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As Lockdowns Lift, Canadian Musicians Need Mental Health Support More Than Ever

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, the lack of mental health support for musicians was already a hot-button issue. Now, after two years of lockdowns an...

Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and OMBIIGIZI Reflects Back on His Professional Hockey Career

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

Adam Sturgeon was always destined to be in front of an audience. These days, that means playing in the rock bands Status/Non-Status and OMB...

The Weather Station on Candlelight Concerts, Going Off-Grid and the Bliss of 'Ignorance'

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

It's an exciting and busy time for the Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman. Her lauded fifth LP, last year's Ignorance, earned a spot on the...

Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2022: Bike Thiefs, Your Hunni, Shitbats, CJ Wiley

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

On Saturday, March 12, Toronto music fans will find themselves at a crossroads: do they venture to the Horseshoe Tavern for a night of rock...

​Domee Shi Brings Toronto's Quirks to Pixar

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2022

It's been a decade since Domee Shi traded Toronto's bitter winters for sunny Los Angeles, but her hometown has never been far from her mind...

Luna Li Turns Viral Fame into a Blossoming Music Career

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2022

Hannah Bussiere Kim — also known as Luna Li — was in the studio working on final touch-ups for her debut album when she got a phone call th...

Paper Bag Records Celebrates 20 Years, Reflects on Winning a JUNO with First-Ever Release

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2022

"One of the best albums of this year."That's what Exclaim!'s wrote in a 2002 review of Paper Bag Records' very first release, Broken Social...

Peach Pit's Popularity Comes at a Price

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2022

Success has come at a cost for Peach Pit. Since forming in 2016, the Vancouver four-piece have gone from indie upstarts to one of the city'...