A Historical Year in Canadian Music

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 Keith Sharp

A Historical Year in Canadian Music By Keith Sharp Who would have thought that when Justin Bieber’s November release `Purpose’ record converged on the Billboard charts in early November, it would join forces with The Weeknd’s `Beauty Behind The Madness’ and both Drake’s mix tape endeavours; `If You Are Reading This It’s Too Late and `Future, What A Time To... Read More

LONG & MCQUADE TO SPONSOR 2016 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS

December 21, 2015December 21, 2015 Keith Sharp

Music Express Magazine is proud to announce that national musical instrument retailers, Long & McQuade have agreed to sponsor the 4th annual, 2016 Music Express Awards. Details of the award voting process will be featured in the Wednesday January 7th edition of our Music Express Museletter with the actual voting ballot to appear in the Wednesday January 14th edition. Long... Read More

Protest The Hero Unveil Third Single In Subscription Series

December 18, 2015December 18, 2015 Keith Sharp

– Protest the Hero have unveiled the new single and artwork from their recently launched 6-month long Pacific Myth subscription service titled “Cold Water”. Structured as a subscription service for fans, Pacific Myth promises to deliver one track on the 15th day of each month over a 6-month period of recording, as well as access to a gamut of... Read More

TwoShine County: Nah, It’s Not What You Think!

December 15, 2015December 17, 2015 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp When Calgary country-rock duo TwoShine County announced that their debut six-track Ep is going to be titled, “Whole Lotta Love”, the obvious reaction is; “You’ve got to be joking”. I mean country may be the new rock but they wouldn’t go so far as to cover that Led Zeppelin classic…would they? Just the thought of Jimmy Page’s... Read More

Lisa LeBlanc unveils the video for her ferociously upbeat track “Gold Diggin’ Hoedown”

December 15, 2015December 18, 2015 Keith Sharp

MONTREAL – For Lisa LeBlanc‘s new video, director Didier Charette wanted to showcase western communities outside of America. Filmed over 10 days in Tokyo, Japan, the city proved to be the perfect fast-paced location to film the video for Gold Diggin’ Hoedown; a ferociously upbeat track from Lisa’s most recent release,Highways, Heartaches and Time Well-Wasted. While researching, Charette stumbled... Read More

Young Rival announce tour dates in support of Interior Light

December 15, 2015December 17, 2015 Keith Sharp

“Young Rival are set to tour Ontario and Quebec in 2016 in support of their new album Interior Light which is available now on Paper Bag Records. A full list of dates can be found below with album release shows happening this week in Torontoand Hamilton. For nearly a decade, the power trio Young Rival have been making some of the catchiest and wittiest garage... Read More

DARBY MILLS – GOOD IS THE NEW PERFECT

December 15, 2015December 16, 2015 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Every artist/group who has been in the record business any length of time has one. That one record, which for some reason didn’t click, didn’t secure major airplay, didn’t sell through at retail and just didn’t reflect previous record sales. Maybe it was bad timing, maybe their record company dropped the ball or maybe the writing... Read More

DANKO JONES ANNOUNCES 2016 ONTARIO TOUR DATES

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 Music Express

LATEST LP FIRE MUSIC AVAILABLE ON NEW DAMAGE RECORDS “One of the most ridiculously entertaining and exciting live bands on the planet. Danko himself is a priapic whirlwind of charisma, riffs and lascivious charm.” – Metal Hammer (Toronto, ON – December 14, 2015) – DANKO JONES have announced 2016 tour dates in Ontario. The band will kick off... Read More

Country Music Canada – Holiday Wrap

December 14, 2015December 17, 2015 Roman Mitz

by Roman Mitz for Open Spaces The Year in Review – Well, 2015 is almost a wrap and looking back at what’s unfolded in terms of Canadian country music we’d have to quote Ol’ Blue Eyes in saying that it was a very good... Read More

BellMedia: MuchFact Continues To Give The Gift Of Giving

December 11, 2015 Music Express

Bell Media’s MuchFACT has announced that the fund will be distributing $542,000 to 25 recipients in four categories this month: Music Content Package, Music Videos, Online Music Video/Project, Digital Tools. Here are the recipients from the latest Music Committee meeting: MUSIC CONTENT PACKAGE Carly Rae Jepsen Young Empires MUSIC VIDEOS Belly – “Dealer Plated feat. French Montana” Dragonette... Read More

CITY AND COLOUR’S “LOVER COME BACK” VIDEO PREMIERES

December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 Music Express

LOVER COME BACK Video Sparks Tour Announcement City and Colour has sparked interest in their recently announced 2016 Canadian tour with the release of “Lover Come Back”, the latest single from the band’s chart-topping `If I Should Go Before You’ record release. “Directed by Michael Maxxis, the clip features Diem Al-Jouni, a Julliard-trained dancer who lives... Read More

Peart’s Rush Future Unclear

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 Keith Sharp

“You have to know when you are at the top of your particular mountain, I guess maybe not the summit but as high as you can go.” Read More

METRIC AND DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 Keith Sharp

“LIGHTS ON THE HORIZON” CANADIAN TOUR; 10-DATE TOUR BEGINS MARCH 19, 2016 IN MONTREAL; TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY Canadian indie rock icons Metric and Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie have teamed up for a 2016 cross-Canada co-headlining tour. The bands will embark on the “Lights on the Horizon” tour on March 19 at the Bell Centre in... Read More

GRAMMYS RECOGNIZE CANUCK R&B TALENT

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 Keith Sharp

GRAMMYS RECOGNIZE CANUCK R&B TALENT By Keith Sharp Abel Testfaye, aka The Weeknd will have will have Monday February 15th circled prominently on his calendar as he competes against the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The Weeknd has been nominated for seven awards, the same as Swift with Lamar... Read More

“AN EVENING WITH JUSTIN BIEBER” CELEBRATES PURPOSE LIVE IN TORONTO

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 Keith Sharp

Photo credit: George Pimentel / Getty Images INTIMATE ACOUSTIC CONCERT BENEFITS STRATFORD HOUSE OF BLESSING #PURPOSEINTO AMASSED OVER ONE BILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE 08 DECEMBER 2015 (Toronto, ON) – Last night, global superstar Justin Bieber came home to Canada with “An Evening With Justin Bieber”, an intimate acoustic performance in front of 1,500 fans at The... Read More

THEY SAID WHAT!!!

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 Keith Sharp

A selection of some of the most colourful quotes extracted from interviews conducting by Music Express staff during 2015 By Keith Sharp . “Finding out I was bi-Polar was like figuring out the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle. Once I knew what the problem was, the doctors prescribed the right medication and I eventually got things back under control.”.... Read More

ALYSSA REID Phoenix

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Keith Sharp

ALYSSA REID Phoenix (Wax Records) By Keith Sharp “Back in the day”, which is what people say when they want to get nostalgic, the pre-Christmas sales period was restricted to “Greatest Hit” packages, K-Tel releases or those cheesy Christmas song collections (sorry Michael Buble). But now that downloads and streaming have virtually trashed actual product releases, the coast is clear... Read More

Wintersleep signs with Dine Alone Records

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Keith Sharp

New album “The Great Detachment” in 2016 TORONTO – Dine Alone Records is pleased to announce Wintersleep have signed a worldwide record deal with the label. The Halifax-bred, Montreal-based band are the latest addition to the roster, which includes labelmates City and Colour, The Lumineers, Tokyo Police Club, and many more. They will release a new album in winter 2016... Read More

COLEMAN HELL ANNOUNCES 2016 TOUR DATES WITH TWENTY ONE PILOTS

December 3, 2015 Music Express

Self-titled EP Available Via 604 Records (Canada) + Columbia (Worldwide) Headlines Edge Jingle Bell Concert Series December 17 + Thunder Bay December 27 Watch the official video for hit single “2 Heads” Here (December 2, 2015) – Coleman Hell has announced 2016 tour dates with Ohio’s high-tech pop duo Twenty One Pilots. The tour kicks off in Montreal... Read More

The Lazys: Wizards From OZ!

December 1, 2015December 6, 2015 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Most motorists driving from Southern Ontario to Western Canada find that stretch of the Trans Canada Highway between Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay to be the most monotonous and deathly boring part of the trip – but not Australian rock band, The Lazys. “No we love this,” enthused the band’s lead guitarist, Matt Morris, as... Read More

Month: December 2015