It was a cool, damp, spring evening in Ottawa when Florida Georgia Line returned to the Canadian Tire Centre just over 2 years after their last performance in the city.

It was an eventful Canadian Music Week this year in Toronto for us! Sound Check Entertainment had the opportunity to chat 1-on-1 with Canadian country singer Alee!

Old Dominion is on their first ever Canadian tour, with stops in London, Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough & on April 27th, they were in Toronto!

Berkeley California native thrash band Testament performed at the Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto recently to support their latest album released called Brotherhood of the Snake. The venue was bursting at the seams with middle-aged thrashers. Sepultura and Prong rounded off the bill as supporting acts.

Welcome to the CMW 2017 Recap Part II…

Sam Roberts Band will be playing Springer Market Square, May 12 at 8:00pm as part of The Breakout Project, happening May 10 – 12 at Fort Henry. The concert is presented by the City of Kingston and is free and open to the public.

***Editor’s Note: On Friday night work got in the way of my being able to attend the Kingston stop for Dean Brody’s Beautiful Freakshow Tour. I asked our friend Abby Stewart if she would be willing to do a celebrity review of the show in my absence and she agreed. Although she missed the performance by James Barker Band here is her review of High Valley and headliner Dean Brody.*** 

It was another busy weekend in Ottawa with big shows happening around the city, and Barstool Prophets was also ready to leave their mark on the city scene with the sold out comeback show at Barrymore’s.

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) is pleased to announce the nominees for the fifth annual CMAOntario Awards.

After taking one for the team and travelling across the USA and the world Simple Plan is ready to return to Canada with the official 15th Anniversary tour of No Pads, No Helmets…JUST Balls!