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2024 Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival Daily Lineups
March 14th, 2024 by Joshua MurrayThe Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival is set to return this July with an all-Canadian two day lineup – and it’s a good one. The Gravenhurst, ON festival features 14 acts across Friday and Saturday sets and will be headlined by July Talk (July 19) and City and Colour (July 20). The supporting cast […]
2023 CMW Jim Beam INDIES Awards Nominees – Voting Now Open!
May 13th, 2023 by Joshua MurrayCanadian Music Week is coming (June 5-10, 2023) and with it comes the INDIES (thank you Jim Beam). For the 22nd year, the INDIES will be presented to talented, deserving, awesome Canadian artists. This year’s list of nominees is quite frankly, fantastic. We’ve got big names we’ve known for years, up-and-comers that you’re going to […]
The Good Lovelies 2021 Christmas Tour is Underway, including Massey Hall Headlining Stop
December 11th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayThe Good Lovelies 2021 Christmas Tour has is underway, with the Juno-winning trio on an eleven date trek across Ontario, that includes a stop in Toronto at the historic and newly re-opened Massey Hall! For years, Good Lovelies have been sharing Christmas and holiday music in Albums, EPs and singles, and their Christmas tours have […]
New Music Spotlight with Clever Hopes, North Reign, Avery Raquel, Madisyn Gifford and Sam Drysdale
September 10th, 2021 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Clever Hopes, North Reign, Avery Raquel, Madisyn Gifford, and Sam Drysdale Welcome to a Friday, all-Canadian edition of the New Music Spotlight. We’re hopping around on the genres, but trust me, they’re all incredible. Let’s do this! Artist: Clever Hopes Hometown: Toronto, ON Genre: folk-rock Related: Ocie Elliott, Cat Clyde & Jeremie […]
Book Review – The World Of Bob Dylan
May 24th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayAs Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday (May 24, 2021), a new book titled, The World Of Bob Dylan has been added to the lengthy list of tomes exploring the life and career of the Nobel Prize and GRAMMY-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Edited by Sean Latham and published by Cambridge University Press, […]
Good Lovelies Release New B-Sides EP
May 8th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayJUNO-award winning folk-pop trio, Good Lovelies are back with a new 3-song EP titled, B-Sides, and it’s a lovely taste of what we’ve always loved from the band. It’s a short listen, coming in at just 11 minutes, but us wishing there was more doesn’t take away from the songs we get here. Blue Canoe, […]
Lonely Christmas Eve, 5 Quick Questions with Quote The Raven (Holiday Edition)
December 20th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNewfoundland and Labrador’s Quote The Raven have a reason to celebrate this holiday season, and it comes from their fantastic single, Lonely Christmas Eve. We wanted to celebrate too, so we got the duo to hang out for a special Holiday Edition round of 5 Quick Questions. Find out which Christmas songs Jordan and Kirsten […]
5 Reasons to Listen to Music All the Time at Home
December 20th, 2020 by thereviewsareinWe love music, you love music, but even though we acknowledge that, some times we all take music for granted a little bit and fail to understand just how important music can and should be to our day-to-day lives. Today we’re taking a look at ordinary days at home and the reasons you should be […]
63rd Annual GRAMMY Nominees + Reactions
November 24th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe 63rd Annual (2021) GRAMMY nominees have been announced across 83 categories with some big names, some surprising snubs, and a long list of talent. We’ve got the entire list of categories and nominees here, but we also wanted to share some thoughts about the nominations, so I asked Trish and our pal Elizabeth (Lifestyle […]
The History and Origin of Irish Music
November 6th, 2020 by thereviewsareinIreland has been able to produce some big music names, which include the Script and even U2. If you want to find out more about the traditional origins of Irish music, then simply take a look below. Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the main music festival in Ireland. It’s the biggest traditional festival celebration around […]
Five Irish Indie Artists You Should Be Listening To – Sinead McConville, Graham O’Hara, Dunluvly, LightNife, and Honas
October 30th, 2020 by Trish CasslingI’m back without another round of Irish indie artists! Thanks to our friends over at Fluttertone for their recommendations. They’ve sent us a lovely mix of genres! Artist: Sinead McConville Song: Running from You Notes: Running from You is an anthem of self-love. It’s about making it through the final process of heartbreak, grief. Everyone around […]
5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Julian Taylor, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Bad Cop, Bad Cop, and Phoebe Bridgers
June 19th, 2020 by Trish CasslingWe published the first New Music Spotlight on July 6, 2017, it’s become one of our most popular post formats, and today we’re offering up something similar, for new albums. Let us know what you think. Maybe it’ll be the start of something wonderful and new. The New Music Spotlight is meant for singles, but […]
New Music Spotlight with Johnson Crook, Bleeker, Feels, Ken Yates, and Paragon Cause
March 20th, 2020 by Trish CasslingNew Music from Johnson Crook, Bleeker, Feels, Ken Yates, and Paragon Cause In a time where live shows are being postponed and cancelled left, right and centre, we’re asking that you support artists in all the other ways possible. Pre-order albums, order albums, put in a merch order, check out live streams and donate when […]
2020 JUNO Award Nominees Announcement
January 28th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayOn Tuesday morning, the nominees for the 2020 JUNO Awards were announced, bringing with them a lot of excitement for artists and fans alike. Alessia Cara (who will host the show) leads all artists with six award nominations. Next, close behind her, is Tory Lanez who picked up five nominations, with seven artists racking up […]
thereviewsarein.com 2019 Year in Review!
December 7th, 2019 by thereviewsarein2019 was a big year for music. There were big releases in all genres. Great memories of new records and live shows. And photos from opportunities to see artists on stage and interview them backstage. Check out our 2019 Year in Review posts listed here to see what we were listening to, what we loved, […]
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