W.Brett Wilson and Brett Kissel join forces to support Canadians battling cancer

W.Brett Wilson and Brett Kissel join forces to support Canadians battling cancer
    Calgary, AB – September 16, 2016 – Entrepreneur and philanthropist W. Brett Wilson, and Juno and Canadian Country Music Association Award winning country singer Brett Kissel are joining creative forces to encourage the public to support the hundreds of thousands of Canadians battling cancer each year. The partnership came about after Wilson heard “I Didn’t Fall in Love... Read More

No Sleep This Winter With Major Touring Schedule

No Sleep This Winter With Major Touring Schedule
The success of Wintersleep‘s latest album The Great Detachment(Dine Alone Records) will keep them on the road playing shows on two continents until December.  Today they announce a new 18 date Canadian headline tour but before that, they embark on a european and UK tour next week. (All dates listed comprehensively, below.) Tickets are on sale this Friday in all... Read More

Loverboy Joins Seinfeld Star in Car Rental Campaign

Loverboy Joins Seinfeld Star in Car Rental Campaign
Canadian rock legends LOVERBOY – featuring original members vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, keyboardist Doug Johnson and drummer Matt Frenette – have become pop culture staples and heroes to a new generation of rock fans, and are now set for even more exposure with a TV campaign for National Car Rental, which started rolling out on the first weekend... Read More

Dallas Smith: Check One More Off His Bucket List!

Dallas Smith: Check One More Off His Bucket List!
  By Keith Sharp You could call it an item ticked off  Dallas Smith’s bucket list when the Langley B.C  native launches his new record, `Side Effects’ Saturday when he hits Vancouver’s  Rogers Place stage to open for his primary musical influence, Keith Urban. Smith, who will be opening for Urban on the six-date Western Canadian leg of Urban’s global ... Read More

Tim Hicks – Shake These Walls, Y’all 

Tim Hicks – Shake These Walls, Y’all 
                                                     by Roman Mitz for Open Spaces                 Tim Hicks is chuffed.  After his solid debut album ‘Throw Down’ in 2013, he beat the sophomore jinx into submission with his outstanding follow-up, ‘5:01’.  Now the stakes have been raised and his fan base has big expectations for his brand new record Shake These Walls. While he was certainly... Read More

Shiplett Signing Launches Johnny Reid’s New Music Venture

Shiplett Signing Launches Johnny Reid’s New Music Venture
Toronto, ON (September 8, 2016) – HALO Entertainment Group and Warner Music Canada are excited to announce a Canadian distribution partnership whereby WMC will be the exclusive distributer for HALO Entertainment Group. HALO Entertainment Group is a Canadian entertainment and music company offering artist management, label and publishing services with offices in both Toronto and Nashville.  Spearheaded by multi-platinum entertainerJohnny... Read More

The Wild GET AIRBOURNE WITH MAJOR TOUR DATES

The Wild GET AIRBOURNE WITH MAJOR TOUR DATES
Kelowna, British Columbia Rock’n’Rollers, The Wild!, are pleased to confirm their direct support for AIRBOURNE on their upcoming North American tour. The tour begins in San Diego, California on September 12th, taking them through North America’s biggest cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York. The band will also embark on a Canadian run, starting in their... Read More

Lee Aaron donates Metal Queen and Bodyrock outfits to NMC

Lee Aaron donates Metal Queen and Bodyrock outfits to NMC
  Last week Lee Aaron visited Canada’s National Music Centre in Calgary, bringing with her wardrobe pieces from the iconic Metal Queen album cover as well as a vintage Brimaco motorcycle jacket worn on the Bodyrock tour of 1989/90. Both items will join other unique effects currently on display at the newly opened Centre including kd lang’s infamous Juno performance... Read More