“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

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Multi platinum selling, grammy nominated country duo Thompson Square's first podcast episode. In this episode Keifer and Shawna give a little back story to how they got started and introduce themselves to those who might not know who they are.

Alain Karon œuvre dans le milieu socio-culturel depuis 1971. Leader des formations musicales Modular (1979-82) & LES TACHES depuis, multi-instrumentiste, technicien, arrangeur & réalisateur dans ses studios & autres, co-initiateur des Tam Tams sur le Mt-Royal, deejay & animateur sur les ondes communautaires pendant plusieurs années, il fut également l'instigateur & président de l'Usine de Création AKMÉ, un incubateur culturel voué à la création multidisciplinaire qu'il a piloté de 1984 à 1988 et qui a connu un rayonnement international. Il fut également fondateur et président du festival international rock de Montréal (FIRM). Concepteur, coordonnateur et consultant, il se spécialise dans l'édition musicale en incorporant les Éditions Houji/Sigretto. Depuis 1997, il préside le Lab\Oratoire (conception & gestion de projets socioculturels) et a aussi mis sur pied L’OJM (Organisme Jeunéthiquement Modifié) en 1998.  Co-fondateur la même année de GRIP Montréal, (organisme de prévention, de sensibilisation et d'information sur la toxicomanie et autres problématiques psychosociales) il est élu comme trésorier sur le conseil d'administration jusqu’en 2004, siégeant aussi sur différents lieux de concertation tels que: La Table de Concertation Jeunesse Villeray Petite-Patrie et l'’RDS pour le projet Jeunesse et Gangs de Rue. En 2003, il retourne à la réalisation et à la production et fonde une étiquette de disques appelée « Re:Belle » afin de favoriser la diffusion d’artistes originaux. En 2007, il fête le 25e anniversaire des Taches avec plusieurs concerts et la sortie d’albums live enregistrés à Montréal et en France entre 1986 & 1990. Automne 2008, retour en France, Belgique + Espagne pour une quinzaine de concerts, entrevues et congrès. 2009-2010 sont consacrées à l’écriture/enregistrement de nouvelles chansons, à tenir la batterie avec 2 formations aux styles fort différents et à la gestion/production d’évènements socioculturels.  

A trusted troubadour for hot summer nights and cold beers, Owen is now in his forties, tangling with separations from lost lovers, raising kids, and growing out of the fresh-faced kid that headed down to Nashville 20 years back with a six-string and a dream.  Case in point: Dreams to Dream, Owen’s long-awaited, Shooter Jennings-co-produced foray into classic, honky-tonk country, out November 7 via Good Company Entertainment. Dreams to Dream, Owen’s first independent studio album, featuring 10 original tracks and two stellar covers, tells the tale of a man at a crossroads — and what it takes to set out a new path. 

Owen wasn’t expecting much when he commented on one of Shooter Jennings’ Instagram posts, half-jokingly suggesting that they make a honky-tonk record, but the producer called his bluff. Two days later, Owen’s manager had Jennings on the line and, soon, Owen was on his way to L.A. and Jennings’ Sunset Sound. It was a cozy yet electric scene: Jennings and Owen cracking jokes in the sepia-toned studio, creativity crackling as they collaborated with the likes of songwriters Ben Chapman and Kendell Marvel, as well as long-time shooter pal, guitarist/harmonic player Leroy Powell. 

“All my friends who have heard my stuff have gone, ‘Dude, Jake, this is you man. This is who you've always tried to be,’” Owen says. “Sometimes you need to get outside what's comfortable, what people think you are, or think you should be, and take a risk.”

It’s gonna be a long summer. July 12. #TipOfMyTongue

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