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Forgot to add to my list

Gordon Lightfoot

Anne Murray

and mentioned before, but the genuine Canadian singer, Stompin Tom...all Canadians can relate to what he sings

RG

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Mainstream Rock

 

Finger Eleven - Paralyzer (Yay for the Rainbow Butt Monkeys!)

Metric - Stadium Love (Actually, they're indie, but well known indie)

 

Indie

 

Stars - Take Me To The Riot (Great song! Always gets me up and dancing)

Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate (They were getting fairly popular the past few years)

The Bicycles - Two Girls From Montreal (So catchy & poppy!!)

Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine (Great band on the rise)

 

Francophone

 

Coeur de Pirate - Comme Des Enfants (Distinct voice, and oh sooo cute!)

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OMG, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Julie Doiron. I saw her last year in Wakefield, and I'm hoping to catch her at Mavericks on Feb. 4 too.

 

Some other Canadian acts:

 

Bruce Peninsula (Shutters

)

Timber Timbre (this is my favourite song, Like a Mountain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0kux2eriD4 )

Melissa Laveaux (this cover of Elliott Smith's song Needle in the Hay is brilliant

)

Handsome Furs ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kgSMQfQJg )

Lightning Dust (Highway

)

Martha Wainwright (Bloody Motherfucking Asshole

)

Kinnie Starr (Discovered

)

Veda Hille (Queen of the May

)

Wendy McNeill (Ask Me No Questions

)

the Weakerthans (Pamphleteer

)

 

Also, The New Pornographers, Black Mountain, and Eternia.

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Canada has so many great bands across all the Genres.

 

Moist, Bif Naked, Bryan Adams, Queen City Kids, Trooper, Stompin' Tom Conners, Tommy Hunter, Harlequin, Kenny Shields & Streetheart, The Rankins, and Loverboy.

 

And then the more successful or recent bands like Avril Lavigne, Lights, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Nickelback, Justin Bieber, and Maria Aragon!

 

... Just to name a few

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Stars - Your Ex-Lover is dead

 

Moist - Resurrection

 

Barstool Prophets - Friend of Mine

 

K'naan - If Rock gets jealous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlBFLuW-_ek

 

Headstones - Unsound -

 

Mes Aieux - Degenerations -

 

I could go on and on. We've been blessed with a rich and wide sound!

 

 

It ROCKS to be a Canuck!

 

Additional Comments:

Forgot to add this!

 

We can't forget the ultimate Much VJ - Steve Anthony!

 

Back when Much was relevant!

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