Tanya Tagaq’s stunning and powerful album “Retribution” has been nominated for this year’s Polaris Music Prize. The short list will be revealed on July 13.

Interstellar Rodeo Edmonton is thrilled to announce more performers for 2017 with lineup additions that include Toronto-based spoken-word phenom Mustafa The Poet, art-house songwriter Christine Fellows and next-generation newcomer Chloe Doucet. Interstellar’s 2017 Interludes also burst with Alberta talent: Calgary’s road-weathered Leeroy Stagger, harmony-filled roots rockers Northern Beauties and the emotionally charged sounds of Edmonton songwriter Ken Stead will represent the province’s rich musical community.

Today, Whitehorse unveils the first leg of their Panther In The Dollhouse fall tour with select western Canadian and Ontario dates confirmed for October 2017. In keeping with their ever-evolving creative approach, Whitehorse will be touring as a full band for the first time, and will hit the road this fall as a 5-piece with special guest Terra Lightfoot.

Whitehorse release another piece from their highly anticipated new record “Panther In The Dollhouse” today. Listen to their new song “Die Alone” on Spotify.

Retro psychedelic pop bubbles up on “Nighthawks,” a new song out now from Panther In The Dollhouse that questions the constructs of perpetrator and victim on the streets. “Nighthawks” is a companion piece to the slow-burner “Evangelina,” (from the album Leave No Bridge Unburned), in which the namesake character is a sex worker superhero, in celebration of those who challenged Canada’s prostitution laws at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2013.

Watch Whitehorse and a brand new band (Ryan Gavel, Gregory Macdonald, Johnny Obercian) perform songs from Panther In The Dollhouse, including “Boys Like You” and “Nighthawks,” as part of CBC’s First Play Live series.

“Sam Outlaw sounds almost happy to know he’s possibly being deceived on “Say It to Me,” a breezy number from the Los Angeles-based performer’s latest album Tenderheart. “I don’t think it’s true but it sounds like you believe it / I like the way you say it to me,” he sings, assuming a fair amount of risk over a relationship that sounds like someone’s imagination running wild after one polite conversation.” – Rolling Stone

Major congratulations to The Strumbellas! Their hit single, Spirits, has officially reached DOUBLE PLATINUM status in Canada. Listen to Spirits on Spotify below.

We are thrilled to support National Seal Products Day by offering a limited edition Retribution bundle. The offer comes with a Retribution LP + one hand-made seal fur cuff in your choice of three colours. These fur cuffs are made by Snowfly – the same woman who made the cuffs Tanya wore at the Polaris gala in 2014.

“It may not surprise you to learn that I was a youth activist. Following the well laid footpath of my sister, who followed the well laid footpath of our father, who followed his heart, and a community-driven sense of social justice.”

Interstellar Rodeo returns for its third year in Winnipeg with a KABOOM: today, the festival reveals its 2017 headliners are BECK, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE and FATHER JOHN MISTY (previously announced). Grammy-winner Beck, a singular force of creativity for decades, has never performed between Ontario and BC. Indie rock progenitors Broken Social Scene have new music out for the first time in seven years, and as previously announced, internationally acclaimed folk/rock provocateur Father John Misty’s appearance is also a debut in the city.

Whitehorse released their latest song, Nighthawks, today. Download Nighthawks when you pre-order their new record “Panther In the Dollhouse” (out July 7)