Lights: Star Performer Turns Comic Book Heroine

September 18, 2017September 19, 2017 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp The young woman hovering back stage at the Timmins Stars and Thunder music/fireworks festival (staged during the last week of June this year), presents the persona of one of those comic book superheroes with her mane of flaming red hair. And in truth, Valerie Anne Poxleitner (better known as Lights) is a super hero in that... Read More

PAUL BRANDT RELEASES VIDEO FOR “THE JOURNEY”

September 17, 2017 Music Express

Warner Music Canada recording artist Paul Brandt has released a new video to accompany his latest single “The Journey.” The clip, directed by Phil Leclerc, was shot in California and Alaska. “I fell in love with Phil’s film-making style through his New American Dreamers feed on Instagram and YouTube,” says Paul. “We met in Portland, Oregon, and have been... Read More

A Tribe Called Red – ON TOUR THROUGH THE FALL

September 17, 2017 Music Express

A Tribe Called Red’s, critically acclaimed album, We Are The Halluci Nation, is getting a vinyl treatment. Today, the black vinyl record is available for purchase in Canada, in stores and online, along with a limited-edition green and yellow vinyl, which is available at the band’s webstore. The JUNO-Award winning, Polaris Music Prize Short Listed album has been remastered for the... Read More

ONE BAD SON ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND FALL TOUR

September 15, 2017 Music Express

TORONTO, ON – Hot on the heels of their number #1 BDS Mainstream Rock radio smash hit “Raging Bull“, One Bad Son announce the October 13 release of their fifth studio album Made In The Name of Rock N Roll (604 Records). The album, produced by Gavin Brown (Three Days Grace, Billy Talent, The Tragically Hip), is the follow up to 2015’s successful Black Buffalo and this fall the Saskatoon natives hit the... Read More

THE CON X: COVERS, FEATURING 14 STELLAR ARTISTS COVERING TEGAN AND SARA’S ACCLAIMED 2007 ALBUM, SET FOR RELEASE

September 13, 2017 Music Express

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Tegan and Sara’s classic 2007 album, The Con, Warner Bros. Records will releaseThe Con X: Covers on October 20. The vinyl edition will be available December 22. The new album features 14 of Tegan and Sara’s favorite artists, each interpreting a song from the original album. See below for track listing. The pre-order for The Con X: Covers will... Read More

Behind The Vinyl – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Randy Bachman from Bachman-Turner Overdrive

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Music Express

Lead Guitarist and Founder of Bachman-Tuner Overdrive, Randy Bachman, came by the boom 97.3 studios to play “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” on vinyl! Randy talks about the recording of the song how this was Randy’s biggest mistakes as a musician but turned into his biggest hit! Watch as Randy goes Behind The Vinyl!You can buy “Not Fragile” on iTunes here or... Read More

The Ultimate Gene Simmons’ Fan Experience…If You Happen To Have A Spare $50,000!

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Music Express

ROCK LEGEND AND MEDIA MOGUL GENE SIMMONS TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS IN ROCK WITH “THE VAULT EXPERIENCE” LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (September 12, 2017) – Celebrating 50 years in rock (1966-2016) Gene Simmons, multi- hyphenate entrepreneur, co-founder and front man of KISS, America’s number one gold record award-winning group of all time in all categories (RIAA), and one of the most... Read More

Barney Bentall: Songs From The Heartland

September 11, 2017 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp The initial reaction to the title of Barney Bentall’s latest opus, `The Drifter And The Preacher’ is that it sounds like a Bob Dylan record. Bentall himself is quite happy to perpetuate that myth! On the phone from his Cariboo Ranch located just south of that area of Northern British Columbia which has been decimated this summer... Read More

WARNER MUSIC CANADA CELEBRATES MULTIPLE WINS AT THE CCMAS

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Music Express

Wow! What a weekend for Warner Music Canada and its artists at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Brett Kissel added three more awards to his trophy case, Meghan Patrick won her very first and second CCMA awards, The Washboard Union repeated as Roots Group of the Year and an old friend and, now, newest signing Paul... Read More

Guys Rule At 2017 CCMA Awards

September 11, 2017 Keith Sharp

It was a case of guys’ rule at the 2017 Canadian Country Music Awards staged Sunday at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre with Dean Brody and Brett Kissel claiming three awards each and Dallas Smith snagging two during the awards ceremony telecast nationally on CBC. Smithers B.C native Brody claimed the Apple Music Fan’s award, Songwriter Of The... Read More

YES WE MYSTIC ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR DATES

September 10, 2017 Music Express

Winnipeg’s Yes We Mystic are taking their off-kilter alt-rock on the road with an eastern Canadian tour this fall. The run of dates will take the band through Ontario and to Halifax, and will include a month-long residency at Toronto’s Rivoli. Full details can be found below, and have a look at the band’s brand new video for Ceilings – an electrifying track from... Read More

Bobby Wills – Striking The Perfect Blend

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Roman Mitz

by Roman Mitz, Open Spaces Bobby Wills likes to mix it up. The first four songs on his new album, In Comes The Night, offer memorable melodies, tasteful playing and a clean and clear voice that rises above the music. The next couple of tracks are more along the lines of the up-tempo new country that seems to dominate the... Read More

Behind The Vinyl: Tell Somebody – Sass Jordan

September 8, 2017 Music Express

Singer/Songwriter Sass Jordan, came by the boom 97.3 studios again to play “Tell Somebody” on vinyl! Sass talks about making the song, how her album cover almost lost her radio airplay because of “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, how she made the music video and more! Watch as Sass goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Tell Somebody”... Read More

Minglewood’s Western Tour Pays Homage to Fort Mac Survivors

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp When Fort McMurray was devastated by a wild fire in May 2016, Maritime rock legend, Matt Minglewood rallied his fellow East Coast musicians to stage a special fund-raising concert in Sydney Nova Scotia to raise badly-needed funds for that Northern Alberta community. Between Thursday October 12th to Saturday October 14th, the residents of Fort McMurray... Read More

They Are Dropping Like Flies!

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Two distinctively different artists, one a New York `beatnik’ perfectionist performer/producer, the other a raunchy Southern USA rocker. Both played guitar and both died September 3th 2017. Yes, there were differences between Steely Dan’s Walter (Carl) Becker (who passed away from an unknown illness at the age of 66) and Molly Hatchet lead guitarist Dave Hlubek... Read More

Styx: NASA Mission Inspires Concept Release

September 4, 2017September 5, 2017 Keith Sharp

So how does a classic rock act like Styx which tours constantly and has more hit singles than they can possibly squeeze into a concert set list, suddenly accommodate 14 new tracks, the total amount of material released on their new `Mission’ album. Speaking on the phone from Niagara Falls, NY where the band is completing yet another packaged concert... Read More

Month: September 2017