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I've seen so much live music and enjoyed so much art during my life, and so much of it has been in all-ages clubs, bars-as-venues, nightclubs, and generally smaller-than-stadium venues. Since I've always lived in Canada, that means much of the acts I've seen have also been Canadian. Here goes.

The Wooden Stars Ethereal, dreamy, grungy rock that spoke to me very directly as a young man. If you know Micheal Feuerstack, or have dug into Julie Doiron's (she did an album w/ them and features on the linked track below) catalog, you'll enjoy this band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl1y...

Julie Doiron Arguably the queen of Canadian indie music. Don't @ me. Well, maybe @ me, I'd love to discuss. Whether she's purveying her own unique indie-folk, bringing the bass in Eric's Trip, or fronting an alt-metal outfit with The Wrong Guys, Julie is fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYR...

Timber Timbre I first saw Taylor at The Boat in Toronto, Ontario, and was mesmerized by the fullness of the sound he could make on his own. Just found out he has passed. RIP.

The Fullblast ...and now for something completely different. Melodic, thrashy punk rock out of Ontario. Had the immense pleasure of sharing a stage with these fine folks at The Ceilidh Connection ages ago (now Stillwell HQ) as well as attending countless performances. Listen to those triplets!

I Mother Earth Though I've only ever seen them once, I credit IME with shaping a lot of my music tastes. Jagori Tanna was a big reason I wanted to not only play, but improve at guitar. Edwin's lyrics on Dig and Scenery & Fish were compelling. I fell off during the Brian Byrne years.

I think Chris wrote the lyrics and that was one of the reasons Edwin left