Montreal-based singer-songwriter Claire Morrison delivers “luminous … dazzling” alt-folk (Rocknfool) with fearless intimacy. A Folk Alliance 2025, Folk Canada 2022, and Pop Montreal 2021 showcase artist, she was named a “Canadian artist to watch” by the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris. Indiemusic calls her “a unique, surprising, and insatiable composer.”

Find Claire:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gEPev2nkwI0VZMMQ5i7fg

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/claire-morrison/1514514463

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0sNKseGWu2PHCRRDgHRIw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claaairemorrison/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inthezone_wpg

Le Diable à Cinq is Quebec’s most electrifying traditional band, fusing roots music with raw rock energy. Blending time-honored repertoire with bold original compositions, the quintet delivers high-octane performances that unite audiences and keep dance floors moving. Their 2025 tour took them to six countries, including a standout appearance in Japan at the Osaka Expo. Le Diable à Cinq is set to launch their fourth album in May 2026 alongside a brand-new live show—more festive, more powerful, and more irresistible than ever.

Find Le Diable à Cinq:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KBDs4i4lRg7nIQGR831Pq

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/le-diable-%C3%A0-cinq/1323789845

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lediableacinq

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lediableacinq/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

VVonder was formed in the earth’s crust in the Mesozoic era but kept in stasis until the world was ready for its message. If you like wurlitzers, cool drum stuff, bass licks and wicked solos you oughta find out what everyone is wondering about. May contain melodic hooks reminiscent of Beach Boys in Hot Lava. 

Find VVonder:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4p3dOkvr9RzvSgrhoKhub7

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/vvonder/1619825794

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vvonderpage

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vvonderpage/

Follow the show in Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Inn Echo crafts a cinematic, high-energy sound rooted in Celtic traditions, blending fierce fiddle, grooving guitar, and exploratory cello. With original tunes and bold arrangements, they push trad music into new territory. Their JUNO-nominated sound is rhythmic, dynamic, and ever-evolving—like a late-night session that refuses to end.

Thanks to Festival du Voyageur for providing a space to record! (https://heho.ca)

Find Inn Echo:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aoMCE07CVpOEMifVOQuuX

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inn-echo/1454414188

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@innechomusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innechomusic/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Altered by Mom is a smart, irreverent, and effortlessly cool rock band from Toronto, Canada. The female fronted trio brings a mix of catchy, well-crafted rock music with a rebellious edge and a sense of humor. JUNO-winning songwriters Gina Kennedy (Bass/Vox) and Devon Lougheed
(Guitar, Vox), joined by Max Trefler (Drums) play with gender roles, lean into DIY creativity, and embrace a badass, fun, and authentic energy. Their shows will leave you smiling, sweaty and screaming for more. Altered By Mom is chaos with a party vibe.

Find Altered by Mom:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FSeqYyu0JBoZF2lGIUPiC

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/altered-by-mom/1491369629

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alteredbymom

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alteredbymom/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

CEC uniquely blends RnB and folk while writing in both English and Spanish. The Treaty One-based artist and producer’s music is distinguishable by its slow groove, intimate lyrics, and soaring vocal layers. An alum of national accelerators such as Women in the Studio and RBCxMusic First Up, they operate The Clubhouse, a co-op studio in Winnipeg with the goal of reducing barriers for underrepresented artists and producers through workshops, mentorships, and open studio days.

Find CEC:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r3uBjy2d93ntlU8BFgE4N

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cec/1229844887

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cec.mp3

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cec.mp3/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

Crossover episode! Braeden from Don't Cry Wolf.

Don’t Cry Wolf is a media outlet focused on the Canadian underground music scene. It hopes to capture the feeling of walking into your older brother’s room in the late 90s or early 2000’s with posters on the walls, rap CDs and skateboard magazines scattered around. It strives to make the music scene feel exciting and accessible to outsiders through live events, original programming, and its variety-style show inspired by MuchMusic and 106 & Park.

Find Don't Cry Wolf:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dont.Cry.Wolf.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dont.cry.wolf/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Ghost Twin is a dark synthpop group from Winnipeg, Canada that combine roaring synthlines, dirty pulsing bass, dreamy guitar, and a haunting vocal dichotomy where Baroque meets Industrial. Formerly the husband-and-wife duo of Jaimz and Karen Asmundson, following Jaimz' passing in 2024, Pat Short (Kindest Cuts) and Alison Hain (Mutable Body) joined the band, bringing new perspectives and helping Karen complete Jaimz' unfinished work.

Find Ghost Twin:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3K2af5DTF6zzjujvfFATs9

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ghost-twin/990821745

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhostTwin/videos

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttwin/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Episode 50! I brought on perhaps the best audio engineer in Winnipeg to celebrate. In addition to his own solo project Meanspath and his band Mulligrub, Riley has worked with Andrina Turenne, Irvin Miller, Merin, Great Wealth, William Prince, Warming, French Class, Mattmac, Deerhoof, Jocelyn Gould, Neighbour Andy, Cookie Delicious, Jace Bodner, Sam Singer, The Love Letters, Noah Derksen, Kelly Bado, Silas Presley, Tyler Del Pino, and Ariel Posen... to name a few.

Work with Riley: https://jrileyhill.com/

Listen to Meanspath:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/41gdzBS75cY7SfjlMQ5GiS

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/meanspath/1675959097

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@meanspath

Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Merin are a group of friends making sad but fun rock music in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Find Merin:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JAqoGbPAmNt0QZMGoUMoa

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/merin/692909022

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@merin5917

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merin_stagram_/

Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/