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?
Grease: LIVE, almost, better than the original!
When I first heard that they were planning to remake Grease for a live television event I admit I kinda cringed. Firstly Grease is one of my all time favourite movies and secondly Hollywood hasn’t had much success, in my opinion, when it comes to live TV remakes of classic musicals. First came Carrie Underwood’s train wreck of a remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Sound of Music and second came the equally bad rendition of Peter Pan, I didn’t even bother with The Wiz. I simply couldn’t bear the thought of watching Hollywood destroy Grease (like the sequels weren’t bad enough).
Kelly Prescott shows her hillbilly roots in Hillbilly Jewels video!
Kelly Prescott, photo courtesy of Sean Sisk
Ottawa based singer/songwriter Kelly Prescott is no stranger to the music industry, born into a musical family with ties to Northern Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Ottawa Valley there’s no question her musical roots run deep. Kelly is preparing to release her upcoming album Hillbilly Jewels and today released the video for the album’s title track, “Hillbilly Jewels”
Garth Brooks returns to Canada with not one but 8 sold out shows, and counting!
This is the first in a new weekly series I’m going to call Hendrik’s Monday Musings. Consider it my commentary on all things music related in Ottawa, Canada and beyond.
Unless you count his appearance at the Calgary Stampede in 2012 it’s been 19 long years since Garth Brooks performed on Canadian soil. Hamilton was the first stop to be announced back on the 6th of January and when tickets went on sale a few weeks later there was no question that he would be welcomed back with open arms.
Buckle UP K/W Becasuse CMT Music Fest is coming…
Wow… So CMT Canada just blew the doors off the summer. With the likes of 2 of the LARGEST Names in Country set to take the Stage in Kitchener / Waterloo. Eric Church and Zac Brown Headline the 2nd EVER CMT Music Fest. Here is the line Up….
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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Chase Rice @ Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Chase Rice and the JD & Jesus tour hit the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver this past weekend and the place was ELECTRIC. This was the first time seeing Chase Rice & The Cadillac Three perform. I have covered events at the Commodore in the past but this one seemed to just have a bit more energy to it.
