Articles by Rachel Sanders

Mark Davis Talks New Album, Eclectic Side-Projects

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2011

"I don't think I've ever been bored in my life," laughs Mark Davis, "but sometimes I bite off a little more than I can chew." With his thi...

100 Mile House

Hollow Ponds

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2011

On their second album, Edmonton, AB's 100 Mile House spin out a dozen roots-y tunes rich in instrumentation and lyrical depth. Songs that c...

Mark Davis

Eliminate the Toxins

PUBLISHED May 28, 2011

Edmonton, AB's Mark Davis rips apart his country-folk pigeonhole with his third solo release, Eliminate The Toxins. Produced by adventureso...

Romi Mayes Talks Her Live Ambitious for <i>Lucky Tonight</i>

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2011

The title of Romi Mayes's fifth album is an apt one. It's a dicey proposition to record an album of brand new songs in one take at a live s...

Romi Mayes

Lucky Tonight

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2011

For her fifth full-length album, Winnipeg, MB musician Romi Mayes has shaken things up. With her last two albums produced by Gurf Morlix (L...

The Crackling

Keep Full Ambitious

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2011

Kenton Loewen takes you places. In the opening track of his first album, the Vancouver, BC songwriter responsible for the Crackling travels...

Shuyler Jansen

Voice From the Lake

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

Saskatoon's Shuyler Jansen once again toys with genre boundaries on his third solo album, hanging raw psychedelic trimmings upon a rootsy f...

Mathieu Lavigne

Little Wars

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

Like the high note that shatters wineglasses, some folk songs are perfectly pitched to break your heart. Mathieu Lavigne hits that note wit...