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Jesse Locke (he/him) is a writer and musician based in the traditional, unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, also known as Vancouver. He has contributed to outlets such as Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily, SPIN, The Wire, CBC Music, Xtra, Musicworks and Aquarium Drunkard. Jesse is the co-founder of the We Are Time record label, and has played drums with the bands Tough Age, Big Rig and CHANDRA. Follow him on social media!

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A non-binary drummer in a noise rock band on the prairies?

Meet Dan Unger from Winnipeg punk trio Tunic: “Being queer rocks” 

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How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’
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How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

The Vancouver-based musician and animator finds control in chaos

April 21, 2021
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Dax Pierson’s experimental techno chases a ‘queer divine dissatifaction’

The Oakland-based musician says being multi-marginalized helped him face mental and physical recovery

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Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

On her new release, the Montreal-based Algonquin Two-Spirit artist is joined by over 50 collaborators including Owen Pallett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Tim Nelson

February 9, 2021
The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes
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The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

“I have a fire inside me,” says the 23-year-old musician from Kitchener, Ontario

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Experimental hip-hop meets gothic folk in the Kootenays

Uschi Tala’s unique music connects their self-healing to the lush natural environment of Sinixt territory

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Don’t fake the funk, says pop-powerhouse TiKA

Mining pain and vulnerability leads to the Montreal-based singer’s spectacular artistic metamorphosis

November 2, 2020
Regina Gently’s glamorous reinvention
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Regina Gently’s glamorous reinvention

An all-star lineup of guest vocalists gives the Toronto singer-songwriter’s latest album its soulful groove

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‘I want what I’m saying to hold weight,’ says rapper DijahSB; they also want you to dance

The Toronto indie artist is back in the studio after releasing the superlative “2020 the Album”

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The Anishinaabe violist and composer finds inspiration in nature, traditional teachings and family connections in Sioux Lookout

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Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project
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Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project

John Shepherd dreamed of contacting aliens through music he beamed into space

September 23, 2020
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Pansy Boys dreaming queer in the suburbs
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Pansy Boys dreaming queer in the suburbs

Twins Joel and Kyle Curry revel in wistful orchestral pop

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Trekkies ride electronic beats into wormholes of sound
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Trekkies ride electronic beats into wormholes of sound

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alextbh is Malaysia’s unlikely queer pop star

Self-taught and unabashedly gay, the R&B singer just wants to connect—with his emotions and with audiences

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Queer punk to indie pop to experimental electronic via lesbian autistic love
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Queer punk to indie pop to experimental electronic via lesbian autistic love

Follow The Courtneys’ Sydney Koke, a.k.a. Slaylor Moon, on her fascinating musical trajectory

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Whether sexed up or slowed down, Naeem’s genre-defying music invites intimacy

The Baltimore artist formerly known as Spank Rock gets personal on his new album “Startisha”

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The ‘Warrior Heart’ of Two-Spirit Mohawk singer-songwriter Shawnee

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