Soundcheck With Francois Marchand

World travels give Geoff Hawryluk's Eau a unique orchestral pop feel.

Singer-songwriter Cory Woodward releases his debut, Princess of the Skies, by way of Vancouver.

Electronic musician Gary James Joynes, AKA Clinker, talks about the inspiration behind his Leonard Cohen-based soundscape, On The Other Side...

Edmonton's hardest working blues band releases its first full-length, All About The Journey.

Hip-hop duo talk about their chart-topping debut, Intelligent Design

Punk rocker Jake Ian experiences the trailer life and trades in his amps for a banjo.

Former Line Atlantic members make the leap back to country folk.

Will you be able to survive Gift Eaters' twisted hardcore assault?

Indie rockers Blind Tiger, Tiger answer the hype with a long-awaited EP.

Lo-fi garage noise with a new wave twist and the best band name -- ever.

Local indie folk rockers talk creative collaborations and give us a brand new track from their forthcoming album, Every Light Must Fade.

AA Sound System’s Ayla Brook flies solo with a new disc of favourite songs, entitled After The Morning After.

Mat Halton is a youth-care worker, and hearing the kids tell their stories has led him and his band pre/post to turn some of them into songs with a message.

McKeever's Crossing, a young local band of musical merrymakers, isn't afraid to fiddle with tradition on their debut, Look Both Ways.

Fast and furious punk ’n’ roll by Edmonton's own Secret Fires, with new tracks from their recent debut, I Only Want What I Can't See.

Quirky singer-songwriter Doug Hoyer talks about the tumultuous year that led to the release of his new "travelogue" EP, Songs From Grand Marquee.

On this week's podcast, Christian Hansen explains why he's not afraid to tackle touchy issues in his quirky pop songs -- from male bulimia to sexual abuse.

Electronic musician Rob Ross, a.k.a. Flora, talks about the idea of evolution in two of his songs, including a brand new track from a forthcoming full-length album.

High school rockers Violet Archer show off their chops on their debut album, Don't Go.

Spy romance triggers Edmonton singer-songwriter’s new pop direction on her third album, which features a classic Neil Young cover song.