A couple months back Michael Ray had a stop in London, Ontario where he had a chance to hammer out a couple great Mason Jar Sessions for Kiss You In The Morning & Real Men Love Jesus thanks to the folks over at Warner Music Canada. Corey also had a chance to ask Michael a few questions that night. Well as we prepare to welcome Mr. Ray and the rest of Brantley Gilbert’s #BlackoutTour back to Canada we thought this was just the right time to post the chat with Michael. So here it is… Enjoy.
Phil Vassar’s Entertaining Twist on Tour, Podcast and His Own Bobblehead
So so some may have already noticed that SCE has expanded across the boarder into the US. Phil Vassar is headed to Medina, MN next week and in order to get the word out Tiffany had a little time to chat with Phil and talk about Touring and a few other things. Enjoy.
Country Mega Ticket 2016
Well the cats out of the bag it is going to be another HOT summer in Toronto down at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. The 2016 Country Mega Ticket announcement came out this morning. We know with Luke playing 2 dates with Little Big Town and not playing any of the other festivals this summer will likely be the MOST WANTED ticket. Who are you most excited to see?
Kane Brown Signs with Sony Nashville
Kane Brown signs with Sony Nashville
YouTube sensation and Tennessee native Kane Brown has just signed his first record deal with Sony Music Nashville. Kane came on the scene in 2015 and has EXPLODED in recent months. Kane signs with a label that has the likes of Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Chris Brown as top billing artists. Kane will also hit the road this summer with Florida Georgia Line on the Dig Your Roots Tour that will have a stop in Toronto later this summer.
For those of you that haven’t had a chance to hear Kane yet check out his lyric video below. Such a unique voice, I have to say I am fan and look forward to more from this young man.
Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76
Madeline Merlo – Whatcha Wanna Do About It – Mason Jar Session
This past fall we had a chance to sit down and have the very talented Madeline Merlo to cut a couple songs for our Mason Jar Sessions. Here is the 2nd of those songs, her current single Whatcha Wanna Do About It. My personal favourite of the two. Crank it up!
Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76
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Hangin’ with the River Town Saints…
So a couple weeks back we had a chance to sit and chat with the boys from the River Town Saints. For those of you not familiar with these guys this is a great intro. With their current single A Little Bit Goes A Long Way climbing the charts (Check out our Mason Jar Session with the fella’s here.
Trinity Bradshaw Interview…
So about four months back, well maybe closer to five I had the chance to sit down with the Boots & Hearts Emerging Artists 2014 Winner, Trinity Bradshaw. I had lost the memory card that had 2 or 3 of my interviews on them and thought they were gone forever. Well, lucky me I found that memory and have been able to put a couple of these interviews together to post. Here is the first one. The always fun, Trinity Bradshaw. Enjoy!
Lindsay Ell – Mason Jar Session – By The Way
If you haven’t heard Lindsay Ell perform yet this is a great introduction to one of Canada’s hottest country artists. Calgary born, Nashville livin’ Lindsay Ell has performed across North America and is currently on tour with the CMT Next Women of County Tour. We had a chance to catch up with Lindsay before the tour kicked off for a Mason Jar Session. Here is Lindsay performing By The Way. Crank this one up!
Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76
Garth Brooks is Coming to Ottawa
We knew the announcement was coming but now it’s Official…
Garth BROOKS is coming back to Ottawa.
Next Women of Country Tour Coming to Ontario
So Jennifer Nettles and The Next Women of Country Tour are headed North to Casinorama later this month an let me tell ya, you won’t want to miss this show.
Lets kick it off with the absolutely amazing support acts starting with new comer Tara Thompson. For those who haven’t been introduced to Miss Thompson yet this girl is full of sass.. Her current single Someone To Take Your Place has a real hook that has you bumpin before the end of the first chorus.
Next up likely on stage will be one of Canada’s best exports to Nashville. The guitar slinging Lindsay Ell. Lindsay hasn’t spent much time North the last 3 or 4 years as she has honed her amazing songwriting and killer guitar playing in Nashville. The Alberta born and raised country singer brings a whole new outlook to girls rockin the country beats. Here new single By The Way is catching traction south of the border and will likely make its way to Canadian Radio in early 2016. But take a listen to this…WOW. This is what you can expect from Lindsay in Orillia later this month I am sure of it. Be sure to crank this one up..
Next up will likely be the uber talented Brandy Clark. This girl can string together a song in her sleep it seems. Having written some great tracks for some of Country Music’s elite Miss Clark has a new album coming out in early 2016 so we are sure to see some of her new stuff along with some of her more popular stuff from her first album such as Stripes or Get High.
The woman to shut the place down will be none other than Jennifer Nettles. I would be lying if I was saying that I wasn’t excited to see Jennifer live. This would be my first time and I know after watching so much LIVE Acoustic Vidoe on YouTube her voice isn’t like anything you have ever heard. Watch this video from 2014 when Jennifer and Brandy teamed up for His Hands.. .WOW. We can only hope we get to see something like this come showtime at CasinoRama.
From the looks of things there are still some great seats left. Grab tickets to The Next Women Of Country Tour at CasinoRama on January 15th here.
We can’t wait for this one!
Corey Kelly / @CoreyKelly76
