“I May Be Down… But I’m Not Defeated”: JUNO Winner Angelique Francis Roars Back With A Soul-Stirring, Genre-Bending Album of Grit, Groove, and Glory

Fri Aug 22, 2025
Angelique Francis

You know you’re in the presence of a force when someone plays upright bass, harmonica, keys, and cigar box guitar and that’s *before* they open their mouth. Angelique Francis isn’t just the future of blues, roots, and soul; she’s the freight train pulling the whole genre into a new dimension. With her third studio album, Not Defeated, out on August 7th, the Ottawa-born powerhouse is delivering a rallying cry for resilience, packing soul anthems, gospel grooves, and barn-burning guitar solos into one of the most exciting Canadian releases of the year.

"Picture This!" With Tracey Savein

Fri Jul 04 2025
"Picture This!" With Tracey Savein

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This new addition to our brand is a column dedicated to the night life (and some days) in the great city of Toronto, featuring live event photos. Tracey Savein brings an incredible eye (of the lens) capturing special moments in time. Because as the saying goes – A picture is worth a thousand words.

Any kind of photography, as I see it, is all about capturing motion and emotion. Whether the subject is raucous and rockin’ or the location is silent and still, if you can transport the viewer into a moment in time with an image and relay the energy of that moment, well, there’s your photograph – Tracey Savein

Angelique Francis - June 28th @ The Redwood Theatre, Toronto

JUNO Award Winner Angelique Francis Conveys Strength and Triumph on Powerful New Single “Train Coming”

Fri May 17, 2024
Angelique Francis

As she combines authentic blues, soul and gospel influences with smooth, rock-infused electric guitars, JUNO Award winning artist Angelique Francis delivers a captivating performance on her new single “Train Coming”, pit now. The first single to be released ahead of her new album Watch Me Grow, set to release this summer, “Train Coming” Invites listeners to join along for an exhilarating ride. Check it out on YouTube here:

Blues Diva Angelique Francis Lays Down the Law in Less Than Sixty Seconds with “Take Command”

Fri May 27, 2022
Blues Diva Angelique Francis Lays Down the Law in Less Than Sixty Seconds with “Take Command”

Angelique Francis Lays Down the Law in Less Than Sixty Seconds with “Take Command”. She’s hosting the Maple Blues Awards coming up, which, when you can be mesmerized by an artist singing a song that is fifty-four seconds long and contains only layered vocals, handclaps, and percussion, you’ll get why… That artist has a spellbinding gift, and this one belongs to Canadian rising blues star Angelique Francis who means business in under a minute with this, her new single “Take Command” – watch and enjoy it on YouTube here:

Take command, take command
Don’t rely on another man

Angelique Francis Rides the Current of Human Connection with New Album, Long River

Fri Apr 01 2022
Angelique Francis

It takes so much more than a strong voice, songs, and performing ability to break through the ocean’s swell of talent out there; it also takes a special ‘something’ that, while hard to pinpoint, is undeniably irresistible… With that, there’s no denying powerhouse blues singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angelique Francis has ‘it,’ and she’s letting it flow for the immense pleasure of listeners everywhere with the release of her highly anticipated second album, Long River.

Check it out “Storms From My Eyes” on YouTube here:

Featuring the release’s first single, “Storms From My Eyes, the stunning slow-burner of a song sets a languid, classic blues heartbreak start to the engrossing voyage down the Ottawa-based artist’s new 14-track collection.