Triple Concert Chaos Under Control For 2023

May 1, 2023May 11, 2023 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Understanding the chaos caused by the cancellation of one festival concert caused by the pandemic, you can imagine the effect of planning three festivals and having all three put on hold for the past two years. But that’s exactly what happened to the organizers of Dauphin’s Countryfest, Rockin The Fields Of Minnedosa and Thunder Bay’s Country In... Read More

Bluewater Bridge No Barrier to The Bluewater BorderFest

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp The Bluewater Bridge spanning between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan, as well as the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor with Detroit, represents the lifeblood of commerce to this South Western Ontario outpost. So when the COVID pandemic practically closed off access between the two cities, any major social events planned for Sarnia in 2020 and 2021... Read More

The Sheepdogs Embark On Extensive North American Tour

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 Music Express

The Sheepdogs – Photo By Mat Dunlap 50+ Date Tour Includes Stops At Toronto’s Massey Hall, Montreal’s MTelus, Woodstock’s Legendary Levon Helm Studios, and 2 Shows At Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom Canada’s beloved rockers The Sheepdogs are set to embark on a 50+ date North American tour, including performances at Toronto’s Massey Hall, Montreal’s MTelus, and two back-to-back shows at Vancouver’s... Read More

The Sheepdogs Find Favourable European Response To New Release

June 13, 2022June 28, 2022 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp When the pandemic ground the entire global music scene to a screeching halt, Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs were in advance preparation for another major European tour. So, according to the band’s lead vocalist/guitarist Ewan Currie, the band did what comes naturally to them, record another album! Now amid a major makeup tour of Western Europe which is responding... Read More

THE SHEEPDOGS TALK MUSIC…AND “FUTURE NOSTALGIA”

September 28, 2015October 2, 2015 Music Express

Canada’s beloved, The Sheepdogs, are at it again, shaping up to release their fifth studio album, “Future Nostalgia” on Oct. 2, 2015. Now officially a 5-member band, multi-instrumentalist, Shamus Currie, who has toured with the band since 2012, also appears on the album playing keys, trombone, and tambourine. The boys are currently on a North American/European tour in support of... Read More

Big Names, Big Events Mark This Year’s Festival Schedules

June 26, 2014July 3, 2014 Keith Sharp

The upcoming July 1st weekend usually kicks off Canada’s outdoor concert season which will again see the staging of literally dozens of major festivals from coast to coast ranging in style from classic rock to electro -dance, country, jazz, blues and even a Ska festival in Victoria B.C. It’s a chance for music fans to see some of the biggest... Read More

The Trews – The Trews (Deluxe Edition)

June 5, 2014August 26, 2014 Keith Sharp

(Home Music) You have got to admire the resiliency of Antigonish, Nova Scotia’s Trews. Since releasing their debut CD House Of Ill Fame in 2003, The Trews have consistently busted their collective butts, touring and grinding out records, railing against prevailing trends yet always remaining true to their rock roots. Indications are that the stars are finally aligning for lead... Read More

Recovery is a Carnival – Alberta Flood Aid

August 19, 2013August 19, 2013 Music Express

A carnival represents the upheaval of power, where the fool becomes king and the king becomes slave; a temporary change of social order and societal structure. After the flood, company presidents grabbed their gloves and boots and shoveled the mud out of working class homes, elevating the displaced with their sweat and grit. At McMahon Stadium, the boardroom suits danced... Read More

Documentary Caps Frantic Year For The Sheepdogs

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013 Keith Sharp

The Sheepdogs earned a standing ovation Friday night in Toronto, but not for any concert or club gig appearance (although that was them performing acoustically on the cinema’s rooftop). What had the fans out of their seats was their response to the Saskatoon band’s performance in John Barnard’s The Sheepdogs Have At It documentary movie which premiered at Toronto’s Cineplex... Read More

Sheepdogs ‘Dialed In’ to Success

January 17, 2013January 22, 2013 Music Express

Members of Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs are not content to rest on their laurels, forging ahead with vigour and passion as 2013 begins. But they certainly have every right to look back on the success of the past couple of years with pride. Already a beloved concert attraction on the so-called ‘indie circuit,’ The Sheepdogs were catapulted to continental... Read More

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