Category Archives: Genre

Growing up in Norfolk County fall has easily become my favourite time of year, and when October rolls around my countdown for the Norfolk County Fair starts. As a child and teen I grew up going to the fair every Tuesday for Young Canada Day and cheering on my respective schools. My very first concert was Charlie Major at the fair when I was a kid. So this year having the opportunity to photograph some of my favourite country artists at a fair that I hold so near and dear to my heart was one I’ll never forget.

Avenged Sevenfold have announced additional dates for their 2018 North American arena headlining tour, with special guests Breaking Benjamin and Bullet For My Valentine, which will include a performance at Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre on Jan. 21.

Country music is slowly taking over the world with major festivals popping up in Europe and Australia. Who can blame them country music is one of the hottest genres of music and it’s only getting hotter. Yesterday the lineup for the 11th annual CMC Rocks QLD festival was announced and it’s bigger than ever!

The events from last Sunday night in Las Vegas have left deep scars in many in the country music family. Eric Church performed a week ago last night on the same stage at Route 91. Just days later Church performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville where he spoke, very emotionally, about how he felt that Friday night and then how he felt on Sunday night as news spread of the tragedy that befell the festival on it’s closing night.

Meeting the Pixies is not something I ever expected would happen to me. Meeting them and entertaining full conversations with them was something I could not fathom. Legends in their own footprints, the art rock noise band brought a familiar set of material to the stage on last week in Montreal at MTELUS.

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit down and have a no-holds-barred telephone conversation with Against Me! Front-woman Laura Jane Grace, who had been touring North America with arena-rock band Green Day, but still found time to chat while filling time before a show in Arkansas. For those unfamiliar with Laura, she is an openly transgender singer/songwriter, social activist, punk rocker, and author. She has appeared on such programs as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and taken some very direct stands against the Trump administration (including some choice Twitter comments just last week about the Tweeter-In-Chief’s activity since the mass flooding in Puerto Rico).

Known for her incredible and entertaining live show, international pop icon P!NK announces her Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2018 today. The 40-date North American arena tour produced by Live Nation will start in Phoenix, AZ on March 1^st and culminate in Los Angeles, CA at The Forum on June 2^nd.

When it comes to rock and roll Hugh Dillon and the Headstones know how to bring it every single time. They put on an incredible show at RBC Bluesfest this summer and are currently steaming across Canada on their Little Army Tour, earlier this week that tour go a little bit longer with a few new dates including 2 nights in Ottawa this December.

Ahead of the ticket on sale this Friday, iHeartRadio Canada confirms the first slate of performers for the 2017 iHeartRadio Canada Jingle Ball, taking place Saturday, Dec. 9 at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Returning after a sold-out inaugural concert in 2016, performers confirmed to take the stage at this year’s holiday spectacle are: Backstreet Boys, Cardi B, Fergie, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Noah Cyrus, and Canadian artists Jessie Reyez, Ria Mae, and Virginia to Vegas. More superstar performers and celebrity appearances will be announced in the coming weeks.