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Eagles Announce Rescheduled “Hotel California” 2020 Tour Concert Dates
Eagles – Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill – have rescheduled their [,,,]
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Australian Band The Cat Empire Initiate ‘Lockdown Get Down’ Social Media Campaign
A Movement to Help Musicians Globally in the Critical Months Ahead “This is our way to sing from the cyber [,,,]
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Edmonton Pop Artist Riell Releases New Single ‘Control Of Me’
Control of Me, the new single from Top 40 charting dance pop artist RIELL, was recently released March 19 on [,,,]
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Singer-songwriter Ken Yates releases new single/video “Surviving Is Easy”; new album Quiet Talkers out May 22
Award-winning singer-songwriter Ken Yates recently shared his brand new single, “Surviving Is Easy“. Complimented with a quirky animated video, the [,,,]
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Paragon Cause to entertain and educate with Facebook live stream event on Saturday, March 28
Paragon Cause is an Ottawa-based alt-rock/electronic duo, with a penchant for making music that is enigmatic, darkly mysterious, but also [,,,]
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Edmonton-based reggae/hip hop artist Evrlove Blake releases new single/video, I’m Sorry
For Edmonton-based reggae/hip hop artist Evrlove Blake, the creative process is all about harnessing, channeling and transmitting emotion through the [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Calling All Gods at Willie John’s Big Easy – Niagara Falls, Ontario – March 4, 2020
Calling All Gods Willie John’s Big Easy Niagara Falls, Ontario March 4, 2020 Calling All Gods is a Metal band [,,,]
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Fitz and the Tantrums at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario – February 22, 2020
Fitz and the Tantrums Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls, Ontario February 22, 2020 All photos by Joel Naphin ©2020. Please [,,,]
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Scotty McCreery at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario – February 21, 2020
Scotty McCreery Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls, Ontario February 21, 2020 All photos by Joel Naphin ©2020. Please DO NOT [,,,]
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Bonds of Mara release new single “Killed the Love”; band tours Ontario beginning next week
The collective resume shared by Sal Costa, Dave Benedict, Bryan Crouch, and Daryl Ralph reads like a well-curated playlist of [,,,]
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Glass Tiger X PINEO & LOEB (featuring Matt Mays) collaborate on new single “This Is Your Life” – Out Today
Bringing together three generations of exceptional pop music talent, multiple award-winning Halifax electronic music duo PINEO & LOEB have partnered [,,,]
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Foo Fighters The Van Tour – Live at FirstOntario Centre on May 20, 2020; Tickets On Sale This Friday
Spectra, providers of Venue Management and for FirstOntario Centre in partnership with Live Nation Canada are excited to announce FOO FIGHTERS are joining us [,,,]
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Richard Marx at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario – February 15, 2020
Richard Marx Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls, Ontario February 13, 2020 All photos by Joel Naphin ©2020. Please DO NOT copy [,,,]
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Lifehouse at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Ontario – February 13, 2020
Lifehouse Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls, Ontario February 13, 2020 All photos by Joel Naphin ©2020. Please DO NOT copy or [,,,]
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Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills & More Team Up for Light Up The Blues 6 May 30 at Greek Theatre; Tickets on Sale Feb. 12
Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Lucius, Fantastic Negrito, Chris Stills, Oliver Stills, [,,,]
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NEW MUSIC: Chin Injeti Celebrates Life and Musical Heroes With New Single “Serious”
Chin Injeti has used the power of music in his own life as a way to cope with seemingly insurmountable [,,,]
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NEW MUSIC: London’s Carly Thomas releases new single Front Row; Ontario show dates announced
With the release of her latest single, the upbeat and sweetly melodic Front Row, London, Ontario-based singer/songwriter Carly Thomas is [,,,]
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NEW MUSIC: Luke McMaster releases tribute album to Motown great Smokey Robinson, Songs of Smokey
Well-known as a purveyor of blue-eyed soul, Luke McMaster sets the bar ever higher with each project he takes on. [,,,]
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FXRRVST release new single Bad Things, out today; EP “Dear Friend; (Side A)” out April 10
When Holly Forrest decided to travel half a world away to Canada to pursue a career in music, she never [,,,]
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Miss Emily, Dawn Tyler Watson, Matt Andersen Pick Up Pairs of Maple Blues Awards at 23rd Annual Show
Toronto, ON — A dedicated and excited crowd of blues music fans filled Koerner Hall in Toronto to celebrate the [,,,]
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Epicenter Festival returns May 1-3; Metallica to play two nights, two unique sets; Disturbed, Godsmack, Alter Bridge, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deftones, David Lee Roth, Rancid, Anthrax, Cypress Hill among other acts set to play
Epicenter Festival returns May 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 2020 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina! [,,,]
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Bif Naked Launches International Organic CBD Brand, MonaLisa Healing
Gold and Platinum selling Canadian rock star — not to mention author, songwriter, manager, producer, and human and animal rights [,,,]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Ontario And Canadian Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Tara Shannon Present The “Big” Tour
This February and March Big Brothers Big Sisters and Canadian award-winning singer-songwriter Tara Shannon will present The “Big” Tour across Ontario. Tickets [,,,]
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Harrow Fair Share Title Track From Sophomore Album “Sins We Made”; Sophomore Album Due April 17 On Roaring Girl Records
Americana duo Harrow Fair (Miranda Mulholland and Andrew Penner) share the lead single and title track from their sophomore album, Sins [,,,]
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Ronnie Montrose Remembered: A NAMM 2020 All-Star 5 Year Commemorative Anniversary Concert Announced
Anaheim, CA – Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar rock star line-up whose own [,,,]
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Ottawa’s Paragon Cause releases anti-holiday song Let Me Be
Let Me Be, the newest single from Ottawa’s Paragon Cause, sees the band mix their characteristic indie/electronic sound with a [,,,]
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Grammy Award-winning guitarist/producer Paul Nelson releases new Christmas tune All I Got for Christmas Was the Blues and a Broken Heart
It’s that time of year again and Christmas is just around the corner! We’re very excited to get a new [,,,]
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Spirit of the West Singer John Mann Passes Away At Age 57
Spirit of the West singer John Mann passed away yesterday, Nov. 20. Our condolences to Spirit of the West and [,,,]
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Interview with Canadian Indie-Folk Singer Dan Mangan
Canadian indie-folk singer Dan Mangan has been afforded a great life and has traveled to many great places around the [,,,]
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Triumph ‘Classics’ To Be Re-Released As A Double LP, Pressed On 180 Gram Silver Vinyl
Originally released 30 years ago, Triumph‘s Classics celebrated the legendary Canadian power trio’s greatest hits. And now, on December [,,,]