Like a hurricane, Tornado has hit the streets, and we celebrated in style at The Cameron House on release day (Jan 28) with a short and sweet set from Joe (not that he’s short, but he IS very sweet.

Strumbellas made it two for two yesterday, when “We Still Move On Dance Floors” got a Juno Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Group Album of the Year! That’s two Strumbellas’ albums, two Juno nominations, if you’re keeping track. Holy moly. Go for the Threepeat, gang!

In more Toronto residency news, I’m seeing a bit of a trend here, Harlan Pepper’s weekly gig at The Cameron House continues throughout February. Every Thursday night @ 10pm the Hamilton boys hit the stage.

Yep, it would seem this issue is all about Toronto residencies. Once our February residencies are all done, we know you’ll be lost in the world, not knowing where you are or where you are going.

Our Edmonton pals, The Wet Secrets, make a triumphant return with their new album, “Free Candy,” and video for the song, “Nightlife”, starring SCTV’s Joe Flaherty! Whaaaat?! Such awesome, watch must.

We got another Nick Buzz review in for their album, “A Quiet Evening at Home,” this time from The Record. We were struck by the frankness and accuracy of the following statement:

Speaking of cool videos…Our friends at Light Echo Productions launched their new project, Echoes this week. They interviewed Tanya Tagaq about her passion for food. And let me tell you (spoiler alert), she is SUPER stoked on food!

Edmonton, mark your calendars for July 25-27, 2014. We have been working hard on putting together a killer line up for Interstellar Rodeo 2014 and we should be ready to announce it next month!! All we can tell you for now is that it will be the best weekend everrrrrrr. Meanwhile, save the date!

Road To Massey Hall now available in CD form.

While it’s not every day that a songwriter makes it from the shadows of open mic nights to the high wattage, real deal scene, Joe Nolan’s old soul lyrics and striking vocals suggest that the odds of breaking through are in his favour.

Dan Edmonds, Thompson Wilson, Jimmie Hayes III and Marlon Nicolle are your average bunch of 21-year-olds, best friends since kindergarten, hockey teammates since they learned to skate and freshman roomies at university.

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