movements, emotive melodies and subtle timbres of haunting aggression, Kuato crafts each song of their repertoire into an instrumental opus. Taking their cue from post-rock pioneers such as Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, Pelican and Do Make Say Think, the Halifax-based band meticulously sculpts their music into life-life sonic narratives that pulsate and breathe with every note.

Last Call Chernobyl

Listen to Last Call Chernobyl - Beneath The Veil

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A vibrant sound tinged with intricate melodies and elegant undertones, Last Call Chernobyl creates a delicate and powerful style of music. Delivering a high caliber blend of musical intensity with a ferocious onstage show, Last Call Chernobyl has been turning heads since 2008. Now with a new EP set to release the sky is the limit for this young quartet.

Laura Merrimen

Listen to Laura Merrimen - Talk So Loud

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Merrimen is a prolific writer who delivers soulful catchy songs with provoking truthful lyrics. A country girl at heart with a weakness for the city lights, her music spans those highway lines with her Americana roots and Rock n' Roll know how. Her first record 'Love Letters For Lonely Hunters' won 2010's Music N.S. award for Country Recording of the Year and was nominated for Female Recording of the Year.

Laura Peek

Listen to Laura Peek - Stay Sharp

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Laura Peek writes pop bangers and torch songs underpinned by her unique, percussive piano playing. Peek's songs attempt to decipher clues about the past, reflect on hidden motivations, and make sense of choices and circumstance. In February 2011, she released her sophomore album, Key, to national acclaim.

Mo Kenney

Listen to Mo Kenney - Sucker

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A 20 year-old singer-songwriter from Waverley, Nova Scotia, Mo Kenney is already captivating audiences with thoughtful lyrics, an inviting and distinctive voice, and compelling guitar work. The summer of 2011 saw Mo open for The Crash Test Dummies and Jill Barber and play festivals such as Stanfest and the Evolve Festival, Granville Green and The Company House. Joel Plaskett is currently producing Mo’s debut recording for release on New Scotland Records.

Molly Thomason

Listen to Molly Thomason - Summer Rain

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Molly Thomason’s award nominated debut CD (2009)Through the Static has provided several ECC top ten singles, including #1’s. She was a semi finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Her song People Lie was selected to be a Viewfinders (Atlantic Film Festival) video. Favorite venues: The Carleton, Metro Centre (Halifax for Haiti), New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee, and Stanfest.

Nick Everett

Listen to Nick Everett - Liar

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When not traveling, Nick Everett lives in Halifax and collects shiny, noisy things off the side of the road. He is currently working on a full-length following his 2011 releases, rocky top and old adventure/love songs. Nick sings and plays the guitar.

No Flyers Please

Listen to No Flyers Please - Masculine

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Described by Halifax's The Coast as an “insanely likable trio” with “insanely catchy” songs, No Flyers Please makes you get down whether you want to or not. Live shows are a constant dripping sweat-fest of infectious bass, quirky hooks, and the danciest of beats. Dale plays guitar, Isaac plays bass, Michelle plays drums, and everybody sings.

Norma MacDonald

Listen to Norma MacDonald - Long Shot

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Norma MacDonald is a creature of dichotomy; joy/sadness, city/town, past/future, art/science, dog/cat. Her music reflects the mixed feelings of one who is in a constant state of flux along these spectrums and the nostalgia felt for both extremes.

Orchid's Curse

Listen to Orchid's Curse - The Workhorse Walks Alone

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Drawing influences from life and death, the spectrum of human emotions and the ideas of man Orchid's Curse is a band that writes songs which are a delicate balance of harmony and melody with the assaulting nature of metal. With this deep scope of influences to their music Orchid’s Curse creates an intense and brutal music that at the same time sparks the imagination of the brain, all of this culminates in a progressive aggressive sound that assaults both the mind and aural senses.

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