January 12, 2022
Nice Horse is wild: wildly talented, wildly entertaining, fun, fresh, fierce and feisty, and they’ve established themselves as one of the most buzzed-about and fast-rising groups in the Canadian music industry. A live act to be reckoned with, the self-contained all-female group has played high-profile festivals across Canada including Boots & Hearts, Big Valley Jamboree, and the Calgary Stampede, and has performed in Spain and France. They have also toured as direct support for legendary artists such as Tom Cochrane and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The band, made up of Katie Rox (vocals / banjo / acoustic guitar), Brandi Sidoryk (vocals / bass), Tara McLeod (vocals / electric guitar), and Krista Wodelet (vocals / drums), has garnered significant accolades since forming in 2015, including […]
October 13, 2021
Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario and now based in London, 3-time CMAOntario winner Aaron Allen is deeply rooted in the singer-songwriter atmosphere once created by greats like, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen. Allen’s EP Highway Mile, featuring singles “Where Music Comes From”, “Good Tattoo”, and “Can We Go Back”, has amassed over 4 million streams to date and if you ask Allen, he will credit his partnership with Producer Jeff Dalziel as the defining turning point in his career. Together they have created a sound easily recognizable to the listener – an honest, timeless approach that proves there’s no denying 3 chords and the truth is still alive and kicking. Later this fall, Aaron is joining the CCMA Virtual School Visits for both […]
September 14, 2021
Laurie LeBlanc is one of Canada’s rising country music stars, whose distinctive style contains a sizable helping of east coast Acadian flavor. His latest album, When It’s Right It’s Right was produced by multi-CCMA and Juno award winner Jason Barry, and featuring members of Dean Brody’s touring band. The results add up to LeBlanc’s most accomplished record to date, and a long-overdue introduction to English country music audiences. Listeners in LeBlanc’s home province of New Brunswick and throughout the Maritimes and Quebec have long been familiar with his approach to country music, as When It’s Right It’s Right also marks a decade of success for the artist in the francophone music scene. Audiences everywhere are now poised to experience the joy at the heart of […]
August 5, 2021
Gizelle de Guzman’s tenacious sincerity and show-stopping voice has affirmed her place as a modern Country vanguard for the East Coast of Canada. Born in the Philippines, raised in Cremona Alberta and now native to Halifax Nova Scotia, this singer-songwriter has embraced these transitions to help her create her signature sound. Gizelle has been garnered the 2019 Bronze Winner for The Coast “Best New Artist/Band” and one of the top 14 finalists of The Shot: Remastered 2020. Her talent carries forward country-folk conventions of storytelling spiked with a fresh spirit of empowerment. Gizelle continues to work to develop her radiant Country style which threads the needle between traditional heart and modern energy on an emotional bed of transparency. It’s clear to see that where Gizelle […]