Though 28 bands will stuff the Cat’s Cradle’s small Back Room this weekend, there won’t be a lead singer in sight. But don’t expect string quartets or laptop lords. The focus is surf music, an ...

Visit The Cave’s website for the complete lineup and details for the Instro Summit, Friday, April 23–Sunday, April 25. You might call them unsung. It’s not so much that they don’t get respectthough ...

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Vancouver instro-rockers the Falcons recently released EP Collection, a batch of tracks recorded between 1991 and ’97, newly remixed and remastered in ...

Listen to and explore Instro Hipsters A Go-Go by , released in 2008 on Unknown label. Read reviews, track listings, and discover more jazz albums on All About Jazz.

When he’s not playing wild guitar in Calgary instro-rock combo the Ramblin’ Ambassadors, Brent J. Cooper portrays a mild-mannered Alberta elementary-school teacher. But that doesn’t mean his ...