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Saturday night in London may have been a whiteout with a storm kickin’ around a pile of snow outside but inside Bud Gardens the place was on fire. Brantley Gilbert brought his Blackout tour to town and some of his buddies tagged along for the ride. Brian Davis, Michael Ray and Canaan Smith rounded out one rockin’ night of Country music to the RBC Theatre at Bud Gardens.

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Friday night in Oshawa was, well…one hell of a party.

So Brantley Gilbert kicked off his 3 Canadian dates last night in Kingston, Ontario and still has Oshawa and London left.   We thought we would get you primed for it with his latest video Stone Cold Sober.   If you are attending one of the shows be sure to follow us on Twitter at @SoundCheckBlg for all the live action you can handle.

So Canaan Smith has likely just crossed the border to perform 3 nights in Ontario, Canada on the Black Out Tour.  Here is Canaan’s current single Hole In A Bottle.   Crank it up and we sure hope you are making it out to see him this weekend cause we know he sure brings a party! He is also a 2x Alumni from Boots and Hearts.

You want to own this one?  Just click here for the iTunes link

Nothing much gets me interested in going to Sarnia Ontario, however, when you line up two energy packed country music performers in a small venue, why not make the trek down the 402 to Lambton County? The Station Music Hall in Sarnia has a long history of bringing big names to their small stage, and the venue didn’t disappoint.

Eric Ethridge performs at the Station – Photo: Bill Woodcock

Etheridge and his clan of talented musicians opened up the hometown show with nothing less than a spectacular performance. This was the first time I have seen Eric perform and I couldn’t figure out who to keep my eye on while they were on the stage.  From Eric’s powerful vocals and work on the guitar to his fiddle player who is like a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix with his visual display of fiddle playing. Eric and his boys got the crowd fired up with a solid 45-minute set of mainly originals and some classic country favourites. This guy and his band are a group we have to keep our eyes on in 2016. I think big things are about happen for them!

Eric Ethridge performs at the Station – Photo: Bill Woodcock

Up next, some guys who don’t need much of an intro in Ontario. They have been playing their brand of country music all over the province and Canada this past year including a cross country slot on the “Get a Little Crazy Tour”, with Tim Hicks and Jason Benoit.

Cold Creen County performs at the Station Mill in Sarnia – Photo: Bill Woodcock

This was my 4th time seeing the boys of Cold Creek County rock the stage and I must say every time I see them it just keeps getting better. Their presence on the stage is powerful and a small club is a great place to see them if you are lucky enough to get that chance. You become part of the show.

Cold Creek County performs at Mill Creek pub

They had the packed house singing along with their hits “Our Town “, and “Till The Wheels Come Off”. I sense a new summer anthem coming from these guys, too, with “Beer Weather”.  The crowd was rocking to it, throughout. They even threw in a couple of classic rock covers with their country style mixed in. The entire venue was rocking with their rendition of the Queen classic “Fat Bottom Girls“, and Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll”.

Brandon of Cold Creek out making the fans smile. Photo – Bill Woodcock

It was a good send off to the boys as they are heading south to Nashville, right after this stop, to do some showcasing and work. I predict big things coming from these guys, and we are already seeing their names pop up at a number of festivals this summer. If you have the chance, don’t miss their set. You’ll be impressed and be singing along in no time!

Bill Woodcock for Sound Check Entertainment

This past summer we had the chance to film a pretty sweet Mason Jar Session with one of Canada’s best young talents Cory Marquardt.  There is no doubt in my mind that Cory is one very talented individual.   He released a new video to CMT on Monday and we want to share it with you.  Here is his current single Nowhere With You.

And if you want to hear a killer acoustic version crank this one up!

Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76

If you live in the Eastern part of Canada and LOVE Country Music this is always one heck of a party.

Cavendish Beach Fest 2016 announced a few more artists to the line up.

With the likes of Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and The Band Perry already announced back in November today they announced a few more to the line up and when we say a few… We mean a bunch!

So the fine folks over at Wayhome have made the big splash with their line up…

Ontario’s own The Lovelocks have a new single at Radio and boy is it catchy…

Crank this one up and kick off your shoes and get ready to get those toes tapping….

And you know you want to add this to your music library so head on over and download it here.

Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76