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By Ken Kelley
RACHEL
BECK
What:
Folk/Pop
Where:
Stratford, PE
Visit:
www.rachelbeckmusic.com
After building a respectable following with her
sister Amy in the award-nominated duo The Beck
Sisters, Rachel Beck found herself contemplating
her next move after her sibling expressed a desire
to stay closer to home. Not surprisingly, Beck chose
to keep following her muse with the making of
a solo album that saw a formal release in March
2018.
The record perfectly captures Beck’s impressive
songwriting skills, powerful voice, and knack for
catchy but substantial vocal melodies. The album’s
first single, “Reckless Heart,” quickly hit number one
on the CBC Music Top 20 earlier in the year, so expect
to be hearing a lot more from one of the East Coast’s
most promising artists in the very near future!
The past five years have been a blur of sorts for alterna-
tive rock trio Stuck on Planet Earth. The Vaughan, ON-
based band was hand-picked by the CFL to represent
the Toronto Argonauts in the Rock the Grey Cup contest
in 2013 and topped CBC’s R-30 countdown for eight
weeks straight not long after.
More recently, the group has landed high-profile sup-
port slots for bands like Danko Jones while watching their
latest single, “Permanent,” climb the charts. Eschewing bells
and whistles in favour of a basic yet timeless rock sound,
Stuck on Planet Earth just cemented a deal with Anthem
Records – the label’s first signing since 2011 – with a new
album expected in the fall.
TODD
STEWART
What:
Alternative Country
Where:
Calgary, AB
Visit:
www.reverbnation.com/
toddstewart1
78 • C A N A D I A N M U S I C I A N
While Todd Stewart may be new to the solo
arena, he’s certainly no spring chicken, having
spent the last six years as a founding member
of award-winning Alberta band The Northern
Beauties, with whom he still performs.
On his latest release, the six-song EP Every-
thing You Want, Stewart travels intensely per-
sonal paths, intertwining his stark, heart-on-
the-sleeve lyrical approach with beautifully
desolate, pedal steel-infused melodies that
captivate the listener. Although comparisons
to his work with The Northern Beauties may
be seen as inevitable, Stewart’s solo output of-
fers a mellower and more delicate approach
to songwriting that’s still every bit as satisfying.
STUCK ON
PLANET EARTH
What:
Alternative Rock
Where:
Vaughan, ON
Visit:
www.stuckonplanetearth.
com