Lawnya Vawnya: An Exposition of Independent Art and Culture in St. John’s has released it’s 2018 line up and let me tell you, it’s a doozy. This year’s headliners include Alvvays, Land of Talk, and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.
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
It may still be June but July Talk and Alvvays ruled 2016 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
I’ll be completely honest that most years when our friends at Ottawa Dragon Boat announce their headliners, or their opening acts for that matter, I have little to no idea who they are. Aside from a few acts carried over from last summer’s RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest (Mother Mother, The Beaches and Alvvays) the same stood true this year.
Mother Mother and Alvvays among headliners at 2016 Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Logo
It’s that time of year again, some of Ottawa’s biggest summer events are announcing their 2016 lineups. First out of the gate is the 23rd Annual Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival who, this morning, announced their incredible lineup of entertainment on the Hillside Amphitheatre stage.
Ottawa Bluesfest – Week in Review
It’s hard to believe that the event that I’ve been anticipating all year is already halfway through. It feels like just yesterday that the Full Flex Express rolled into town kicking off what would be an incredible 11 days of live entertainment along the Ottawa River. New to our coverage this year is the addition of Sean Sisk, our new resident event photographer extraordinaire in the Ottawa region. Sean’s incredible pictures will appear throughout my reviews and allow me to focus on the music and our social media coverage instead of trying to get the perfect shot.
WayHome Festival 2015 Announcement UPDATE
So.. if your a fan of Indie music the new “Bonarooish” type festival was finally announced this evening at The Great Hall in Toronto. Partial Line Up is below.. BUT We will have the rest of it at 10AM tomorrow morning!
Republic Live will be hosting the Way Home Festival this July at Burl’s Creek Event Park with Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse, Alvvays, St. Vincent, Passion Pits, Timber Timbre, Run The Jewels, Future Islands, Odesza, Girl Talk, The Sheepdogs, Yukon Blonde, Cold War Kids along with Rural Alberta Advantage were announced tonight at a live event. For those braving the cold for over 2 hrs some lucky people are going for Free!
Trish & Corey will have more tomorrow morning LIVE from the Press Conference where there will be MORE announcements!
UPDATE:
Ok Folks so I cold write a big long write up on how the press conference was and how excited everyone is… And trust me people are VERY excited for this event. And rightfully so it has some of the biggest names in music. So here is the list of artists always fun to listen to a groovy tune while you read right?
WayHome Excutive Team
Oh and the folks over at Republic Live & AC Enterntainment aren’t done yet! They still have 30+ acts to announce. Who that is? Guess we will have to trust that the line up thus far is fantastic and only to get better!
Now as for tickets…
Tickets for WayHome will be sold in allotments, meaning that once the number of tickets allocated at teh $209.99 preice point sell out, the following allotment of tickets will be released at the next price point of $229.99. Fans are encoureaged to purchase early to get the best possivel price and organizeres are anticipating a sold out event.
EXCLUSIVE walk-in ticket pre-sales will take place TOMORROW February 12th for a one day only at the following retailers with full event GA tickets, including camping or parking for $189.99 prior to the public on-sale.
RETAIL OUTLETS
Casbah Bar – 18 Huron Street, Collingwood, ON 5pm-2am
Doogies – 37 Wyndham Street North, Guelph, ON 7pm-2am
Blueprint Clothing – 246 Princess Street, Kingston, ON – 10am-6pm
Howey Bros – 57A Whitewood Avenue – New Liskeard, ON – 10am-6pm
Kahuna Surf Shop – 175 Missisaga Street East , Orillia – 10am-6pm
Top of the World Clothing – 158 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON – 10am-6pm
Flavour Fashion – 383 George Street North, Peterborough, ON – 10am-6pm
Got Style – 62 Bathurst Street – Toronto, ON – 11am-8pm
Heel Boy – 773 Queen Street West – Toronto, ON – 10am-9pm
Nothern Standard Trading Post – 1662 Queen St West, Toronto 12pm-7pm
Tiger of Sweden – 56 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON – 11am-8pm
Loop – 13 King Street North, Waterloo, ON – 11am-8pm
One GA ticket includes GA Tent camping an full admission to all three festival days. One campsite is provided per group upon arrival and each campsite can hold up to 8 people, although 4-6 per site are recommended to optimize comfort. A GA ticket will also allow anyone traveling back and foth daily to park in the day parking area at no additional cost. VIP tickets, VIP Glamping, RV and Hotel Packages are also available exclusively at www.wayhome.com
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