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Zachary Lucky

Even though folk gets the least amount of attention on Indie Music Filter, there’s a special place in my heart for the genre. When I crave a story over an infectious beat, I turn to artists like Zachary Lucky, who has just released an eight song ep titled “Saskatchewan”. He feels it paints a picture of Saskatchewan that people haven’t seen before. Do yourself a favour and get familiar with him and his province. He’s also on the road, making stops in as many small towns in this country as possible.

This week, he’s in that really big small town Toronto for CMW, performing tomorrow night at 8pm at the Gladstone, as part of the Prairie Music Showcase presented by Alberta Music and Saskmusic.

UPDATE: He’s also playing the Central at 9pm tonight! Thats not a lot of notice but you can make it!

Stream the EP below.

Small Town Streets

zachary lucky

Its a little last minute, but in case you’re in Toronto tomorrow night (wed) and looking for something to do, why not go see Saskatchewan folk artist Zachary Lucky with Carly Maicher, performing at a loft in Parkdale. Its a small, intimate location to see an artist and requires you to rsvp, so get in touch with quietpeoplecollective@gmail.com with “Toronto House Concert” in the subject line. Send your info (Name and contact number) and how many tickets you want to reserve. Tickets are $10 or pay what you can. And its BYOB.

Expect something along the lines of the video below for “Small Town Streets”, with less boats and water. Maybe the same amount of sunglasses.

Currently Listening To: The Bravest Ghost

the bravest ghost

Hey Torontonians, I’ve found the perfect soundtrack to this moment in March, 2011. From a safe space inside looking out, fill those images of slushy, cold rain coming down with the folk of Saskatchewan artist Sean Craib-Petkau, aka The Bravest Ghost. The song below is one of a few demos off his upcoming release “The Nicotine Hymns Demos”, recorded with the help of fellow Saskatchewan artist Zachary Lucky. Good stuff, try on “Soul To Sell”.

Soul to Sell by The Bravest Ghost

Indie Music Filter’s Fave New Artists Of 2010: Part One

indie music filter

Inspired by the blogs who have taken the time to mention their favorite new bands from 2010, I figured I’d take a shot at remembering the year and which artists came out of nowhere to impress these ears. Now, “Fave New Artists” for this purpose means new to my ears, as I’m sure many of these bands have existed pre-2010, I just hadn’t come across them yet. Hopefully, this list will also serve as a “keep your eye on these bands in 2011”. yellow ostrich

–Yellow Ostrich. NY based Alex Schaaf making bedroom lo-fi indie pop. His cover of Beach House’s “Zebra” made our Class of 2010 mixtape. Check out his unusual and refreshing song “Whale”,guaranteedyou’ll be singing backup by the end.

Yellow Ostrich – “WHALE” by Afternoon Records

teen daze

–Teen Daze. This BC native has remixed everyone and probably graced more blogs than Kanye this year. I really loved his take on Washed Out’s “New Theory” (via P4k).

generationals

–Generationals. I’m probably late to the party on this band, but was immediately drawn into their music after hearing “Trust” (video).

data romance

–Data Romance. Vancouver based guy/girl group with a perfect combination of sweet melodies andslick electronics. They released a great single/video for “Bones” but I continually go back to one of their Monome Jams.

Monome Jam from Data Romance on Vimeo.

the pass

–The Pass came on to my radar after discovering their “Vultures” music video/contest running on We Listen For You. Check it out.

zachary lucky

-Zachary Lucky. A glowing post by Jim on Quick Before It Melts got me into Saskatchewan’s folk/roots artist Zachary Lucky. I’m always putting on his record Come and Gone in quieter times, starting with “Town To Town”.

Zachary Lucky – “Town to Town” by indiemusicfilter

the naked and famous

–The Naked and Famous. What could be the next big thing. Since hearing them back in June, they’ve been the #1 band I’ve recommended to people. Looking forward to see what 2011 holds for them.