Articles by Nereida Fernandes
Meg Baird
Seasons on Earth
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2011
Meg Baird is best known as the female vocalist and founding member of psych-folk outfit Espers. Using her solo debut to showcase her old-ti...
The DoneFors
Award Winning Album
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2011
Intrepid and refreshing, the DoneFors' debut lived up to their self-pegged style of "Canadiana Vanguard." Most importantly, it boasted some...
The Creole Choir of Cuba
Tande-La
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2011
With Tande-La, the Creole Choir of Cuba stakes out their place on the roster of Peter Gabriel's label. Thus supported, and with the build-u...
Babalao Stereo Club
The Latin Bang Theory
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2011
Toronto, ON-based quintet Babalao Stereo Club overlay the Afro-Latin-inspired rhythmic structure of their songs with elements of funk. This...
Laura Marling
A Creature I Don't Know
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2011
In just over three years, Laura Marling has released two Mercury nominated albums and won Best Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit award. S...
Zee Avi
Ghostbird
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2011
Jack Johnson and Zee Avi are known for island-inspired strumming. Thankfully, when Johnson signed the Borneo singer-songwriter to his Brush...
JF Robitaille
Calendar
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011
Montreal singer-songwriter JF Robitaille lives up to expectations for most of Calendar, the much-anticipated follow-up to his solo debut EP...
Various
Red Hot + Rio 2 / Nova Tropicália
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2011
The latest AIDS fundraiser by the Red Hot Organization brings the focus back to Brazil a full 15 years after the first Red Hot + Rio. The t...