Night #1 of Ottawa’s New Country 94’s Parking Lot Party 2018 at Crazy Horse Bar Grill kicked off with headliner Maderline Merlo.
One on one with Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo
On Thursday July 12, Blue Rodeo came to Ottawa to perform for the 12th time at RBC Bluesfest. Before the show I had the opportunity to talk to Jim Cuddy about his solo projects, family and how Thursday night’s show almost didn’t happen and the future of Blue Rodeo was in jeopardy due to an illness in the band.
Talking Music, Touring and Whiskey with Brett Eldredge
How does Brett like his whiskey? Does he prefer peanut butter cookies or a peanut butter sandwich? Where would Brett go if he had a time machine good for one use only?
Here at Soundcheck Entertainment we had an opportunity to sit down with Brett Eldredge at RBC Bluesfest, and talk music, touring and more.
Brett a Paris, Illinois Native, signed to Warner Music in late 2010 and shortly after he released Raymond and It Ain’t Gotta Be Love. The Illinois singer released his debut album Bring You Back in 2013. His sophomore album was released in 2015 including his #1 hit song “Wanna Be That Song”. Eldredge then went on his co-headlining tour with Thomas Rhett titled the “Suits and Boots” tour. As Brett continued to climb the charts with his music, and open for acts such as Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift and many more.
Brett is preparing for the second leg of his headlining tour “The Long Way” which will kick back up on September 13th in Denver. A full list of his tour dates, merchandise and more can be found here http://www.bretteldredge.com.
You can check out the interview here at our Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/soundcheckentertainmnt/brett-eldredge-interview-sound-check-entertainment
We would like to thank Mary from Warner Music for setting this up for us, as well as Brett for taking time out of his day to meet with us.
Special thanks to Nick Reynolds for taking some photos during the interview, you can check out his portfolio here: https://www.nixaov.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixaov/?hl=en
Special thanks to Nick Reynolds for taking some photos during the interview, you can check out his portfolio here: https://www.nixaov.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixaov/?hl=en
Alexisonfire open up the Calgary Stampede
I think this is the first time there have been more mohawks than cowboy hats at the Stampede. And I’m not mad about it. A very large, enthusiastically screaming crowd greeted Alexisonfire as they took the stage Thursday night. George Pettit mouths “what. the. fuck.” at guitarist Wade MacNeil, seemingly in awe that 17 years later their fans are just as crazy as they’ve ever been. Maybe there is a bit more grey hair, both on and off the stage, but punk rock doesn’t see age.
In true AoF fashion mic stands were broken, shirts were destroyed, and a wheelchair was crowd surfed. Special mention to The Path Less Travelled, a local hard rock band in Calgary, who managed to get one of their shirts on stage for George to wear, if only for a moment before it was ripped off. That’s gotta be a bit of a thrill. If performance of this caliber is what we can expect from the Coke stage at the Calgary Stampede this year, I will be camping out there for the remaining 9 days of the greatest outdoor show on earth. What a show.
A Funkified Trance Trip with Herbie Hancock
The sweat rolled down my back like a rainstorm on a window pane. Hot town, summer in the city alright and this heat wave was only getting hotter with a two hour jazz funk fusion trip lead by the legendary Herbie Hancock. This is how you want to close out your TD Ottawa Jazz Fest, am I right?
Canada Day on Parliament Hill 2018: Hot Hot Hot!
The temperature on Sunday was forecast to hit a high of 36C and by early afternoon the humidex reached 47C matching an all-time high set in Ottawa. That didn’t stop many proud Canadians from braving the heat to join in the celebrations on the Hill.
Vicki Brittle – Dean Batstone Share Stage in Renfrew
Vicki Brittle and Dean Batstone shared the stage on June 23rd at Batstone’s Northern Ramble in Renfrew, ON for a captivating night of music, stories and an all around enjoyable time.
Her Brothers rocks The Roxy + exclusive news
Her Brothers returned to The Roxy in Vancouver for another electrifyingly high energy show. Before they went on stage, the Vancouver area natives shared some updates fans haven’t heard, exclusively for Sound Check Entertainment.
Gord Bamford Plays in Support of Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre
Gord Bamford was live at the Pembroke Memorial Centre in Pembroke last night to raise awareness and support for the tremendously important Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre charity.
