New 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. […]
We’ve been happily all-in on The Beaches since we first saw them live 5 and a half years ago. They are the GRL BAND from Toronto that has made their way all over Canada, into the US, played big stages, won over new fans on their way – and now they’re ready for some new […]
2022’s Calgary Stampede is almost ready to take over! We love everything about the Stampede, but the music is our highlight! This year there are over 100 acts across 3 stages. Check out the Stampede music page for more details. Since it’s National Country Music Day, we’re going to start with some amazing country acts. […]
RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest made their 2022 lineup announcement on Tuesday morning, dropping a 91 artist lineup for the July festival. As promised in 2020, Rage Against the Machine is included in the 2022 lineup. They’ll be headlining on July 15th. Support for the internationally acclaimed band includes Run the Jewels, Milky Chance, and more. […]
After a few bumps, partly thanks to COVID, Start.ca Rocks the Park is back for 2022! Today the London, Ontario-based festival announced the opening night lineup for their 4-night series, with one of the biggest Canadian female icons of all time, Alanis Morissette. We’ll wait for you to stop squealing. Start.ca Rocks the Park has […]
New Music from The Reklaws, The Beaches, Lights, Mint Simon, and Maddison Krebs The New Music Spotlight is here with a fresh edition, bringing five new songs from Canadian artists! We’ve got country, rock, and pop on the menu – from award-winners, chart-toppers AND a debut single included from Mint Simon. If you’re looking for […]
Laketown Shakedown is back for 2020 with a huge festival lineup for June 26, 27, and 28 in Lake Cowichan, BC. The Friday through Sunday musical festival spans genres and generations, bringing big names like Wu-Tang Clan and Nelly to go with Third Eye Blind, The Beaches, Haviah Mighty, and The Katherines in their list […]
New Music from Odario, Terell Safadi, Classified ft DAX & SNAK THE RIPPER, Chin Injeti, Luke McMaster, Carly Thomas, ROOKIE, Stuck On Planet Earth and The Beaches! It’s New Music Spotlight time! There’s so much cool stuff that dropped this week. It’s too much to list it all here, but in addition to what’s here, […]
Moments and memories. It’s been an interesting year. During the past 12 months, I shot fewer shows than at any time since starting this journey. It’s been a year of change, growth, and focus. We’ll see what next year brings. As we wind down the clock on 2019, I’m happy to talk about some of […]
Every year I listen to a lot of music. Some of it brand new, some of it classic, some if it somewhere in between. And for the last few years we’ve put posts together to share the albums that we’ve listened to the most. So here are my most listened to albums of 2019. Before […]
All over the internet, Spotify users have been sharing their 2019 Wrapped results with their top artists and songs and other fun data. And because I use Spotify to listen to a lot of music all year long and review albums and put together the New Music Spotlight and just be a music fan, I’m […]
The Beaches are getting ready to pack up and hit the road this February on The Professional Tour. The rock and roll quartet from Toronto have 16 dates booked, including a double shot in their hometown to wrap their wintery run. Update: A third Toronto show at the Danforth Music Hall has been added on […]
Toronto’s The Beaches have been on a bit of a whirlwind of late. I caught up with Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Eliza Enman McDaniel, and Leandra Earl before their set at Parkjam in the Forest City, London, ON. We talked about their freshly released EP The Professional, opening for and meeting The Rolling Stones, touring, […]
Parkjam Festival in London, Ontario kicked off their inaugural event with rock night. Day one headliners The Glorious Sons, were joined by Long Beach, CA band Cold War Kids, Toronto’s The Beaches, and London natives Texas King. In addition to the main stage acts, the Forest City London Music Awards Spotlight Stage was lit up […]
The Parkjam Music Festival in London, ON has released the lineup for Rock Night on Thursday, September 5, and it’s going to be a good one. The lineup announcement includes four rock bands, three of them Canadian, and all of them known for putting on a good show. Headliners, The Glorious Sons are chart-toppers on […]