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CASPER SKULLS
Sudbury/Toronto, ON

Casper Skulls have successfully grown into their own on their newest album Kit-Cat (Next Door Records, April 11, 2025), taking a refreshingly patient and collaborative approach to songwriting that ultimately left the Sudbury/Toronto, Ontario band creating the best album of their career. On Kit-Cat, Casper Skulls become a fully involved effort shared between band members and longtime friends Melanie St-Pierre-Bednis (guitar/bass/vocals), Neil Bednis (guitar/bass/vocals), and Fraser McClean (drums/bass).

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PINER
Kingston, ON

Claya Way Brackenbury, a.k.a. Piner, is a local artist from Kingston, Ontario. Although she is a new artist, she is an old soul. Growing up, Piner was surrounded by musicians who taught her to write her feelings and thoughts on paper and sing them aloud for anyone who cared to listen. One of Piner’s inspirations is her neighborhood. Growing up in the environs of Skeleton Park she experienced the wealth that comes from community while witnessing the reality of struggle.