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Toronto funk-pop sextet Philosopher Kings originally comprised frontman Gerald Eaton, guitarists Wayne McCollum and Brian Western, bassist Jason Levine, pianist Jon Levine and drummer Craig Hunter. The group’s self-titled debut LP made an appearance in 1994; Famous, High and Beautiful adopted three years later on and was the last Philosopher …

The Vancouver-based alternative band Econoline Crush — vocalist Trevor Hurst, guitarists Robbie Morfitt and Ziggy, drummer Nico Quintal, and bassist Don Binns — have made a significant name for themselves in Canada. They’ve loved major chart achievement there, and also have opened up Canadian/European trips for famous brands KISS, the …

Toronto-based 480East is truly a studio side-project for Rob DeBoer (piano, guitar, bass, programming) and Tony Grace (drums, programming), who, alongside Grace’s brother Paul, run Boomtang Information. Four80East created over many years, between Sophistication and DeBoer’s remix timetable (for famous brands Econoline Crush, Amanda Marshall, Corey Hart, Crazy Strawberries, Philosopher …

Ashley MacIsaac is, in a way, the musical consultant of the pre-millennial era of Atlantic Canada. An ardent traditionalist (and cousin of worldwide Celtic performer Natalie MacMaster) using a penchant, even so, for experimentation, this youthful Nova Scotian indigenous has been trained to try out the fiddle the working-class, pub-stomp …

Among the mainstays of the bigger Octave label, 3rd Pressure can be an instrumental trio made up of multi-instrumentalists William Aura (also the group’s maker and main composer), Craig Dobbin, and Alain Eskinasi, in addition varied and frequent visitor musicians. 3rd Pressure is somewhat more eclectic than most performers who …

Vocalist/songwriter Amanda Marshall started her music career early, performing in choir and using in the music group at school, in addition to playing your guitar on her behalf own. Right from the start, Marshall understood she wished to be considered a performer; at age 17, the Toronto indigenous went to …