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Joshua’s Live Music Memories (part 5): The Horseshoe Tavern
February 2nd, 2021 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingI’ve been fortunate to have a lot of fun nights and to see a lot of fun music at The Horseshoe Tavern over the years. And as we wait for live music to return in a safe, healthy, awesome manner, I’ve found myself looking back on some of my favourite nights and memories. In this […]
New Music Spotlight with The Glorious Sons, Kip Moore, Whitney Rose, FXRRVST, and The Darcys
March 27th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from The Glorious Sons, Kip Moore, Whitney Rose, FXRRVST, and The Darcys We’re back with a new edition of the New Music Spotlight to share with you all today. We’re kicking off the weekend with rock, country, and a double shot of pop for your ears. Times are weird right now, but the […]
New Music Spotlight with Sam Hunt, MacKenzie Porter, Andrew Hyatt, Whitney Rose, and Bowling For Soup
February 9th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Sam Hunt, MacKenzie Porter, Andrew Hyatt, Whitney Rose, and Bowling For Soup It was a banner week for new music, so here I am with a second edition of the New Music Spotlight to share with you all! Related: New Music Spotlight with Odario, Terell Safadi, Classified ft DAX & SNAK THE […]
10 More Awesome Country Covers: Part 7
March 19th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayFor the last few years we’ve been sharing some of our favourite country music covers of songs from the worlds of pop, rock, and more. And now, we’re back with the seventh edition of our series with 10 more great covers. This list includes a heap of Canadian country content, and covers of fantastic songs […]
Country Music Made Me Do It: Meghan Patrick Album Review
January 11th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayMeghan Patrick, the reigning Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year, is set to release her second album, Country Music Made Me Do It, and country music fans from coast to coast should be ready for it. The album is the follow-up to Patrick’s 2016 debut, Grace & Grit, which put her in […]
Happy 70th Birthday Horseshoe Tavern!
December 10th, 2017 by thereviewsareinPhotos by Trish Cassling As Toronto’s historic and legendary Horseshoe Tavern celebrates its 70th birthday with a series of concerts this December, we’re looking back at some of our favourite shows over the last few years. We’ve been fortunate to see big names and up-and-comers take the stage at Queen Street West’s most iconic music […]
Songs, Success, and Standing Ovations: The Overdue Rise of Canadian Women in Country Music
January 1st, 2017 by Joshua Murray2016 was a big year. A lot of people will look back at it and see all of the turmoil, loss, and general destruction that came from it – but there were positives that some of us will look back on from the year and use a fence posts for timelines and stories. Some of […]
2016 Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees!
April 11th, 2016 by Joshua MurrayOver the last few years it’s been clear to see that Ontario is becoming a country music hotbed. Artists like Tim Hicks, Tebey, Small Town Pistols, Autumn Hill, and Kira Isabella have lit up country radio + stages all over the province, and across Canada… and it’s been awesome to watch. 2016 looks like it’s […]
5 Tips for Finding More New Music
September 27th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayWe wish you guys could hear it all… There is so much music being made right now. We’re lucky enough to be sent links and streams from local artists in Toronto, the rest of Canada, across the United States, and Europe. There’s just not enough time in the day to write about it all or […]
Bringing Down The House: Dean Brody & The Toronto Blue Jays
July 22nd, 2015 by Joshua MurrayLast Friday night Canadian Country Music star Dean Brody took to the TD Music Stage to kick off the Blue Jays Summer Friday Fan Festivals schedule… and it was a home run. Dean and the band put on a great set outside of gates 10 and 11, giving the fans songs they knew so they […]
Whitney Rose, CD Release Party: Heartbreaker of the Year [Photos]
April 22nd, 2015 by Joshua MurrayLast night we took the short trip to the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern to see Whitney Rose celebrate the release of her 2nd album, Heartbreaker of the Year. Whitney put on a great show, harnessing her nervous energy and excitement to lead the full house through a collection of her new songs, tracks from her self-titled […]
Heartbreaker of the Year: Whitney Rose Album Review
April 8th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayObservation #1: They don’t make country music like they used to. Observation #2: Whitney Rose is making great country music with a classic sound. With her 2nd full length album with Cameron House Records on the way in just a few days, Whitney is giving country music fans the sound that they grew up with, […]
Why I Loved Country Music in 2013
December 23rd, 2013 by Joshua MurrayThere’s been a lot of bitchin’ about country music in the last couple of days thanks to Buzzfeed posting Entertainment Weekly writer Grady Smith’s “Why Country Music Was Awful in 2013” video. While some of the mainstream country music that was mashed up to prove his point that there are a lot of common themes […]
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) 2013 Photo Review
September 3rd, 2013 by Trish CasslingI had the pleasure of accompanying Joshua Murray on many visits to the CNE. There was lots of music, food, shopping, rides, games and fun times. To see 2013’s full posts visit – The Adventures of an Urban Flower Girl.
The Boots and Hearts 2013 Wrap and 2014 Predictions!
August 17th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayThe 2013 Boots & Hearts Country Music Festival has been wrapped for a couple of weeks and it’s a good time to look back at it… and forwards to 2014! The 2013 fest was great in my eyes. Yes, there were issues with the pouring rain on Friday night and campers and ticket holders not […]
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