Sunday, 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 […]
Once upon a time, on Queen Street East in Toronto, James Barker Band was on stage at the Boots & Bourbon Saloon when they were joined by a very special guest – Dierks Bentley. That was five years ago, on the eve of the 2016 Boots & Hearts Music Festival. Fast forward to 2021 and […]
Welcome to the 2020 Holiday Season! It’s been a helluva year, but we’re almost through it, and having something to celebrate is a nice way to do it. To get you in the spirit, we’ve combed through emails, social media feeds, streaming services, and personal recommendations and put together our 2020 Country Music Holiday Playlist! […]
With Movember here, we’re in the mood to celebrate some Hall of Fame calibre ‘staches from the world of country music! Some of these moustaches are classic. You can picture them when you hear names like Alan Jackson, Kix Brooks, and Joe Diffie. Others are more recent or were shorter lived facial hair choices, but […]
Maroon 5 has been announced as the Super Bowl LII halftime headliner, and a lot of people have feelings about it. Some football fans are fine with it because they’re more concerned with which two teams will meet in Atlanta to play for the Lombardi Trophy. And some music fans are fine with it because […]
Country Thunder 2018 rolled into Calgary on Friday and kicked off a weekend of loud country music. Day one of the festival was a short one but packed some big talent onto the stage. Dierks Bentley, Chad Brownlee, and The Cadillac Three all lit up the stage, wowing the crowds and having a good country […]
Dierks Bentley is a country music superstar, and this summer he’s hitting the road with Country Thunder for stops in Calgary, AB, Craven, SK, and Twin Lakes, WI. Bentley will headline the Friday nights at each of those three festival stops, playing sets of big hits and fan favourites for big country music crowds. We’ve […]
Festival season is coming, and from August 17 to 19 in Calgary it’s going to be a country music good time when Country Thunder rolls into town. This week, Country Thunder Alberta released their full lineup, with outstanding headliners, awesome Canadian talent, and some 90s country stars that come together to make up three days […]
New Music from Dierks Bentley, Madeline Merlo, New City, David James, The Honest Heart Collective and, Mason Ramsey This edition of the New Music Spotlight takes us from Arizona to British Columbia. It takes us from country to rock to pop. And it includes a bonus track from a young internet phenom. Hit play on […]
A heavyweight cast of country music stars take on the works of Elton John and Bernie Taupin on Restoration. And the resulting 13 tracks are a worthy ode to the legendary duo through the lens of the country genre. From the smooth chart-topping harmonies of Little Big Town flowing through the words of Rocket Man […]
On Tuesday, Trackside Music Festival announced their full 2018 lineup… and it’s a good one. The two-day festival, scheduled for the Canada Day weekend (June 30 & July 1) is bringing a dozen exciting country music acts to the stage, and it should be one hell of a party. There is a disclaimer to add […]
From Thursday, July 12 to Sunday, July 15, Saskatchewan will be home to some of country music’s biggest stars as the Country Thunder Music Festival rolls into Craven for four days of hits and fan favourites. So far, Country Thunder Craven has announced 17 acts for the festival, with the promise of more to come […]
With four incredible locations, Country Thunder will be back yet again in 2018, and it will be bigger than ever! With festivals in Florence, Arizona, Craven, Saskatchewan, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and Calgary, Alberta everyone can have the opportunity to put on their cowboy boots, grab a cold one and dance to an amazing lineup all […]
Trackside Music Festival, London’s biggest Canada Day party, is coming back strong in 2018 – and they’re starting with news of their headliners. The two day festival, held at London’s Western Fair District, has a history of bringing big country stars and homegrown talent to their stages, and in 2018 they’ll continue that tradition with […]
It’s a well documented and quoted fact that the late Tom Petty had some issues with modern country music – but there is no denying the love that modern country artists have for him and the impact he made on them. If you need proof, have a listen to this list of Tom Petty country […]