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A couple weeks back we had a chance to have emerging artist JJ Shiplett sit down and do an interview & Mason Jar Session with us in Kitchener while on tour with Johnny Reid.  Here is JJ performing Higher Ground for our Mason Jar Sessions.  If you like what you hear be sure to head over and grab JJ’s EP over on iTunes.

by Tiffany Buszta

Scotty McCreery brought his A-game on Friday night to the Mystic Lake Showroom. A night of unforgettable vocals, high energy and an abundance of laughter, Scotty made sure he hit a show home run.

So we thought it was time to introduce all the readers to the amazing people behind the Sound Check Team.   Over the last five years SCE has grown leaps and bounds and we just thought maybe you wanted to get to know the team a little more. We are going to be EVERYWHERE this summer so don’t be shy,  stop us at a show to say hi.

It has been a crazy busy week for us at SCE and I have listened to so much great new music this week.  Here are this weeks Barn Burners, four songs that really stood out for me this week. 

So…Jake Owen had already been announced to play Boots and Hearts this summer.  But we now know that he will kick things off at the Coors Banquet Kick Off Party with Tebey, Emerson Drive, Meghan Patrick & Johnson Crook,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyAhqV15UV0

George Canyon performs at Nashville North- Photo: Ray Williams

I was excited to be able to Photograph and review George Canyon at Nashville North in a place called Norval, just outside Georgetown Ontario. You’re probably wondering why I am pin pointing this on a map. It’s easy, I grew up in Mississauga and Nashville North was the only county bar around for ever. Heck they didn’t even have an enclosed mall in Georgetown when I first started to go to Nashville North. So when you get a top Canadian Country star like George Canyon It’s a big deal. It showed last night when I asked if this was a sell-out, I got a hell Yeah!!!!

Yesterday we posted our Mason Jar Session with Warner Music Canada recording artist Aaron Goodvin. Today we follow that session up with a great chat we had with one Canada’s brightest emerging country artists.  Having spent the last few years writing in Nashville, Aaron has honed his songwriting skills and is set to release his debut album April 8th.  Here is our hang with Mr. Goodvin, enjoy.

Looks like this year’s end of the summer bash in Lucknow, Ontario is setting up to be one heck of a party.  And we are happy to be a part of it this year.  Over the last couple years we have reported on how great an event has been but this year we are partnering with Lucknow to bring you unprecedented coverage to one of the best parties in Ontario this summer.   So here is your 2016 Line Up….

Have you heard this one from Frankie Ballard yet?   It All Started With A Beer is his current single and we gotta say we love it.   If you haven’t had a chance to catch our chat with Frankie from last year don’t be shy and check it out here.