The Himalayan Bear Ryan Beattie, better known as the frontman of Vancouver Island's Chet, and guitarist for Frog Eyes has recently completed his second full length album under the moniker of The Himalayan Bear. '...Attacks The Brilliant Air' is the follow up album to his 2006 release 'Lo Lonesome Island'. This time around The Himalayan Bear has dropped the ukulele and Hawaiian themes and has traded them in for the bare bones necessities of reverb and heart-strings... Read More The Lonesome Valley Singers Frontman David Chenery, described by Exclaim! magazine as a "Misfit fiend turned haggard crooner [with a] beautifully sad and wandering soul", cut his teeth as a solo artist opening for beloved indie heroes Smog, Elevator to Hell and Dale Morningstar in his hometown of Victoria, B.C. He formed the Singers just prior to performing as a feature artist on CBC's nationally syndicated 'Connect the Dots' tour. The band has accumulated a loyal fanbase and enjoyed extensive radio play on both CBC Radio3 and college radio across the country since the release of their debut EP, 'Memorial', in 2004. ...Read More MeatDraw Based in Victoria, BC, but likely to be found wandering any given region of North America, Meatdraw is one of the best carnival exorcism dance bands in the world. The fierce, raging joy with which they transport and delight their audiences is rock music, amplified by horns, saw, accordion, and intricate musicianship. Stomp-gospel dirges, post-apocalyptic crooner ballads, mythic power anthems, and ghostly car-chase jazz suites are channeled through these talented deviants - Read More... Cavalcade Of The Scars Compilation Series Cavalcade Of The Scars Volume one & Two are a couple of the most ambitious and concise colections of Victoria's best musicians. Artists featured on the albums include such notable artists as David P. Smith, Carolyn Mark, The Switchblade Valentines, Meatdraw, Dante Decaro, Meatdraw, Chet, The Longsome Valley Singers, Hank & Lily, The Listeing Party - among several others. - Read More... Amy Honey With her distinctive markings and gregarious social behaviors, the warm-blooded female Amy Honey is a rare and entertaining singer/songwriter (commonly known as Ladyrocker). She began her life cycle in West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, at the edge of the Atlantic Maritime ecozone, and traversed the Canadian Shield to nest in the wilds of East Vancouver The Amy Honey is driven by a biological imperative - a manic/ecstatic quest to mesh old and new; magic and rationality; afghans and asphalt. ...Read More