Category Archives: Festivals

For a weekend a year for the past decade throngs of Punk-Rockers and Metalheads converge on the tiny town of Montebello, Quebec somewhere in the middle of Ottawa and Montreal for Amnesia Rockfest 10th anniversary edition.  (Are we going to see more Sens fans than Habs Fans this year?) Here are my Top 5 Must see Bands for the weekend.

So both Ottawa RBC Blues Fest and Gone Country have just been informed they lost a headlining act.  Little Big Town has had to cancel both apperences due to Jimi’s vocal health. See TWEET below. (link here)

With heavy hearts we want to let you guys know that Jimi will have to undergo surgery next week to remove a polyp on his vocal cord. As a result, doctors have ordered him to rest his voice and completely recuperate before we continue touring. All shows through July 30th will be cancelled or rescheduled.

It breaks our hearts to let you guys down, but Jimi’s health is the most important thing and he is expected to make a full recovery with rest and treatment. We will keep everyone updated on Jimi’s progress. Thanks for your understanding and support. – K,K,J & P

Wonder who Gone Country will be able to wrangle up last minute?  We have a few suggestions,  Jake Owen, or maybe Brantley Gilbert?   Just trying to help!

Having a chance to chat with two young veterans (weird combo I know) of the Canadian Country music world I have to admit was a bit intimidating.  Tyler & Amanda Wilkinson have been chatting on the phone about music for the last 20 years and I am sure it can sometimes get a tad boring. But let me tell you they brought it to this one and can’t thank them enough for the time spent with us.   New babies, new album, new shows!  We talk it all.

We had a chance to catch up with Wes Mack last week before he kicked off the Canadian leg of the Shania Twain Lets Rock This Country Tour.  The first night of the tour was June 6^th in Seattle Washington and then carries across Canada for 14 dates and Wes is along for the ride. Let’s just say he might be a little excited.

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line must be feelin’ pretty good these days Sippin’ on Fire. With their current single Sippin’ On Fire sitting atop the Media Base & Billboard Charts.  The boys are set to rock the stage as the Sunday Night Headline spot also the big closer for what has turned into Canada’s Premier Country Music Festival.  

Riot Fest is gearing up to announce the second wave of bands on June 16th but before we get there, we’d like to talk about 5 acts from the current wave that we’re excited to see.

So our friends over at Boots and Hearts today released there 3 day schedule.  Tell us what day you think is best?  We can’t wait for this thing to kick off…

If your headed to Boots and Hearts this year you will be lucky enought to catch one of Country Music’s hottests acts Maddie & Tae make thier Canadian debut.    Here is a bit more info on thier upcoming album.

June 2, 2015, Ottawa, ON— CityFolk music festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2015 program. Confirmed acts to date include: Van Morrison, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Of Monsters and Men, Passenger, UB40, The Tubes, The Sheepdogs, Patrick Watson, Walk Off The Earth, Lord Huron, Elle King, Lisa LeBlanc, Lucinda Williams, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Amy Helm, Lucius, Lee Harvey Osmond, Steep Canyon Rangers, Built to Spill, The Barr Brothers, Wintersleep, Sun Kil Moon, Will Butler, Steve Poltz, Fortunate Ones, The Everyone Orchestra, Frank Fairfield & The Down Hill Strugglers, Terra Lightfoot, Scarlett Jane, and Charlie A’Court, with more to be announced in the weeks ahead.

Last week we had the opportunity to spend some time with Johnson Crook, one of eight Boots & Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase competitors. We chatted in front of The Gladstone Hotel before their set and hung around to watch the band play. We’re glad we did.