We are getting really close to WayHome at Burl’s Creek – and now it’s time to start the planning! The WayHome Music & Arts Festival has released the day-to-day schedule with set times and stage assignments for all of the acts. Now the hard part – choosing who you’re going to see when there’s an […]
Alright country music fans, if you’re going to Boots & Hearts you can start planning out your weekend. The day-to-day lineups have been announced, and now on the Boots & Hearts website we’ve found the daily schedules and stage assignments for each and every act on the weekend bill. Have a look and let us […]
I caught up with Birds of Bellwoods last week prior to their NXNE show at The Cameron House. We talked about the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase, what’s coming up for the band, influences and lots more. Birds of Bellwoods: First cool thing to talk about is the opportunities and the things we have coming up. So, […]
Kira Isabella is the kind of performer that we’re excited to see for the 4th time in the last 12 months. Each opportunity has been different (2014 CNE, Acoustic at the Rock ‘n’ Horse Saloon, Canadian Music Week 2015 at Boots & Bourbon) and Boots & Hearts 2015 will be the biggest of all of […]
WayHome is less than 30 days away, and the excitement is building. We all know that everyone is excited for Neil Young (can’t wait), Sam Smith (welcome back to the stage), and Kendrick Lamar (the Bonaroo reviews have been outstanding) but there’s a lot more than that on the way. Trish broke down a list […]
WayHome Music & Arts Festival is just around the corner and I’m super excited to see headliners Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Sam Smith and Kendrick Lamar, but today I thought I’d talk about five non-headlining acts, that I’m really excited to see. Yukon Blonde Out of Kelowna, BC I’m happy to see lots of Canadian content on […]
Saturday June 20th This year Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival turned 36! This was our first time attending the festival but, it won’t be the last. The nine day schedule kicked off on June 13th with the only paid concert, which helps to supplement the sponsors (including KX94.7 and Indie88) and suppliers. The line up included Our […]
On a Thursday night that called for rain, the Toronto skies stayed clear and thousands of country music fans crowded the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre to see Sam Hunt, Hunter Hayes, and Lady Antebellum take the stage. The Wheels Up Tour has been on the road since the last day of February in Olso, Norway, in […]
The Gibson Guitar Lounge was dark and cool for the CD release launch of the Small Town Pistols “Pistology”. The small audience of under 100 were a mix of fans who’d won their way in, family, friends, and a small contingent of media. There were introductions, the band started to play, and then Amanda and […]
Jason and Tom Petric are ready to make waves in the country music scene. With the Here Goes Everything single already making the rounds, and support from their new label, Steelhead Music (Dallas Smith owned), these Manitoba boys are off to a good start. The brothers have previously talked about being inspired by artists like […]
Boots & Hearts is coming. We’ve been over that. Single Day VIP passes are available. Daily schedules have been released. Excitement is growing. We all know who the headliners are, and we love them. Just like you, we can’t wait to see Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett, Dallas […]
Joe Perry was in Toronto this past weekend as part of the Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp. Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp is camp for adults who love rock & roll. Regular people on stage with rock stars, jamming, writing, recording and performing. Toronto Camp counsellors included David Hull of The Joe Perry Project, Sass […]
Here we are… With 2 months + a day until country music fans descend upon Burl’s Creek, the team at Boots & Hearts has gifted us with the day-to-day lineup cards! We knew that this was going to be a stacked festival. The names that kept getting announced have had country fans excited since day […]
Fresh off 3 wins at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards it would be easy to say that Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson are hotter than a two dollar pistol… With I Only Smoke When I Drink becoming a favourite with fans and the country music community (wins for Single of the Year, Video of […]
It’s Here! With 52 days left until we descend upon Burl’s Creek Event Grounds to listen to music, take in the arts, and generally enjoy the hell out of the 1st Way Home Music & Arts Festival, we have a lineup. Okay, so we’ve had the lineup for a while – but now we know […]