Local artists Bitter North released their second album, Vacation Days, on December 2, 2017 at Black Squirrel Bookstore at 1073 Bank Street in Ottawa, Ontario with a release party with some of their fans, friends and family. The event saw the band play their entire album start to finish with some classic gems thrown in. Throughout the night the members could be seen mingling and taking pictures with the crowd.
Wes Mack New Single House On Fire – Interview
Alberta native and top 10 Country artist, Wes Mack has released his new single House On Fire on Friday (via iTunes and Spotify). Produced by Jordan Orbek and co-written by Donny Anderson and Murray Daigle House On Fire combines Mack’s memorable vocals with an infectious, upbeat chorus coupled with his signature pop / country twang. The single hits Canadian Country radio in January and is accompanied by a new (self directed) music video (Mack has received multiple CCMA nominations for Video Director of the Year).
DANNY SYLVESTER AND SANDI SKYE HIT LASSO LIVE IN PEMBROKE ON AND LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE.
The Danny Sylvester Band and Sandi Skye were recently at Lasso Live in Pembroke and had this bar rocking out country style deep into the early hours. These two singers/songwriters were the perfect pairing for a night to just sing, dance and let go and have good time and from all appearances that’s exactly what the audience did.
2017 Country Music Year in Review
It seems like just yesterday we were counting down from 2016 to 2017, it’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun. 2017 also known as Canada 150 came with its share of highlights from the JUNOs to the Grey Cup and plenty of amazing milestones in between. Here’s a look back at the year that was and the year, we predict, lies ahead in 2018.
Music and Beyond goes viral!
Video from Christmas with Music and Beyond gets over 1,000,000 views from around the world
One on One with JP Maurice
Vancouver musician JP Maurice is excited to announce the release of the video for his latest single ‘GO’. The uplifting and playful video was filmed this summer on the streets of East Vancouver under the direction of Johnny Jansen. The premiere of the new video comes on the heels of the announcement that JP Maurice will be a featured artist on the inaugural season of CTV’s new series The Launch which premieres tonight.
Cold Creek County closes out 2017 in Stratford
It may have been -20 outside but Cold Creek County sure knew how to keep the crowd warm on Saturday night in Stratford Ontario as we celebrated the new year a little bit early during the Strat New Years Music Fest held in the beautiful Market Square in the heart of Stratford hometown of Cold Creek County’s own guitarist Trevor MacLeod.
Top 20 Moments of 2017
As we say farewell to another year we thought it would be fun to look back at 20 (in no particular order) of our favourite moments, in pictures, from across Canada.
Amos the Transparent rock their annual holiday show
The final work week before the holidays has come to its end so what better way to kick off the holidays then to attend Amos the Transparent’s annual holiday show?! The band has been fairly under the radar since their 2014 release of ‘This Cold Escape’ but have made it a tradition to play a holiday show, and this year they returned to the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield Quebec to celebrate the season with about 200 of their closest friends and fans.
Wait-wait-wait. Before you go…Hey Rosetta! @ The Phoenix Concert Hall
The final days are upon Hey Rosetta! fans as the band plays their final shows for the foreseeable future. Closing out as a band with the St John’s tradition of their annual Christmas Show, they added three shows at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Hall to share their final days with fans away from their home of Newfoundland.
