Rock
New Music Spotlight with The Dirty Nil, The Beaches, and More!
May 6th, 2023 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from The Dirty Nil, The Beaches, MacKenzie Porter, Dan Davidson, and Kimberly Perry The New Music Spotlight is here with a rock / country split – so get ready for it! We’re 80% Canadian this week, plus a comeback I didn’t know was coming. Surprises are fun. Hit play from start to bottom. […]
New Music Spotlight with The Glorious Sons and More
March 4th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from The Glorious Sons, Johnson Crook, Royce Lovett, KASADOR and Acid Test In this edition of the New Music Spotlight we’ll be highlighting bands from Kingston, ON, Toronto, ON, and Tallahassee, FL. We’re exploring rock, indie-pop-rock, alt-country, soul, hip-hop, R&B, and alternative music. We’re pretty sure there’s something for everyone today. Sit back, […]
Goodnight, Sunrise Live at The Horseshoe Tavern
March 2nd, 2018 by Joshua MurrayToronto’s indie-rock-and-roll-super-fun-dance-party band, Goodnight, Sunrise came to The Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday night for a live music party. On the bill with The Honeyrunners, Dead Projectionists, and Jessica Speziale, GNSR looked eager to play for the local crowd on the legendary stage. In fact, the band looked festival season ready with their gold leaf accents […]
Goodnight, Sunrise Ticket and Merch Giveaway
February 25th, 2018 by Trish CasslingWe’re giving away a pair of tickets and a Goodnight, Sunrise toque for the March 1st Horseshoe Tavern performance On March 1st Goodnight, Sunrise is playing a show at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, and we’ve got a pair of tickets and some fabulous GNSR merch to give away. We’ve covered Goodnight, Sunrise in the past, […]
CTV’s The Launch: Season 1 Wrap and Fan Vote
February 22nd, 2018 by Joshua MurrayCTV’s The Launch wrapped a successful season one with six singles by six emerging artists released to the world. Week-by-week we watched as a Canadian talent came to the microphone in front of Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta and his accompanying mentors, hoping to find themselves with the chance to record, perform and release that week’s […]
New Music Spotlight: Dallas Smith and More
February 16th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin, Dom Fricot, Oh Geronimo and Sarah Cripps Welcome to an all Canadian New Music Spotlight! In this edition of the Spotlight, we’re giving you country, folk and alt-indie music for your listening pleasure. Please have a listen and if the music speaks to you, click on the links, and […]
Gimme Time: Last Bullet Ends the Rock & Roll Dream
February 12th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayIt’s not easy being the band that loads into the bar to play a set of loud rock and roll for 12 people. And it’s even harder to keep doing it for a decade. At some point things have to move in one direction or the other. Either there’s going to be a breakout hit, […]
Canadian Music Week Announces Lineup for 2018
February 10th, 2018 by Trish CasslingThis week Canadian Music Week gave us a sneak peek into the lineup for 2018. The festival, which runs May 7- 13 this year, is a great way to welcome spring in Toronto. There’s a focus on local music, followed closely by Canadian content, after all, it is “Canadian” Music week. One of the many […]
2018 Juno Award Nominations Announcement
February 6th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe 2018 Juno Award nominations have been announced, setting the stage for the winners to be crowned March 24-25 in Vancouver at the 47th annual celebration of Canadian music excellence. We would like to congratulate the nominees across all 42 categories, and recognize the work, love, and dedication that went into creating the music that […]
2018 Nashional Music Festival Lineup and Ticket Announcement
February 1st, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThere’s a new music festival coming to Nashville, and it’s bringing a lot more than just country to the stage. The Nashional Music Festival will descend on Bicentennial Capitol Mall on April 20 & 21, 2018 with Sam Hunt acting as dual-night headliner and curator of the event. The genre-bending country star has tapped 10 […]
Rise Over Run: Crown Lands at The Horseshoe Tavern
January 30th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayOn Saturday night, at a sold out Horseshoe Tavern, Crown Lands played their first show of 2018… and the duo started the new year the way the last one ended, rocking! While the show was recognized as the farewell gig for Toronto rockers, Last Bullet, it should also be remembered as another step on Crown […]
One Last Night: Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips
January 29th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe legendary Horseshoe Tavern has been hosting sold out Saturday nights for 70 years, and on a late January weekend they did it again with Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips hitting the stage in front of happy, hot, sweaty Toronto rock and roll fans. There’s something special about live music […]
Wide Awake: The Launch’s The Static Shift Interview, Review, and 5 Quick Questions
January 26th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayCTV’s The Launch hit television screens from coast-to-coast on Wednesday night with a rock and roll edge and the chance to jumpstart a career. And in the end, when Scott Borchetta told The Static Shift that their version of Wide Awake would be released, they did just that. The young trio of throwback rock and […]
New Music Spotlight: Birds of Bellwoods, Jack White, Our Lady Peace, Vance Joy and Wes Mack
January 12th, 2018 by Trish CasslingIn our second January New Music Spotlight, we’re highlighting three Canadian acts, one Australian act and one American act. Genre-wise we’re recommending some alt-folk, some rock, some folk-pop and a little country music. In this spotlight, we’ve got five videos with some very different concepts. Sit back, have a watch, and a listen and let […]
Trish’s 10 Most Listened to Albums of 2017!
December 28th, 2017 by Trish CasslingOne of my favourite things to do, as we get to the end of a year is look back. It’s a great time to reflect, a great time to look forward and a great time for Top 10 lists. Note: I suggest that you listen, while you read. Recently, someone said to me, “I don’t […]
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