Here’s your chance to have your say in the music we play! Take the ELMNT FM music survey and tell us what you think of some of the most recent songs we’ve added. Not only do you get to participate in making the station the best it can be, but you’ll be entered into a […]
Alberta-based Indigenous folk/alt-country artist Kyle McKearney has been nominated for four Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) in; Alternative Country Album of the Year, Producer(s) of the Year, Creative Team or Director of the Year and Innovative Campaign of the Year. Kyle McKearney has (re)released numerous singles like “Mercy,” “River Rain” and “Grandfather in the past 8 months, alongside his newest album A Traveler’s Lament. McKearney […]
3/15 UPDATE: 2023 Juno Award Nominees Aysanabee and Digging Roots have been added to the lineup, along with the full vendor list Celebrate and honour springtime at Ziigwan (SEE-gwon), a free three-day Indigenous music and arts festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, March 24 – 26, 2023. 106.5 Elmnt fm, Red Music Rising, Music Tourism, […]
Indie Pop icon Virginia To Vegas is embarking on his Rock, Paper, Scissors Tour, and will be making a stop at The Axis Club in Toronto on November 23rd. Virginia To Vegas will be joined by Ria Mae, as well as Mohawk singer noelle. Virginia to Vegas, also known as Derik Baker, said in a press […]
Last week, our man on the streets Shawn had a chance to sit down in studio with rising pop star Elijah Woods. The “Lights” singer is coming in hot off the release of his first EP Look What I Made, which dropped back in October 2021. With over 800,000 monthly plays on Spotify, and over 1.1 million […]
In case you missed it, Mark and Jem were joined this morning by their first in-studio guest. Award-winning Celebrity Chef Roger Mooking joined them to talk about the power of music as a language, his experience cooking salmon on an Indigenous reservation outside of Seattle, and what he is doing for Ukraine relief efforts. You […]
Métis folk singer-songwriter, Amanda Rheaume, along with OK Naledi and Suzie Ungerleider are taking to the virtual stage this month for Play It Forward. Homeroutes recorded each of the artists performing out of venues and will broadcast the collective show on Friday, February 25th at 7:00 PM. In celebration of International Women’s Day on March […]
With an exciting cross-Ontario tour in the works, Inuit, Mohawk and Mètis folk-rock duo Twin Flames dropped in to chat about their latest projects! Chelsey June and Jaaji have not one, but two albums in the works, plus a children’s book that is due out this year. Check out our full chat below! 95.7 ELMNT […]
The Native American Music Awards announced the nominees for the 2022 awards show on Wednesday, January 19th. Iroqouis Mohawk artist, Jace Martin is nominated in 6 categories, including Artist of the Year and Best Pop Recording. The late Vince Fontaine‘s project, Eagle & Hawk is up for six awards, including Best Group / Duo of […]
2021 was another year of staying home and keeping ourselves busy. Thankfully it was also a year of a lot of exciting releases for us to enjoy. We asked the ELMNT FM team to share their 2021 favourites and here is what they had to say. Matthew Bisson What were some albums you loved this […]