History. It permeates every song recorded by Alberta, Canada’s Coal Creek Boys. Focusing on the homeland of frontman John Paul Smith, the band’s debut LP, Hard At It In Old Town, was rooted in Canadian mining lore. 2013’s sprawling double…
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Couch By Couchwest showed true star power on Day 7. We had a premier from Best of 2012 act, American Aquarium. Repeat CXCW offender Caleb Caudle covered “Lost in the Supermarket” by The Clash — the first song I ever…
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Showing a bit of a tender side, Canada’s Coal Creek Boys help ring in the holiday season with their take on the band Alabama’s Christmas song, “Thistlehair The Christmas Bear.” I suggest you check out The Coal Creek Boys’ 2012…
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Canadians seemingly enjoy songs about tragedy and historical disasters. Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is that country’s hallmark for such ballads. Thirty-six years later, enter The Coal Creek Boys and their recounting of the underground explosion in…
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