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Panospria @panospria.com Purveyors of experimental, improvised, and electronic music. Proponents of community radio and DIY touring. Established 2002.
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Daniel G. Wilson @danielgwilson.bsky.social 🇯🇲🇨🇦Afro-Jamaican/Canadian Guitarist/singer, Punk, Editor, Comic Book Writer, Comic Book Flatter, Prose Writer, Frontperson of JONCRO, Music Journalist, Freelancer, Journeyman. I really like pie
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Brian Fauteux @brianfauteux.bsky.social Popular music and media studies professor at the University of Alberta. Co-host of WDWK on CJSR 88.5 FM. Polaris Prize jury. Alberta Music board.
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Hand Drawn Dracula @handdrawndracula.bsky.social Record Label : Bonnie Trash • Breeze • Dermabrasion • Fake Palms • No Joy • Prince Josh • Robert Ascroft • Sook-Yin Lee • Tallies • Tess Parks 🙂🙃🙂
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Benjamin Boles @benjaminboles.bsky.social I cut hair and sometimes make music. Retired music journalist.
He/they
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Jennie Punter @jenniepunter.bsky.social Editor @Musicworksmag. @Variety contributor. Musician, cyclist, reader, mom, dog wrangler, hack gardener. TFCA member, Wavelength Music board prez, Polaris Music Prize juror. Docu whisperer. she/her
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