• New Tune Review: I Just Learned About This Local Gem and You Should Know her Too

    The other day, my mom asked me if I had ever listened to JJ Wilde. Considering that she just brought a Juno back home to KW and I only learned […]

  • New Tune Review: Block Parent

    Don’t get me wrong…I hate pop punk bands as much as the next person, but if you have a soft spot for anything that could be considered skate punk-adjacent, this […]

  • New Tune Review: Your Pal Bill

    This week, I’m writing about something that struck me a bit and I hope it resonates with you, too. Unbeknownst to me, Your Pal Bill would end up being one […]

  • New Tune Review: Safdie’s Demo 2021

    The last new release that caught my attention was a demo by the “antagonizing hardcore” band Safdie. The project, aptly titled Demo 2021, is a full-force blast of energy and […]

  • New Tune Review: This Track Slaps

      Kitchener’s Dom Vallie formally hit the local music scene pretty hard in 2019 with a high concept video for “Scared of Death”. The video, shot by popular local videographer […]

  • After The Barroom Dust Settles: Love In A Post-digital World

    Steve and Shannon Martin first met at the sorely missed Stampede Corral bar in Kitchener over a decade ago. The two former Conestoga College students were married a little over […]

  • New Tune Review: 347 Aidan

    If you are under the age of 25 ( I guess for the sake of the fact that it’s me writing this and I am 25 years-old) then it’s probably […]

  • New Tune Review: Lo-Fi Authenticity

    I have listened to Duff Thompson’s live performance of “Sleight of Hand” on YouTube more times than I can count.  The once-local singer-songwriter, now based out of New Orleans, has […]

  • TCE’s Local Maker Marketplace

    It’s hard enough to source locally crafted gifts and goods when there isn’t a global pandemic forcing shoppers to stay home and shop online. We thought it would make things […]

  • New Tune Review: No Funeral

    Full disclosure, I’m a big No Funeral fan. If you aren’t familiar with the Cambridge label, they have been consistently delivering releases from a wide range of artists as far […]