Capital City Records

Capital City Records celebrates Edmonton's music scene and its history. This special digital collection includes some of Edmonton’s best contemporary local music, as well as a gig poster archive and NTT Films' Dead Venues documentary. Anyone can stream albums and, with your library card, you can download your favourite tracks.

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Capital City Records: Stream Local Music

Stream and download a growing collection of albums by Edmonton local musicians. Includes gig posters and music documentaries.

Calling All Writers!

Learn how you can have your writing featured in the sixth volume of Capital City Press Anthology! The call for submissions is now open.

Meet Your New Capital City Featured Creators

Get to know our three talented new Capital City featured creators who will be hosting library programs and sharing their work with Edmonton.

Featured Musician

Tamarack Cunningham

 

Composer, songwriter, and maybe the seventh-best ukulele player in Edmonton (there’s no official ranking). Everything from traditional Métis tunes to indie rock to electro-acoustic soundscapes. Pioneer in the genre of post-bardcore (not a typo).

Past Featured Musicians

Events

Throughout the year, EPL hosts Capital City Records concerts, partnering with local festivals and music organizations along with hosting live music performances and music programming in our branches. Check out pictures from our past events and stay tuned for more information about future events!

Riversides: The Capital City Record

Supporting Milner Studios

To raise support and awareness for the new free recording studios at Stanley A. Milner Library, we produced a limited edition compilation on vinyl, a first for public libraries.

Every element of its production was local. A jury of local music experts selected previously unreleased tracks submitted by Edmonton musicians and the record—pressed at Moonshot Phonographs—launched as an official Record Store Day release at Blackbyrd Myoozik on April 13, 2019.

The project was made possible through support of the Edmonton Arts Council who funded the album artwork and musician honorariums. If you would like to purchase a copy, please contact us at localmusic@epl.ca.

About the Artwork

Jill Stanton is a Canadian artist and muralist, with private and public clients nationwide.

"For the Capital City Records album artwork, I wanted to create a dreamy interpretation of the river valley through each season. The black background help the bright colours burst forward, and the cutout shapes create an all-over pattern where small 'easter eggs' hidden in the composition pop forward with a second visual pass. The sihouetted figures interact with giant instruments and organic elements, heightening the surreal, dream-life feel of the piece." — Jill Stanton

Meet the Musicians

All of our Capital City Records artists are amazing, and we couldn't ask for a better collection of local music! The 12 artists and songs that were chosen from the 126 track submissions represent the incredible talent and diversity in Edmonton.

How did we accomplish the task of selecting tracks for this album from the many amazing songs and artists in Capital City Records? A jury made up of local music scene supporters listened to all 126 tracks submitted to bring you the songs that make up this piece of local music history!

Call for Jurors

Join the Capital City Records Jury!

Calling all local music enthusiasts! The Edmonton Public Library is looking for local music experts who represent the diversity of Edmonton artists and music scene to join our esteemed Capital City Records jury.  

If you or someone you know is a local music industry professional and/or community activator who has made significant impact and contributions within the community, we invite you to submit your expression of interest or nomination for this exciting opportunity by completing the form below.  

The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 1.

WHAT IS CAPITAL CITY RECORDS 

Capital City Records (CCR) is the library’s first digital public space aimed at celebrating local artists and their works, and Edmonton’s music scene and history. Since it’s launch in 2015, the project published over 390 albums by over 300 local artists on its platform through a juried submissions process. Anyone can visit CCR to stream albums. EPL cardholders may download tracks or albums by signing into the website. On the ground, the initiative supports artists and partners through hosting concerts and other music-related classes and events throughout the year. 

ABOUT THE JURY 

The CCR Jury will be made up of at least 3 local music community members and EPL’s musician in residence whose collective expertise spans Edmonton’s diverse music communities. Jury members will be responsible for: 

  • Reviewing incoming submissions for our 2026 open call through our dedicated platform with activities. 
  • Recommending albums from the submissions for our local music collection according to the collection criteria and open round timelines.  
  • Participating activities to promote the initiative such as being featured in news, media, social media and on EPL’s website and CCR platform. 

Jury members support at minimum, one open call round (one year of membership) and may continue membership up to a maximum of two years and are provided a small honorarium per year for their participation. 

PRIVACY 

All information shared through Capital City Records and the Jury Nomination process is subject to Edmonton Public Library’s Confidentiality PolicyAll information provided will be used solely for internal administration purposes and will not be released to third parties. By submitting your information, you are giving Edmonton Public Library permission to contact you or the nominee by email, phone or mail for upcoming juries and juror-related events.  

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