If I was in Calgary this weekend….

I’d be at Sled Island. Wow, check out that lineup. To name a few, Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, Mogwai, Secret Machines and The Dodos will play the headlining spots/stage with a slew of other bands playing various venues are the city all week. IMF fave Jose Gonzalez will also be playing the festival […]

Welcome To The Night Sky by Wintersleep

I’ve been waiting quite a while for a new release from this band… now, I sit here smiling with my copy of Welcome To The Night Sky (Labworks) by Wintersleep. A band that I’ve written about before and seen many times live, I’m convinced these guys have the potential to rise to the top of […]

Burtch’s top 10 of 2006

1. The Like Young – Last Secrets myspace Ok so I guess I’ll get the bad news out of the way early. Unfortunately, the band that produced my favourite album of the year, the Like Young, have decided to call it quits. Describing this album as having “culminated 15 years of songwriting, recording, touring, and […]