GORD DOWNIE, THE SADIES, AND THE CONQUERING SUN ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM, LIVE AT 6 O’CLOCK, SHARE SINGLE “GENERATION” (FUCKED UP COVER)

ALBUM OUT FEB 27 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

FEATURES COVERS OF NEIL YOUNG, THE WHO, STOOGES, ROKY ERICKSON, THE GUN CLUB & FUCKED UP

WATCH / SHARE “GENERATION” (FUCKED UP COVER) HERE

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“One hell of a collaboration" - Paste
“Scruffy punk diatribes and haunted earthenware roots-rockers” - The Toronto Star
“Sounds like a struggle. Sounds like shots were fired. Sounds good loud” - The Globe And Mail
“When the five of them are on the same page, there’s an intimidating energy” - Exclaim!

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Gord Downie, The Sadies, And The Conquering Sun released their debut self-titled album in 2014, a triumphant ten song barnburner that clashes the late Gord Downie's indelible poetry with the brash, inspired playing of The Sadies, whose resume already included albums with Neko Case, Jon Spencer, John Doe, and Andre Williams, to name a few. Not a one-off, but a brotherhood, Gord Downie, The Sadies, And The Conquering Sun struck a punk-addled chemistry verging on possessed, compelled by Downie's peerless words, unbridled charisma, and the unencumbered playing of Mike Belitsky, Sean Dean, Travis Good, and the late Dallas Good. The summer tour of that album blazed a trail of indescribably fiery performances of the album, riddled with incendiary covers of punk & psych rock greats, a rare intensity now captured on the concert album, Live At 6 O'Clock.

Releasing February 27 via Arts & Crafts, Live At 6 O’Clock captures the electricity of Gord Downie, The Sadies, And The Conquering Sun at their zenith. Featuring eight lightning strike performances selected from four festival sets – including covers of Roky Erickson, The Who, Neil Young, The Gun Club, The Stooges, and two originals from the debut album – Live At 6 O’Clock is a rare document of Downie and The Sadies’ legendary energy in supremely elevated punk rock form. Introducing the album today is their transcendent performance of "Generation" originally by Toronto hardcore legends Fucked Up. With Downie pushing beyond his limit, in combustion with The Sadies, “Generation” leads this cherished snapshot of an incomparable band, a pure expression of visceral and everlasting exultation. 

WATCH / SHARE “GENERATION” (FUCKED UP COVER) HERE
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“If this record is any good at all, it is for the love and support of our families and the company of good friends.” - Gord Downie.

The Sadies are currently on tour, see full itinerary below. 

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THE SADIES, AND THE CONQUERING SUN
LIVE AT 6 O’CLOCK - TRACKLISTING
1. If You Have Ghosts (Roky Erickson Cover)
2. So Sad About Us (The Who Cover)
3. It Didn’t Start To Break My Heart Until This Afternoon 
4. Grey Riders (Neil Young Cover)
5. Generation (Fucked Up Cover)
6. Goodbye Johnny (The Gun Club Cover)
7. Demand Destruction
8. I Got A Right (Stooges Cover) 

THE SADIES ON TOUR 
Feb 10 - Los Angeles CA - Lodge Room
Feb 11 - San Francisco CA - Great American Music Hall
Feb 12 - Ferndale CA - Ferndale Music Company
Feb 13 - Portland OR - Star Theater
Feb 14 - Seattle WA - Tractor Tavern
Feb 16 - Vancouver BC - Fox Cabaret
Feb 18 - Nelson BC - The Royal
Feb 20 - Calgary AB - Ironwood 
Feb 28 - Brooklyn NY - Brooklyn Bowl
Jun 9 - Woodstock NY - Bearsville Theater w/ The Mekons
Jun 12 - Cambridge MA - Sinclair w/ The Mekons

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MARS ASPEN’S BABY TEETH EP, OUT TODAY

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On their new EP baby teeth, available today, Mars Aspen (they/them) offers raw, direct snapshots into the ups and downs of past relationships with others—as well as their relationship with their own mental health. The EP is “a collection of memories that all tie to growing up and moving forward to better things,” explains Aspen. “As someone who has been very much ruled by mental health issues in the past, this EP touches on the long journey of radical acceptance, carving a path out of that dark space, all while giving a voice to the confused and scared kid that had to navigate through that time. From the wake-up call of ‘spilled milk’, the emotional processing of ‘i’d like to stay mad’, the turmoil and self-loathing of ‘pest control’ and ‘i want to be so sweet’, to the grieving and growing of ‘baby teeth’, this EP is an ode to what I feel is the start of a purposeful life.”

Today, they’re also sharing the new live performance video of “i’d like to stay mad”, a song that “is a clear message that we feel our emotions for a reason,” says Aspen. “It was inspired by a person I was with briefly, who was never truthful in what they said. This song touches on the frustration of walking on eggshells, the concept of fight vs. flight vs. freeze vs. fawn, just to feel some semblance of safety, and the bitter end result of simply staying mad about how everything came to be.”

WATCH / SHARE “I’D LIKE TO STAY MAD” (LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO) HERE

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Courageous enough to be vulnerable, Mars Aspen gets real with their lush folk confessionals. This Ottawa-based songwriter digs into the hardest parts of intimate connections, spilling their heart so that you—in turn—can better understand your own.

Aspen honed their production skills with 2022’s shimmering in orbit! EP (recorded entirely in Aspen’s basement). baby teeth features stunning arrangements dreamed up alongside producer Kieran Isley swaying from haunting, softly-strummed ballads to Kate Bollinger-inspired folk-pop. Aspen makes these songs soar with strata of vocal harmonies, as on the divine folk incantation “i want to be so sweet”.

Having always practiced songwriting as a form of therapy, Aspen’s songs on baby teeth are disarming in their candour. “pest control” explores the complexities of queer relationships and the painstaking process of digging into the reasons why some of them simply (or catastrophically) end (as Aspen sings, ‘I attract what I give / I give all that I am / nothing I won’t submit’). Aspen confronts holding onto righteous anger on “i’d like to stay mad”, a dissection of social toxicity. Aspen approaches songwriting by “dumping emotions onto a page, letting them settle, and rearranging them to sound like a song,” and you can hear them work out these interpersonal conflicts like puzzles. There’s a sense of calm in hearing the trauma settle, in hearing the narrator grow.

WATCH “SPILLED MILK” (LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO) HERE
WATCH / SHARE “BABY TEETH” (LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO) HERE


baby teeth is ultimately a collection of songs about growth. “They’re about realizing that we need to grow up sometimes,” Aspen laughs, “despite how jarring a sentence that is!” Having flirted with frustration, disavowal, and finally, bittersweet resolve, Aspen is leaving plenty of room for all that is to come.

BUY / STREAM BABY TEETH EP HERE

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BABY TEETH EP TRACKLIST
01 spilled milk
02 i’d like to stay mad
03 pest control
04 i want to be so sweet
05 baby teeth

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GARRET T. WILLIE ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES SUPPORTING NEW ALBUM ‘BILLS CAFE’

NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES BEGIN THIS WEEK

GARRET T. WILLIE’S NEW LP, BILL’S CAFE, OUT FEBRUARY 27, 2026

WATCH / SHARE “I’M LATE” (MUSIC VIDEO) HERE
BUY / STREAM “I’M LATE” HERE

PRE-SAVE BILL’S CAFE HERE

“Named after his grandfather's pool hall and café in Alert Bay, Bill's Cafe superimposes those Pacific ghost towns atop the streets of Nashville, communing with them in honky-tonk bars with a signature gravelly, blues rock pluck.” Exclaim!, 2026 Most Anticipated Albums

“Willie blends hard-hitting AC/DC riffage with a baritone voice that sounds like he has been making music for decades. The truth is, this devilishly good guitar-slinger isn’t even 30 yet.”
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Celebrated songwriter and guitarist Garret T. Willie is announcing upcoming tour dates supporting his new album, Bill’s Cafe, out late this month. The tour run takes Willie across Canada and Europe beginning this week. Full tour dates can be found below.

Bill’s Cafe, is more than a record — it’s a tribute, a turning point, and a reckoning. Named after his grandfather’s pool hall café in Alert Bay, British Columbia, the album carries the ghosts of home into the bright lights of Nashville. It was there, under the guidance of Grammy Award-winning producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Susan Tedeschi), that Willie sharpened his blues-rock fire into something bigger, bolder, and truer.

The album is a road map of grit, heart, and soul. Written and recorded between late nights, long drives, and Nashville sessions, the record captures the restless spirit of a young artist carrying old-soul blues and rock traditions into the future. Across the album, Willie threads tales of whiskey-fueled nights, missed chances, stubborn resilience, and the freedom that only comes with chasing music town to town.

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With his guitar in hand and a voice that cuts like hi-beam headlights on a dark backroad, Willie delivers songs that feel lived-in and timeless. Bill’s Cafe is about the forces that hold us — love, loss, addiction, ambition, and the unshakable call of music as a means of survival. It’s a live wire of raw energy and soul — a reminder that sometimes the most dangerous thing is also the most irresistible.

That edge runs through the whole record. From roadhouse stompers to backseat ballads, Willie shines a light on hustlers, heartbreakers, and the broken pieces we all carry. He doesn’t just sing the blues — he spits them, shouts them, and bends them into something both timeless and dangerous. 

LISTEN / SHARE “DEVIL DOLL” HERE
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In Bill’s Cafe, Garret T. Willie doesn’t just honor his past — he builds a bridge between worlds: Alert Bay and Nashville, tradition and reinvention, the ghosts of family and the fire of the future.

On stage, Garret T. Willie is undeniable. At just 25 years old, his towering stature and deep, gravel-soaked voice channel the weight of an artist who has lived every shade of the blues. His performances are electric — no gimmicks, no fluff, just raw shredding, searing tone, and solos that rip straight through the room. He plays with the intensity of the greats, often bending the guitar behind his head mid-solo or leaping into the crowd to bring the fire even closer. Willie’s live show is more than a concert — it’s a shockwave of blues-rock energy that leaves audiences speechless and makes believers out of anyone.

LISTEN / SHARE “HYPNOTIST” HERE
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Willie first made his mark with his debut album Same Pain, written with Parker Bossley at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver. The record lit a fire that spread far beyond Canada’s borders, earning praise from The Toronto Star, RANGE, Guitar World, Wonderland, Blues Matters, Blues in Britain and Classic Rock Magazine, while also landing airplay on BBC Radio 2’s The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews. Same Pain broke into the Top 20 on the UK Blues Albums chart and the US Roots Music Blues Rock chart in 2023, earned Willie two Western Canadian Music Award nominations for Blues and Indigenous Artist of the Year and a nomination for Best New Touring Artist at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards. He carried those songs across Canada and in the US, opening for legends like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Fogerty, Kingfish, and recently performed on Joe Bonamassa’s Blues Cruise with Marcus King, Jimmy Vivino, Jeremie Albino, Ariel Posen, and more — proving that his firebrand blend of blues, rock, and raw honesty could hold its own on any stage.

LISTEN / SHARE “GOLDEN HIGHWAY” HERE
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GARRET T. WILLIE LIVE
02/07 Prince George, BC - Coldsnap Festival
02/14 Port Renfrew, BC - Song & Surf
03/20  Guelph, ON - Sonic Hall
03/21  Toronto, ON - The Baby G
03/22  Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
04/8 Rossland, BC - The Flying Steamshovel
04/09 Lethbridge, AB - Owl Acoustic Lounge
04/10 Edmonton, AB - Blues on Whyte 
04/11  Calgary, AB - Palomino 
04/14 Golden, BC - Rockwater Bar & Grill
04/15 Salmon Arm, BC - Canooligans
04/16  Kelowna, BC - Red Bird Brewing
04/17 Kamloops, BC - The Effie Arts Collective
04/18  Cobble Hill, BC - Cobblestone Pub
05/14 Cumberland, BC - The Waverley
05/16 Nanaimo, BC - The Queen's
07/11 Evansburg, AB - Pembina River Nights
07/17  Winthrop, WA - Winthrop Blues Festival
09/08 Newcastle, UK - Cluny 2*
09/09 York, UK - The Crescent*
09/10 London, UK - 100 Club*
09/11 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms*
09/12 Norwich, UK - Adrian Flux Waterfront Studio*
09/13 Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute*
09/15 Glasgow, UK - Stereo*
09/16 Bristol, UK - The Exchange*
09/17 Faversham, UK - The Old Brewery*
11/12-14 Sumperk, CZ - Blues Alive Festival

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BILL’S CAFE TRACKLIST
01 Hypnotist
02 Devil Doll
03 Going to Toronto
04 It Won’t Get Done
05 Small Town People
06 High Beam Blues
07 Young Country Boy
08 Golden Highway
09 I’m Late

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