Articles by Rachel Sanders

Carolyn Mark

The Queen of Vancouver Island

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2012

Former Party Girland erstwhile Terrible Hostess, Carolyn Mark crowns herself The Queen of Vancouver Island her eighth album. Self-administe...

Royal Wood

We Were Born To Glory

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2012

The always-elegant Royal Wood loosens his collar on his fourth album, a selection of songs that are more playful and pop-oriented than his...

Kelly Hogan

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

Over the past decade, Kelly Hogan has mostly devoted her amazing voice to other people's bands. Since her last album (Because It Feel Good,...

Kelly Hogan

I Like to Keep Myself in Pain

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2012

Over the past decade, Kelly Hogan has mostly devoted her amazing voice to other people's bands. Since her last album (Because It Feel Good,...

Jon and Roy

Let It Go

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2012

I don't know how Jon & Roy maintain such a sunny sound living in drizzly Victoria, BC. Their bright, warm folk pop conjures images of islan...

Steve Gates

A Bee In Her Mouth

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012

Steve Gates has jacked up the rustic vibe for his first solo release. The vocalist/guitarist from adventurous, ECMA-nominated folk rock ban...

Great Aunt Ida

Nuclearize Me

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2011

Toronto, ON has been good to Ida Nilsen. Or maybe time and experience have just worked their relentless magic. Whatever the case, Great Aun...

Saskatoon's Foam Lake Venture into the Recording Business

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2011

If you're going to make music, you might as well go all in. That's the philosophy of Saskatoon quartet Foam Lake. The four brothers who mak...