Forest City Lovers are nature-loving urban dwellers spinning lingering, lyrical melodies across the landscape of Canadian folk-pop.

Fish & Bird are fast becoming Canada’s new folk favorites. They kicked off 2011 with a February 10 recorded performance at CBC studios in Vancouver with Spirit of the West frontman John Mann, before jetting off to Memphis TN for a slew of showcases at the Folk Alliance Conference, introducing them to a welcoming international audience. The music scene is getting a taste of what this indie-folk powerhouse is capable of, with their brand new album Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void and commencing Canadian tour. The album is receiving media attention across the country, and Fish & Bird are playing in a city or town near you, now’s your chance to see them before they really explode!

Babes In Toyland

Lori Barbero, Kat Bjelland, Maureen Herman
Must own: Fontanelle
I love Kat’s loud, venomous, dramatic, powerful vocal range and her aggressive lyrics and like Courtney Love (who was/is her sometimes best friend)she dressed in baby doll/kinderwhore dresses. Kat is currently in a band called Wife Katastrophy.
Lori Barbero is legendary drummer and since Babes has been a record label owner, a band manager and continues to play music.
Maureen Herman is a serious bass goddess who played gut-pounding beats over Kat’s howls and screams.
Some history: before Babes there was Sugar Babylon …