July 1st, 2009 by ed. | Comments Off
It’s Canada Day, and here in the Pacific Northwest we’re celebrating with our Great Canadian Summer Play List. The list is a mix of the old and new, specially designed to go down smooth with your favourite Molson or Labatt product as you sit on the deck watching the Sea-Doos buzz past on the lake. [...]
March 21st, 2009 by ed. | Comments Off
Never one to waste a marketing opportunity, Napanee’s own Avril Lavigne recently launched her first fragrance. The scent, called Black Star, will be available in Europe this summer, and later in the United States and Canada. And if smelling like Avril weren’t enough, soon her fans will be able to rub her all over their [...]
July 25th, 2008 by ed. | 1 Comment
When I sat down to interview Ken Tizzard for our latest Headliners feature, he gave us a copy of his latest CD, Lost In Awe. We’re giving it away to the first person from Oregon or Washington who can answer this question: Ken’s old band, The Watchmen, are getting together for a reunion show in [...]
July 23rd, 2008 by ed. | Comments Off
You know you’re a diehard Canadian music fan when … you know the lyrics to The Barenaked Ladies and Hank Snow. Test your knowledge with any of these 30 online Canadian music trivia quizes.
July 21st, 2008 by ed. | Comments Off
In our next Headliners feature, Northwest CanCon presents Ken Tizzard. The former member of The Watchmen and Thornley is now touring solo with his album Lost in Awe. Although his Portland show was cancelled, he will be sitting down to talk with Editor Matthew Ginn about life as a solo artist, his album, and the [...]
June 21st, 2008 by ed. | Comments Off
Keep an eye on CNN Sunday for a recent interview with Alanis Morissette. Her newest album, Flavors of Entanglement, was released a couple of weeks ago, and is currently at no. 8 on the U.S. chart. She’s in Europe all summer, but will be touring the United States starting in September … stay tuned here [...]
June 11th, 2008 by ed. | 1 Comment
Canadian music fans who want to escape the rainy Northwest in February should look into Ships & Dip V. The third (yes, third) cruise put together by the Barenaked Ladies runs Feb. 1-6, 2009, from Miami aboard the Norwegian Jewel. Ports of call include Cozumel and Great Stirrup Cay, but the main attraction might just [...]
May 15th, 2008 by ed. | 2 Comments
Welcome to NW CanCon, the ultimate source for information about Canadian bands and musicians performing in the Pacific Northwest. A Canadian expat, I’ve been in the U.S. since 2002. I love living in Portland. But that doesn’t mean I don’t miss certain things about Canada … HNIC, Tim’s, Loonies, and Canadian music, to name a [...]