2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Madame Brown New Waterford, NS The New Waterford, NS based Madame Brown formed with a clear goal, to make music that had hips; music which leaves you with no choice but to dance. The Madame Brown sound is a hybrid of modern rock, trance and…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Maylee Todd and Pegwee Power Meet quirky songstress, Maylee Todd, the multi-talented singer/songwriter with an appetite for obscure instruments. If you ask Maylee how she manages to play the Paraguayan harp as well as she does the guitar, she’ll tell you “anyone can do it.”…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Meateus Moncton, NB & Toronto, ON Reggae-metal inspired by Stompin’ Tom! Family is the foundation of this rockin’ reggae-metal wrecking crew that was founded in 2009 which is comprised of brothers Jason MacLean (guitar & vocals), and Johnny MacLean (bass & vocals), and their cousin…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Dono and The Real Malloy Halifax, NS This Nova Scotian-born DJ/producer’s mixes shed some seriously bright lights on unstoppable, thick, throbbing baselines and pounding kick drums- it’s simple to see why light music just doesn’t cut it for DJ Dono. Dono skillfully rips together a…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 DRC Halifax, NS Peter Leask aka DRC has always loved music. As well as DJing he plays guitar and is a fan of all genres of music. Since he was young he was always involved in music, whether it be at a house party with…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Dubtribe Sound System San Francisco, California Dubtribe Sound System is a San Francisco based electronic musical group who produced and performed live world wide between 1991 and 2005. Dubtribe consisted of singers Sunshine Jones and Moonbeam Jones, but also included many sit in and “on…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 DVD Cape Breton, NS Born in the backwoods of Cape Breton, a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia, DjDVD (aka Dave Mackenzie) brings the same passion and energy to his music that he does to life. He specializes in extremes – dark and…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Easy Star All-Stars New York, New York Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts since their live debut in 2003. They rock every crowd…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 English Words Charlottetown, PEI On January 15, 2010, surrounded by a typically packed hometown crowd, Charlottetown, PEI band Smothered In Hugs made a liberating on-stage announcement: they were changing their name to English Words. Accompanying this proclamation was a brand new four-song EP, which the…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Farbsie Toronto, ON DJ Farbsie, founder of the Make It Funky Collective got deep into funk at Mo’ Gravy in london in 1996 prior to that his musical influences were formed in the jam band scene traveling to over 400 shows across North America. Having…