I recently had the pleasure of making my way to The 27 Club to cover Jared and the Mill live with opening act Alanna Sterling. The crowd was wowed from start to finish with this very interactive show.
Canadian Live Music Industry Award Nominees Announced—Voting Begins!
100 outstanding individuals, companies and organizations from across the Canadian music and live industries spanning over 20 categories will be honoured on Friday, May 11 at The Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, ON. The full list of nominees is below. The Live Music Industry Awards are brought to you by Canadian Music Week in partnership with the International Festival Network (IFN) and Music Canada Live, and promise to be a memorable highlight of CMW’s Live Music Summit.
Lights Brightens Spirits In Ottawa
Humble. Friendly. Funny. Passionate. Versatile. Unique. Just some of the many adjectives I could use to describe Lights, who brought her unique brand of electronica-meets-pop-meets-scene to a near capacity crowd at the Algonquin Commons Theatre Wednesday night.
Rod Stewart, Forever Young In Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre
Sometimes when you look forward to seeing one of your idols perform, you maybe expect too much and you are sometimes left disappointed. That was not the case on Friday evening when Rod Stewart brought his 2018 World Tour to Canadian Tire Centre. The crowd was a mix of ages but leaned toward middle aged people there to hear the legend who started out in the early sixties with The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces before embarking on his own extremely successful solo career. Stewart has had a career spanning over 50 years in music, releasing his first single in 1964.
Judas and the Lion | Going to Mars Tour | Corona Theatre Montreal
On March 11/18
Judas and the Lion Going to Mars tour chose the Corona Theatre in Montreal as the launch site for their tour start.
The 2018 JUNO Awards Broadcast recognizes rising talent and pays homage to legends, capping week-long celebration of Canada’s biggest night in music
Gord Downie becomes most awarded male Canadian artist of all time with Artist of the Year win
Barenaked Ladies inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Host Michael Bublé surprised fans with a special performance with Diana Krall
Ria Mae performs during Juno Fest
We caught up with with Halifax naive Ria Mae as part of Juno Week. Ria is nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2018 Junos and we were lucky enough to chat with her about her success this past year.
The 2018 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards in Vancouver honours past, present and future of Canadian music in concert under the sails
- Gord Downie received multiple posthumous honours and standing ovation
- First time nominees took home more than half the evening’s 36 awards
- Special awards given to industry veterans Denise Donlon (Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award) and Gary Slaight (Humanitarian Award); rockstars Arcade Fire received International Achievement Award
- Jim Cuddy presented with MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award
