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  With a carnival spectacle of a live show, Halifax’s symphonic-pop poster boy Rich Aucoin is a musical mastermind. Sing your swelling heart out, dance among a cloak of confetti, just don’t stop the sonic alchemy. Part indie-rock preacher, part wonder-kind, Aucoin’s We’re All Dying To Live (Sonic Records), is a musical scrapbook compiling over 500 musicians,…

Denver, Colorado Pretty Lights is the musical vision of the ultra-versatile Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith. At a time when music lovers from almost all subcultures and genres are finding common ground in the basic form of bangin’ beats, Pretty Lights is giving the people what they want; electro organic cutting-edge party rocking beats…

  Halifax, NS Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, P-80 always brings a recognizable presence when it comes to bass music. Known to deliver heavy original tunes, as well as throw on some of the biggest bangers from top producers around the globe, his high energy sets are nothing short of ground shaking. With releases…

Inverness, Mabou, Nova Scotia The Town Heroes are a Halifax based alt-rock power duo crafting catchy, lyrical, hard-hitting and anthemic songs that sound like a party you wish you were at. They were voted as the Best New Artist, 1st Runner up for Best Local Album (Birds and Fear) and 2nd Runner Up for Most…

  Fredericton, NB The Trick is a one-man synth-rock band from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Bittersweet pop songs about nostalgia and the stuff of daydreams come face to face to with a single overdriven guitar and an arsenal of live-sequenced synths and samplers. It’s music that reaches for the feet even when it means to grab…

  Toronto, ON We often say casually that bands are “awesome” without thinking about the true meaning of the word – Holy Fuck actually inspire awe. – Pitchfork If opposites really do attract, it makes perfect sense that Holy Fuck would chose a barn in rural Ontario to record a series of dynamic electro-noise pop that…