To set the stage for 2017, Whitney Rose announces her plans to bring the sound of South Texas Suite far and wide. Rose’s newly confirmed Canadian tour dates, which include shows in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta in February 2017, are part of an expansive tour of North America and beyond, with more details to come.

We are proud to have David Suzuki Foundation host a new video for Tanya Tagaq’s song ‘Sulfur,’ from the new album Retribution. Sulfur is the by-product of the processing of bitumen in the tar sands. Click below to watch the video. If you feel moved to act, The Suzuki Foundation has provided a link to a letter expressing your desire to ask the government to rethinking the Kinder Morgan and Line 3 pipeline approvals.

We are pleased to announce that we are offering you an exclusive chance to participate in the retail madness of Black Friday from the comfort of your own home, with a super duper early-bird opportunity to cop weekend passes for Interstellar Rodeo (while quantities last)!!! Put on your hockey pads, and go forth toward the internet!

Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg is thrilled to announce that Vanessa Kuzina has joined the team as Community Development Manager. Kuzina will be Six Shooter and Interstellar Rodeo’s woman on the ground in Manitoba, taking the reins on local partnerships, volunteer coordination and outreach initiatives.

Hot off a sold-out show with Margo Price in Brooklyn, Sam Outlaw continues to tour until the end of the year with upcoming shows across the southern and mountain states. Angeleno, Outlaw’s debut, was just nominated for AmericanaUK’s International Album of the Year, alongside Sturgill Simpson, Price and Drive By Truckers.

“Drive south with the one you love,” John Hiatt wrote. In a new single, Joe Nolan taps into his own gruff exterior with a new song called “Broken Angel,” one that tells a story of love done and gone. “I drive myself crazy every time I’m passing through the city where you used to be mine,” he sings. It’s a very different kind of road trip.

Last month experimental Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq released her fifth studio album, Retribution, addressing politically-charged topics including climate change, the Canadian government’s treatment of indigenous communities, and the continued prevalence of sexual assault (highlighted by a somber cover of Nirvana’s “Rape Me”).

Six Shooter Records and Interstellar Rodeo are thrilled to announce Chris Wynters as Director of Festival Marketing and Partnerships. Wynters is one of Edmonton’s most esteemed music industry members, and brings decades of experience on stage, in the studio and in the boardroom.

Whitehorse celebrates the foundations of rock and roll in The Northern South Vol.1, a collection of songs that showcases the legendary artists who helped to shape modern sound. In celebration of the music and legacy of Chess Records (co-founder Phil Chess passed away last week), Whitehorse releases the final video from The Northern South Vol. 1.

Buy “My Boots” on iTunes here or stream it on Spotify here. Whitney Rose chats with Rolling Stone Country about her new single, upcoming South Texas Suite EP, and documentary. Read the full Rolling Stone article here.

Click here to read the full Rolling Stone review. Tanya Tagaq releases her stellar album, Retribution, today. You can buy and stream the album here. Tanya Tagaq also released a track by track commentary album with music critic Carl Wilson on Spotify.

Tagaq and Shad, along with producer/violinist Jesse Zubot and drummer Jean Martin, jump into their second take of “Centre,” which was filmed as part of CBC Music’s First Play Live session for Tagaq’s upcoming Oct. 21 album, Retribution. Dressed in a ceremonial amautiq (a traditional women’s parka) made by Rankin Inlet artist Salome Kalaserk and borrowed from the gallery, Tagaq is radiant, sidling up to Shad, the beads of her amautiq swaying, as she lays a bed of throat-singing for his verses sit atop.