Country, Folk, Roots, Americana
2022 Calgary Stampede Preview Playlist: Lindsay Ell
July 11th, 2022 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingWhen Lindsay Ell hits the Nashville North stage at the 2022 Calgary Stampede, she’ll be armed with her electric guitar, her songs, her stories, her strength, her message, and her heart on her sleeve. As always. The Canadian country music star will shred. She’ll sing. She’ll shimmy. And she’ll entertain the hell out of the […]
2022 Calgary Stampede Preview: The Reklaws Top 5
July 6th, 2022 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingOur pals The Reklaws are on their way to Nashville North at the 2022 Calgary Stampede – and if you’re in the area and looking for a Wednesday night party, they’re sure as heck going to give one to you! Jenna and Stuart have been as on fire as it gets in their country music […]
2022 Calgary Stampede – Stampede Summer Stage Lineup & Schedule!
July 4th, 2022 by Trish Cassling2022’s Calgary Stampede is almost ready to take over! We love everything about the Stampede, but the music is our highlight! This year there are over 100 acts across 3 stages. Check out the Stampede music page for more details. Since it’s National Country Music Day, we’re going to start with some amazing country acts. […]
Hillside Festival 2022 Lineup Announcement
April 22nd, 2022 by Trish CasslingHillside Festival is back with a wonderful lineup! First, let me say that the list is very long. It’s also peppered with some of our absolute favourites. Additionally, there are tons of bands that we’ve never had the privilege of covering. That’s exciting! Here we go, in alphabetical order, Adrian Raso, Allison Lupton Band, Allison […]
Start.ca Rocks The Park Announces Country Night with Headliner Dierks Bentley
March 28th, 2022 by Trish CasslingSunday, July 17th with Dierks Bentley, Ashley McBryde, The Reklaws, and Breland London, ON loves a good country night, and this summer when Dierks Bentley hits the Harris Park stage for Start.ca Rocks the Park, fans will go wild! Bentley is a multiple award nominee, McBryde and The Reklaws are no slouches in that area […]
New Music Spotlight with Miesha and The Spanks, Crown Lands, Andrew Hyatt, and more
March 25th, 2022 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Miesha and The Spanks, Crown Lands, Andrew Hyatt, The Lumineers, and Allegories As we head into the first weekend of Spring, we’ve got a brand new New Music Spotlight for you. The genres include rock (all kinds), folk, country, and a hit of electronic pop. All of the songs are winners in […]
St. Patrick’s Day Toronto Events
March 15th, 2022 by Trish CasslingSt. Patrick’s Day is almost here. Are you Irish? Do you have a cute “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirt hoping to get out? It’s that awesome, rambunctious time of year again. A time when we all remember our Irish great-great-grandmother or a distant Irish cousin from the Emerald Isle. It’s that time when the rivers […]
RBC Bluesfest Reveals Full 2022 Lineup
March 8th, 2022 by Trish CasslingRBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest made their 2022 lineup announcement on Tuesday morning, dropping a 91 artist lineup for the July festival. As promised in 2020, Rage Against the Machine is included in the 2022 lineup. They’ll be headlining on July 15th. Support for the internationally acclaimed band includes Run the Jewels, Milky Chance, and more. […]
Boots and Hearts 2022 Day-to-Day Lineup and Don’t Miss Artists
March 5th, 2022 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Cassling and 📸 Sydney ButtersThe 2022 Boots & Hearts Music Festival got a whole lot bigger on Friday with the reveal of a full 32-artist lineup across four days in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. We already knew some of the artists that were headed to the fields to play their sets this summer. But now we have a more complete picture, […]
2022 JUNO Award Nominations
March 1st, 2022 by Trish CasslingNominees for the 51st annual JUNO Awards have been announced, with 235 nominations across 46 categories. The awards will be broadcast across Canada on Sunday, May 15 at 8:00 PM outdoors and on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBCMusic.ca/juno, CBC Music’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages, and of course, live from the Budweiser Stage! Hosting this year […]
The Chicks Head Back Out On The Road
February 28th, 2022 by Trish Cassling*EDIT – Second show added at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on June 25th. The Chicks are headed back out on the road after a long 14 years, starting June 14th. Patty Griffin will support them for 21 of the dates, including Toronto. Jenny Lewis will join the band for six dates. Then on June 17th, they’ll […]
Dan Davidson Counts Down with New EP 6 Songs to Midnight
February 27th, 2022 by Joshua MurrayCanadian country music singer-songwriter, Dan Davidson is here again with a collection of six tracks on the aptly named EP, 6 Songs to Midnight. The CCMA-nominated Alberta boy gives us the vibes we know and love from his country music career across the songs, with some welcome surprises along the way. Energy, of course, is […]
5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Nelson Sobral, Dan Davidson, Eamon McGrath, NOBRO, and Tears for Fears
February 25th, 2022 by Trish CasslingIt’s been a while since we’ve done 5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now. These releases screamed to be shared with our readers, and I couldn’t resist. This week’s list includes albums from Nelson Sobral, Dan Davidson, Eamon McGrath, NOBRO, and Tears for Fears. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox. […]
Barry Tierney – Colours on Canvas
February 8th, 2022 by Colm Slattery“Colours on Canvas” features Barry Tierney’s yearning, beautiful lyricism for he creates a lovely little universe. Barry Tierney embraces a twee folk-pop atmosphere on the warm “Colours on Canvas“. A sense of restraint imbues the arrangement with intimacy. Full of such raw emotion the song feels so rich. The instrumental variety offers a careful balance […]
Reba McEntire Top 10 – by the Numbers
February 6th, 2022 by Joshua MurrayReba is a country music queen, a TV sitcom favourite, a music video legend, and I love her. I came of age at the perfect time to hear Reba on country radio and then to see her on CMT when I had cable. She was the one that Shania and Faith and Martina had to […]
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