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Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival Adds an Extra Day of Music – Lineup Announced
2020 RBC Bluesfest lineup has arrived
The much anticipated lineup for the 2020 edition of RBC Bluesfest arrived just after midnight this morning. Major additions include Alanis Morrisette, Blink-182, Billy Talent, Boyz II Men, Garbage, Blue Rodeo, Travis Tritt and more!
Exclusive: Matt Andersen Blows the roof off of the Shell Theatre in Fort Saskatchewan
The 2020 Maple Blues Male Vocalist of the year recipient, Matt Andersen made a stop at the Shell Theatre in Fort Saskatchewan recently as a part of his Halfway Home By Morning tour and left people wanting more.
Nominations Announced for The 2020 JUNO Awards
Alessia Cara leads with six nominations,
Tory Lanez with five
Fans are encouraged to vote for their favourite nominee for
JUNO Fan Choice presented by TD at junofanchoice.ca
OSHEAGA CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF MUSIC AND MAGIC!
The lineup for the much anticipated 15th anniversary edition is unveiled;
Festival passes are going on sale tomorrow morning at osheaga.com;
Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar and many more!
Dan Aykroyd and Friends Celebrate 50 Years of Blues
Founded in 1969 in Toronto, Downchild, formerly known as the Downchild Blues Band, is said to have paved the way for Canadian Blues musicians. The band was co-founded by brothers Donnie and Richard Walsh and most notably served as inspiration for the famous Saturday Night Live Belushi/Aykroyd duo The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, “Shotgun Blues” and “(I Got Everything I Need) Almost” were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1978 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.
This One’s for the Girls – Featured Females Friday November 15
Anyone else find that the last week just flew by? Just seems like yesterday since we launched this new feature.
It’s been a busy week for women in music. Did anyone catch the amazing all-female opening of Wednesday night’s CMA Awards…now that’s how you start a show, if you missed it I’ve embedded the video of the performance at the bottom of this post.
SOCAN Foundation Announces Inaugural Her Music Awards
Celebrating female-identified music creators, in partnership with RE:SOUND.
Up With People bring simple message of peace, love and acceptance back to Canada
It’s been almost 20 years since the international sensation Up With People has performed on Canadian soil. That all changed last night as a cast of 100 youth from all over the world brought down the house at the Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe in Ottawa.
Up with People Returning to Canada
About 30 years ago I was introduced to Up With People when they paid a visit to my home town in Northern Ontario. There was something so enticing about the cast and the production that many of us quickly applied for a chance to travel with a future tour. Although I failed in my first attempt a friend of mine from high school was successful in his first bid and travelled with Up With People the following year. I applied again the next time they came to town and this time I was accepted…unfortunately various circumstances prevented me from joining the cast it’s something that has stuck with me ever since.
The experience of getting to know the cast members (we were a host family) and seeing the impact they have on the community was something I’ll never forget so when I heard that Up With People was coming back to Canada I knew I had to reach out to help them spread the word!
