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    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Statement from the band guitarist Jeff Neill: We are very sad to report that due to the seriousness of Kenny Shields health issues, we have had to cancel the entire 2017 tour schedule for Kenny Shields and Streetheart. We shall be as transparent as we can while maintaining a respectful measure of discretion regarding Kenny’s privacy… Kenny,... Read More

By John Emms Timmins Free Press The Timmins Ontario festival landscape has changed greatly in two years. Creating a dynamic where fans will be comfortable started at the Kayak Festival where fans are allowed in go in free of charge. Then Timmins concert-goers laid out their money for the surprise hit of the summer of 2016 with Rock on the... Read More

  By Keith Sharp Timmins’ Stars and Thunder Day Four: So what do you do when one of your two star performers for that day’s concert calls in sick and you have no hope of replacing them in time. This was the predicament facing site manager Josh Clark when he got the call at midnight Wednesday that Brampton Ontario’s Alyssa... Read More

  By Keith Sharp Timmins’ Stars and Thunder Festival Day Four: The real party was ignited Tuesday night when Montreal’s Simple Plan played to a much younger audience that had attended the festival’s first three days. Taking advantage of a re-aligning of the VIP section which allowed for both standing and seating options, the majority of the estimated 12,000 fans... Read More

  By Keith Sharp Timmins’ Stars and Thunder Festival Day Three: Monday June 26th: When event organizers compiled a talent list of artists who best exemplified the spirit of Canada Day 150, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider had to be at the top of that list.     His entire catalogue of hits reflects the very essence of Canadian culture,... Read More

By Keith Sharp Timmins’ Stars and Thunder Day Two, Sunday June 25th might have been considered a `chill out’ day with most the scheduled acts being of the `laid back’ variety and it was certainly chilly enough although a number of black clouds that loomed above Hollinger Park throughout the day, almost magically didn’t deposit their liquid load on the... Read More

By Keith Sharp Franco-Ontario band, Le Groupe Swing (LGS) brought the opening day of Timmins Stars And Thunder music and fireworks festival to life with an energetic set that had the 14,000 plus fans on their feet dancing and clapping in unison.   Led by Ottawa’s Michel Bènac and Montreal’s Jean Phillipe Goulet, LGS’s musical style can only be described... Read More

By Keith Sharp Normally the residents of Timmins would be up arms at the amount of road closures this North East Ontario community of some 42,000 citizens faces during the week of June 24 to July 1. Yet the prospect of staging the biggest music/fireworks display in this region’s history has even then most outspoken individual biting their lip and... Read More