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Leather Leone at her powerhouse best on new Chastain album
Chastain, one of the pioneering bands of the genre that became known as Power Metal in the 1980s, has returned [,,,]
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Italian Axe Master Joins Forces With Former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath Singer For Third Voodoo Hill Album
Waterfall marks the third chapter in a remarkable international partnership between noted veteran Italian guitarist/songwriter Dario Mollo and Glenn Hughes, [,,,]
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Lee Aaron Hits Ontario For Mini Tour, Readies for New Album Release
It’s been more than a decade since music fans have been graced with new music from Lee Aaron. And it’s [,,,]
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Northern Pikes return to Ontario for select dates, enjoying life as a trio
Jay Semko and his bandmates in The Northern Pikes are at a very good place in their lives these days.Not [,,,]
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Happier Sean McCann releases You Know I Love You with companion songbook
While working to achieve his dream of becoming a professional musician in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sean McCann [,,,]
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Hoekstra’s new album a melodic rock masterstroke
Within musician circles, Joel Hoekstra was already a well-known and well-respected guitar player and composer of guitar music. In recent [,,,]
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Geoff Tate returns with ambitious trilogy under Operation: Mindcrime banner
Throughout his impressive career as a hard rock vocalist/songwriter, Geoff Tate has never been afraid to challenge listeners to think [,,,]
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Carl Dixon brings new music, inspirational story to Kingston and Napanee
To refer to Carl Dixon as a survivor is truly an understatement. The epithet would be applicable for his remarkably [,,,]
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Standstills return with incendiary new album. Canadian tour dates set for fall
It’s a question I am sure has been asked innumerable times over the past seven or eight years by music [,,,]
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Matthew Good launches fall tour to support new release, Chaotic Neutral
As a way of validating his ‘nerd’ credentials in an epic manner, for the title of his latest album (and [,,,]
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Debut album for Metal Allegiance is One for the Ages
While the core members of the stellar heavy metal musical conglomeration known as Metal Allegiance are not keen on using [,,,]
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Tea Party marks 20th Anniversary of breakout album with remastered edition and tour
Even Jeff Burrows had to admit shaking his head the first time he realized that 2015 would mark the 20th [,,,]
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Miss Emily returns to Napanee for special outdoor show
(Napanee, ON) – A proud native of Prince Edward County, born of true United Empire Loyalist stock, and now a [,,,]
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New Trent Severn album is Canadiana in its purest form
With songs that extol the virtuous beauty of Canada’s natural landscape, odes to the colourfully unique characters of the nation’s [,,,]
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Kingston singer/songwriter Hamilton set to release emotionally gripping new album
40. It’s a number that, when connected with a person’s time spent on this earth, often brings to the fore [,,,]
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Crash Karma playing select dates this summer, new material being written
There probably isn’t an individual more excited that Canadian alternative-rock band Crash Karma is hitting the road for a few [,,,]
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Econoline Crush tour Ontario, writing new material
Sometimes it’s just about the music. With many twists and turns in both his personal and professional life, none of [,,,]
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Big Wreck Hitting Its Creative Stride
Ian Thornley may be happier, more contented and more creatively fulfilled than he has ever been in his remarkable 20-year [,,,]
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Glass Tiger Frontman Alan Frew Has Ambitious Solo Plans
(Belleville, ON) – He has one of the most recognizable voices in all of Canadian popular music and it just [,,,]
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Big Sugar Returns To Electric Roots With “Calling All Youth”, New Album Out August 28
(Belleville, ON) – There are few musical acts that have been able to unashamedly explore their musical roots with the [,,,]
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‘So Let’s Go’ – More Than Just An Album for Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle
(Belleville, ON) – Already a household name as arguably the most recognizable voice and face from the wildly popular Newfoundland [,,,]
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Rock Legends Joe Lyn Turner and Carmine Appice Join Forces in Rated X
At times over the past 18 months or so, it must have seemed as though the rock and roll gods [,,,]
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SIXX: A.M. Hits Its Stride As a Band with Modern Vintage Album and Tour
Modern Vintage is not just the title of the new SIXX: A.M. album, it is the spirit that infuses the [,,,]
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Michael Sweet and George Lynch Come Together In New Hard Rock Project
When Stryper’s long-time vocalist/songwriter/producer Michael Sweet was approached about the prospects of forming a new hard-rock supergroup, there was one [,,,]
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April Wine Say Hello Again to their Belleville Fans
(Belleville, ON) – Since their early days in Halifax back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, April Wine has [,,,]
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All-Canadian Lineup for 2015 edition of Belleville’s Empire Rockfest – Hedley, Blue Rodeo, Tom Cochrane, Big Sugar Among Artists Playing July Festival
(Belleville, ON) – Since 2003 a humble, non-descript parking lot beside the restored Empire Theatre in downtown Belleville, Ontario has [,,,]
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Kingston’s Kris + Dee Push Their Creative Envelope with Ambitious Third Album – A Great Long Game
(Kingston, ON) – Amidst the din of the hollow bombast and over-produced sonic malaise that seems to be the unfortunate [,,,]