My long twenties are over
buckle in this'll probably be the most self-indulgent thing I ever write here but it’s time to put it to rest
Fresh Five | June 2025
Kimmortal "I Just Wanna Know"; Emily Steinwall "Programs"; Solo Picnic "Syllables"; Clara Lin "You and I"; Isobel "adjusting"
The festival before the festival | 10 Things, June 2025
Gibsons, White Rock, The Shorties, Krauss / Horvitz / van der Schyff, WCMAs, VJO, Kate Wyatt, Dean Thiessen, big birthday
Cole Schmidt: Guitar, Jazz Festival Co-Artistic Director
Cole talks about the upcoming 40th Vancouver International Jazz Festival, presented by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
Karl DeJong: drums, records, friends, flow, bandleading
There’s something egoless and subtle about the way Karl seems to approach music. I can’t help but be drawn to that energy
Curtis Nowosad, how do I let myself be? | RCTV 000
On emotions, healing, ADHD, fatherhood, Joey Landreth & Joanna Majoko, and pacing the tracklist with instrumentals & songs
Jessica Hawkes: Songwriter, Vocalist, Engineer, Nashville
From Winfield, BC, the vocalist, songwriter, and engineer has split her time between Vancouver, New York, and Nashville
Caity Gyorgy interview: Asking for Trouble & With Strings
One album came out in April, featuring Frank Loesser songs; and a different, much more massive project is on the way
Maybe Multiverse | Across Canada, Spring 2025
Jacob Do Octet, l'Oumigmag, Kelly Jefferson & Jon Cowherd, Laura Anglade, Sam Dickinson solo, Nicolas Ferron Trio
Musical first dates with chemistry | 10 Things, May 2025
Norma, Astoria, Kingsway Club, Infidels records, Bruno Mars with cymbals, and several pointers toward the coming jazzfest
Fresh Five | May 2025
Leizel "Last Words"; Shorties "17"; Mary Ancheta & Kimmortal "Minokawa"; David Hodgson "Purpose"; Jonny Tobin Smash Bros.
Julia Úlehla interview: Dálava, Understories album release
Dálava’s third album Understories with Aram Bajakian, Josh Zubot, & Peggy Lee is out now on Pi Recordings