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Wares' Cassia Hardy Makes Edmonton Sound Just Like Heaven on "Empress"

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PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2025

Wares leader Cassia Hardy has released a solo single paying tribute to the Empress Ale House, an Edmonton pub and venue that shut down back...

nêhiyawak, Wares, Himalayan Bear Members Announce Debut EP as Wayfinding

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2023

Cassia Hardy of Wares, Ryan Beattie of Chet and Himalayan Bear, and Marek Tyler and Matthew Cardinal of nêhiyawak have announced plans for...

Wares Announce Western Canadian Spring Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2023

Wares have announced a tour. The Alberta indie rock outfit have confirmed the dates of the Graceless Tour, which will take them across West...

Sled Island Assembles Canadian Supergroups for 'Rock Lotto' Compilation Album

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2021

Sled Island Music & Arts Festival isn't happening quite like usual this year, but the organizers of the Calgary event are still finding way...

Up + Downtown Music Festival to Colour Edmonton "Purple City" This August

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2021

Edmonton's Up + Downtown Music Festival is excited to announce its limited-capacity return for 2021 with Purple City — a one-day festival t...

New Colossus Festival Gets Mo Kenney, Bad Waitress, Zoon for "upstairs neighbours week"

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2021

New York's New Colossus Festival has announced a new round of livestream showcases in its ongoing "upstairs neighbours" series. In collabor...

Wares Share New Video for "Violence"

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2021

Edmonton's Wares have shared a new video for their Survival track "Violence." Reflecting on her time practicing Tae Kwon Do as a child, th...

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...