Jon McKiel

You've Changed Records Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Label Tour

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2024

Canadian indie institution You've Changed Records is celebrating 15 years of operations, and it's marking the occasion with an East Coast...

Sappyfest Unveils Full 2024 Lineup with Lee Ranaldo, Bry Webb, Nicolette & the Nobodies, Jon McKiel

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2024

Having already unveiled their initial 2024 lineup back in April, Sappyfest organizers have now revealed the festival's full lineup, set to...

Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2024

Canada's Polaris Music Prize has unveiled its 2024 long list. The 40-album long list for the annual prize can be found in full below...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2024 So Far

PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

In recent years, the warm glow of poptimism has faded into toxic stan factionalism, as fans wage war on the internet in defence of massive...

Jon McKiel Casts a Hypnotic 'Hex'

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PUBLISHED May 6, 2024

Jon McKiel's 2020 album, 'Bobby Joe Hope,' had an incredible backstory, involving a second-hand reel-to-reel recorder full of mysterious...

Jon McKiel Books North American Tour, Shares New Single "Everlee"

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

With Jon McKiel set to cast a Hex on audiences with his new album, the atmospheric East Coast singer-songwriter has booked a North American...

Jon McKiel Casts a 'Hex' on New Album

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

A few years on from the early-pandemic brilliance of 2020’s Bobby Joe Hope, East Coast songwriter Jon McKiel has announced a new album...

Relive Sappyfest 2022 in Photos, Including Julie Doiron, Sook-Yin Lee and OMBIIGIZI

PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2022

In the depths of New Brunswick, Sappyfest 17 delivered another hearty dose of swamp magic in Sackville from July 29 to 31. We sent photogra...