Articles by Kristin Cavoukian
Jerry Garcia
Before the Dead
PUBLISHED May 14, 2018
There are discerning Grateful Dead fans out there, and then there are those who'll buy just about every newly unearthed vault release. The...
Peter Rowan
Carter Stanley's Eyes
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018
After a good half-century in the business, bluegrass great Peter Rowan has earned the right to rest on his laurels, but with this second ne...
Western Centuries
Songs From the Deluge
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2018
Two years ago, when Western Centuries came barrelling onto the scene with their flawless debut, Weight of the World, I couldn't wait to hea...
Graham Nicholas
Dial Tones and Pretty Notes
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2018
Toronto's Graham Nicholas writes songs you'd swear you've heard somewhere before. His uncluttered approach to songwriting and simple folk-r...
Ronley Teper and the Lipliners
The Game
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018
If Kate Bush and Frank Zappa had a lovechild, it might just be Toronto's Ronley Teper, who has spent years bringing her quirky jams to audi...
Sunny War
With the Sun
PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2018
Sunny War's musical influences are wide-ranging. Nashville-born and Venice Beach, CA-based, War spent her childhood moving frequently, and...
Big City Cough
Born at Night
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2017
When an album starts off with sweetly fingerpicked acoustic guitar, it's easy to think you know where it's going: an album of saccharine, o...
Bird City
Winnowing
PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2017
If I were an indie filmmaker with an introspective rom-com/road movie nearly in the can, I'd get Bird City to do the soundtrack. Since I fi...