In the second year of its popular Indie Band Residency, the Banff Centre has invited Woodpigeon, The Witchies, Analog Bell Service, and Basia Bulat to take part in this unique program – which offers an opportunity to rehearse, write and record new work, perform, and mix with some of the best recording engineers in the [...]
This morning I decided to do a little research on podcasting. I’ve been working with Team Indyish recently on the podcast page, posting samples of new work, book readings, works in progress and what have you. We’ve been discussing the idea of creating a bon-a-fide weekly podcast series featuring music and other recorded material from [...]
This video of Toronto’s Basia Bulat should cure all S.A.D.-related lethargy. Sure, winter’s been going on for a while, but look how happy everyone is! The clip was shot on Mount Royal in Montreal. There’s a certain eerieness to smiling that much in the dark, which goes along with my earlier thought that Torontonians are [...]