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Made In The Name Of Rock N Roll: One Bad Son Album Review
October 13th, 2017 by Joshua MurraySaskatoon rock and rollers, One Bad Son, are back with new music, releasing their fifth album, Made In The Name Of Rock N Roll to the world. The boys from the Canadian Prairies have been hard at work their entire careers playing, writing, and recording, and the excitement that they share with their fans for […]
NXNE Moves Back Downtown for 2018!
October 12th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayThe 2018 music festival season just got a boost in Toronto with the news that NXNE will be coming back to Yonge-Dundas next summer. The move by the 10-day festival will include three days of programming from June 15 to 17 – that will transform Yonge Street into a full on festival village that will […]
Past The Past: Jess Moskaluke CBC Music First Play Contest
October 10th, 2017 by Joshua MurraySince Jess Moskaluke first hit our radar in early 2014 we’ve been all in on the Saskatchewan singer. And now that she’s prepping to release a new EP, Past The Past, we’re as excited as ever for what’s next in her career. Related: Jess Moskaluke Boots & Hearts Preview Interview, 2014 As an early celebration […]
We Are Thankful For Music
October 8th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayAs Thanksgiving is celebrated in homes this weekend, we would like to stop for a moment and give thanks for all that we have and are able to do. As music fans, we are thankful for the abundance of new music we are able to discover and listen to on a regular basis. Whether those […]
Brett Kissel, We Were That Song Tour Announcement, Part 1
October 4th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayThe Canadian Country Music Association’s 2017 Male Artist of the Year, Brett Kissel is hitting the road in 2018 on the We Were That Song tour! The Flat Lake, Alberta native will visit five provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario) on the tour, with 38 concerts scheduled over January, February and March. It’s a […]
Tenderheart: Sam Outlaw, Michaela Anne, and The Rifle & The Writer in Toronto
September 30th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayOn a warm Monday night, Sam Outlaw brought country music to Longboat Hall in Toronto. With openers Michaela Anne and The Rifle & The Writer in tow, Outlaw’s show put a groove into the evening, and kept the audience tapping their toes from start to finish. Outlaw has been touring extensively in 2017 in support […]
Fight! Red Carpet Rumble for Unison Benevolent Fund
September 16th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayOn Thursday night in Toronto, 20 tough as nails music industry professionals stepped into the ring to square off in support of the Unison Benevolent Fund. Red Carpet Rumble (hosted by Fearless Fred of 102.1 The Edge), saw music industry men and women, (trained, taught and ready to rumble), came to The Concert Hall at […]
Life Changes: Thomas Rhett Album Review
September 9th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayThomas Rhett’s Life Changes may be the most aptly titled album of 2017. The new father of two has now released his third studio album, has already gone to number one on the US Country Airplay chart with Craving You, and is set to keep that momentum going. Life Changes is a monster album, with […]
There Goes The Neighbourhood: Nice Horse Album Review
September 9th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayNice Horse is in the saddle and ready to ride with the release of their debut album, There Goes The Neighbourhood. The four talented women out of Calgary, Alberta have put together a solid collection of eight tracks as a follow up to their four track EP release earlier this year (A Little Unstable). And […]
15 Boots & Hearts 2018 Artist Predictions
September 8th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayWith the dates for Boots & Hearts 2018 released and our recovery from the 2017 festival complete, it’s time to look at our predictions for BH7 next August. As always, the names listed below have been picked because we fully believe there is a chance that they could play the festival. Yes, we’d love to […]
WayHome is Pressing Pause
September 5th, 2017 by Trish CasslingIf you’re like us, you were already thinking about next year’s WayHome Music & Arts Festival. Did we wonder what was up when a “Save The Date” wasn’t displayed at the end of the festival? We did. Today we received a press release that read “Republic Live will push pause on the 2018 edition of […]
Anthem: Brett Kissel and Friends at the 2017 CNE
September 2nd, 2017 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingAs Friday night grew darker and the music played on, Brett Kissel looked out over the CNE crowd and exclaimed, “I think it’s safe to say that country music is alive and well in Toronto!”. The Alberta native couldn’t have been more correct on a day when 5 Canadian country artists took the stage at […]
Legacy: The Cadillac Three Album Review
August 30th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayThe Cadillac Three are back with their third full-length studio album, and they’ve raised their own bar again. Legacy, released August 25, 2017, is an 11 track banger that hits as hard as, and gets just as sweet as fans can expect from the southern trio of rocking country boys. Hell, it might even be […]
City Turned Country: Chad Brownlee and Leaving Thomas at the 2017 CNE
August 28th, 2017 by Joshua MurrayCountry took over the city for a couple of hours on Saturday night at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto as Chad Brownlee and Leaving Thomas took to the legendary bandshell stage. The MDM Recordings artists took their turns belting out country hits and entertaining the assembled crowd. Leaving Thomas opened the show with Annika […]
Midnight Oil, Matthew Good and The Living End at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage
August 27th, 2017 by Trish CasslingOn a beautiful Friday summer night, Toronto showed up big time for another 2017 performance by Midnight Oil. Having just performed in May of this year it was a treat that Midnight Oil returned to play for us so soon. The band brought along fellow Aussie band The Living End to get things started and […]
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