Month: October 2019
New Music Spotlight Featuring PIXIES, Hawksley Workman, Once A Tree, ARCHE, and Venture Palace
October 31st, 2019 by Trish CasslingNew Music from PIXIES, Hawksley Workman, Once A Tree, ARCHE, and Venture Palace I’ve got a rainy Halloween night New Music Spotlight for you. Today’s musical entries come from the U.S., Canada, and France. They include rock, pop, alternative, dream pop, pop psychédélique, and pocket rock. I love that our genre list keeps getting bigger. […]
The Awesome Music Project – Rob Carli Interview
October 29th, 2019 by Trish Cassling#MusicChangesEverything The Awesome Music Project was released on October 10th, World Mental Health Day, and by the next day, it had hit #1 on Amazon.ca for Music, Top 20 for Happiness, and Top 100 for all books. The book is a 200+ page, hardcover collection of stories from Canadians from all walks of life. The […]
Rich Cloke, You’re The One Q&A and 5 Quick Questions
October 28th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayIt’s been a minute, but Rich Cloke is back and the Ontario native is just getting started. With the release of his new single, You’re The One, Rich has kicked-off a new chapter in his country music career that will include more new music and a push to put himself in front of as many […]
The Cadillac Three Announces 2020 Country Fuzz Release
October 27th, 2019 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingThe Cadillac Three have announced the upcoming release of their fourth full-length album, Country Fuzz in early 2020. The Nashville grunge-country rockers dropped two new singles, Back Home and Long After Last Call to accompany the announcement that the album will be released in full on February 7, 2020, via Big Machine. We haven’t talked […]
Hermitage Green at Toronto’s The Mod Club [Photo Review]
October 26th, 2019 by Trish CasslingLast night, Hermitage Green played to a full house at Toronto’s The Mod Club. The Limerick, Ireland band, is made up of Barry Murphy, Dan Murphy, Darragh Graham, Darragh Griffin & Dermot Sheedy. They’ve been playing together for about 10 years, and it shows in their cohesiveness. Highlights of the night for me included their performances […]
Shopé Enchants at the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class Showcase [Interview + 5 Quick Questions]
October 26th, 2019 by Trish CasslingShopé is right smack in the middle of a big year. The Toronto-based artist who won the CBC Searchlight top spot was in Toronto this week for the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class. We met up at The Hideout to talk before his sound check for the evening’s industry showcase. He arrived smiling and friendly. […]
Wes Mack, Soul Album Review and Interview
October 25th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayFor the last four years, Wes Mack has been writing, recording, and figuring out his new album as a whole – and now Soul is here with seven songs for country music fans to listen to as a collection from the Calgary, AB artist. Canadian country music listeners may recognize House On Fire and PBR […]
The Flyer Vault Book is Here! [150 Years of Toronto Concert History]
October 25th, 2019 by Trish CasslingThe Flyer Vault. You may already be following the Instagram account, @theflyervault, they have a follower count of 11K. The goal of the Instagram account was to share the 3000+ flyers Daniel Tate had collected over the years. Daniel Tate worked in the concert industry and started out as a flyer guy. It’s said that […]
ISC International Songwriting Competition 2019
October 24th, 2019 by Trish CasslingISC or International Songwriting Competition is an annual song competition. Its goal is to facilitate established and emerging songwriters. To allow them to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. Amateur and professional songwriters and musicians are invited to participate in the contest. ISC has a very esteemed panel of judges including Coldplay, […]
Song for Sam from Goodnight, Sunrise
October 24th, 2019 by Trish CasslingSong for Sam is something quite different from our friends at Goodnight, Sunrise. The sound is not their usual buoyant fare. This tune is a solemn affair. Poignant and heartful, Song For Sam important. Vanessa contacted us earlier this week wondering if we’d be interested in promoting Song For Sam. I immediately agreed. As we head […]
Mickey James 5 Quick Questions [New Single – Crybaby]
October 22nd, 2019 by Trish CasslingWho is Micky James? Pitched as Bowie meets The Clash, I was hesitant. But, New York’s glam rock artist Micky James, has turned my head. I wouldn’t have included The Clash in describing Micky, but from the second he opened his mouth on the Crybaby video, I was hooked. The single details being stuck in […]
The Beaches Announce The Professional Tour for Winter 2020
October 21st, 2019 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingThe Beaches are getting ready to pack up and hit the road this February on The Professional Tour. The rock and roll quartet from Toronto have 16 dates booked, including a double shot in their hometown to wrap their wintery run. Update: A third Toronto show at the Danforth Music Hall has been added on […]
New Music Spotlight with Palaye Royale, Jess Moskaluke, Matthew Good, and More
October 18th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Palaye Royale, Jess Moskaluke, Matthew Good, Alan Doyle & Dean Brody, and Hunter Brothers The New Music Spotlight is here with an all-Canadian edition packed with country and rock. We’ve got east coast and west coast coming together, we’ve got a double dose of Saskatchewan, and more. Hit play on each of […]
Robyn Ottolini, Good Sh*t Q&A and 5 Quick Questions [Single Release]
October 18th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayRobyn Ottolini is a hard working artist on the Canadian country music scene, making her way up one song and one show at a time. The Uxbridge, ON native has dropped a new single, Good Sh*t, and caught up with us to talk about the song and to play a round of 5 Quick Questions […]
Kasador 5 Quick Questions [New Album Brood & Bloom]
October 17th, 2019 by Trish CasslingOn October 4, Kasador released their first full-length album entitled Brood & Bloom. Included on the album are the two tracks from their 2017 single Come Get Yer Money and Skeleton Park. Ticking in at twelve tracks, the record is steeped in darkness. “This album started with the losses of some loved ones, pain, suffering, and […]
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