Canadian rock music has never been more relevant. The sights and sounds are full and crisp, and the talent pool is deep. Still, once in awhile a music snob like myself gets to head to a concert with a band that I am largely unfamiliar with, in hopes of being wowed. Seldom does this actually happen. Most times, the band (insert name here) brings a lot of energy and a few hook driven choruses to the table, and at about the halfway point I begin to count down to the end of the night.
RAMMSTEIN AND THE OFFSPRING AT ROCKFEST 2017!
2017 is shaping up to be a red hot year at summer festivals and Rockfest just set the bar very high for rock festivals. Late yesterday the Montebello, QC based festival announced that Rammstein and The Offspring would headline their 2017 event.
GUNS N’ ROSES TAKE THE STADIUM AT TD PLACE IN 2017
GUNS N’ ROSES NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF STOPPING AS IT STEAMROLLS INTO 2017 WITH OVER 30 MASSIVE STADIUM DATES LINED UP ACROSS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Sebastian Bach thrills Skid Row fans with incredible Ottawa performance
It was another night at Barrymore’s for another rockstar only this time the rockstar had a slightly larger profile in his past than many of the previous guests. The headliner this night was none other than former Skid Row front man, turned Gilmore Girls actor, Sebastian Bach
The Headstones rock Barrymore’s
Over the past four years, The Headstones have graced our city with a night of debaucherous rock ‘n’ roll as a warm up to the Christmas season. “Our fans like to get drunk and rowdy” quips Hugh Dillon about their die-hard Ottawa following.
The Wild! – Ready to Roll (Official Music Video)
We caught The Wild! at the John St. Pub in Arnprior a few weeks ago as they were touring to promote their latest album ‘Wild At Heart’. Today the Kelowna, BC based group releases the official music video for their current single “Ready to Roll”! Check it out below:
Beards for Breasts at LIVE on Elgin
I imagine that someday I will stop being amazed by the amount of singer/songwriter talent hidden in this city. That day has not come yet for me, although maybe it has something to do with me doing most of my swimming in the hard rock pool.
Stars and Thunder descend on Northern Ontario in 2017
Having spent over half my life in Northern Ontario seeing this week’s all-star announcement by the Stars and Thunder International Fireworks & Music Festival got me very excited!
UPDATE: ALTER BRIDGE MOVES PHOENIX SHOW
Alter Bridge show on Feb 1st has moved to REBEL.
The Wild! rock The John Street Pub
From the first chug of Last Bullet’s State of Confusion, to the closing feedback of The Wild’s Dillion Villain’s Les Paul; this duo of hard-working Canadian rock bands bring an energy to the room that is an increasingly rare find in today’s music scene.
