Category Archives: Canadiana

SunFest Day 2 saw the ideal festival weather with cloudy but sunny skies and moderate temperatures, a perfect back drop for another great Canadian line up.

The last time I saw Abby Stewart perform was as part of Brett Kissel’s Ice, Snow and 30 Below tour stop in Ottawa. When her team invited me to come to Kingston to catch her perform in front of Cold Creek County I didn’t have to think twice.

Sponsored by Budweiser and Ottawa’s New Country 94, Night #2 of the 2018 Crazy Horse Parking Lot Party in Kanata with Aaron Pritchett will go down as another successful night.

Ottawa promoters Spectrasonic have been working hard to bring audio candy to Ottawa audience’s ears for the month of August!

The Rockin River Music Festival in Merritt kicked off today with a roller coaster of emotions – and weather!  The day started off hot and lacking any sort of breeze but by the time evening rolled around the tables had turned.  The clouds and wind came in full force – making the bathing suit wearing crowd scramble back to their campsites for hoodies and blankets.

I’ve always wondered, why, with a strict zero tolerance ban on all fires – including propane – though people were still smoking and throwing their butts around so why not let them cook their dinner?!

Bluewater Borderfest embarked on it’s second year with 3 nights of stellar entertainment in Sarnia’s Centennial Park. Thursday’s country lineup featuring Corey James Mitchell Band, Drew Jacobs and Headliner Drake White which drew a crowd of about 1,250 to the festival grounds. Friday night’s classic rock night saw the crowds grow to 2,600 with The Guess Who and Honeymoon Suite taking the stage. Closing out the festivals very successful 3 day run was the new rock night featuring Dear Rouge, Matt Mays and Headliners the Arkells. Saturday night had the largest crowd of the weekend with 3,649 in attendance.

Day 4 finally came, but it was different. I awoke Sunday morning and looked out the window…..rain. It had rained during the night but it was still coming down then. The schedule for Sunday was earlier than the other days so they could wrap up at 5 or 5:30. I packed up my belongings and got ready for the day, not knowing what to expect. I got to the site early, sound checks were just finishing up it was still coming down quite hard. I went onto the stage, the front and the back of the stage floor was wet. All that was dry was an area in the center of the floor. I didn’t know what or if I would be shooting.

Well, Day 3 of Kemptville Live Music Festival was kind of electric. We saw tie-dye clothing, brightly coloured hats of all kinds and peace signs galore. This was all in anticipation of the headliners for the evening, The Beach Boys!

Friday evening was a big night in Kemptville, the lineup was supposed to feature Kim Mitchell as one of the bands, but Organizers got word Thursday afternoon that Kim was having some health issues and wouldn’t be making an appearance. There was a scramble that the fans weren’t even aware of happening backstage. Organizers were trying to find another band that could step in and replace Kim. One of the biggest considerations was not only finding an available band, but finding one that could logistically make it to the venue in less than 24 hours. Enter Honeymoon Suite. They agreed to come and replace Kim Mitchell and made it up to the fans the best way they knew how, like the pros they are.

This years festival marked the 15th Anniversary of Rock the Park and what better way to celebrate 15 years than with a double dose of Rock! Kicking off the festival on Wednesday night was Bobnoxious, The Lazy’s, Machine Gun Kelly, Chevelle and Shinedown. Closing out the festival Saturday night with the second night of rock with London’s own Texas King, Pop Evil, Theory, Three Days Grace and Rise Against.