Canuck Spotlight: Graham Strang

Happy Record Store Day, everyone! To celebrate, we’re having our second artist featured on Canuck Spotlight, a showcase for up-and-coming Canadian bands and artists. Canuck Spotlight is a new feature on the blog that focuses on awesome, hard-working Canadian artists to help spread the word about their music.

For the occasion, I’ve picked Graham Strang whom I first heard of via his “Roots and Routes” YouTube vlog about a year ago. He did an extensive KISS year-by-year project where he went through the entire KISSTORY. My love of KISS drew me to it and I found out about his original music as well. Graham is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Maple Ridge, British Columbia who’s been performing locally for over a decade. His third album, Lantern into the Dark, undoubtedly his most polished effort yet, was released last week. Highlights from the LP include “The Borderline”, “Bringing You”, and “Push Right Through”. Graham has a distinctive and very accessible sound, blending classic rock with pop-infused indie rock.

Being a KISS fan, he also shares some of his time playing Paul Stanley AKA The Starchild in the Vancouver-based KISS tribute band Alive N Kissin’. They are currently performing in and around BC and are one of the best KISS tribute bands out there. He also does many weekly entries on his YouTube vlog where he discusses everything from music history and news to his own music career.

If you’re looking for acoustic-driven rock where the songwriting shines, then pick up Graham’s latest album, you’ll be glad you did! He just started touring to support Lantern into the Dark and will be playing a ton of gigs across BC until the end of the summer and well into the fall. So, if you’re looking to attend affordable live music this summer and you live somewhere in British Columbia, check out his schedule on his Website and catch one of his gigs!

Graham Strang’s Official Website: https://grahamstrangmusic.com

Graham Strang’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrahamStrang

Graham Strang on Bandcamp: https://grahamstrang.bandcamp.com/music