A Tribe Called Red Release The OG Featuring Black Bear

July 9, 2019July 15, 2019 Music Express

Today, critically acclaimed Canadian DJ duo, A Tribe Called Red, drop their newest single, The OG, featuring frequent collaborators, Black Bear – a group of Pow Wow singers and drum group hailing from Manawan, Quebec, who appeared on earlier hit tracks, Stadium Pow Wow, R.E.D. and Indian City. The OG is a celebration of Cree Lawmaker, Romeo Saganash’s, speech inside... Read More

Hey, I’m Just Like You, Tegan And Sara’s Ninth Studio Album, Set For September 27 Release On Sire

July 9, 2019 Music Express

Twenty years into their career, Tegan and Sara have recorded a new album that is based on the first songs they ever wrote. Hey, I’m Just Like You – their ninth studio album overall and first since 2016’s Love You to Death – will be released on September 27 on Sire. The album was inspired by a find Tegan and... Read More

Exhibition Lineups Strong On Domestic Talent

July 5, 2019July 13, 2019 Keith Sharp

Danielle Bourre can remember when headline talent at Toronto’s Annual Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) or (The EX) meant the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Who, Elton John, Van Halen, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen all sharing the spotlight at the main CNE Stadium. Yet those halcyon dates of Michael Cohl’s Concert Productions International attractions changed when the Molson Amphitheatre, later changed... Read More

The Strumbellas: Pop Music Done Wrong!

July 4, 2019July 5, 2019 Keith Sharp

According to the band’s biography, The Strumbellas’ vocalist/guitarist and chief songwriter, Simon Ward was motivated by the juxtaposition of balancing global touring activities with commitments to his wife and three children in small-town Lindsay Ontario when he penned the lyrics to the band’s fourth recording effort “Rattlesnake”. Certainly, based on the success of their last album “Hope” and the chart-topping... Read More

Roxodus Waterlogged, Concert Cancelled…

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 Music Express

To our Roxodus Family, During the past couple of months, our venue at Edenvale Airport has battled tremendous rainy weather that has impacted our ability to produce the festival. It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of the Roxodus Music Festival this year. Our team has worked tirelessly to find a solution in which the show... Read More

Classified Collaborates With All-Star Cast Including Pat Stay, Skratch Bastid, Bubbles & More For “Super Nova Scotian” Video

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Music Express

JUNO Award-winning, multi-platinum Canadian hip-hop artist and producer Classified is pleased to announce today’s release of his brand new star-studded video for “Super Nova Scotian”, from his full-length album Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change (Half Life Records/Universal Music Canada). WATCH the “Super Nova Scotian” video HERE. Featuring Pat Stay, one of the biggest and best battle rapper’s in the world, Skratch Bastid, renowned Canadian DJ and... Read More

It was Only Rock and Roll But They Loved It.

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Music Express

To put a little spin on the Keith Richards quote “They had the sun, they had the moon, they had the air that they breathe and for two hours 71,000 people had The Rolling Stones. Canada Rocks, Oro-Medonte at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, was the only Canadian stop on The Stones current North American No Filter Tour. It was one... Read More

Hart’s National Tour A Love Affair With His Audience

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Keith Sharp

Corey Hart is about to vacate his hotel room in Vancouver and head out to the airport for a flight to Japan where he and his band are set to perform concerts in Tokyo and Osaka before an insane schedule which sees everyone fly back to Quebec City July 4th just in time to headline at the Festival d’été de... Read More

Month: July 2019