For some of us, the holidays are just days away and we have no idea what to get the folks on our list. It can be especially difficult when shopping for “the person who has everything”.

With holidays just around the corner, consider a music purchase! With local artists whose music range in genre from Rock ’n’ Roll to Psychedelic-Folk, there’s bound to be an artist that strikes the auditory fancy of your loved ones. If being part of the action is more their style get them a ticket an upcoming show or take advantage of early-bird festival pricing. To make your life just a little bit easier here are some great options to give the gift of music this holiday!

WHERE TO FIND ARTISTS’ ALBUMS & MERCH

There is a plethora of Sudbury-based artists who have albums, vinyl, and merchandise for sale. Though brick-and-mortar music shops have been closing left-right-and center, luckily locally-owned businesses have stepped up to carry their releases.

WHERE TO SHOP

Cosmic Dave’s (All Vinyl) carries Casper Skulls, Eduoard Landry, Fred Squire, Kate Maki, Lazy Daisies, Murder Murder, Night Terrors, Ox, Le Paysagiste, and Tommy and the Commies.

Good Luck General Store (149 Durham St.) carries River and Sky Shirts $25, Up Here Merch from $5-$40, Missy Elliot and Morrissey Pins $13, Cowboy Boot Pin $9

One Sky (125 Durham St.) carries the CD’s of The Ape-ettes, Broche à Foin, Carden Cove, Edouard Landry, Jennifer Holub, Murder Murder, Patricia Cano, and Le Paysagiste.

Bandcamp – Many of our local artists have their downloadable albums available on the Bandcamp website. There is an option to send the album as a downloadable gift. See artist list below for links to bandcamp pages!

GIFTABLE RELEASES

The Ape-Ettes – All-Girl Infectious Pop-Rock

Gift-able Albums: https://theape-ettes.bandcamp.com/album/the-ape-ettes

Carden Cove – Pop Folk-Rock

Gift-able albums: https://cardencove.bandcamp.com/releases

Alums also for sale at One Sky

Chanelle Albert – Folk/Rock ’n’ Roll/ Blues

T-shirts, CD’s available online: chanellealbert.com/store/

Edouard Landry – Francophone Folk-Country

Gift-able albums: https://edouardlandry.bandcamp.com

Greyson Gritt – Folk

Gift-able albums: https://greygritt.bandcamp.com

Jennifer Holub – Feminist Alternative Rock

Gift-able albums: https://jenniferholub.bandcamp.com/album/the-reckoning-2018
Albums also for sale at One Sky

Jo Po – Rock with roots digging deep into blues, country & rockabilly.

Albums available at Guitar Clinic and on Spotify, iTunes, CD Baby, and Google Play. 

Jo Po is also part of the Sudbury’s Downtown in The Round– Featuring: Marc Serre, Johnny Williams, Sean Barrette & JoPo. Musicians telling stories and performing their original music. Tickets are $25 (tax in) and available at Little Montreal or online through Eventbrite.ca

Lisa Marie Naponse – Folk

Gift-able albums: https://lisamarienaponse.bandcamp.com/releases

Murder Murder – Bloodgrass, Outlaw Folk

Gift-able albums: https://murdermurder.bandcamp.com
Albums also for sale at One Sky

Oli Palkovits – Modern Psychedelic-Folk

Gift-able albums: https://olipalkovits.bandcamp.com/album/flowers-of-atacama

PIQSIQ – Inuit Throat-Singing with New Compositions

Gift-able albums: https://piqsiq.bandcamp.com

Quantum Tangle – Juno-Award Winning Old World Sound, New World Flair

Gift-able albums: https://quantumtangle.bandcamp.com
Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/shelter-as-we-go/id1250659090

Sulfur City – Loud & Gritty Rock ’n’ Roll

Gift-able albums: https://sulfurcity1.bandcamp.com/releases

Tommy and the Commies – Hooligan Pop

LP available only at Cosmic Dave’s Vinyl Emporium

FESTIVAL PASSES

What to get for the person who has everything? How about passes to something that hasn’t happened yet? Nowadays festival passes are as easy as a click of the mouse.

Northern Lights Festival Boreal – July 4-7, 2019

The 2018 festival was one of the biggest ever with Canadian headliners Arkells, Alvvays, Lisa LeBlanc and Bill & Joel Plaskett! Plans for 2019 are underway to make it another record year. Earlybird passes for NLFB 2019 are on-sale for $75 (reg. $110) available online at nlfb.ca and at A&J Home Hardware, Old Rock, Jett Landry. There is also a clearance sale on merchandise at nlfb.ca/merch

Bloom – March 8-9, 2019

Sudbury’s brand-new, multi-venue festival, dedicated to presenting a diversity of music with roots all around the world. There are a limited amount of #Bloom2019 earlybird festival passes on sale at nlfb.ca only.

River & Sky Music and Camping Festival – July 17-21, 2019

River & Sky is a 4-day music festival that combines amazing music with a real camping experience at Fisher’s Paradise in Field. Weekend Passes ($145-210) and Memberships ($30) are available for online purchase at riverandsky.ca

Up Here Festival

While passes for the 2019 festival are not yet available, in the meantime, score your loved ones some festival swag at Good Luck General. T-shirts, sweaters, and pins are available.

TAKE IN A SHOW

Another terrific option is tickets to a live show. Consider buying two tickets so that your gift recipient can take a guest, or, better yet, accompany your gift recipient to the show as well. Time spent is often the best gift.

Sudbury Theatre Centre (STC)

The STC has tickets available online for their 2019 season. Giftcards are also available.

Affordably Numb Celebrates Pink Floyd (Jan. 18, $30), Voices of the Rock with Kevin Closs (Feb. 2, $20) are two local acts to hit the STC stage.

Visit https://www.sudburytheatre.com

Théâtre du Nouvel Ontario (TNO)

Now at the TNO, Anglophone and Francophile friends have the opportunity to see great, contemporary theatre in French without having to worry about the language barrier. The Surtitles Package (translated dialogue projected onto a screen above the stage) offers a rebate on tickets for the last two shows in their Adult Series.

Their upcoming season features L’incroyable légèreté de Luc L. (The Incredible Lightness of Luc L.) (Feb. 14-16) and Gamètes (March 7-9). Visit the Box Office for more details

https://letno.boxxo.ca/?language=en

YES Theatre

Tickets are available online for YES Theatre’s 2019 season.

The Little Prince: Reimagined (Feb 7-8, $37), Mama Mia (July 4-21, $39) and James and the Giant Peach (August 15-25, $39). Visit https://www.showpass.com/o/yes-theatre/