The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, have partnered with Lixar to present the Long List and the first-ever live Polaris Podcast episode.
Our Lady Peace to join Guns N’ Roses on select Canadian dates
Unstoppable rock music icons Guns N’ Roses will electrify fans into the fall, announcing today a series of fifteen additional North American Stadium and Arena stops on their ongoing worldwide Not In This Lifetime Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the exhilarating global phenomenon is letting fans get closer with a newly added round of arena shows throughout the U.S. and Canada including stops at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Forum and Staples Center over Thanksgiving weekend. In addition to the arena shows, a larger-than-life performance for the people of Little Rock, AK has been added on August 5 at War Memorial Stadium. Tickets for the new Stadium and Arena dates go on sale to the general public starting Saturday, June 3. Exclusive Guns N’ Roses VIP packages available for North American dates at vipnation.com.
Midnight Oil to return to Canada this fall
Leading into an incredible show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall on Saturday night, Sydney Australia’s, Midnight Oil announced that they’ll be coming back to Canada later this summer for an encore of special performances on “The Great Circle 2017” World Tour.
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival to reopen the legendary Concert Hall with Randy Bachman
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival recently announced it will be moving to Yorkville when it kicks off this summer from June 23 – July 2nd, 2017. With more than 100 free concerts being presented throughout stages in Yorkville, everyone is invited to experience the best jazz from Toronto, across the country and around the world. Shows start daily at noon and finish at 10 p.m.
Hollerado brings Born Yesterday home to Ottawa
Hollerado is currently on a cross Canada tour promoting their third studio album ‘Born Yesterday’. The 4-piece indie rock group from Manotick released this album in April and wasted no time getting out on the road. This show was supposed to be one of the last at the popular club Zaphod’s in the market, however, it was such a hot ticket that it had to be moved to the more spacious Bronson Centre.
Montreal’s punk festival Pouzza Fest to kick off in two weeks!
Festivals are not always all about camping in sweaty tents and getting soaked and muddy or sunburnt at outdoor festivals, and Montreal’s Pouzza Fest is a perfect example of a successful city festival.
Barstool Prophets gears up for a comeback show
When four teenagers from Cornwall decided to start a rock band in the late eighties, they never imagined the success their band, the Barstool Prophets, would gain in North America just a few years later.
CMAO 2017 Award Nominees – Meghan Patrick leads the way with 7 nominations
The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) is pleased to announce the nominees for the fifth annual CMAOntario Awards.
JUNOs give out first awards and July Talk grabs 2
In true Canadian form Juno weekend kicked off with a snowstorm on Friday night. Thankfully if you didn’t like that, warmer kinder weather was in store for Saturday and the Juno Gala dinner at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre.
