Regional Scenes & Local Histories

Vancouver has always been a city steeped in the blues — and maybe it’s no coincidence. With its long gray winters, endless rain, and a history of gritty bars and clubs from Gast...

Between 1977 and 1984, Vancouver exploded with a punk and post-punk underground that rivaled the intensity of London, New York, or Los Angeles — but carried its own distinctly W...

Cradled between mountains and ocean, Vancouver’s jazz scene flows with creativity, openness, and West Coast cool. This collection showcases the city’s rich musical tapestry—from...

A carefully curated and concise selection of 20 tracks of rare music from, and or about the superlative Okanagan Valley

A soundtrack for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Calgary Stampede celebrates the spirit of the rodeo, the midway, and the cowboy heart of Alberta. From country anthems and p...

These ain’t Stampede-weekend cowboys or cowgirls — it's the real deal.

The ranch hands, rodeo riders, chuckwagon champs, trail cooks, fence-menders, and horse breakers who li...

Rose Kapp (aka Roszay) documented Edmonton’s late '70's punk scene.
Armed with her camera, Roszay captured the grit, spirit, and DIY ethos of a scene in full swing.
A lot of t...

Created Jul 11, 2023 - Here is an overview of one of Canadas hottest music scenes ever, the vibrant rock music scene of Winnipeg, Manitoba circa 1964 - 1974. Around 140 records ...

A city of clubs, sessions, and serious chops—Toronto has long been the beating heart of Canadian jazz. This collection pays tribute to the players, composers, and innovators who...

London Underground documents one of the most complete and continuous regional music records in Canada, tracing how a mid-sized Ontario city developed its own recording culture o...

42 slabs of rare, raw Northern Ontario rock — loud and unfiltered. From the land of lakes, mines, and legends, this playlist is a high-octane ride through the backroads and ba...

“A city within a city — a way of life.”

Step into the cafés, basements, and smoky clubs of 1960s Toronto, where a cultural and musical revolution was brewing on every corner....

134 Records, 719 Tracks, 1,000's of photos! Dive deep into the raw, unfiltered sounds of Montreal’s underground hard rock and psychedelic scene from the 60s and 70s. A time when...

Montréal was one of the few places in North America where you could still buy alcohol legally. The city’s unofficial theme song was the 1928 Irving Berlin Co. chart topper “Hell...

This playlist was started Dec 23, 2025 and is in progress....In the late 80's and early 1990s, a loose network of bands, venues, and independent labels centered in Halifax, Nova...