-- Neil Young is, among many other things, a born contrarian. When everyone else zigs, he zags. There's really no other way to explain Trans or the "This Note's for You" video or the forthcoming concept album about electric cars. So while everyone else plays warm-weather open-air festivals or tours Spain or whatever, he'll spend his spring play...

The third album from these 2008 Juno Award winners from Halifax, Nova Scotia, finds them further refining their brand of jangly, affecting indie rock while subtly laying groundwork for future experimentation.read more

Wilco have added a couple of their own shows to the upcoming outing they are scheduled to take with Neil Young, kicking off November 29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

GZA, Jay Reatard, Islands, Retribution Gospel Choir, Holy Fuck, Sebastien Grainger, Monotonix, Basia Bulat, Laura Barrett, Woodhands, Young Widows, Ron Sexsmith, Josh Ritter, and recently reunited locals the Inbreds head up the bomb-ass lineup for this year's Halifax Pop Explosion, which kicks off tomorrow (October 21) and runs through October 2...

Photos by Aaron VanimereHaving completed her recent research mission in the Arctic Circle, Feist settled into the significantly warmer climes of the Rexall Place hockey arena in Edmonton, Alberta, yesterday evening for the second night of her fall trek across Canada. That tour continues tomorrow in Calgary, which means you still have plenty of t...