Canadian rock band, Headstones, formed in Kingston, Ontario, began their early music career performing to anyone who would listen. At the time, artists such as Neil Young and Leonard Cohen were gracing the charts on Canadian radio while American musician Stevie Ray Vaughn was reviving the blues south of the border. Headstones decided to take a much different approach. 

The Headstones recently released their highly anticipated full-length album Flight Risk, followed by a sold out tour from Toronto to Vancouver, including Buffalo. Flight Risk is pre-apocalyptic rock and roll at its finest, following up their 2019 release PeopleSkills, which garnered two Top 10 radio hits with “Leave It All Behind” and “Horses”. The Headstones are headed back to the studio to begin work on their forthcoming new album, scheduled to be released Spring 2024.

For over 10 years now, Dear Rouge, the alternative rock duo of Drew and Danielle McTaggart, have been winning over fans consistently and hitting new career heights. Following their major label debut record, 2015’s Black To Gold, the couple picked up multiple Top 10 radio hits, the 2015 SOCAN Songwriting Prize, and the 2016 Juno for Breakthrough Group of the Year. Dear Rouge continued their upward trajectory with their 2018 sophomore album PHASES which included the lead single “Boys and Blondes” and the #1 Alternative Rock hit, “Live Through The Night”. Along the way, they’ve opened for artists like Phantogram, Arkells, Our Lady Peace, and Lights, and they continue to wow crowds on major festival stages from coast to coast with their energetic and dynamic live performances. 

Electric Religious is the project of Treaty-6 based Métis singer-songwriter, Brandon Baker, whose guitar-driven music has been described as “bursting with inspiration, insight, and hope.” Deeply influenced by the psychedelic sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Baker took his moniker from a Hendrix quote: “When I get up on stage, that’s my whole life. That’s my religion. My music is electric church music. I am electric religion.”

The single, “Hard Skin,” was among the CBC Searchlight Top 100 in 2022, and Tragic Lover was selected among CKUA Radio’s “Top 100 Albums of 2021,” on the heels of his nomination for Métis Artist of the Year at the 2021 Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards. “One More Night” rose to #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown and “Catherine” hit #1 on Ch. 165 Indigenous People’s Radio. Another previous single “Revolution,” also made the CBC Searchlight Top 100 in 2019. In 2022, Electric Religious embarked on an 8-date tour of Japan, supported by a FACTOR Juried Sound Recording grant and the Canada Council for the Arts. His upcoming album, The Taste, is set for release in July 2024. This collection of tunes straddles pop, rock, and funk – with an Indigenous spin on the genres Electric Religious has coined as “Métis Disco.”

This energetic trio is all girl, a whole lot of fun, and a sprinkle of sparkle. They might be a new group, but they’re not new on the scene: last summer, their frontwoman Kat — who normally plays festivals all across Canada — played at the now-international Women’s Music Festival before heading on a tour down to Nashville. Bassist Hannah has not only been playing bass for 11 years, but is also a successful local multimedia artist. And, drummer Megan brings 17 years of multi-genre experience, having performed on provincial tours and at local, provincial, and national festivals.

Building momentum following their January debut at Edmonton’s The Starlite Room, Kat Hannah and Megan are for sure part of your top ten favourite girl bands as Panic Pixie!

Maddie Storvold is the proverbial black sheep love child of comedian Steven Wright and protest singer Joan Baez. Born on an air force base in Northern Alberta, but raised a nomad, based in the Middle East, she had traveled to over 30 countries by the time she turned 18 and moved back to Canada to complete a degree in English & Philosophy at Western University. This wealth of diverse cultural experiences and the intimate study of the craft of words can certainly be heard in the singer’s music. Often compared to Joni Mitchell, Storvold possesses compassion and storytelling abilities far beyond her years, and delivers these qualities to audiences with a honeyed, impassioned voice and emotive fingerpicking.

Marco Corbo is well known in Edmonton’s music scene and has been recognized by the Edmonton Sun as one of Edmonton’s Top Emerging Artists. Following commercial radio success with his band, Marco recorded an intimate acoustic album in 2014. Enlisting the help of keyboardist Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters, Wallflowers), guitarist Joel Shearer (Alanis Morissette), and long-time bandmate and friend Jeremy Kornel, the album again had commercial radio success, particularly the title track Love on the Radio, receiving radio play in Canada and the United States.

Marco has played several festivals, including the Beaumont Music Festival and the Firefly Music Festival. He is looking forward to releasing new music followed by many live shows and festival performances.

With smouldering harmonies and clever musical machinations, this core group of 5 musicians faithfully cover familiar hit songs and have fused together an entire repertoire of some of the best-known and most popular classic and modern rock songs spanning genres and decades.
Emerging in 2013 from the effervescent green glow of the rehearsal bunker, the band known as RadioActive, has vowed to use their fortitude and ethos only for good, travelling from stage to stage across the vast expanse of Western Canada, entertaining audiences with a fervour befitting a rock cover band of the highest calibre.

They guarantee you a good time and can fill a dance floor! From bars and clubs to Casinos and Corporate events. From community stages and fundraising efforts to opening up for festivals, RadioActive has collectively accumulated over 75 years of live music performance. Each band member is accomplished in each of their musical disciplines and they deliver the songs you love with passion and excellence.

Tania Ribeiro is a singer-songwriter with Portuguese origins, who currently resides in Beaumont, Alberta. She performs and writes various genres of music, drawing influence and inspiration from Country, Rock, R & B as well as her Latin roots. Tania started singing at a young age though her journey towards a career in music accelerated eight years ago. While living in Nashville, Tennessee, Tania tried her hand at various facets of performance, including singing background vocals and demoing songs. Through this process, she discovered that songwriting was her passion and would be her life’s work. She has graced various stages from Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee to Shakers Roadhouse, in Edmonton, Alberta with many stops along the road.

Rockabilly and surf rock, with a tinge of twang and a pinch of punk!

Playing danceable mash-ups of radio favorite tunes with a rockabilly/country-swing style that makes folks want to get up and shake it.

Add some cool TV and movie themes and you could be served up anything from Prince to The Cars, maybe a dash of instrumental Floyd, or Frampton backed by the Stray Cats for extra flavor…you never know, the Police might even show up…they always do when Tom Jones has gotten drunk again.