Fritz Media client Sarah Brightman was on CTV's national morning show, Canada AM, today for a feature interview to discuss her new album Dreamchaser and her upcoming space travel. You can watch Sarah's Canada AM interview HERE.
Everything's Coming Up Mike Edel!
Things have been going pretty well lately for Victoria-based singer/songwriter Mike Edel! Edel recently released the awesome new video for his new single "The Country Where I Came From" (watch video here), placed 5th in the 2012 Peak Performance Project and he's currently in the midst of a month long Cross-Canada Tour with Jordan Klassen! The tour and video release has sparked plenty of press interest nationwide, including video posts on Exclaim! and Muchmusic.com, and feature stories in Kelowna Capital News, The Peterborough Examiner and The Sault Star! Just to name a few. Oh, and let's not forget TV! Mike also performed "The Country Where I Came From" on Hamilton Life! We have a feeling you'll be hearing about Mike Edel a lot over the next couple of years!
Foam Lake Reissue "Force And Matter" on Aporia Records on October 23rd
Four brothers from Saskatchewan form a band named Foam Lake and you'd think they'd be from Foam Lake, right? In actuality, the four Ross brothers who make up Foam Lake have family ties to the area, but their debut album Force and Matter, out on October 23rd through Aporia Records, sounds like it could have come from just about anywhere. It integrates a handful of rock subgenres while committing firmly to none. It is the music of four brothers who have been playing together longer than they can remember. Foam Lake initially released their debut Force and Matter independently in 2011. The album received much critical acclaim and landed in the hands of the folks at Aporia Records, who decided to release the album nationwide on October 23rd with 2 brand new bonus tracks ("The Fall", "Bus Stop"). There's lots of early buzz on this record, including posts on Exclaim! and Gray Owl Point, and look for more to come!
The Shins in Vancouver & Victoria
In support of their 4th album 'Port of Morrow' which was released earlier this year, Sony Music Canada recording artists The Shins recently played 2 shows on the West Coast! The indie rockers played The Royal Theatre in Victoria on September 23rd and The Orpheum in Vancouver on September 25th. Check out the great interviews The Shins frontman James Mercer did with the Victoria Times Colonist here and with Vancouver's The Georgia Straight here!
John Antoniuk Releases His 3rd Album!
It's been four years since the release of Saskatoon singer/songwriter John Antoniuk's (aka Smokekiller) critically acclaimed album '13', but it looks like he's finally back in action and will be returning on September 4th with his long anticipated 3rd full-length album 'Always With You'. Produced by Leeroy Stagger, 'Always With You' is a full album of new material dedicated to John's mother, Marlene, who passed away in October 2010. John will also be hitting the road with The 5 piece Smokekiller Band for a string of Western Canadian dates in support of the album. The tour kicked off in Saskatoon on September 1st and Fritz Media was able to secure some great press hits, including stories with Planet S, The Star Phoenix and Ominocity!
John also performed on CTV Morning Live in Saskatoon and was interviewed on the CTV Noon News! Look for more great stories to come as the tour continues.