Show Alerts: The best of Canadian indie comes to Detroit

Fri., May 15
Great Lake Swimmers ~ Majestic Cafe
Hey Rosetta! ~ The Shelter

If you love beautifully crafted indie folk/folk rock, it doesn't get any better than Friday in Detroit. Our choice was a little easier than our last show conflict, as we saw Hey Rosetta! at The Ark in February. We last saw Great Lake Swimmers at a nearly sold-out show at The Ark as well-- in 2011. To help you make yours, here's how these two seminal and incredibly talented bands compare.

	Great Lake Swimmers	Hey Rosetta!
Home base	Toronto	St. John's, Newfoundland
New album	A Forest of Arms	Kintsukuroi
On our top 10 albums of all time list	Lost Channels	Into Your Lungs
Our favorite song	"Your Rocky Spine"	N2D: "New Goodbye" S2W: "Black Heart"
Lead singer	Tony Dekker	Tim Baker
Violinist extra- ordinaire	Miranda Mulholland	Kinley Dowling

Our take: It's absolutely impossible to choose a favorite here. Both bands are equally remarkable in all the right ways: voices you won't forget, melodies and poetic lyrics that take up permanent residence in your head and heart, musicianship that sets the standard for Canadian indie.

Show Alert: A Tribe Called Red

Wed., Feb. 12 ~  The Shelter, Detroit

2013 Polaris Prize shortlisters and 2014 Juno nominees return to the Motor City.

CBC Radio 3 page here.  

Show Alert: Arkells take a Michigan Left

Arkells @ The Shelter
Detroit
Fri., March 2


Arkells leave "Jackson Square," take a Michigan Left and accelerate their trademark harmonies to well above the limit. Never asking "Where U Going," the Hamilton, Ont. rockers sound more mature, and not just "On Paper." On stage they never have "One Foot Out The Door," according to all the CBC Radio 3 listeners who voted them Best Live Act. Their new record will open the eyes and ears of the nascent Arkells fan, and further strengthen the band's "Bloodlines." Take that and a strong "Coffee" to your next "Book Club."