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Jukebox Offers A Dose Of Rock Reality

Keith Sharp
Jukebox Offers A Dose Of Rock Reality
Some of you with encyclopedic music memories may remember an Ottawa-based band called The Cooper Brothers. They created a buzz in the late seventies by being the only Canadian band to be signed to Phil Walden’s Macon, Georgia-based Capricorn Records. A label which sparked a `Southern Rock’ music movement with high-profile releases by the likes of The Allman Brothers, Marshall... Read More

Nominees & Performers announced for 2013 Canadian Radio Music Awards

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Nominees & Performers announced for 2013 Canadian Radio Music Awards
Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce nominations for the 16th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMAs). Sponsored by Astral Radio, the awards, celebrating first-time charted artists and honouring individuals or groups among them with some of the most played songs at Canadian radio, will be handed out on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, doors 7 p.m. at Kool Haus in... Read More

Doc Goes For A Drive

Roman Mitz
Doc Goes For A Drive
Arguably Canada’s hottest two country groups, Emerson Drive and Doc Walker, are combining forces for the 2013 CMT Hitlist tour slated to go cross country this spring (Click here for the tour schedule). The bands are bound to take the stage together for at least one song, Let It Roll, their current joint release which sits high atop the country... Read More

Big Wreck Reassembled!

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Big Wreck Reassembled!
It’s coming up to a year since Ian Thornley released his first Big Wreck album since disbanding the rock band a decade ago after two critically acclaimed albums, 1997’s platinum-plus In Loving Memory Of… and 2001’s The Pleasure and the Greed. Next month, Albatross — which features only two of the four original Big Wreck members, Thornley and guitarist Brian... Read More

Draw the Line – 54-40

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Draw the Line – 54-40
54-40 as a band measures their performance in steps, navigating from song to song, and building a relationship with an audience. Sometimes that relationship is tenuous as was witnessed tonight. The opening song, “Nice to Luv You” was casually received by the audience, but before their lackluster response is noted, the band moves quickly into “Lies to Me” which might... Read More

Sheepdogs ‘Dialed In’ to Success

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Sheepdogs ‘Dialed In’ to Success
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

Ticketfly Announces Ambitious Expansion

Keith Sharp
Ticketfly Announces Ambitious Expansion
Watch out Ticketmaster, there’s a new gun in town who is taking aim at knocking you off your dominant perch. San Francisco-based Ticketfly have thrown down the gauntlet by announcing an ambitious expansion into Canada. Ticketfly, a leading independent ticketing and marketing platform is now powering the ticketing and marketing efforts for a number of Canada’s top venues and event... Read More

And Now For Something Completely Different – Not Really!

Keith Sharp
And Now For Something Completely Different – Not Really!
Rik Emmett doesn’t do things by half measures. The former Triumph guitarist utilized a series of local concerts which culminated with a performance December 15th at the intimate Hugh’s Room in Toronto to launch two new Cd releases. The first an acoustic selection of Triumph hits titled “Then Again…” and the second an ambitious concept piece titled “Marco’s Secret Songbook”... Read More

The Passion of Music – Chilliwack

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The Passion of Music – Chilliwack
Clad in black t-shirts and black jeans, the wily veterans walked gracefully through the audience and took the stage with energy and smiles. Led by original member Bill Henderson on guitar and lead vocals, with younger brother Ed Henderson on guitar and backing vocals, and the solid bottom end duo of Doug Edwards on bass and Jerry Adolphe on drums,... Read More

An Intimate Night with Rik Emmett

Keith Sharp
An Intimate Night with Rik Emmett
Hugh’s Room is not the Air Canada Centre and the patrons of Hugh’s Room are not your average tee-shirt wearing Triumph fans. What they are though are fans of quality music and the Emmett/Dunlop duo delivered that in spades amidst the intimate setting of the Dundas Street West venue. Yes Rik Emmett was there to plug his latest “Then Again”... Read More

Sennheiser to Sponsor Music Express Awards

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Sennheiser to Sponsor Music Express Awards
Sennheiser Canada have agreed to sponsor the inaugural 2013 MUSIC EXPRESS AWARDS which will reflect achievements by Canadian artists whose music falls into ME’s AOR genre (Sorry Justin, sorry Carly Rae!) Nominees will be selected in the following nine categories and each winning group or artist will receive a special microphone award presented by Sennheiser Canada. “We are excited to... Read More