Video Premiere: "Umbilical Stain" - Paint Drying

We premiere the music video for “Umbilical Stain” from Edmonton’s Paint Drying ahead of it’s release tomorrow, and the band’s cassingle release on April 19th.

Live, In Review: Ritchot Textiles

Jeff MacCallum writes about the Ritchot Textiles show at the Aviary in Edmonton, AB on April 2nd, 2025.

Single Premiere: The Painters - "Nameless Star"

We premiere the first track from the new EP Single Cell Nostalgia by Montreal band The Painters, coming out on April 11th.

Album Premiere: Gloin - All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)

We premiere the new LP from Toronto noise-rockers Gloin.

Premiere: "Can I Get Your Number?" - The All Margarines and Spreads Blues Band

We premiere the debut release from The All Margarines and Spreads Blues Band, a little springtime ditty called “Can I Get Your Number?”.

Single Premiere: "Razzle Dazzle" - Tebby & the Heavy

We premiere “Razzle Dazzle” from Edmonton rockers Tebby & the Heavy, the second single from their just-announced debut album Heavy Afternoon, coming in the summer of 2025.

Sean Davis NewtonJanuary 27, 2025Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Harman Burns, Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain

Video Premiere: Bad Hoo - "Hot Dr. Pibbs"

We premiere the new music video the “Hot Dr. Pibbs”, from Bad Hoo’s May 2024 album A Run-In With Worms.

Sean Davis NewtonNovember 5, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Harman Burns, Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain

Video Premiere: Paige Drobot - "Alien Girl"

We premiere the video for the new song from Paige Drobot, "Alien Girl", the A-side to a new 7" record that you can preorder today.

Sean Davis NewtonOctober 4, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Harman Burns, Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain

Premiere: Mallory Chipman - "Same Hands”

We premiere the song “Same Hands” from Mallory Chipman’s new album Songs To A Wild God, due out tomorrow, September 27th.

Sean Davis NewtonSeptember 26, 2024canadian, music, cups n cakes, cups and cakes, new, canada, indie, premiere, sean davis newton, mallory chipman

Video Premiere: The Bobby Tenderloin Universe - "Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch"

We premiere the new music video for "Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch" from Edmonton's own Bobby Tenderloin Universe.

Video premiere: Wolf Willow - "Dusty Vinyl"

We premiere the new single "Dusty Vinyl" from the upcoming Wolf Willow album Soul of Slippery Butte, due out September 10th.

Sean Davis NewtonAugust 27, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Harman Burns, Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain

Video premiere: Sean Davis Newton - "Glass Eye"

We premiere the first single “Glass Eye” from Sean Davis Newton’s newly announced debut LP Bird Brain.

Sean Davis NewtonAugust 20, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere, Harman Burns, Sean Davis Newton, Bird Brain

Video premiere: Millions - Innerouter

We premiere the music video for "Millions", the third single from the upcoming innerouter LP Get Real.

Sean Davis NewtonAugust 19, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Live, In Review: Sled Island 2024 (Part 1)

Josiah Snell delivers part 1 of our Sled Island 2024 recap.

Video premiere: pseudo-antigone - comprometida

We premiere the latest song from Edmonton hyperpop artist pseudo-antigone, in support of the announcement of her sophomore self-titled record, coming out on July 26th.

Sean Davis NewtonJune 28, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Premiere: Secondhand Dreamcar - "Eight of Spades"

The Cups N Cakes Network is pleased to premiere the debut single from Secondhand Dreamcar, a new soul and funk band composed of some of Edmonton’s finest session musicians and fronted by songwriter extraordinaire Dana Wylie.

Sean Davis NewtonJune 19, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Video premiere: Smokey - Sudden Death

We premiere the latest single from Smokey (AB) in advance of his performance at this week’s Sled Island festival on June 20th at the Palomino.

Sean Davis NewtonJune 18, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Premiere: [I Think I Love] Hockey - Sean Davis Newton

We premiere the first new music in nearly three years from Edmonton’s foremost idiosyncratic art-folk songwriter, Sean Davis Newton.

Sean Davis NewtonJune 13, 2024Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Premiere

Video Premiere: Truck Violence - He ended the bender hanging

We premiere the second single from the upcoming album Violence by Montreal based folk-infused hardcore band Truck Violence, “He ended the bender hanging”.