Category Archives: Music

Exploring new music

One of the neat things about the performance arts is that both the artist and the spectators benefit from it in such a diverse way. When it comes to music, an audience member will have a completely different experience than … Continue reading

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Making Tracks

Green Couch Productions, Via Rail and CBC Radio 3 teamed up last month of to offer Canadians a once in a lifetime experience, “Tracks on Tracks”. Picture it – Canadian musicians performing on the train and various station platforms as … Continue reading

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“Life as a Salesman” inspires emerging bands to be thrifty and creative

In the opening lines of Toronto-based Gavin Slate’s latest music video for “Life as a Salesman,” Gavin explains the importance of self-promotion for emerging artists and bands, “It’s pretty much the most important thing…I do it all myself. So, you … Continue reading

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ARTV’s new arts magazine : ARTV studio

Channelling past MusiquePlus arts programs from the 1990s and 2000s (which were culturally and musically formative for me), and more recently Télé-Québec’s Voir, ARTV studio looks at the arts in a whole new way.  Hosted by Émilie Perreault and Matthieu … Continue reading

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Dear CBC Music fans…

We want to take this opportunity first of all, to thank you. We launched CBC Music just over 2 months ago, with the goal of better serving the musical needs of Canadians, and the support from both artists and fans … Continue reading

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CBC joins the streaming revolution with the launch of CBC Music

Like many other music lovers these past few months, I’d been anxiously awaiting the launch of CBC’s new music streaming portal. I’m thrilled to report that the site finally went live on February 13. Similar to its Radio-Canada counterpart Espace.mu, … Continue reading

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CBC launches CBC Music

Big news for music lovers! We are proud to unveil CBC Music and the CBC Music App. This is a free new digital music service designed to connect Canadians to the music they love. With a choice of 40 different … Continue reading

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Espace.mu: Music for Every Mood

This past June, Radio-Canada launched its new music portal Espace.mu, and I must say I’ve been hooked ever since. A huge music fan, I was thrilled that Radio-Canada had set up a site where I could sample a whole slew … Continue reading

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Radio 3: Helping Canada’s independent music scene

This is a very exciting time for our band, Little City. And much of the excitement is a result of being added to regular rotation on CBC Radio 3. Within independent music in Canada, play on R3 has become a … Continue reading

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Acadian Day celebrations

On August 15, Radio-Canada and the city of Tracadie-Sheila will be teaming up to celebrate National Acadian Day with a day full of music, culture and exhibitions. The highlight of the day may very well be a special free concert, … Continue reading

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