Playlist for the Planet Round Two!
Delhi 2 Dublin, Olympic Symphonium, Acres and Acres, and David Myles have all made it to round two. Help them out with a vote here.
Delhi 2 Dublin – S.O.S.
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Olympic Symphonium – Blood From A Stone
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Acres and Acres – Polar Bear Song
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David Myles – I Don’t Want To Know
September 2, 2010 at 3:29 pm | No Comments »
The Golden Dogs Home Movies
Toronto pop rockers, The Golden Dogs have been quite busy at home lately, recording a series of live videos for tracks from their new album Coat of Arms. You can check them all out via their youtube channel here
August 30, 2010 at 8:01 pm | No Comments »
David Suzuki’s Playlist for the Planet

You may or may not have heard of a contest The David Suzuki Foundation and CBC Radio 3 are running called Playlist for the planet which is now open for your votes. So spread a little awareness with your friends or just enjoy a nice sountrack as we continue to screw ourselves. Aidan Knight, Acres and Acres, David Myles, 21 Tandem Repeats, Royal Canoe, The Olympic Symphonium, and Kim Beggs all have songs up for the compilation, share some love with them. Check it out here
Acres and Acres – Polar Bear Song
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August 18, 2010 at 6:39 pm | No Comments »
Kathryn Calder = X3 Artist of the Month!
Kathryn Calder has been named X3 Artist of the Month for her debut solo album, “Are You My Mother?” Check out her new video for “Slip Away” here.
August 6, 2010 at 5:35 pm | No Comments »
Steven Seagul at VFMF
The 33rd annual Vancouver Folk Fest wrapped up last knight. The line-up featured Killbeaters Matt Epp, Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, The Deep Dark Woods, Aidan Knight, Shane Koyczan and on a completely unrelated topic a very special guest announcer appearance by Steven Seagul. Yep.

July 19, 2010 at 10:50 am | No Comments »
Dan Mangan Makes The Polaris Short List
Well, we had our fingers crossed for Ghostkeeper, Lee Harvey Osmond and Yukon Blonde, but they didn’t make the cut unfortunately. Congratulations to Dan Mangan for making the short list.
Congratulations to the other 9 finalists as well, check out their CBC Radio 3 / New Music Canada pages to hear more below.
The Besnard Lakes (The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night)
Broken Social Scene (Forgiveness Rock)
Caribou (Swim)
Karkwa (Les Chemins De Verre)
Dan Mangan (Nice, Nice, Very Nice)
Owen Pallett (Heartland)
Radio Radio (Belmundo Regal)
The Sadies (Darker Circles)
Shad (TSOL)
Tegan & Sara (Sainthood)
July 6, 2010 at 12:24 pm | No Comments »
Cowboy Junkies on CBC Q

Margo and Michael Timmins stopped into the CBC last friday to play some tunes and talk about their new album, Renmin Park. You can hear the full episode here.
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June 8, 2010 at 1:21 pm | No Comments »
Heading To NXNE?

If you’re planning on heading to NXNE in June, here are a few shows to add to your “to do” list.
Chris Page – Thurs. June 17 @ Clinton’s – 9PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/chrispage
The Mountains and the Trees – Thurs. June 17 @ Gladstone Hotel Ballroom – 9PM
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Mountains-The-Trees
Chris Velan – Thurs. June 17 @ Rivoli – 9PM
- Fri. June 18 @ Mitzi’s Sister – 12AM
- Sat. June 19 @ Cameron House – 1AM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/chrisvelan
WOMEN – Thurs. June 17 @ The Great Hall – 10PM
- Fri. June 18 @ Silver Dollar Room – 2AM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/women
Emma-Lee – Thurs. June 17 @ The Painted Lady – 10PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/emmalee
Ghostkeeper – Thurs. June 17 @ Dakota Tavern – 11PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/ghostkeeper
The Pack a.d. – Thurs. June 17 @ Dakota Tavern – 12AM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/thepackad
DD/MM/YYYY – Thurs. June 17 @ The Garrison – 12 AM
- Fri. June 18 @ Gladstone Hotel Ballroom – 11PM
- Sat. June 19 @ Yonge Dundas Square – 5PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/ddmmyyyy
T. Nile Band – Fri. June 18 @ Dakota Tavern – 8PM (Herohill / Killbeat Showcase)
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/tnile
Old Man Luedecke – Fri. June 18 @ Dakota Tavern – 9PM (Herohill / Killbeat Showcase)
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/oldmanluedecke
Ghost Bees – Fri. June 18 @ Gladstone Hotel Ballroom – 9PM
- Fri June 18 @ C’est What – 12AM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/ghostbees
David Myles – Fri. June 18 @ Dakota Tavern 10PM (Herohill / Killbeat Showcase)
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/davidmyles
The Wheat Pool – Fri. June 18 @ Dakota Tavern – 11PM (Herohill / Killbeat Showcase)
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/thewheatpool
We Are The City – Fri. June 18 @ Rancho Relaxo 11PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/wearethecity
Boxer The Horse – Fri, June 18 @ The Drake Hotel – 11PM
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Boxer-the-Horse
Rich Aucoin – Fri. June 18 @ El Mocambo (Downstairs) – 12AM
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Rich-Aucoin
The Golden Dogs – Fri. June 18 @ El Mocambo (Downstairs) – 1AM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/thegoldendogs
The Meligrove Band – Sat. June 19 @ Wrong Bar – 9PM
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/MELIGROVE-BAND
The Paperbacks – Sat. June 19 @ C’est What – 10PM
http://www.killbeatmusic.com/thepaperbacks
The High Dials – Sat. June 19 @ Rancho Relaxo – 12AM
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-High-Dials
May 27, 2010 at 7:01 pm | No Comments »
The Pack a.d. are X3 Artists of The Month

The Pack a.d. were named X3 artists of the month for May by Exclaim, CBC Radio 3, and Aux TV. You can hear the album in its entirety plus a track by track breakdown with Beck and Maya on Grant Lawrence live tomorrow.
CBC Radio 3 Playlist
Exclaim! Feature
Videos on Aux TV
May 4, 2010 at 5:28 pm | No Comments »
New Inheritors
Wintersleep, are now hosting a full stream of their new album “New Inheritors,” out May 18th.
http://www.wintersleep.com/
May 3, 2010 at 6:02 pm | No Comments »

