What I Play

Bob Egan

Blue Rodeo / Wilco / Freakwater / Billy Bragg / The Tragically Hip / Hayden

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

It seems fitting that Bob Egan's current residence is just steps away from Kitchener's train station. The well-travelled multi-instrumental...

Ryan Driver

The Silt - The Draperies - The Reveries - The Guayaveras - Deep Dark United - St. Dirt Elementary School - Ryan Driver Quartet/Quintet

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

From Harry Partch to Tom Waits, to name but two, musicians have been fascinated by the possibilities of found objects and home-made devices...

Harris Newman

Sackville / Triple Burner / HRSTA / Angela Desveaux / Grey Market Mastering

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Before stepping into the spotlight as a solo acoustic guitarist, Harris Newman was a sideman for much of Montreal's avant-rock elite, playi...

Paul Aucoin

The Hylozoists / The Sadies / Cuff the Duke / Heavy Blinkers / Deadly Snakes / Fembots

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

If you find it hard to believe that a vibraphone can rock, you haven't seen Paul Aucoin. Then again, it's only part of the Toronto-based mu...

Holy Fuck

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

Who says you need laptops, computer programs and hi-tech gear to make wickedly dense dance music? Lo-tech Toronto improvisers Holy Fuck are...

Chad VanGaalen

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

"I haven't been able to use it that much," Chad VanGaalen confesses somewhat sheepishly as he leads me through his labyrinth of a basement...

A-Trak

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2005

Trusting records to airlines is a hazard of being a highly-travelled scratch DJ, but when carriers lost A-Trak's booty four times in three...

The Russian Futurists

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

Technology can make everything easier, sure, but not every aspiring composer can — or even wants to — take advantage of it. Whether it's du...