Helmed by lead singer and creator Justice McLellan, Blue J is comprised of bandmates Lindsay Sjoberg, Mark Whiting, and Adam Fink. Formed in 2017, the band released their debut EP, lovingly titled EP, in 2018 to praise from Canadian tastemakers like Northern Transmissions, Exclaim and more. They have made a name for themselves in the indie rock scene touring with SALES, The Twilight…

For Bleach Lab’s vocalist Jenna Kyle, Lost In A Rush of Emptiness – the title of the band’s long-awaited debut album, a line borrowed from Leonard Cohen’s posthumous collection The Flame – has come to represent the all-consuming pit of dread that accompanies a piece of devastating news. Between them, the band have experienced their…

Upcoming album Tarifa is Londoner Josh Edwards (aka Blanco White) second full length album following his 2020 debut On the Other Side which has since seen over 130 million streams and led to tours with Jose Gonzalez and Gregory Alan Isakov as well as hugely popular world tours of his own, including a sold-out night at London's famous Union Chapel. New album Tarifa was written predominantly in the…

Justin Time Essentials Collection and Nettwerk Records to release a remastered, limited edition, exclusive vinyl-only release of Sassy Mama by THE revered American Blues icon known as Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. American Blues legend, “Big Mama” is perhaps best known as the original singer of “Hound Dog” and as a powerful voice in the progression of black R&B…

Ben Zaidi's songs drift with the gentle poetry of lost diary pages.Growing up in Seattle, Zaidi was surrounded by the evergreen beauty of the Pacific Northwest. At 15 he began writing songs that caught the attention of local record labels and, ultimately, Harvard University, where he enrolled to study music and poetry. In his dorm…

Barbra Lica is a Juno-nominated artist singer-songwriter based in Toronto.  A seasoned act on the North American club and festival circuits, Barbra has performed everywhere from New York City’s legendary Birdland to Toronto’s prestigious Koerner Hall. She has also headlined at festivals across the continent including Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Vancouver International Jazz Festival and Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and opened for…

Deep moments of catharsis often produce transformative work, and this is certainly the case for 26-year old Toronto native Aunty Social, aka Daniela Gitto. The moniker comes from past insecurities and periods of isolation where she’d use music as a therapeutic aid to address toxic lifestyles and her own struggles with mental health.  With a computer,…

Austin Basham is a folk singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas. His music showcases an imaginative range and combination of instruments that fuse together in an uncanny cohesion. His lyrics & melodies, coupled with a depth of harmony, offer a glimpse into the earnestness and candor of a twenty-something’s navigation of life, love, and loss. Basham recorded his…

A life in music seems to have been destined for Artem Ramsay. Better known as Muhammad Abdul Al Khabyyr, the renowned trombonist and fixture of Quebec’s music scene for more than 40 years started out behind the piano at age 5. After playing French Horn at the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Hull, he…