Sled Island 2024: Festival Preview

Cups N Cakes founder and Sled Island veteran Jeff MacCallum gives his recommendations for the best Canadian acts to catch at Sled Island 2024.

Jeff MacCallumMay 15, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Sled Island, Jeff MacCallum

Video Premiere: Laughing - "Bruised"

We premiere the first single “Bruised” from the upcoming record Because It’s True from Montreal’s Laughing.

Jeff MacCallumApril 24, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Laughing, Because It's True, Celluloid Lunch

Video Premiere: Kenton Loewen - Toeing the Line

We host the exclusive premiere of “Toeing the Line”, the debut release from West coast behind-the-scenes legend Kenton Loewen.

Jeff MacCallumMarch 14, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Video premiere: The Psychic Alliance - Osprey

We are pleased to premiere the video for “Osprey” from Calgary mainstay The Psychic Alliance, filmed at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

Jeff MacCallumNovember 24, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Premiere: Holy Void - Fear In Your Mind

We premiere the first single since 2019 from Winnipeg’s Holy Void, a long time Cups N Cakes favourite.

Jeff MacCallumNovember 16, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Video premiere: K-Riz - Less Is More

The Cups N Cakes Network is excited to premiere the new music video for “Less is More” by Calgary’s K-Riz, from his brand new record One Way Ticket.

Jeff MacCallumOctober 11, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, K-Riz, Birthday Cake Records, Calgary

Video premiere: Wolf Willow - Hey Bruce

The Cups N Cakes Network is excited to premiere the music video for one of the catchiest songs from Wolf Willow’s 2023 release Marv and Stoneface Sing, “Hey Bruce”.

Jeff MacCallumOctober 4, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

EP Premiere: Kaiya Kodie - when the lights have all gone out

We celebrate the release of Kaiya Kodie’s debut EP “when the lights have all gone out”, an excellent debut from a songwriter sure to cement her place in Edmonton’s burgeoning indie folk scene.

Jeff MacCallumSeptember 28, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Kaiya Kodie, The Aviary, Riverdale Recorders, Harry Gregg

EP Premiere: Kyla Marlena - Self-Titled

We premiere the new self-titled EP from Toronto based songwriter and cellist Kyla Marlena.

Jeff MacCallumSeptember 14, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Kyla Marlena, Toronto

Video premiere: Jackie K - I'm the Queen

We premiere the music video for ”I’m the Queen” from Jackie K’s debut album She’s a Story, which came out in March 2023.

Jeff MacCallumAugust 18, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Edmonton

Video premiere: Howlin' Circus - Innocence

We premiere the new video for “Innocence” by Howlin’ Circus, a Toronto based band specializing in Middle Eastern inspired psych-rock and good old fashioned rock & roll.

Jeff MacCallumAugust 17, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Howlin' Circus

Premiere: Neighbourly - Does It Matter

We premiere the first single “Does It Matter” from Neighbourly’s upcoming self-titled LP.

Jeff MacCallumJuly 19, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Neighbourly

Premiere - Astro Syte - T 人 N D 人

We premiere the sophomore LP from up and coming Edmonton hip-hop artist Astro Syte, AKA Patrick Tanda.

Jeff MacCallumJuly 17, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Tanda, Astro Syte, Hip Hop, Edmonton

Video premiere: Seulement - Andromède

We premiere the short film accompanying Seulement’s track “Andromède”, featured on Mothland’s upcoming compilation record Sounds from Mothland, Vol II.

Jeff MacCallumJuly 12, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, video, video premiere, mothland, Seulement

In Conversation with Julianna Riolino

Julianna Riolino played a knockout show at the Marquee in Halifax on May 19, opening for Daniel Romano’s Outfit (of which she is also a part). Writer Sophie Noel got a chance to catch up with her over the phone a couple of days later.

Video premiere: Quit It! - Tectonic

We’re excited to premiere the new video for “Tectonic” from Calgary based rockers Quit It!.

Jeff MacCallumJune 30, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Quit it, Calgary

Video premiere: Christopher Atkins - Don't Mind the Cold

We’re excited to premiere the new music video from British Columbia’s Christopher Atkins, out on June 30th via Divine Bovine records.

Video premiere: PRETTY - Food for the Moon

The Cups N Cakes Network is pleased to premiere the new video for “Food for the Moon” from Toronto psych-rock five piece PRETTY.

Jeff MacCallumJune 22, 2023Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, video, pretty, Toronto Music, Psych, Moon

Sled Island Feature: In Conversation with Hemen Tor-Agbidye

In anticipation for Sled Island 2023 (which officially begins tomorrow, June 21st), we caught up with Sled Island’s new festival manager Hemen Tor-Agbidye to chat about this year’s fest.