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Album Review: Miko Marks & The Resurrectors, Our Country
Album Review: Miko Marks & The Resurrectors, Our Country

Miko Marks crafts an album that is both timeless and timely.

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CountryJason MacNeilMarch 26, 2021Miko Marks, Album ReviewComment
Canada’s First All-Black Sketch Comedy Ensemble Has Arrived
Canada’s First All-Black Sketch Comedy Ensemble Has Arrived

“I get to live and contribute to a cohort, a generation of Black comedians that are creating history.”

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ComedyTiffany MonguMarch 25, 2021Ajahnis Charley, Untitled Black Sketch Project, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Coko Galore, TOsketchfest, InterviewComment
Album Review: The Pandy
Album Review: The Pandy

The Pandy is a wonderful time capsule of the state of comedy in the last year.

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ComedyAlice RoseMarch 24, 2021Album Review, Alex Wood, Tamara Shevon, Rob BebenekComment
Film Review: Internet II
Film Review: Internet II

Internet II is written with a gratifying mix of wit and goofiness, and performed with pitch-perfect deadpan delivery.

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ComedySarah KurchakMarch 23, 2021TOsketchfest, Internet II, Ben Stager, Conrad Osei, Film ReviewComment
Album Review: Ryan McCord, From The Railyard To The Woodyard
Album Review: Ryan McCord, From The Railyard To The Woodyard

Throughout it all McCord relies on time-tested, lapsteel-laced country arrangements that are warm and well-executed.

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CountryJason MacNeilMarch 22, 2021Ryan McCord, Album ReviewComment
Album Review: Loretta Lynn, Still Woman Enough
Album Review: Loretta Lynn, Still Woman Enough

If this is what the age of 88 sounds like, sister, bring it on.

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CountryKim HughesMarch 19, 2021Album Review, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Margo PriceComment
Isabel Kanaan wants to share her voice
Isabel Kanaan wants to share her voice

Isabel Kanaan speaks candidly about her recent experience as a feature player on This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

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ComedyChris MiddletonMarch 18, 2021Isabel Kanaan, 22 minutes, InterviewComment
Album Review: Adeem the Artist, Cast-Iron Pansexual
Album Review: Adeem the Artist, Cast-Iron Pansexual

Adeem the Artist finds gentle humour and yearning in stories so often defined by hurt and fear.

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CountryKaelen BellMarch 16, 2021Adeem The Artist, Album ReviewComment
TOsketchfest Announces "Screen Time Edition" Lineup for 2021
TOsketchfest Announces "Screen Time Edition" Lineup for 2021

TOsketchfest announces the lineup for the 16th Annual Festival

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ComedyParton and PearlMarch 15, 2021Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Festival, TOsketchfest, NewsComment
Album Review: Valerie June, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
Album Review: Valerie June, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers

Valerie June’s music is made from common pieces but it’s nothing of the sort; traditional bluegrass, country, folk, gospel and R&B textures are transformed in her hands

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CountryKaelen BellMarch 15, 2021Valerie June, Album ReviewComment
Book Review: Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South
Book Review: Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South

Emma John’s skillful writing and honest narration make this book a joy to read

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CountryAllana ReochMarch 11, 2021Book Review, Wayfaring StrangerComment
Album Review: Shane Pendergast, Second Wind
Album Review: Shane Pendergast, Second Wind

Second Wind makes a convincing argument that Prince Edward Island might be one of the better places to ride out this pandemic.

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CountrySteacy EastonMarch 10, 2021Shane Pendergast, Album ReviewComment
Julian Taylor rediscovers his roots on The Ridge
Julian Taylor rediscovers his roots on The Ridge

Taylor has tapped into his roots and most intimate relationships, resulting in the artist’s biggest release in his 25 year career.

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CountryMatt WickstromMarch 9, 2021Julian Taylor, Canadian Folk Music Awards, InterviewComment
Meet Steve Summers, From Dancer To Dolly Parton’s Creative Director
Meet Steve Summers, From Dancer To Dolly Parton’s Creative Director

For over 30 years, Steve Summers has worked with Parton to shape her fashion choices, stage design, album covers and more

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CountryCat WoodsMarch 8, 2021Steve Summers, Dolly Parton, FeatureComment
Album Review: Nicholas Campbell, Livin' and Other Western Ideas
Album Review: Nicholas Campbell, Livin' and Other Western Ideas

Livin' and Other Western Ideas is an interesting debut that sounds as if Brian Setzer and George Jones have been touchstones in Nicholas Campbell’s music journey.

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CountryJason MacNeilMarch 5, 2021Nicholas Campbell, Album ReviewComment
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