For those of you who don’t know, CouchxCouchWest is an annual music festival that is held exclusively on the web, where brave souls flip on their recording devices and sing a song anywhere but a stage. Pants are optional, pets are encouraged, and you always get a front row, er, screen, seat. Canada sent several acts this year; below are some of the highlights.
Modern Day Poets, of Vancouver, British Columbia, with This City:
https://youtu.be/BBYv10gXqZA
Norine Braun, also from Vancouver, B.C. with Drunk, which is about love and day-drinking:
https://youtu.be/4icG2WJ7ioc
The Holy Gasp, of Toronto, Ontario, with a conga-driven song about creepy crawlie nightmares, aka Bedbugs.
And then to clear your mental palate, Winnipeg, Manitoba radio host Nancy Slater with her interpretation of Heavy by The Glorious Sons:
