Month: October 2015
Untamed: Welcome to Cam Country!
October 31st, 2015 by Joshua MurrayI’m not ready to put together my “Ones to Watch in 2016” list just yet, but I promise you this, near the very top of that list (when it comes) will be Cam. With more than 25,000,000 plays on Spotify, appearances at SXSW, Apple Music Fest in London, and the Grand Ole Opry, Cam certainly […]
27th Annual Havelock Country Jamboree Lineup Announcement
October 30th, 2015 by Trish CasslingThis morning Havelock released their first list of artists and we’re pretty excited. They’ve chosen some of my favourite artists. Let’s get started! The Band Perry, one of my absolute favourite live acts. Kimberley, Reid and Neil Perry have been at this since 2005 and they’re getting better and better. They’ve got a new single […]
Country Day at Steve’s Music Store: Toronto
October 26th, 2015 by Trish CasslingOn Saturday October 17th, right smack in the middle of Indie Week, Steve’s Music Store in Toronto held “Steve’s Country Corner, Country Day”. Steve’s is supporting new and emerging country artists in their brand new “Country Corner” space in conjunction with Boots and Bourbon. This seems to us like a very good match and they’ve […]
It Girl: Petric Arrives with New EP
October 22nd, 2015 by Joshua MurrayManitoba brothers Jason and Tom Petric have been on a pretty wild ride for the last few months. Their debut single Here Goes Everything announced their arrival to Canadian country music fans, and now they’re making themselves even more known with the release of their new EP, It Girl. The boys spent a couple days […]
Feels Like Freedom: Twin Kennedy at Indie Week 2015
October 21st, 2015 by Joshua MurrayBorn and raised in a small British Columbia, twin sisters Carli and Julie Kennedy have been performing together, and generally attached at the hip (figuratively) since they could talk. We sat down with the girls of Twin Kennedy at Boots & Bourbon Saloon in Toronto as part of Indie Week 2015 to talk about home, […]
Burn The Plan: Good Lovelies and Tim Chaisson at the Winter Garden Theatre
October 17th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayOn a chilly fall Friday in Toronto, a touch of the east coast and a boat load of harmonies came to the Winter Garden Theatre on Yonge Street. Juno award winners the Good Lovelies headlined the show, a celebration of their latest release Burn The Plan (May 2015) and a realization of a dream to […]
20 Half-Assed Predictions for the 2015-16 NHL Season
October 8th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayHockey season is back and that means it’s time to make some ridiculous predictions for the 2015-16 NHL season. Have a look at this list of 20 and add your predictions in the comment section. Also, I tried to avoid the dreaded East Coast Bias – but ya, it’s probably there. 1. Phil Kessel score […]
MusiCounts – Support Music in Canadian Schools
October 7th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayWe’re very lucky as music fans in Canada to listen to and watch our favourite Canadian artists do their thing. But unless we continue to educate and nurture our young people’s love and talent for music, these days aren’t going to last. Since 1997 MusiCounts has been donating funds to schools across Canada to help […]
2015-16 NHL Canadian Country Music Season Preview
October 6th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayThe NHL season starts this week with Montreal in Toronto, Vancouver in Calgary, New York in Chicago, and San Jose in Los Angeles… and to get us all ready for hockey we recruited 10 of our own Canadian Country Music All-Stars to give us their preview! We asked each artist 3 questions (Favourite Team, Why/How […]
Something’s Comin’: Jill Hennessy Live at Adelaide Hall Toronto
October 5th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayOn a Friday night at the gorgeously renovated Adelaide Hall in Toronto, the equally stunning Jill Hennessy took to the stage to celebrate and launch her newest full length album, I Do. It was an intimate performance, with roughly 100 people in the crowd, and all of them interested in every song and joke and […]
1989: Taylor Swift Delivers Our Wildest Dreams
October 4th, 2015 by Trish CasslingTaylor Swift has been making news across the world with her 6 leg, 85 show 1989 World Tour. She brought the tour to Toronto’s Rogers Centre this chilly October weekend for two amazing sold out dates and we’d been waiting for her. Opening act Shawn Mendes did a great job of filling the seats early. I’m […]
Kick It In The Pit: Brantley Gilbert Live in Toronto!
October 3rd, 2015 by Joshua MurrayBrantley Gilbert looks like he might be rock and roll disguised as country music. But when you watch and listen to the songs (live or recorded) you know it’s legit. Yes, it can be loud and aggressive. And maybe your grandma isn’t lining up for his show, but plenty of fans were at The Opera […]
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