Award-Winning Canadian Folk Icon Connie Kaldor Announces Release Of New Album KEEP GOING

HER 18th STUDIO ALBUM IS SET
FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 20th

1st SINGLE + TITLE TRACK OUT NOW
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Connie Kaldor · Keep Going

Canadian singer-songwriter, entertainer, TV personality, and women’s music pioneer Connie Kaldor is celebrating 45 years in show business with her 18th studio recording Keep Going, set to be released on October 20th. The album's first single and title track is out now on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here.

On lead single 'Keep Going', Connie gives us a post pandemic anthem with a rhythm that won't give up, so we won't either. It's full of wisdom learned from a life on the road—when you’ve toured as many miles as she has, the things that keep you going are the people that you meet, the songs that connect and sometimes, just putting one foot after the other.

“It takes perseverance to get to this many years as an independent musician,” says Connie. “This track has the drive to keep you going, perhaps through jobs that are repetitive, under appreciated, often poorly paid but necessary: ‘You need a buck and you’ve got a dime.'”

Connie began her career in music as part of the Canadian folk music wave, alongside artists like Stan Rogers and Valdy. Armed with her enormous stage presence, her unforgettable melodies, and her emotional depth as a songwriter, she became a headline act on the festival circuit. Her extensive touring has earned her a loyal fan-base that extends far beyond the traditional boundaries of folk and the Boston Globe has described her as “a masterful performer, wildly funny one moment, deeply personal the next.” A three-time Juno Award winner, Connie is a member of the Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient, holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Regina, and is the first songwriter to receive a Western Literature Association Award of Merit. 

‘Keep Going’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. Connie will play Canadian tour dates to support Keep Going, starting on October 7th in Picton, Ontario. See below for the full tour schedule. For more information, please visit conniekaldor.com.

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CONNIE KALDOR UPCOMING 2023 TOUR DATES
Oct 7th - Picton, ON - The Sergeants Mess Hall
Oct 26th - Spruce Grove, AB - Horizon Stage
Oct 27th - Red Deer, AB - Red Deer Lake Church (On The Edge Concert Series)
Oct 28th - Calgary, AB - Ironwood Stage & Grill
Oct 30th - Vernon, BC - Vernon Jazz Club
Nov 1st - Courtenay, BC - The Old Church Theatre
Nov 2nd - Duncan, BC - Duncan Showroom
Nov 3rd - Vancouver, BC - Rogue Folk Club
Nov 4th - Victoria, BC - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Nov 6th - Penticton, BC - Dream Cafe
Nov 10th - Regina, SK - Darke Hall
Nov 11th - Saskatoon, SK - Grosvenor Park United Church
Nov 12th - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre 

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Vancouver Musician Colleen Rennison's New Album PERSEPHONE Out Now!

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Vancouver musician Colleen Rennison searches for light in the darkness on her debut solo album Persephone out now on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here.

 Produced by Felix Fung, who was tapped for his savant ability to conjure the vintage feel Colleen wanted, the duo’s own handpicked Wrecking Crew—including guitarist Stephen Fischer, bassist Max Sample, keyboardist Alexander Ward and drummer Shawn Mrazek—turned in a record that harkens back to the luxurious, cinematic work of showbiz queens like Bobby Gentry, Dusty Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, and Bonnie Raitt. It’s a fully formed, two-sided album of country, soul, and pop, hitting all the necessary points between Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and Motown.

"Persephone is an album that came out of necessity, and is a culmination of my years of working as a singer/songwriter," says Colleen. "I finally managed to get most of it down after barreling violently through this thing called life. It's filled with the sounds that have been the tapestry of my life, bleeding Disney and disco, gospel and country, Motown and Mariah through its threadbare seams." 

The song 'Persephone' has been slotted as the 3rd single, following the release of 'I Do' back in June. The title track is pure thrills, speeding along like a dissolute partygoer hitching a ride with the Spencer Davis Group, but it’s also loaded with meaning.

"'Persephone' is an ode to my motorcycle, which is named after the Greek Goddess Persephone," says Colleen. "It started as a joke, cause my bike is so old and beat up, and Persephone is such a pretty name, but after I started looking into the story of Persephone, I found a lot of parallels to my own life and an ancient archetype in the journey of falling in love with the dark side despite the purest intentions."  

Colleen burst onto the music scene in 2011 with blues-rock group No Sinner. The band made immediate waves with music critics comparing her to blues belters like Janis Joplin and Maggie Bell, but Colleen is entirely her own invention. Her voice is technically astounding, but the experience behind it inhabits every note. She entered the film industry at the age of five and that rootless existence as a child actor is still there in her undying commitment to the performance—nobody is more explosively honest or vulnerable onstage—and also in the demons that animate her.

No Sinner achieved enormous success abroad before hitting the wall, painfully, in 2016. Attempts to generate a new career in New York and Austin left the singer in a new kind of limbo, while the bad and dangerous situations persisted. Exiling herself to Vancouver Island only deepened the crisis. Back in Vancouver she was spat out into the Downtown Eastside, where things might have gotten worse—but didn’t. Miraculously, Colleen found the help she needed. She found the right friends, the right kind of support, the internal discipline, and, finally, the creative partner she always deserved. Persephone will stand as the truest expression of her art and her first true masterpiece. 

Persephone is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit colleenrennison.ca.

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Toronto Musician Sandra Bouza Releases New Single SIT BY THE FIRE

4th SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM
A SOUND IN THE DARK

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Toronto musician Sandra Bouza draws from the southern rock well on her new single ‘Sit By The Fire' out now on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here. 

The 4th single from her new album, A Sound In The Dark, set for release on September 29th, 'Sit By The Fire' is a soulful song about living faster than you can handle. 

"I think it’s really a song about burnout, in any industry or lifestyle, just trying to fit everything in all at once," says Sandra. "And you always have this voice in the back of your head, or maybe a friend or influence telling you to slow down."

Known as a musical shapeshifter, playing R&B, Soul, Rock, and everything in between, Sandra has a lot to offer through her music and life experience. Having spent a large part of her life in Spain, as well as travelling to far corners of the world, Sandra’s worldly vision is evident in her songwriting. Sandra lets her stories breathe in songs that are deeply personal.

After years of travelling, Sandra returned to her hometown of Toronto in 2018 and, within her first year back, she won the Toronto Blues Talent search and came second in the city’s prestigious Soul Slam. The early promise of Three Years, her 2018 EP, and Falling Away From Me, her first full-length album that followed in 2020, put everyone on notice that Sandra Bouza was an artist to watch.

Everything came together for Sandra during an artist’s residence on Halls Island, where she wrote most of the material for her upcoming album, A Sound in the Dark. Everyone who’s heard her sing knows that Sandra’s always been a powerful vocalist and a compelling songwriter, but with the new recording, she has truly found her own voice, and the promise of her earlier work has come to full fruition.

'Sit By The Fire' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit sandrabouza.com.

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The Blaze Velluto Collection Releases New Single + Video FRIENDS

3RD SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM
OUT ON SEPTEMBER 29th

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Quebec City-based The Blaze Velluto Collection shares new single and video 'Friends' out now on all digital streaming platforms via Duprince Records. Listen here. 

'Friends' is the third single from The Blaze Velluto Collection's third LP What's On Your Mind? set for release on September 29th. With its enigmatic rhythms, 'Friends' captivates the ear with a theme that's easy to relate to: friendship.

"'Friends' is an ode to these people that come and go in our lives," says Blaze. "Some are there for a while, and some are here to stay. You might not see each other often, but when true love exists, they could be dead and still you'd know they're watching your back. Some individuals are there to serve a purpose, others appear momentarily and may be the best person you’ve ever met...circumstances. In our lifetime, we get to be all of them."

The Blaze Velluto Collection takes its name from a collection of songs assembled by the enigmatic Blaze himself. Raised in Quebec City’s anglophone community, he carries a music without boundaries through a blend of rock n' roll, folk, country, pop and R&B, wrapped in a benevolent psychedelic spirit and fertile imagery. This amalgam of genres also shines through the project's iconic visual identity. Over the years, Blaze has delivered music videos that transcend the limits of the mind. 

Since releasing their debut album Weatherman in 2017, The Blaze Velluto Collection has captivated Quebec and Canadian audiences, playing in festivals with a show that transports us to coastal America in the heart of July. On stage, Blaze is surrounded by a core group of musicians and singers composed of Little Miss Roy, Sheenah Ko, Guillaume Chiasson (Bon Enfant) and Jean-Étienne Collin-Marcoux (Beat Sexü). In the studio, he has made a habit of bringing together over fifteen artists and friends during the production of his albums. Once again, the experiment has been fruitful, with Blaze preparing to unveil the expansive sound of What's on Your Mind? this fall, like a pledge to an endless summer.

'Friends' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit theblazevellutocollection.ca.

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Toronto Musician Sandra Bouza Releases New Single + Video THE BOTTLE

3rd SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM
A SOUND IN THE DARK

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Toronto musician Sandra Bouza leans into her blues-rock roots with her new single and video ‘The Bottle' out now on all digital streaming platforms. Listen here. 

The third single from her new album, A Sound In The Dark, set for release on September 29th, 'The Bottle’ is about Sandra's struggle with addiction and how alcohol and drugs were such a big part of her identity that she had a hard time separating those parts from the healthy parts that she wanted to keep in her sobriety.

"'The Bottle' is a song I wrote from the perspective of the person I used to be when I was using, and all the different personalities that came out of my 'partying' persona and the conflict between all of those characters," says Sandra. "The many different angles and reflections in the video represent all of those different personalities, and never really knowing which one is the real Sandra, just like you would see in a person struggling with addiction."

Known as a musical shapeshifter, playing R&B, Soul, Rock, and everything in between, Sandra has a lot to offer through her music and life experience. Having spent a large part of her life in Spain, as well as travelling to far corners of the world, Sandra’s worldly vision is evident in her songwriting. Sandra lets her stories breathe in songs that are deeply personal.

After years of travelling, Sandra returned to her hometown of Toronto in 2018 and, within her first year back, she won the Toronto Blues Talent search and came second in the city’s prestigious Soul Slam. The early promise of Three Years, her 2018 EP, and Falling Away From Me, her first full-length album that followed in 2020, put everyone on notice that Sandra Bouza was an artist to watch.

Everything came together for Sandra during an artist’s residence on Halls Island, where she wrote most of the material for her upcoming album, A Sound in the Dark. Everyone who’s heard her sing knows that Sandra’s always been a powerful vocalist and a compelling songwriter, but with the new recording, she has truly found her own voice, and the promise of her earlier work has come to full fruition.

'The Bottle' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit sandrabouza.com.

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