It’s an uncertain time for all of us but musicians, for the first time in a long time, are unable to make a living. With venues across the globe closed and their fans sequestered to their homes a new era of live music is dawning. Musicians around the world are taking to the internet and sharing their music live online via live streaming platforms. You can see a full schedule of upcoming performances here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sound-check-entertainment-fans-first/streaming-schedule/497928164235775/. Along with the individual shows comes one of the first ever completely online digital streaming festival “Diesel Bird”.
ALAN DOYLE ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR ROUGH SIDE OUT 2020 CANADIAN TOUR
The next leg of Canadian dates on the Rough Side Out Tour have been rescheduled. Tickets will be honoured for the rescheduled dates. For any further ticket inquiries, please reach out to point of purchase.
We Are Old Dominion Tour Well Recieved in Kingston
Recently, Old Dominion brought their We Are Old Dominion Tour to Kingston’s Leon’s Centre with their friends Carly Pearce and special guest Meghan Patrick.
The Day the Music Died
Let’s talk about the last 24 hours for a minute. Yesterday morning I came to work, as I do every day. For the most part I was expecting a relatively normal day knowing that by the late afternoon our coverage of events at the JUNO Awards in Saskatoon would be needing my attention. But at 9:30am something happened that would lead to the largest cascading cancellation event I have ever experienced in all my years in this industry.
Tears and Cheers Flowed at the Station as Brett Kissel Hosts Benefit Concert in Edmonton
It was an emotional event at The Station in Edmonton last night as Brett Kissel hosted a benefit concert for the Community Foundation of Middle Nashville. Money from the tornado response fund is awarded to organizations that apply for tornado relief grants to address needs spanning from emergency shelter, food and clean-up to mortgage, rental and rebuilding assistance, legal and mental health counseling, and more.
LASSO AND RANCH PRESENT A BENEFIT CONCERT
The “From Montréal to Nashville” benefit concert
A Songwriters Night benefiting those affected by the Nashville tornado
Brad Paisley Amplified Life for Abbotsford on his 2020 tour
Smaller cities and towns across Canada are absolutely loving that Brad Paisley’s “Life Amplified” tour is by-passing all usual the major market stops. The show at the Abbotsford Centre is about as close to the big city as he’s getting and you can bet the crowd was appreciative of all the customized little details. A lot of care and attention went into acknowledging the area … even the Fraser Valley Knights hockey team was represented with the mascot and some of his video footage played on the big screen.
This One’s For The Girls – International Women’s Day Edition
Celebrating women and their contributions to music is something that we do all the time but with today being International Women’s Day it’s even more important to shine the spotlight on this amazing group of artists, sisters, daughters and mothers.
Doyle hosted giant kitchen party at the Jube in Edmonton
The Rough Side Out tour made a stop at the ‘Port of Edmonton’ on Saturday as Alan Doyle stopped off at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Doyle stated, “We are sailing across Canada and thought we’d roll into the Port of Edmonton for a night cause when I think of sea shanty, the first thing that comes to mind is Edmonton.”
Gord Bamford #REDNEK Music Fest tour Contest!
Gord Bamford Announces 2020 #REDNEK Music Fest Tour Starring Jess Moskaluke And Special Guests
New Single “To Get To You” Featuring Jess Moskaluke Out Now