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Montreal’s FELICITY HAMER & BLACK LEATHER ROSE pay tribute to George Chuvalo on debut single “Heavy Hitter”

July 6, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Felicity Hamer & Black Leather Rose brings together three of the most prominent names on Montreal’s alt-country and [,,,]

AC/DC PWR/UP POP UPS TO OPEN IN EVERY CITY ON 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

June 24, 2026 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Free and open to all fans, the AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up will open in every city on the band’s 2026 [,,,]

Montréal Singer-Songwriter Silka Weil Releases New Single “Forever” From Upcoming EP ‘Midnight Blue”

June 22, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Montréal singer-songwriter Silka Weil has released “Forever,” a relaxed, feel-good new single that reveals a softer, sun-warmed [,,,]

Montreal Indie Rock Project Hey Gorgeous Shares New Single and Video – ROCKER ON A CLUB RUN

June 7, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Montreal-based indie rock project Hey Gorgeous shares the new single and video “Rocker on a Club Run,” a restless, late-night anthem [,,,]

BOBBY DOVE releases Fortune Teller – Shares video for title track

April 29, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Canadian singer-songwriter Bobby Dove, a trans/non-binary artist originally hailing from Montreal, has worked their magic once again on [,,,]

Don Ross Revisits a Timeless Collaboration With “Did I Fool You” From New Album

April 28, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Acclaimed Canadian guitarist, composer, and songwriter Don Ross releases his new single “Did I Fool You” today, offering a [,,,]

Ottawa Pop-Punk Band MAJORS Share New Single + Video for BULLET ON A STRING

April 28, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Ottawa’s self-proclaimed “#1 Band in Golf,” MAJORS, return with their electrifying new single and video,’Bullet on a String’ [,,,]

Montreal’s DANIEL ISAIAH shares “How The Tiger Got Her Stripes” from Western Medicine LP

April 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – After sharing “Too Far To Run,” the first preview of his forthcoming album Western Medicine, today Montreal-based singer/songwriter Daniel Isaiah releases “How [,,,]

DANIEL ISAIAH USHERS IN SPRING WITH “TOO FAR TO RUN”

March 15, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Today, Montreal-based singer/songwriter Daniel Isaiah shares “Too Far To Run,” the first preview of his sixth solo album, Western Medicine, out April [,,,]

Wavelength Music Festival + Conference Presents Melissa Auf der Maur

March 15, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Encore, encore! Canadian alternative legend Melissa Auf der Maur’s book launch at the AGO sold out so [,,,]

BOBBY DOVE SHARES HEARTBREAKING NEW SINGLE “LEAVING MANITOBA”

March 3, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Since the release of the 2021 album Hopeless Romantic, Canadian alt-country artist Bobby Dove has made a lot of fans [,,,]

Tamara Weber Redefines Indie Landscape With Genre-Blurring New Album ‘Destinations’

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Haitian-born, Montreal-based singer-songwriter and producer Tamara Weber has officially unveiled her most ambitious project to date, the [,,,]

Osheaga 2026 in Montreal: Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, Tate McRae, Geese, and 85 More

March 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – THE FULL LINEUP FOR OSHEAGA 2026 IS HERE! TWENTY ONE PILOTS, TATE McRAE & LORDE PLUS: THE XX, [,,,]

A Transistor Radio And a Dream: Andy Kim’s Remarkable Songwriting Story

October 16, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

Final installment of a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of [,,,]

Gino Vannelli To Take His Rightful Place in Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

October 14, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

First in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. [,,,]

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith Has Readers ‘Hooked’ With Fascinating, Fishing-oriented Autobiography

January 14, 2021 Jim Barber Comments Off

Full of intricate dissertations about the best gear, the best locations to perform, and joyful annunciations of successful treks to [,,,]

Montreal’s Paradise Return After Long Absence With Incendiary New Self-Titled Album

June 25, 2020 Jim Barber Comments Off

As the 1980s glam metal band Cinderella sung, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone. For Montreal hard [,,,]

Canadian Rockers, One, Release New Album, ‘All Or Nothing’

October 22, 2018 Joel Naphin Comments Off

Fast-rising heavy rockers, One, had just unveiled their fourth studio album overall, All or Nothing. The Montreal-based band – which [,,,]