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EPISODE 83 of IndieCan Radio includes interviews with Jeff Martin and Down With The Butterfly's Dave, Ian and Kris, "live at IndieCan" from Ottawa Read all about it and download this weeks show NOW. Like an IndieCan Tea Party!

Brand new songs recorded at Whitebird Studios in Ottawa

IndieCan Cares. May is Missing Children's Month in Canada and we invite every band, every fan-zine, every label and every one who cares to post a link to Missing Children's Society of Canada on your FaceBook, Myspace and web site. One lucky visitor will win big from West-Jet. Children are everyone's responsibility. Let's do our bit to help. Together, think of the people we reach. Read More About it here and/or Click on the image.

Happy MAY! This week on IndieCan Radio we have touring and session veteran, Sean Ashby LIVE AT INDIECAN promoting his new CD Brass and Gold. If you're not a wee-bit jealous of this guy being one of Canada's most sought after guitar players, wait until you see how Sean can write a song. Man - this show is a treat.

From AirCheck Canada, Seamus McNeil and from Skylar Entertainment, Diane Foy are here for shop-talk and as always, we go coast to coastal with an hour of great indie. LISTEN NOW, DOWNLOAD IT, RIP IT - Heck us Crazy Canucks are giving it away! Click here to learn more

Episode 81 of IndieCan Radio celebrates Spring in the air. Cool Planet team-mates Todd Arkell and Cam Carpenter talk shop with us. IndieCan celebrats youth this week as we bring you the masterful chops of Alex Tintinelli Live at IndieCan. Read and Hear All About It! It's all Cool

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Co-founder of the seminal Toronto post punk band L’Etranger in the early 1980’s, Andrew Cash has had a successful solo career - An award winning Toronto singer/songwriter for 25 years with a dozen records including his most recent, Murder =, his Juno winning music has taken him on numerous North American and European tours . This week, This Cash brother is live at IndieCan and how cool is that!?!

We also introduce you this week to Isle of Theives, Hard Gear and First of June

Let's Hear all About Episode 80 NOW

IndieCan starts to gear up for The Rogers Hamilton Spring Music Festival, May 8th, 9th, and 10th as part of an episode we call "THE FESTIVAL EXPRESS." We talk with the Hamilton festival founder, Rob Rapiti, we feature Vesta Varro who after Indie Week and CMW will be at Hamilton's music festival to make it three southern-Ontario music festivals in a row. So here's your chance to hear what all the fuss is about. As always we have a few more great artists to introduce you to this week as well. Take ME to read more about

Epiosode 79 NOW PLEASE

WHATS THE LATEST ON THE HAMILTON SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL?

Raine Maida and friends at IndieCan.com

Raine may have rode high on life during his Our Lady Peace years, selling millions of records world wide, but Indie artist life finds Raine Maide more satisfied than ever . Maida reflects on his life with wife Chantal Kreviazuk, their two boys they are raising, conciousness raising with War Child Canada as well as giving us a private performance - take me to EPISODE 78 of IndieCan Radio for performances and insights featuring music from the all-new The Hunters Lullaby CD

Raine Maida and friends played The Phoenix Concert Theatre March 24 - Read All About It


RaineMaida & some of team IndieCan	Raine Maida will be "live at IndieCan"

Kid (Canada) Rock and Raine Maida	Raine's next generation @ The Phoenix

Gallary by Barry Roden More Pictures by Barry Roden

RENO keeps it real on Episode 77 of IndieCan Radio as we share a rare unplugged version of some songs from their new album "Learning to talk Human." Also this week, we bring you inside Canadian Music Week with insights from The Cliks, The Good Lovelies, some learned insiders on"360 Music Marketing" Let's Go hear all about Episode 77 Now

More review from Canadian Music Week 2008

If you were at CMW, we share some peak experiences with you. If you couldn't be at CMW IndieCan is brings it to you -Episode 75 is now posted and we have an all-CMW show with 10 acts you can hear from this year's festival.

Listen Now. Read all about it!

IndieCan Radio Episode 76 is now posted. Get it

This week on IndieCan Radio hear from Tom Jackson (above - left) who teaches big-ticket world tour artists and indie bands how to create magic, memorable moments from performances on stage. He wowed CMW crowds and he shares with IndieCan what makes a great live performances. Live at IndieCan we are so happy to be bringing you the soon-to-be-released "A Pill for Everyone" from THE POPULARS. From their Fort McMurry Alberta roots to endless touring, to their time in the studio this session, The Pops share with us the evolution of this concept album. Producer Moe Berg joins the band in studio, shares his perspective and jams with the band. Let The Show Begin - take me to Episode 76 NOW.

Just added to IndieCan's CMW coverage: SLOAN at The Super Market, Hey Rosetta! @ the XM The Verge Live from The Gibson Show Room gig Friday night, Thursday's Savannah Room with artists from Baltimore, Halifax, Montreal Durham and Regina/Ottawa + much more.

Check out the latest right here!!!!!!

CMW Day Four, March 8th -

IndieCan wrapped up CMW at the Indies. Jeff Leake and XM Satellite hosted the 2008 Indies Awards Gala here's a link to

Hey Silly: See Sloan Slide Show

look at the Indies and other CMW activities. IndieCan had a great time at CMW 2008. Thanks to the organizers, the staff, Planet 3 communications, Rogers Music store and all of the volunteers who made this such a great event this year. To the artists that invited us out and we couldn't accommodate, we'll see you soon, and we look forward to it. So there may even be late reports from team IndieCan regarding the post-Indies events but I assure you we have a bundle of good content to bring your way.

CMW Day Three

Friday March 7th

Hey Rosetta opened an XM Satellite "Live to Air" special broadcast from the Gibson Showroom as part of the day three festival. IndieCan was all over the festival for what was another great day for discovering beautiful new muisc.SaskMuisc and BC Muisc were both showing thier pride for their great artists on Toroto's Queen Street. IndieCan was recording bands, meeting fans and celebrating music in what has been the "winterest" wonderland that Canadian Music Week can remember. Flights were missed, there has been a little slipping and sliding but delegates, organizers, artists and fans take it in stride.

CMW Day Two

Learned panellists told a packed Royal York Ballroom not to worry about slumping record sales because in the near future potato-chip companies will buy your musical rights and put your CD in a bag of chips.

Everyone clapped. What the hell is wrong with you people! Try thinking this through for a minute. I assure you IndieCan will digest this manager-label cure to our ills and come back with our commentary. I highly doubt you will find us nodding in agreement. You would have found us nodding enthusiastically to Grady's Tattoo Parlour barn burner (sorry to use a fire metaphor when referring to Queen Street West) performance. Now - if this is where the future of music is, I feel better now - to coin a phrase from The Populars new CD. Read the latest on CMW here.......

It is with great regret that IndieCan announces the passing of Jeff Healey today, March 2, 2008.

Jeff Healey, arguably one of the most distinctive guitar players of our time, died today (Sunday March 2) in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto. He was 41, and leaves his wife, Cristie, daughter Rachel (13) and son Derek (three), as well as his father and step-mother, Bud and Rose Healey, and sisters Laura and Linda. Robbed of his sight as a baby due to a rare form of cancer, retino blastoma, and he started to play guitar when he was three, holding the instrument unconventionally across his lap. He formed his first band at 17, but soon formed a trio which was named the Jeff Healey Band. Lately he had been doing his Jazz thing with the Jeff Healey Jazz Wizards, but his first Blues CD in 8 years is already out in Europe and will be released in Canada in April.

The Big Rude News in Toronto is Jake is back. A veteran of the alternative independent Toronto scene, Big Rude is one of a double bill of influential Jakes on the Canadian music scene. IndieCan isn't about what's hot - we are about what is remarkable. The indie release Blue Pariah is a monster of a recording achievement and for my money is as important a part of a Canadian record collection as "Jagged Little Pill," "Eric's Trip," "Avoid Freud" or "Love Junk." And Jake is at it again, playing Dundas Street's The Lu Lu Lounge March 6th and yakking with IndieCan on Episode 74 of The Toronto Indie Scene.Jake Gold rounds out our Two Jakes are better than one epic episode. Co-chair of the 2008 Canadian Music Week, we let Jake get us in the mood for the week that makes Toronto the centre of the music universe for five days. Jake's been going since 1982 and we are so fortunate to get a sneak peek of what will be going on March 5th to 8th and a hint of what all the buzz will be this year.

We have some IndieCan picks of CMW artists to see this year, but for that propriatorial information you are a couple of "Cliks" away STARTING HERE!!!!

NEW MUSIC NIGHT for Kindling Music and The Management Trust with showcase sets by:

Dearly Beloved, Montreal's Dave Martell, Winnepeg's Seconds Away and Prescott Ontario's The Populars. SEE IT READ IT NOW

INDIECAN JOE is a guest on THE CANADIAN PODCAST BUFFET Episode 92 - Listen in HERE

INDIECAN prepares for our 2nd Anniversary Celebration by a look back at Year II - The Terrific Twos with a whole lotta' great Canadian inde crammed into 60 minutes. This Weeks Radio Podcast is now ready for free down load by clicking here.

THE JOYS Gold Record Presentation,

Hunter Valentine's Day (soon),

Dearly Beloved, Dave Martell, The Populars,

WAM Benefit Show, Pascal Picarde and more (soon).

Right, top to bottom: Rally Car on Canada Day, Mother Mother @ Hillside and Reggae Day at IndieCan with Staylefish and Mista D

Can you name this member of Team IndieCan? Answer to info@indiecan.com for your chance to win a prize.

Want to see more Funk Factor pictures of The East Coast Music Awards"

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With it's origins in Vancouver, Concerts for a Cause is now in Toronto. February 28th will be the second in the series featuring THE AVENUE and EDEN ANTS. In January CFAC (Toronto) #1 featured Howl (pictured to the right), Sadie May Crash, Ketch Harbour Wolves, The Miles and The Avenue. Read all about CFAC # 1

HILLSIDE INSIDE at Guelph Febraury 2 - John K Sampson of The Weakertans did see his shadow, meaning there are 6 more weeks of winter.

HILLSIDE -INSIDE COVERAGE IS UNDERWAY - February 2nd, Guelph was treated to 10 hours that included The Weakerthans, Cuff The Duke, Tokyo Police Club, Wintersleep, Attack In Black, Shout Out Out Out Out Out, Roxanne Potvin, Bocce, City and Colour, Xavier Rudd and more.

INDIECAN is taking about Hillside on Episode 72 which also feature the Zappa-like funk of Ottawa's F - TheBand Live At IndieCan. This is a treat. Also, Paul Murphy of Wintersleep talking to us with Dallas Green of City and Colour singing in the background. I mean, where are you going to hear that!?!

Read and see more on HILLSIDE INSIDE on our EVENTS page so check that out here.

Let me listen to Episode 72, Click here to get your Funk Fill.

Some of Team IndieCan (Meg-A-Music Mary, Joe, Kings Entertainment, Raquel, Hopper Grass Woodstock and EyeOnIndie Douglas assemble in T.Dot for the Paragon Awards. HOT OFF THE PRESS: Episode 71 features great bands from coast-to-coast including Ottawa's Love Machine and Donkey Punch. Come and get it right now by clicking here!

Tara Slone and Drowning Girl play Tattoo January 23rd.

The JOYS, a London Ontarion Indie Band Go GOLD

TORONTO, January 22, 2008 - The Joys, a London, Ontario-based rock act have been Certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. The Joys drummer Archie reflects on receiving the Gold Record: ""This award is really cool, but more a testament to our fans than anything; they were the ones that made it possible. In this age of downloading and file sharing, it's nice to see a solid fan-base that supports its favorite band and actually BUYS the cd's; my hats off to them!""
The Joys are a popular, yet still unsigned recording act, that have independently sold over 19,000 CDs at their two hundred plus performances per year. They have been the recipient of several industry awards including "Best Female Fronted Rock Act" Toronto Independent Music Awards, "Favorite Pop / Rock Act" at the 2004, 2005,2006 and 2007 London Music Awards, and "Best Live Act" at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. The Joys also have songs appearing in a new television series, "Chris and John To The Rescue", on OUTtv and have licensed a song to the feature film CAKE starring Heather Graham, Taye Diggs, and Cheryl Hines from

HEAR THE JOYS GOLD RECORD PREFORMANCE LIVE AT INDIECAN and talk about their hopes for these songs way back on Episode 42

SEE THE JOYS PICS AT INDIECAN

Curb Your Enthusiasm. PlayStation 2 is also using a Joys' song in a commercial laying at the Air Canada Centre during sporting events. Lead singer for The Joys, Sarah Smith, said, "Receiving a gold record was a childhood dream come true! It's a moment that I'll always cherish, but I hope it's just the first of many gold records that will line my walls. It's a wonderful injection of motivation at a time when we're about to head back out on the road for an extended period of time."
IndieCan was at the Toronto Gold Party held Friday February 8th at the Horseshoe Tavern. The Joys as well as The Free Press, The Rockafellers and Voyd put on a great show. Read all about it on our REVIEWS page. Check out The Joys here!!!!!!!!!

NEWS: Ultimate Indie was granted a CRTC licence for 100% Canadian, 100% Indie, 100% of the time. The TV programming will be launced some time in 2008. The channel will become one part of Ultimate Indie's planned meshwork of TV, internet and mobile broadcasting that will feature 100% Canadian musical artists from all genres who are not affiliated with the major multinational music companies.

Right now you can go to Ultimate Indie and browse videos and songs. Artist, set up your own page and sign up for their news letter. For more from Jeff Butler, hear what he has to say on IndieCan Radio Episode 61

La Belle Provence on Show 70

Another IndieCan first as we bring you the Quebec City Indie Scene. We get post-Rock with Marie Jorge and her musical act, Void's Anatomy live at IndieCan.

Also as part of Episode 70 we are so pleased to sit down and catch up with XM Satelitte Radio's Jeff Leake. Click here to listen and/or read more...

2008 on IndieCan Radio kicks off with Episode 69 - including funkfactor's award winning photographer,Chris Smith (who's work is featued above) as well as a look at the Ottawa Indie Scene with THE COGGS live at IndieCan in Whitebird Studios --

Sounds great - let me listen to the show now !

What does IndieCan have to say about the January 5th show feariing The United Steel Workers of Montreal, The Cockroaches and The Unsettlers. Read it here!

Happy New Year! , IndeCan Reviews highlights of the year with a licence to thrill: '007

Read all about Ottawa's Love Machine who played Dec 23rd.

2007 was magical for music in Canada. We just don't do "Best of" shows. Who's to say - you are. You don't need us or any broadcaster to spoon feed you what's best for you. PHUCK RADIO we say. Let's celebrate music!!!

REVIEW part 1 and part II - 2 one-hour shows.

Hear it / dowload it now

Visitors to IndieCan's Five Favorite Photo Galleries of 2007

Celebrate Canada Day with 54-40, The Rock Star House Band, Faber Drive, Trophy, Ralley Car, Afternoon Zero, Vanderpark, Pat the White and more.

NXNE as seen by IndieCan with You Say Party! We Say Die, USWM and more.

Punk it Up! D.O.A. visits Toronto and hams it up and talks it up with IndieCan

Canadian Music Week's The Indies Awards Ceremony with Wolf Mother, The Stills, Never Ending White Light, Rough Trade and more.

The Music Cafe with Lily Frost, Great Lake Swimmers, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Hunter Valentine, Justin Rutledge, St. Alvia Cartel, et al. and HillSide Music Festival with Mother Mother, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, The Dears, Sebastian Granger, Danielle Duval, Camping and fun,

GET YOUR KICKS WITH EPISODE 66

This weeks Radio Show opens up in Halifax as IndieCan bring you the full Don Bronwrigg "live at IndieCan." session. Don and Julie Doiron pictured below are two of the great artists honoured with East-Coast Music Awards nominations. Congrats also to Jenn Grant, Down With The Butterfly, The Superfantatics, Wintersleep, Nathan Wiley, Hey Rosetta, Joel Plaskett, Rebekah Higgs (all of whom we've recently features) + all the other worthy nominees.

Also on this weeks show we talk to Darryl Hurs of Indie Week Toronto who is already planning for next fall's event.

GIVE ME MY KICKS, click to EPSISODE 66

High on Halifax

IndieCan looks at The Halifax Indie Scene with a revisit of some of the best hospitalitality we found at HPX 2007

pics by Shannon Knowles

When IndieCan visited Halifax POP Explosion back in October 2007 our Coast-to-Coast dream's last Internet super-highway spike was hammered in as Team Halifax was established. It was exactly a year prior that we were in Vancouver's Vertical Production Studios for episodes 20 and 21 which were the first ever shows recorded outside of Toronto. Now, Episode 65 features some of the first live recordings from the east coast. It's all new again as you'll hear on this weeks show (you'll know what we're talking about when you tune in -- our first interview sounds like a construction zone recording) but the music is fabulous and the shows more fun that CRTC regulates. We introduce you to Pamela Under Water and TEAM HALIFAX as well as other great indie music from sea to shining sea and beyond. CLICK HERE TO GET TO EPISODE 65 - THE HALIFAX INDIE SCENE :-)

The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
60th Anniversary Party!

"The owner of the club and the guy that books the place are down front playing air guitar" Waco Brothers singer, Jon Langford more photos

WILL YOU STILL NEED ME, WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I AM 64?

Listen Now if you still love Indie. Episode 64 is here and includes Neill Dixon of CMW (pictured on the right) giving us a world-wide tour of misic festivals and conferences. Hear what he's hearing and saying about Canadian music at Miden, SXSW, Australia and more. Also this week we hear from artists in Calgary, Southern Ontario, Quebec City and Halifax including some new finds at COCA, HPX and The Grey Cup. Read more... hear more...all about Show 64.

Toronto - Nov 25th, 2007: Canadiana Tailgate Party - The Canadian Football League's Grey Cup sees under-dogs Saskatchewan and Winnepeg in Toronto for the great white north fall classic

Football fans and music fans come together as Toronto put on a Grey Cup week to remember. The entertainment bill could make you forget there was an important football game to play if had...say, one or two, too many. If you could pace yourself this week in Toronto you could have taken in IllScarlet, Sloan, The Salads, April Wine, Teanage Head, Great Big Sea, The Bare Naked Ladies, Kim Mitchell, Spirit of the West, The Pascale Picard Band and Lenny Kravitz. Cogratulations from IndieCan Radio to the Saskatchewan Rough Riders and the loyalist fans in all of sport, Rider-nation. For all the IndieCan Grey Cup photos click here and enjoy.

EXTRA, EXTRA --READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! IndieCan Book store now stocks books by by "What is Indie" producer Dave Cool and Berklee College of Music Director of Career Development, Peter Spellman. There are several to choose from. Your Successful CD Release is $17 for the PDF. Is it worth it? Spend money cautiously I say, but for the whole IndieCan two cents worth ... Read about it in the School of ROCK!

THIS JUST IN: Ember Swift can now explain to IndieCan the meaning of "Independent by Identity, not by default" in Mandarin, and other Rhyme Crimes by Joe Chisholm...

...but we make it up to as Ember and Lyndell of The Ember Swift band open up an hour long feature of Canada's great songwriters, including these two international exports, second generation song writing, alt-everything from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. We also go behind the scenes of the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities as we vist Border City Rocks in Windsor Ontario. Hear All About It Now

we cover The Weakerthans and Jenn Grant. Take ourClick Trip

THIS JUST IN: Canadian Music Week (March 5 to 8, 2008) has just announced that deadlines have been extended until the end of November. The Indies Awards include almost 30 categories so check it out and see if you or a band you love should be nominated. Also, FESTIVAL spots are still available so plan to attend Toronto this March and apply now. CMW WED SITE. Listen in on a special interview with Neill Dixon, CMW President. (coming soon).

EPISODE 62 with Josh Bartholomew - a rhyme who's time has come to mind. Josh gives us back-to-back CMW Radio Star winners, and the only reason that's note worthy is we have big news this week about Canadian Music Week March 5 to 8 2008: IndieCan spoke with CMW President Neill Dixon this week who reports that deadlines for both the Festival and nominations for The Indie's Awards are extended to the end of November. If you

IndieCan Joe with HPX Waye Mason

are a band or know a band in Canada or somewhere else in the world let's all go to to CMW 2008. CLICK to learn more. Mr. Dixon's interview will be posted on our School of Rock Page soon.

From Live at IndieCan with Josh, we travel to Halifax POP Explosion where we catch up with Executive Director Waye Mason, Montreal's Besnard Lakes, Halifax's The Superfantastics and P.E.I.'s Jenn Grant who is opening for the sold out Weakertans tour. We caught up with her back stage at The Phoenix Concert Theatre back in T.Dot. So this week, secrets will be revealed : Why are Montreal and Halifax music acts creating such a buzz world-wide. We also look at why and when artists leave small town Canada for the big cities and what they're looking for.

RADIO SHOW - - MORE HPX PICS

Save yourself and save a DROWNING GIRL as IndieCan Episode 61 is now served up. We're going to COCA in Windsor and Drowning Girl is there (our Live at IndieCan feature this week with Andre Skinner and Joe Chisholm) as well as IndieCan friends Mandippal Jandu, Inoke Erroki, Tin Bangs, St. Aliva Cartell, Hello Beautiful and best friends we haven't made yet.

Jeff Butler of Ultimate Indie - IndieTV.ca reports on The Western Canada Music Awards - TAKE ME TO THIS WEEKS SHOW NOW

Halifax POP Explosion lights up the East Coast - IndieCan Coverage Click Here

NOW POSTED FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE: Episode 60 featuring EDEN ANTS from Toronto, an award winning fixture of the Toronto indie community. Also, we'll talk about the Toronto Songwriters Festival and the Jai Dee Childrens Charity organizers and artists raised money for. Eden Ants will also talk about their cause, The Canadian Centre for Adiction and Mental Health. This week we also start our Halifax POP Explosion coverage. Click RADIO tab to stream or download the show now.

(Above) Eden Ants live at IndieCan with Andre Skinner engineering at Redline Recorders

IndieCan just returned from The Halifax POP Explosion enjoying east-coast hospitality and great music from around the world. Episode 60 shares some of those east-coast highlights

CHECK OUT THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS PICS -We have enjoyed Halifax bands The Super Fantastics,I See Rowboats, Husband and Knife and Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts. From Sackville NB, Blue Heeler, from Montreal, Besnard Lakes and from Toronto, The Bicycles. Coming soon, we'll hear from Waye Mason, executive director of HPX as well as some insights from the bands and Douglas and Joe who are in Halifax now. We have a tonne of great music and pictures to share.

Over 100 Toronto Independent Music Award Pictures Now Posted!!!

Another 100 Pics to prove we don't sleep -We just eat, breath, smell INDIE

INDIE WEEK is in TORONTO And INDIECAN IS THERE.

Here's some sneak previews Read and See Indie Week...

FIDGET Missy, I said FIDGET - Let's get restless on this week's show as we invite Toronto's female musical attention deficit disorder spokespersons, FIDGET into IndieCan Studio. It seems it's contagious as we bounce off the walls as well with early reports on Indie Week and an over-due report on MQ Music Fest from several weeks ago. Hey, we fidget too.... as so should you, so check out this week's radio show, Episode 59!

From KELOWNA we bring you THE SLED DOGS in Episode 58 of the Toronto Indie Scene. We go coast-to-coast, stopping by THE POLARIS MUSIC AWARDS GALA. Toronto just celebrated The TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS and we are on deck For INDIE WEEK which will be an intense influx of great music in Toronto.

The 2007 Toronto Independent Music Awards packed The Phoenix Concert Theatre with a stunning night that celebrated great music from all genres. Read and see more...

EPISODE 57 features Tim's Myth as we review The Montreal Indie Scene including our "live at IndieCan" with Tim Smith from Production DNA in Montreal. Dave Cool is also a guest as we review Salon de La Musique Indiependante de Montreal. Take Me there!!!

Meet the Band (click for Picture Gallery of Tim's Myth at The El Mo)