Jon McKiel
Sappyfest Shares Expanded 2022 Lineup Featuring Julie Doiron, Tough Age, Steven Lambke and More
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2022
Sackville's Sappyfest is returning for its 17th edition this July, and after announcing its preliminary 2022 lineup earlier this month, the...
Sappyfest 2022 Announces Preliminary Lineup with OMBIIGIZI, Sook-Yin Lee, Apollo Ghosts
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2022
East Coast institution Sappyfest has announced the preliminary slate of artists playing its 2022 edition. Sappyfest 17 runs from July 29 to...
25 Canadian Albums You Might Have Missed in 2020
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2020
The past year has been filled with plenty of incredible new music, including Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020, but even the most fastidiou...
Exclaim!'s 33 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2020
We've all heard it a million times before: six months ago, at the start of the calendar year, who could have predicted what 2020 had in sto...
Jon McKiel Communes with Ghosts on Postmodern Masterpiece 'Bobby Joe Hope'
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2020
In September 2015, Jon McKiel purchased a used TEAC A-2340 reel-to-reel tape recorder with a tape still in it. When he played it, he discov...
Jon McKiel Shares Video for "Object Permanence"
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020
Ahead of releasing new album Bobby Joe Hope next month, Jon McKiel has shared a video for first song "Object Permanence." The Andrea Thorn...
Jon McKiel Announces New Album 'Bobby Joe Hope'
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2020
East Coast musician Jon McKiel is returning with a new album called Bobby Joe Hope. It's due out April 24 via You've Changed Records. McK...
Apollo Ghosts Book Summer Canadian Tour with Julie Doiron and Jon Mckiel
PUBLISHED May 13, 2019
Vancouver underground heroes Apollo Ghosts recently reunited after a six-year break. Having booked an East Coast performance at SappyFest,...