La Mexcalina (Mexico) La Mexcalina formed in Guadalajara, Mexico in July 2012 with the intention of fusing traditional Mexican music (canto cardenche, pirekua) with rock, punk, rockabilly, country, swing, folk, surf, and more. The band’s members grew up in Mexico,…
Kitty And The Rooster (BC) Kitty & The Rooster is a rock n’ roll duo from Vancouver featuring Jodie Ponto on the stand-up cocktail drumkit and Noah Walker on electric guitar. They are known for their surf-tastic hooks, clever lyrics,…
John Reischman And The Jaybirds (BC/CA/WA) John Reischman and the Jaybirds fashion a stylish take on bluegrass that seamlessly blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music for a truly unique sound. Now in their 20th year, with seven…
Irish Mythen (PEI) Think back to a time in your life when you heard music that was so powerful and beautiful, you were instantly engaged. That very well could have been an Irish Mythen show, an experience in the joy…
Illiteratty (BC) Illteratty are a popular folk band from Vancouver who play original “metafolk” – meaning original swing, European cabaret, ambient, celtic, rockabilly, world, pop, and folk! Illiteratty’s six musicians produce a wide variety of songs with sharp, often original…
Zaki Ibrahim (BC) South African-Canadian artist Zaki Ibrahim is a globally distinguished singer, songwriter, and producer known for making music that defies any one genre. Ibrahim has emerged as one of Canada’s hip hop and soul icons, collecting two Polaris…
David Hidalgo (CA) Latin American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo is best known as a member of Los Lobos, the Latin Playboys (along with Louie Pérez, Mitchell Froom, and Tchad Blake), and Los Super Seven, a supergroup comprised of…
The Hamiltones (NC) The Hamiltones nailed it at last year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, adding their magical tones to the music of Ry Cooder. This year, the Hamiltones are back with their own band and their own show! The Hamiltones…
George Leach Band (BC) The energy level of a George Leach show can be described as “high,” to put it mildly. As the first notes issue forth from Leach’s double-neck Gibson, the air in the room changes. The audience falls…
Front Country (CA) With the release of their debut full-length album, Sake of the Sound, in 2014, Front Country began the nose-grinding work of making their name as a national touring act. Still based in the San Francisco Bay Area,…