The Violet Archers, solo project of Rheostatics’ Tim Vesely, release two new songs today. “Animal Song,” is about inspiration, that unknowable innermost cavern from which creativity flows. “When inspiration comes, it comes like an animal in the night,” says Vesely.

Changes in altitudes, changes in attitudes: Boy Golden releases “Aeroplane Song,” an easy breezy lemon squeezy travelling tune that glides from Key West to Paris, Texas, with time for all stops in between. The mood is patient and unhurried, a tension melting respite from a world of schedules and deadlines.

Toronto’s NYSSA announces Shake Me Where I’m Foolish, her new album set for release on Feb 1, 2024. Self-produced and mixed by renowned studio master Sylvia Massy, this is NYSSA’s first for Six Shooter Records.

On their new album, Town, out today, Elliott BROOD journey through familiar haunts and charge down new paths, all in the name of growth, love and family. Overall, Town speaks to the experiences of being away, of missing loved ones, of facing mistakes and reconciling consequences.

If time heals everything…The Dead South introduce their fourth studio album with “Tiny Wooden Box,” a song that gets right into it with a big hypothetical. The first single and video from forthcoming Chains & Stakes, out February 9, 2024, shows the four-piece in top form in a rolling, roiling “State Trooper” style finger-picked nail-biter.

 The Dead South unleash their first single "Tiny Wooden Box" off of their upcoming album "Chains & Stakes" out Feb 9, 2024. The band will be premiering the official "Tiny Wooden Box" single on October 24th at 7pm ET on their YouTube channel. Click here to join the premiere. 

The Dead South reveal the details of their fourth studio album, Chains & Stakes, out February 9, 2024. The news comes in advance of their largest UK tour to date, which starts with what will be a sold out show at London’s Roundhouse (3,500 cap) on October 27, 2023.

Six Shooter heads to Quebec in November for M for Montreal. It will be a night brimming with joyful queer anthems, mystical summonings and sonic dreamscapes... we hope to see you there. The Six Shooter showcase will take place at La Sala Rossa on Thursday, November 16.

From Halifax to Hugh’s Room, T. Thomason returns to Toronto for a month-long residency that celebrates queer and trans joy and the power of artistic expression. As both curator and performer, T. Thomason announces four unique shows for each Tuesday in November, collectively titled ““C U Next Tuesday” – A Month of Queer & Trans Joy and Excellence. 

The Dead South announce the first of their 2024 USA tours, this one planned for Feb-Mar 2024. The newly Platinum-certified alternative Americana four-piece will start the new year in high gear, headlining WinterWonderGrass Steamboat along with large shows in cities across the USA including a stop at Austin’s Moody Theatre.

Following an impressive week at AmericanaFest, which included a poignant performance at the Americana Honors & Awards complete with a heartfelt introduction by friends The War and Treaty, William Prince shares his first Spotify Singles, out today. Prince’s session includes an up-tempo version of “Young” from Stand in the Joy paired with a real surprise, a cover of “I Want It That Way.”

With a familiar 1, 2, 3, 4…Elliott BROOD count in a new album cycle, Town and Country, that explores the people and places that shape our lives, wherever we call home. On part one, Town, Elliott BROOD rumble and rock over a map of all the towns and cities that are home to our experiences and imaginations, histories and future plans.