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Good Lovelies Release New Album & 2019 Christmas Tour Schedule
November 17th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayJuno-Award-winning folk trio, Good Lovelies are in the Christmas spirit with the release of their new holiday album, Evergreen, and their 2019 Christmas Tour schedule! Kerri Ough, Caroline Brooks, and Sue Passmore have a history of touring through the holiday season, putting on Christmas shows in big cities and small towns as the snow falls, […]
Hermitage Green at Toronto’s The Mod Club [Photo Review]
October 26th, 2019 by Trish CasslingLast night, Hermitage Green played to a full house at Toronto’s The Mod Club. The Limerick, Ireland band, is made up of Barry Murphy, Dan Murphy, Darragh Graham, Darragh Griffin & Dermot Sheedy. They’ve been playing together for about 10 years, and it shows in their cohesiveness. Highlights of the night for me included their performances […]
The Flyer Vault Book is Here! [150 Years of Toronto Concert History]
October 25th, 2019 by Trish CasslingThe Flyer Vault. You may already be following the Instagram account, @theflyervault, they have a follower count of 11K. The goal of the Instagram account was to share the 3000+ flyers Daniel Tate had collected over the years. Daniel Tate worked in the concert industry and started out as a flyer guy. It’s said that […]
Ashley MacIsaac 5 Quick Questions [Interview]
October 17th, 2019 by Trish CasslingAshley MacIsaac has been performing in front of audiences since he was a wee lad. The fiddler extraordinaire started his career as a dancer. He’s acted and danced on Broadway. He also plays the piano, is a singer-songwriter, has won multiple awards, released 13 albums including the double-platinum selling, Hi, How Are You Today? His […]
New Music Spotlight with Sam Hunt, Green Day, Jade Eagleson and More
October 11th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Sam Hunt, Green Day, Jade Eagleson, Simple Plan & State Champs (ft. We the King), and The East Pointers The New Music Spotlight is here with five new tracks from country, rock, pop, and even some contemporary east coast folk. Hit play on the songs below to hear the return of Sam […]
Westward Music Festival – 5 Must-See Acts [Vancouver]
August 18th, 2019 by Trish CasslingWestward Music Festival, presented by MRG Concerts, returns for its third year to downtown Vancouver. The four day, multi-genre, multi-venue music festival, runs from September 12th to September 15th. This year they’ve got a stellar lineup, and below, I’m giving you my top 5 must-see acts, but first, a few important details. Festival-goers can buy […]
Kane Incognito 5 Quick Questions [New Single – The Breakaway]
June 24th, 2019 by Trish CasslingKane Incognito’s origin story is one that’s rife with grief. After the loss of his brother and No Heat Tomorrow bandmate, Keeth Cherrington, Eric Kane, turned to music to assuage his pain. Eric (lead vocals and guitar), with the help of his cousins, Austin (bass and vocals) and Braydon Shaw (drums and vocals) and childhood […]
5 Quick Questions with I, The Mountain
May 22nd, 2019 by Trish Cassling2019 is bringing us new music from Peterborough’s I, The Mountain. The band is made up of three Matthews, Matthew Lamers, Matthew Rappolt, and Matthew Morgan. They met in 2012 while attending university at Trent. On April 18th I, The Mountain released their long awaited single, The Boat. They also released a fun video to […]
Joey Landreth – Hindsight Album Review
April 20th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayAfter a string of singles that both satisfied and teased us, Joey Landreth has released Hindsight with nine tracks for us to fully dig into. The follow-up to his acclaimed 2017 album, Whiskey brings the guitar, vocal, and songwriting performances that we expect from the Juno award-winning member of The Bros. Landreth while moving forward […]
One Day Soon – Kerri Ough Interview & Album Review
March 11th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayKerri Ough‘s debut solo album, One Day Soon, is a nine-track release that shares songs she’s been working on over the course of the last decade or more. And after a lot of work, starts and stops, and more work again, it’s here for the world to hear. Ough is best known as one-third of […]
New Music Spotlight with Glorious Sons, Hawksley Workman and More
January 18th, 2019 by Trish CasslingNew Music from The Glorious Sons, Hawksley Workman, MIKALYN, Amanda Rheaume, and Defying Decay I’ve got another Friday edition of the New Music Spotlight. Some days there’s so much great stuff to share that we need to do a second New Music Spotlight. Today my picks are from multiple genres including rock, pop, a combo […]
The Launch Season 2 Announces Artists, Mentors, and Producers
January 8th, 2019 by Joshua MurrayCTV’s The Launch is preparing for take-off again for season two, with 30 new artists, new mentors and producers coming to Canadian screens in search of new talent and new hits. The first season of the show was a breakout success and put Logan Staats, Poesy, The Static Shift, Jayd Ink, and Ethan Young in the […]
Clayton Bellamy, Amanda Rheaume & Petric – ole Songwriter’s Circle at Indie Week 2018
November 10th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayCanadian singer-songwriters, Clayton Bellamy, Amanda Rheaume, and Petric came together at The Joint in Toronto on Thursday evening for an intimate songwriter’s circle at Indie Week 2018. The event was hosted by ole and welcomed music lovers into a cool space for three rounds of songs from these four talented performers. Hosted by ole TV’s […]
Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) Preview
August 28th, 2018 by Trish CasslingEmerging Music Festival 2018 in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) is just around the corner. We’ve been looking for a new festival to round out our summer coverage, and we’ve found a great one. We’re heading to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec August 30th to September 2nd for a mix of alternative, classical, electronic, folk, funk, garage, hip-hop, metal, pop, psychedelic, punk, […]
New Music Spotlight The Royal Foundry, Mike Plume Band and more
July 13th, 2018 by Trish CasslingNew Music from The Royal Foundry, Mike Plume Band, Billie Eilish, Tash Sultana, and Squid Cult It’s been a little while since I’ve had a chance to put together a New Music Spotlight for you. This past week has brought some interesting stuff to my inbox and I’m happy to share it with you. Please […]
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