Bria Salmena
Here Are the Postponed and Cancelled Canadian Concerts So Far
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2021
As COVID-19 cases soar and provinces implement new capacity restrictions, a series of concert delays and cancellations has followed. UPDAT...
Exclaim!'s 25 Best EPs of 2021
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2021
Compared to the shut-in slog that was 2020, this past year breezed by relatively quickly. These short and sweet releases took maximum advan...
Of Montreal, Cadence Weapon, Bria to Play Montreal's Taverne Tour Festival 2022
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2021
One of Montreal's premier winter festivals, Taverne Tour, has unveiled its first wave of talented performers for its sixth edition. Set to...
The Sound of November 2021: This Month's Essential Listening
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2021
If the winter blues haven't set in yet, they surely will by the time November is over. As we all dig into our trove of self-soothing tools,...
Canadian Alt-Country Artists Use the Genre's Past to Push It into the Future
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021
They say to do a cover right, you have to make it sound like your own song. In that case, Lauren Spear's father definitely did them right....
Bria Share Video for New Walker Brothers Cover
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2021
Bria — Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay, of FRIGS and Orville Peck's backing band fame — have shared a video for their new cover of the Walker B...
Orville Peck / FRIGS Members Form Bria, Sign to Sub Pop for 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 1' EP
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2021
Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings of FRIGS and Orville Peck's band have announced plans for a covers EP under their new project, Bria. T...