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Coleman Hell’s New Single Is Fireproof

Coleman Hell’s New Single Is Fireproof
COLEMAN HELL PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “FIREPROOF” AT KICK KICK SNARE HERE    SUMMER FESTIVAL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED Includes Ottawa Bluesfest, Pemberton Music Festival, WayHome, Osheaga, Rifflandia   (April 29, 2016) – Coleman Hell has debuted the highly anticipated follow-up single to his widely acclaimed hit “2 Heads”. “Fireproof” will appear on his forthcoming debut album via 604 Records (Canada) and... Read More

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival Announces their 2016 Line-Up

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival Announces their 2016 Line-Up
LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT 2016 Sound of Music Festival presented by Tim Hortons is proud to announce the Festival’s 2016 free concert schedule. Once again this year, festival-goers will be able to enjoy free concerts on Father’s Day Weekend, June 16-19. The full 9-day schedule kicks off on June 11 with a one day ticketed event, featuring performances by The Cult, Headstones, The... Read More

Smith Makes Urban Connection

Smith Makes Urban Connection
Toronto, ON (April 28, 2016) – Platinum selling Country star Dallas Smith announced today that he’ll join Keith Urban as direct support for the Canadian dates on his highly anticipated “ripCORD World Tour 2016”.  The Canadian run debuts on September 10th in Smith’s hometown of Vancouver, BC, and marks the start of the arena leg of the world tour.  Highlights... Read More

In The Trenches For MusiCounts

In The Trenches For MusiCounts
MUSICOUNTS BAND AID PROGRAM ANNOUNCES $55,000 WORTH OF INSTRUMENTS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS   JUNO AWARD-WINNING BAND MARIANAS TRENCH CELEBRATES WITH STUDENTS, PERFORMING AT ABBOTSFORD SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ABBOTSFORD, BC – Canada’s leading music education charity, MusiCounts, announced that $55,000 worth of instruments and equipment is being distributed to six schools in BC through theMusiCounts Band Aid Program.... Read More

DRAKE’S NEW RELEASE – `VIEWS’ OUT FRIDAY

DRAKE’S NEW RELEASE – `VIEWS’ OUT FRIDAY
Rap superstar Drake will be hoping that his beloved Toronto Raptors’ NBA basketball team gives him another reason to celebrate as tonight’s game 5 play-off against Indiana Pacers comes just two days before the release of his much anticipated new release – `Views’ which will be officially released on Friday April 29th. Also announced today was the Apple sponsorship of... Read More

NEW FACES – Rain Over St Ambrose

NEW FACES – Rain Over St Ambrose
  By Keith Sharp Formed in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, this six-piece outfit have been building a strong reputation in the Martimes since launching their recording career in 2012 with the release of their debut release, `Truth For News’. Band members; Cory LeBlanc (guitar/vocals), Marc Durkee (guitar/vocals), Curt LeBlanc (guitar), Luke Amirault (drums), Spencer Muise (bass) and Matt Amirault (keyboards) have... Read More

THE STRUMBELLAS

THE STRUMBELLAS
THE STRUMBELLAS HOPE (Six Shooter Records) Sometimes when the stars are aligned in just the right sequence, a band/artist goes into a recording studio and pure magic is created. Such is the case with Toronto sextet The Strumbellas whose debut single “Spirits” has already filtered out onto the airwaves like some rampant musical virus. Somewhere in traffic jams all over the continent,... Read More

Much Celebrates the Music Legend with 24-Hour Tribute, PRINCE ON MUCH, This Sunday, April 24‏

Much Celebrates the Music Legend with 24-Hour Tribute, PRINCE ON MUCH, This Sunday, April 24‏
      “Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life” – Prince   #PurpleTears flowed as the world said goodbye to a music icon yesterday. Much marks the profound legacy of the genre-defying artist with PRINCE ON MUCH, a 24-hour tribute on Sunday, April 24 beginning at6 a.m. ET. With more than 100... Read More

ole ANNOUNCES $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO MUSICOUNTS BAND AID PROGRAM

ole ANNOUNCES $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO MUSICOUNTS BAND AID PROGRAM
TORONTO, ON – As announced at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards in Calgary on April 2, ole, the world’s fastest growing rights management company, is making a $100,000 contribution to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The contribution will support the MusiCounts Band Aid Program, which provides musical instruments and equipment to... Read More

2016 CMAO Performers Announced

2016 CMAO Performers Announced
TORONTO, ON – On May 30th, country stars Jason Blaine, The Road Hammers, Tebey and Tim Hicks will transform the Flato Markham Theatre in Markham, Ontario into an epicenter for live country music. The 4th annual presentation of the CMAO Awards, presented by Slaight Music, will recognize artists across 14 different categories, while music fans will be treated to an... Read More

Falling Icons Serve As A Timely Reminder!

Falling Icons Serve As A Timely Reminder!
By Keith Sharp When it comes to watching major U.S award shows on television, Strange Advance keyboardist Drew Arnott hates those In Memorial segments where artists, performers and entertainment personnel who have passed on in the past 12 months are recognized. “I’m like, `No I can’t believe he’s gone, `Oh she’s gone too, I really liked her’, all these falling... Read More

RACISM ISN’T BLACK OR WHITE IN DIRECTOR X’S DEBUT FILM ACROSS THE LINE

RACISM ISN’T BLACK OR WHITE IN DIRECTOR X’S DEBUT FILM ACROSS THE LINE
Set in small town Nova Scotia, the film casts Torononian Stephan James (Selma) as Mattie Slaughter, a talented black teen being scouted by the NHL. But Mattie’s ascension to the cover of the Wheaties box is made difficult by a number of factors, including his older brother’s links to crime and growing racial tensions between white and black students at... Read More