Month: February 2017

The Sadies have announced a very special Northern Passages release show on Saturday, March 11 at the newly-renovated The Royal on College Street in Toronto. The iconic four-piece will perform two sets to entertain fans who attend and film some performance footage. Tickets are only $20 and are available at The Royal’s website HERE. Northern Passages is the band’s most... Read More

"This record is a labour of love,” says Ptolemy. “Like sculpting a statue – slowly but surely we moulded a sound that reflected our past, present, and future.” Millar continues, "I listen to this record and hear the past two years of hard work and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do. It's all of us, in... Read More

From flogging Trooper records as director of sales at the old MCA Records to becoming president of entertainment production and broadcasting for Bell Media, the career of Randy Lennox in Canada’s entertainment industry has indeed been a meteoric one. Bell Media has announced the appointment of Randy Lennox as the new President of Bell Media following the departure of Mary... Read More

  Iconic Canadian rock band ALEXISONFIRE has announced a limited engagement of performances this June. The five members will come together to perform four shows in June at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall – including a June 18 All Ages show and three 19+ shows presented by Budweiser’s Discover What’s Brewing series – as well as a special appearance at Montebello... Read More

  CBC Music today announced the return of the CBC Music Festival to Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Celebrating its fifth year, the festival will proudly showcase an all-Canadian lineup featuring co-headliners Serena Ryder and Walk Off The Earth. The day promises many more talented acts including Keys N Krates, Ruth B, Scott Helman, Bobby Bazini,... Read More

“I can’t even explain the anticipation and excitement I’ve been feeling about putting out new music,” said Brett Eldredge. And now the wait is over with his new single “Somethin’ I’m Good At,” available everywhere today.   The new song, written by Eldredge and Tom Douglas, is the first single from his forthcoming album due out this summer.   A... Read More

On the 25th anniversary of her platinum selling Ingénue album and the huge hit “Constant Craving,” which launched her into stardom around the world, k.d. lang is about to hit the road solo across Canada. Fans in 17 cities coast to coast, fromVictoria, B.C. to St. John’s, NL, will have the pleasure of experiencing lang live as she brings her... Read More

Three-time Juno award winner Ron Sexsmith has today revealed details about his new album, The Last Rider.  Scheduled for release on Friday, April 21, this, Ron’s thirteenth studio recording was co-produced at The Bathouse Studios in Kingston, Ontario by longtime drummer and collaborator Don Kerr and Sexsmith. The album is his first album to include Ron’s touring band.   “At this... Read More

Having recently announced U.S. and European concert dates, Warner Music Canada recording artists Courage My Love have today announced full details of their upcoming Canadian tour in support of their recently-released full-length debut album Synesthesia.  The Canadian dates begin April 9 at The Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC. Co-headlining the Canadian tour dates will be Calgary’s The New Electric (all tour... Read More

Sunrise Records, one of Canada’s top music retailers, has announced it will take over 70 previously owned HMV brick and mortar locations in malls across Canada. The expansion takes Sunrise into all major markets coast-to-coast from British Columbia to Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. The acquisition includes Metrotown in Burnaby, BC, Polo Park in Winnipeg, MB, Limeridge Mall in Hamilton,... Read More

Toronto-based indie rockers, Fast Romantics are thrilled to announce that their highly-anticipated sophomore LP American Love will be released on April 28 via Light Organ Records. American Love features 12 anthemic “heart-on-your-sleeve” and lyrically relevant tracks, including buzzworthy new single “Why We Fight”, which hit #1 on the CBC Radio 2 chart knocking out Adele, as well as their infectious... Read More

Today, multi-platinum, GRAMMY award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd releases “Stay”, his new single with multi-platinum recording artist Alessia Cara. Released via Interscope Records / Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, the track marks a departure in style for both Zedd and Alessia, contrasting an uplifting chorus with darker undertones that play into the vulnerability of the song’s lyrics. After being... Read More

TORONTO STOP AMONG FOUR JUST-ANNOUNCED NORTH AMERICAN DATES Due to overwhelming demand, Shawn Mendes has added four new dates in Mexico, The United States, and Canada to his first-ever arena world tour, now including August 11 at Air Canada Centre in Shawn’s hometown of Toronto. The previously announced Illuminate World Tour will kick off April 27 in Europe before going... Read More

Today, A Tribe Called Red shares the video for Indian City ft. Black Bear – the next visual installment from their critically acclaimed record, We Are The Halluci Nation (Pirates Blend). The video (created with support from Canada Council For The Arts and Sesqui), which was shot in Toronto, premiered yesterday.   “Like many movements, the Halluci Nation grew from... Read More

Today, Danko Jones shares the brand new music video for their single, My Little RnR. Directed by Nick Sewell (Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT), the video is inspired by the horror-themed art direction of the Wild Cat sleeve design – a classic vampire tale, but told in the first person, from the perspective of the monster. Check it out below.... Read More

 Beginning April 7, the legendary Carole Pope will host a series of musical events showcasing some of the finest talent the LGBT community has to offer.  Called “Music For Lesbians” the series will take place at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, with performances by Rae Spoon, DJ Betti Forde and the self-proclaimed “radical feminista” herself, Carole Pope. “Music For Lesbians” was originally... Read More

Beloved Canadian rockers The Watchmen will release their first official live album, Live And In Stereo on April 7th via Fifth Kid Records/Fontana North, that was recorded at the Burton Cummings Theatre in front of a hometown crowd in Winnipeg on March 24, 2016. The album comes as an 8-song limited edition vinyl package with an accompanying digital release containing the full concert.... Read More

2017 JUNO Award nominee and platinum-selling country artist Jess Moskaluke happily shared her sonically catchy new single “Drive Me Away” with fans and radio yesterday. Available digitally everywhere today via MDM Recordings Inc./Universal Music Canada, “Drive Me Away” follows Moskaluke’s 2016 radio hits “Elevator”, “Kiss Me Quiet” and the year’s #1 most played song at Canadian country radio, “Take Me... Read More

Coleman Hell releases self-directed video for new single “Devotion”.  The song is currently climbing at radio and is Top 30 CHR and Top 20 HAC. “Devotion” is off his debut LP Summerland which was recently nominated for Pop Album of the Year at this years Junos. The LP available via 604 Records (Canada) and Columbia Records (Worldwide) features the hit... Read More