Friday August 14th started a two day road trip for me. My first stop was to Stirling Ontario to see Deric Ruttan at the 157th Stirling Fair.
Sound of Music Festival – Wrap Up
Yesterday was the final day to catch some free music in Burlington, Ontario as the 37th annual Sound of Music Festival wrapped up with Canadian rock legends Loverboy. My family and I have been attending SOMF for the past 5 years and LOVE bringing the family down to enjoy the weekend. As a family we have made it a point to try to make it every year. This year however I was flying solo and had a chance to spend a couple of days at the event and I have to say I couldn’t be happier with the time spent. This is one of those festivals that is so diverse in music it has something for everyone. With so many fantastic artists on the stage this weekend here is what we were able to cover.
Cory Marquardt – 21 – Official Music Video
The long awaited follow-up video to Cory Marquardt’s “Smartphone” video, “21” has arrived. “21” is the second single off of Marquardt’s debut album This Man which was released late last month, the video comes days before the launch of the Ontario leg of the Outlaws and Outsiders Tour featuring Marquardt with Aaron Pritchett and King and Cash. Be sure to visit our Facebook page for details on how you can win your way in to any of the shows in Ontario! Watch for our interview with Cory coming up this week!
Coming up in spring 2015
To say that 2015 has started with a bang is a major understatement. It took the independent Sound Check over a year to hit 100,000 readers and we hit 200,000 in just the first month and a half of 2015.
Our top stories of Q1 2015 included breaking the news of Luke Bryan in Ottawa and the 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest line-up as well as our coast to coast coverage of Dallas Smith’s Tippin’ Point Tour and Chad Brownlee’s When the Lights Go Down tour not to mention our unprecedented concert coverage from New Country 94’s welcome to Ottawa party with Dallas Smith to Florida Georgia Line and ZZ Top in Kingston. All of this and only in the first 3 months of 2015.
Here’s a look at what’s ahead from April to June 2015
Coming up in 2015
We made some major inroads over the course of 2014 and laid the foundation for an incredible 2015. Interviews with bigger artists, more festivals, more events, more contests…it’s going to be amazing. Here’s our look ahead.