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Elton Rohn Tribute Performance Has Peterborough Fans Dancing In The Aisles

Elton Rohn Tribute Performance Has  Peterborough Fans Dancing In The Aisles
Elton Rohn’s Elton John Tribute performance took Peterborough’s Showplace Theatre by storm Saturday October 20th as his seven-member band delivered a hit-packed set list which had fans on their feet dancing as he closed off his set with energetic performances of “Crocodile Rock” and “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” which were just as authentic as anything the original Elton John... Read More

Country Thunder Music Festival Prairie Winds Park Calgary Alberta

Country Thunder Music Festival  Prairie Winds Park  Calgary Alberta
  August 17, 18, 19,  2018   Some serious partyin’ was going down in north east Calgary. Line dancin’, redneckin’ drinkin’, yehawin’ and plain ol’ good vibes were in the air as the Country Thunder Festival finished this year’s run at Prairie Winds Park. Three other dates take place yearly in Arizona, Wisconsin and Saskatchewan. These are larger festivals with... Read More

Manitoulin Country Fest A Jewel Of An Event

Manitoulin Country Fest A Jewel Of An Event
  By Karen Uildersma At a time during the summer when tourism is peaking at scenic Manitoulin Island, along comes the Manitoulin Country Music Fest which engorges another 10,000 visitors into Rainbow Country. And like all previous festivals at the Flat Rock Entertainment Centre, the three-day event which ran Thursday August 9th until Saturday August 11th was a triumphant success.... Read More

THE PEPTIDES BRING THE PERFECT FINISHING TOUCH TO BLUESFEST

THE PEPTIDES BRING THE PERFECT FINISHING TOUCH TO BLUESFEST
  Ottawa’s 9-piece larger-than-life ensemble, The Peptides, closed out Bluesfest’s final day on the Claridge stage, and were as far as I’m concerned, the best-kept secret of performances. The Peptides are more than just your average band – they are a Broadway musical on acid that combines showtune-worthy music, choral vocal magic, choreography, and theatrics that hit the entertainment factor... Read More

FOO FIGHTERS – WAY BEYOND THE MUSIC

FOO FIGHTERS – WAY BEYOND THE MUSIC
  Ottawa welcomed back rock giants, the Foo Fighters to the City stage at Bluesfest Tuesday night after roughly a decade since their last visit. Their 2-½-hour set consisted of songs plucked from their huge discography, including tracks from their latest studio album, Concrete and Gold (2017), along with a few surprise covers. From start to finish, the energy give-and-take... Read More

STYX: Casino Rama, Friday Nov.17 & Saturday Nov.18th 2017

STYX: Casino Rama, Friday Nov.17 & Saturday Nov.18th 2017
STYX Friday Nov.17 & Saturday Nov.18th 2017 Casino Rama Oro Medonte, Ontario By Ted VB, Karen U. & Keith Sharp The most apt word to describe Styx’s double sell-out engagement at Casino Rama is `Celebration’. `Celebration’ of a new studio album, `The Mission’ of which four tracks (or partial tracks); “Gone Gone Gone”, “Radio Silence”, “Khedive” and the opening “Overture”... Read More

URG’s Birthday Bash Time Capsule

URG’s Birthday Bash Time Capsule
Those fortunate to be backstage at the first annual URG Festival Saturday at the Ancaster Fairgrounds near Hamilton Ontario must have felt they had travelled back in some 1980’s musical time capsule. There, milling about amidst a semi circle of trailers was a mix and match of Platinum Blondes, Honeymoon Suites, Helix, Saga and The Kings all assembled to perform... Read More

Cornwall Fest A Showcase For Classic Rock

Cornwall Fest A Showcase For Classic Rock
  By Keith Sharp   Cornwall Ontario may not be the centre of Canada’s music universe but a dedicated group of local entrepreneurs have spent the past two years cultivating a small festival which brings name rock bands to this picturesque community on the banks of the St Lawrence River. Although it’s a project in progress, Alkaline Entertainment’s Jeff Brunet... Read More