Every week, Edmonton Journal staff writer Francois Marchand uncovers some of the best new local music coming out of the cold, weather-beaten landscape of the City of Champions. Hear them first on /ed magazine's Soundcheck podcast, and read all about these new artists at www.edmontonjournal.com/ed.
Rob Malowany stirs up a Hometown Riot on his sixth album as devilsplender.
Retro rockers Lions for Sheep re-visit their debut, The Contest, prior to kicking off their Western Canadian tour.
Music veteran Dwayne Ford takes us On The Other Side.
Folk-rocker Sherry-Lee Wisor is happy to be Happy.
Edmonton-born reggae phenom is taking the country by storm, inspired by the tragic passing of her mother.
Young alt-rockers ready to shake up the scene.
Gobble Gobble's bubblegum noise-pop takes its listeners down a dark and surreal path.
Female-fronted metal act The Order of Chaos gets a hand from famed producer Bill Kennedy for their debut album.
Striker's fast-paced metal makes old school the new cool.
Noisy blues-rock duo revisit 14 July 2008 with book and cassette tape.
E-Town rock ’n’ rollers unleash their wave of Dirty Power.
Pop-rock/new wave quartet Parachute Penguin make their way All Through The Panic.
Hank Williams First Nation director shows off his country-folk songwriting style and discusses his new album Cranberry Wind and a song he wrote for Billy Bob Thornton.
Dream-pop gets the electro treatment on Faunts' latest, Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.
Genre-bending modern rockers flirt with the dark side on their new EP, Land of Dreams.
Cowboy-rapper Khiry Tafari is in the mood for "luv."
Choke-bred rockers release their action-packed debut.
Hard-working alt-rockers make their return after a two year absence.
Brian Gregg sings the virtues of Creative Commons and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Get in the spirit of "stompin' and strummin'" with local folk-punk act Audio/Rocketry.
Indie pop-punksters take a bow with their new EP, The City.
One of Edmonton's most important bands re-unites seven years after the tragic accident that took two of its members' lives.
Metal takes a conceptual turn on All Else Fails' latest album, Against The Darkening Sky.
Landon Speers makes experimental music to ease the pain.
Punk's not dead, it's just getting older and wiser.
Up-and-coming garage rockers release their debut album, Moss, and look to the future.
Seven guys means "less is more?" Find out if what The Hot Business say holds true with a special jam session performance.
Local violinist/singer-songwriter gets a helping hand from renowned producer for his debut album, Between Buildings.
This week, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of Edmonton's best-kept (and loudest) secrets.
Genre-mashing acoustic trio says You Just Gotta Get Used Of It.
Youngster Joe Nolan catches everyone by surprise with his wise, heartfelt folk.
It's our 50th episode and we're rocking out in style with local "supergroup" Smashula
In our first bilingual podcast, local singer-songwriter talks French culture in Alberta and a new album, La recolte.
Local prog rockers cut through a little Blood Red Tape.
Edmonton-bred accordion slinger releases her fifth album, A Dreamer's Guide To Hardcore Living, after finding love and a new life in Sweden.
Nashville-bound singer-songwriter revisits old tunes and old haunts with reunion tour.
Art-rockers Screwtape Lewis survive their own self-destructive ways.
Edmonton's rock ’n’ roll road warriors talk Concentrated Living.
Edmonton's favourite busker finally takes the stage and studio by storm.
World travels give Geoff Hawryluk's Eau a unique orchestral pop feel.
Singer-songwriter Cory Woodward releases his debut, Princess of the Skies, by way of Vancouver.
Electronic musician Gary James Joynes, AKA Clinker, talks about the inspiration behind his Leonard Cohen-based soundscape, On The Other Side...
Edmonton's hardest working blues band releases its first full-length, All About The Journey.
Hip-hop duo talk about their chart-topping debut, Intelligent Design
Punk rocker Jake Ian experiences the trailer life and trades in his amps for a banjo.
Former Line Atlantic members make the leap back to country folk.
Will you be able to survive Gift Eaters' twisted hardcore assault?
Indie rockers Blind Tiger, Tiger answer the hype with a long-awaited EP.
Lo-fi garage noise with a new wave twist and the best band name -- ever.
Local indie folk rockers talk creative collaborations and give us a brand new track from their forthcoming album, Every Light Must Fade.
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