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Johnny Early
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John Early is based out of his hometown, Saskatoon. His formal education consists of a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management at the University of Saskatchewan and ESC Rouen, France. However his world travels have provided his true education and reason to smile in life. From busking the streets, MCing major music festivals, entertaining on Caribbean cruise ships to Tour Manager for Nintendo or working on the 2010 Olympic Torch relay across Canada; a guitar and journal have always been at hand to document and define new territory. Check out more at www.johnearly.ca

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JazzFest'13: Must See Acts You Don't Know

...the Best 11 Days of Summer Coming Soon

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-18 12:53
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We are only three days away from the kickoff of Western Canada’s secound biggest jazz festival: The 27th annual Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, always one of the best parties of summer. With the dates falling entirely in June this year, the festival board decided to add an extra day on July 1st making it the longest festival in it’s history. Buzz has been building for months already around many of the headliners – City & Colour, Serena Ryder and Preservation Hall... [Keep Reading]

Bonobo Releases New Album 'The North Borders' Before Launch Date

5th Studio Album is Released Early After Leaking Online

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Sun, 2013-03-31 22:33
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UK producer, musician and DJ, Simon Green, AKA Bonobo has released his latest album The North Borders almost two weeks early after it was leaked online. His fifth studio album comes out nearly three years after the brilliant and cinematic Black Sands release. The North Borders is another must have, start to finish, album for all those chill-out and electro jazz fiends (like every other Bonobo album). Those familiar with Simon Green's skill and intellect when it comes to composing... [Keep Reading]

Explaining a Mexican Carnival

A Photo Journal Revealing the Flair of the Mexican Fair

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Thu, 2013-03-14 12:13
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Carnivals and fairs around the world all follow the same rule book for cheap entertainment: greasy junk food, games designed to rip you off by toothless carnies and unsafe ways to spin in circles. But in Mexico, where shenanigans are already higher and overall standards lower, the traveling carnival in Sayulita is a guaranteed night of drunken laughs and head scratching.Fancy throwing a few darts to win a bottle of tequila or a bucket of groceries? How about some rocks and bottle smashing for a... [Keep Reading]

Atoms For Peace Stream New Album 'Amok'

Thom Yorke & Flea's New Project Officially Out Feb 25th

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-02-19 10:57
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Radiohead lead man Thom Yorke is now streaming his latest project a week before it is to be released February 25th via their website here. The band, Atoms For Peace, started a few years ago as a way for Yorke to play his solo material from 'The Eraser' live. It has now turned into a new album and world tour with a supergroup consisting of Yorke at the front, RHCP's Flea on bass, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on keys and synth alongside Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco.There has... [Keep Reading]

The Best Hostels in the Mexican Riviera

The Places to Check In while Checking Out Jalisco and Nayarit

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-02-19 10:01
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The Mexican Riviera stretches from the Baja down to Acapulco and has been a hotspot for tourists, expats and gringos for decades. Even with the continuing scare of ‘el Mafioso’ in the United States, cheap direct flights to the area keep cold Canadians flocking to this safe sun spot regardless. [The only danger to an American here would be leaving Mexico with a Canadian accent.] Cancun and the Yucatan might have the glorious crystal blue Caribbean waters but the western Mexican coast... [Keep Reading]

Battling the Dog for the Christmas Goat Leg

Holiday Meals Gone Wrong

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Mon, 2012-12-17 09:46
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One of my most memorable holiday meals began when I answered the door to find a neighbour shoving a giant, freshly butchered goat’s hind leg into my arms.“Fresh, Fresh!” he ensured with his minimal English even though the smell was enough to verify the raw state of death’s freshness.“Merry Christmas!” he laughed as he closed the door and waltzed away like a Santa Claus out of PETA hell.So there I stood, 12 years old and petrified with confusion, grasping the... [Keep Reading]

Sleeping Amidst the Monks

Leaving the Tourist Trails for Thailand’s Temples

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Fri, 2012-11-30 09:43
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“Oh, no no no…not what we do here.” The elder monk said, completely rejecting my request while never breaking his full, enlightened smile.I felt gutted. I had spent the entire day renting a scooter and getting lost through the winding and poorly labeled mountainside that overlooks Chiang Mai. The end to my quest: the happiest dismissal possible.After nearing my second month of backpacking South East Asia, I was in need of a reset. Through the grapevine I had heard of a... [Keep Reading]

Top 10 Greatest LSD Quotes

+ Acid Talk & Guacamole in T.O's 'Last Liberal Cinema'

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Wed, 2012-11-14 08:52
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After nearly six months of working on the road across Canada, I find myself spending a rare day off in a random home 'cinema' near Toronto's Kensington Market, making guacamole and discussing LSD with a cartoon cinefile, a traveler from Croatia and two chemistry exchange students from China. Ok, let's back up.So I am an events and live music junkie who perpetually checks out posters and billboards in each place I visit. With the giant, three letter combination of LSD and a... [Keep Reading]

Mobile Beats Hit Kelowna Streets

BC Rapper Packs his Street Cred in his Suitcase

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Thu, 2012-09-27 10:25
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It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Kelowna. You look around to see beach volleyball, beautiful women, causal strolls through the park…and suddenly some chilled beats and freestyles appear out of a suitcase, pulled behind a skateboard, right when you were ready to nod your head.Welcome to the mobile studio of Jesse Esson, AKA Shameless. Whether he is rocking the block on a late night in Gastown or skating the streets of his hometown Kelowna, you will see him with a mic in his hand... [Keep Reading]

One Bad Son Record Label Debut Out This Tuesday

Another Success Story Spawned by the BridgeCity

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Mon, 2012-09-24 08:53
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Wide Mouth Mason is back on tour, Jordan Cook has now hit the international festival lineup and the Sheepdogs have just announced they have the Number One album in Canada. Saskatoon is starting to hit its full musical stride and One Bad Son are feeling the same.After eight years together, the Bridge City’s DIY rock band get to start all over. They have just inked a deal with Vancouver label 604 Records, finished a new album produced by Default drummer Danny Craig and moved out to the West... [Keep Reading]

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