A bilingual Christmas gospel celebration featuring: Garland Headley (gospel and hip-hop), Jessica Robinson (country gospel), Rachel St-Phard (French/Caribbean gospel), and Annette Campagne (formerly of Hart Rouge).
This concert is the result of a cross-cultural collaboration between CBC and Radio-Canada.
Singer-songwriter Royal Wood - featured in Radio 2's Next! series - steps into the spotlight for this show at the Mod Club.
Superstars in their native Japan, young Tsugaru-shamisen virtuosos Ryoichiro and Kenichi Yoshida -The Yoshida Brothers- have taken the ancient three-stringed instrument and gave it the fiery passion of a rock and roll guitar.They coax vivid sounds out of their timeless instruments, reinvigorating Tsugaru-shamisen for a new generation, as well as incorporating elements of jazz, American folk, pop, Latin music, blues and more into their unique musical tapestry. Canada Live recorded this performance at the Enwave Theatre in Toronto.
2009 Juno Songwriter of the Year, Dallas Green performs songs from City & Colour's Bring Me Your Love.
Led by the brotherly harmonies of Dallas and Travis Good - the Sadies' tunes are a mixture of dazzling guitar instrumentals and songs filled with lyrics of lesssons learned the hard way. The Sadies are back after 3 years, with a new CD. Canada Live was there at Hillside 2008 to capture the new songs live.
The New Forms Festival takes place in Vancouver in early September. This year they brought together two local bands who love to chart new musical territory, Fond of Tigers and Secret Mommy.