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Mix Picks

There’s so much good stuff out there – Mixtape helps you sift through it with our weekly Mix Pick: the best new Canadian bands and artists you’ll kick yourself for missing.

Aux Jennings #MuckaFolly

Mix Picks: A mix talk with Aux Jennings about his latest album, #MuckAFolly

February 5, 2014 Adria Young 0

Today, Weirdo Click’s Aux Jennings releases his album #MuckAFolly, featuring production by Cam Smith. Aux and I were maximum-chilling last week as we talked about […]

Mix Picks Toque Sessions: It’s Valentine’s Day for The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer

January 29, 2014 mixtapehalifax 0

For the last five years, CBC Vancouver has tried to liven up the West Coast winter greys with The Toque Sessions — five free concerts […]

Mix Picks In The Dead Of Winter: Basia Bulat

January 22, 2014 Jonathan Briggins 0

Toronto’s Basia Bulat continues to make an obscure instrument cool on her third album Tall Tall Shadow. You don’t see a lot of the electric autoharp in indie […]

Danny Michel

Mix Pick In the Dead of Winter: Danny Michel tackles global issues with heart, humour and a guitar

January 15, 2014 Jane Caulfield 0

Songwriting is a craft. It requires dedication and passion and can be a consuming effort. And for artists like Danny Michel, songwriting is a lifestyle […]

Mix Pick In the Dead of Winter: Timber Timbre

January 8, 2014 Jonathan Briggins 0

The opening line of Timber Timbre’s “Black Water” could serve as the motto for the In the Dead of Winter music festival that takes place […]

Mix Pick: Rejoice! Ottawa dance outfit Silkken Laumann is the dance party you’re looking for

December 18, 2013 Evelyn Hornbeck 0

Let’s not blame Ottawa. It’s not their fault they’ve been hiding this dance party from the rest of us. But for the past two years, […]

Mix Pick: Heather Green celebrates Mixtape’s second issue

December 4, 2013 Jane Caulfield 0

Tomorrow night is Mixtape‘s 2nd-issue launch party—a night full of good times and, of course, great music. On the party bill are East Coast faves […]

Mix Pick: An entire street in Halifax throws a party for a cause

November 27, 2013 Jane Caulfield 1

This week, we here at Mixtape are going to do something a little different for the Mix Pick. You see, we heard that a massive […]

Andy Shauf

Mix Pick: Andy Shauf brings honesty to folk at M for Montreal

November 20, 2013 mixtapehalifax 0

Kicking off today is Montreal’s annual arts festival M for Montreal. The festival aims to give new and emerging artists the opportunity to strut their […]

Minor Matter

Mix Pick: Orchestral meets folk with Minor Matter

November 13, 2013 Jane Caulfield 0

Known for creating captivating songs, this five-piece band from Saskatoon brings the orchestra to the party. Minor Matter uses unconventional instruments such as oboe, basson […]

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