*EDIT – Second show added at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on June 25th. The Chicks are headed back out on the road after a long 14 years, starting June 14th. Patty Griffin will support them for 21 of the dates, including Toronto. Jenny Lewis will join the band for six dates. Then on June 17th, they’ll […]
The Lumineers have announced details surrounding their BRIGHTSIDE World Tour. They’ll be kicking off with the first North American leg of the tour in May in Jacksonville, Florida. SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE CAAMP, JAMES BAY, GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV, AND DANIEL RODRIGUEZ Canadian dates include Toronto’s Bud Stage in June, Vancouver’s Rogers Arena in July, followed by […]
Lagwagon is back out on tour, and Toronto is getting a stop. The band will hit up The Velvet Underground on December 11, playing Blaze, and December 12, playing Double Plaidinum, front to back. Red City Radio will be supporting throughout the tour. Have you got your tickets yet? Saturday’s show is sold out, but […]
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds will be premiering their new album, Ghosteen on October 3rd via multiple listening events and on YouTube. The new album will be released the next day, October 4th digitally. A full vinyl and CD release of the LP will happen on November 8th, you can pre-order now -> here. […]
*EDIT – update show list includes second Buffalo date The Glorious Sons are on a tear. Fresh off their impressive sold-out hometown show, Canada’s current hottest rock band has announced that they’ll be setting out on tour to support the new release, A War On Everything. Related: The Glorious Sons A War On Everything Album […]
Dog Party are a two-piece punk band made up of sisters Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles, and they’re currently touring with CJ Ramone. (Check out the CJ Ramone post for all of the dates.) They released their debut album in 2009, and since that time, they’ve released an additional five albums, including their latest release, Hit […]
Screaming at Traffic, have headed out across Canada on their I Don’t Like Sports Tour. After opening in their hometown of Winnipeg at The Cavern on August 2nd, they’ll be touring through to the middle of September, first hitting cities to the east before taking on the west coast and ending their tour with another […]
**EDIT** EDMONTON! Due to the non-stop rainy weather forecasted for this weekend, we’re moving Punk in Drublic INSIDE the Edmonton EXPO Centre for the biggest punk rock house party Alberta has ever seen on Saturday, July 6th! . Previously purchased tickets will be honoured inside the Edmonton EXPO Centre . Limited GA tickets are still […]
Teenage Bottlerocket have been making music since the year 2000. The band originally formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, joined by Zach Doe in Laramie, Wyoming. There have been multiple lineup changes over the years. The two most notable changes being the addition of Kody Templeman and sadly, the death of Brandon Carlisle […]
When you think about family bands, do you think punk band? The Discarded is ready to change your mind. We had the chance via email to chat with the lead singer of The Discarded, J.P. , prior to their tour premiere and support their latest EP, Not From This Town about the new record, and […]
It wasn’t that long ago that I was telling you all about QUARTER TANK‘s release of IGNITER, well QUARTER TANK has a mini tour coming up and we wanted to you know about it. Presented by Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, The “BBRRRRAAAWWWK Volume No.3” mini tour shows span 3 days starting Thursday February 28th […]
Nice Horse is currently touring across Canada and we caught up with them before their show in Kitchener, Ontario on Tuesday, where they were opening for The Washboard Union. It’s been a while since Boots and Hearts 2017 when we chatted with Nice Horse last and there have been some changes. Most notably there’s been a […]
The Washboard Union crew rolled in Kitchener on Tuesday, and we were there to meet them. It’s not often that we leave Toronto for shows, but we feel so strongly about The Washboard Union’s music that we made an exception. Not only did we get to take in the show, we also had the privilege […]
Coheed and Cambria are a hard-working band. No one could look at their touring schedule and disagree. The band kicks off the Canadian leg of the tour on September 12th in their first return to The Great White North in eight years. Supporting Coheed and Cambria in Canada are Whitby natives, Protest the Hero, and […]
Vancouver-based band Pigeon Park have been around a while (formed in 2008) and they’ve been working hard. Hard at the music, hard at the relationships and hard at keeping things fresh. Their Facebook bio describes them as having “impeccable musicianship, high energy live shows and a uniquely powerful sound; a seamless blend of classic and modern […]