Best of 2020
The December edition of Spotlight on the City highlights some of the best bands and solo musicians that I encountered on the podcast in 2020. The show covered 11 cities and their unique and vibrant music scenes. Tune in as we discover music from places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lexington, Kentucky, Youngstown, Ohio and more! Support your local musicians <3
- The Slick Skillet Serenaders - Stagger Straight
- Lilli Lewis Project - We Belong
- The Electric Arch - Out of Range
- Jerijah - New World Teen
- Lisa Mychols-Above Beyond & In Between
- Chico Harper-Gonna Be Alright
- Nuela Charles - Melt
- Jom Comyn courtesy of David Janzen layout by Parker Thiessen
- Sacred Shrines-Trail To Find EP
- Jordan Merrick - 'Night Music'
- Spring Skier - Chelsea
- Cinema Cycle - Say it Out Loud
- Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
- Idiot Glee - Idiot Glee
- Katrina Barclay-Element
- Summer Dregs-Play Pretend
- Telemonster-Introspecter
- Carlton Baker-Blackened Sun
- Clint Cochrum and the Red Clover Ghost-Back Road Slow Dance
- Ced Hughes-Life in Technicolor
- The Zou-Kills Part Two
- Larry Elefante-I Get Sentimental
- Sister Luna
- Palimony-Palimony EP
- The Hails-He Seems Upset
- The Be Colony - BE II
- Lexi Pifer - 7:35 AM
- Slow Dakota by Nick Voderman
- 10 Cent Stranger
- Dead Birds - Hunter Hicks
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