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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.